In this episode, Melissa McCarthy (Georgia State University) shares her research in dental anthropology and recounts her non-traditional path into archaeology, anthropology and forensics, having worked a number of jobs before attending college and participating in excavations for the first time. For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

Today, Ronit Anand (Haberdashers' Aske Boys School) talks about his recently completed debut fieldwork on UK football hooligans among the Tottenham Hotspurs. How did ethnography help Ronit understand the group cohesion and fusion that frame hooligan identity and behavior? Can we use these anthropological insights to help reduce extreme behavior? For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

In this episode, Jazmin Scarlett (Newcastle University) talks about her research in historical and social geography, examining the relationship between humans and volcanoes in the Caribbean. What is the history of human experience living near volcanoes on St. Vincent? Why do people choose to live in a hazardous environment, and how do they cope with natural disasters? For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

On this episode, Victoria Calvin (University of South Alabama) talks all about archaeology and osteology. Earlier this year, she not only undertook lab research experience in Mobile, but also fieldwork at the Slavia Field School in Giecz, Poland. Hear what she has to say about the process of excavating human remains and estimating sex using innovative methods. For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

In this episode, Dr. Christopher Lynn (University of Alabama) talks about cultural impacts on human health and biology. Some of his work over the last ten years focuses on tattooing cultures among Pacific Islanders and the Samoan diaspora. We also speak about Ötzi 'the Iceman', challenges in his research and Chris' teaching-focused project, Anthropology is Elementary. For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

Ayushi Nayak (Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History) is a prehistoric bioarchaeologist who studies the beginnings of farming in South Asia. We also discuss a newer subdiscipline of the field known as 'proteomics'. Towards the end of the episode, we discuss the experiences of going to elite universities as minority and international students. For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

Today, Jeremy Simmons (The College of William and Mary) talks about his research project on estimating sex using the temporal bone as part of the NSF-REU Bioarchaeology of Bronze Age Social Systems program. How do osteologists use the mastoid process for this estimation method? How can photography skills and perspectives help in anthropological work? For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

Today, Lauren McIntyre (Oxford Archaeology) take us through her work in commercial archaeology. How do commercial archaeology projects get started and what sorts of analyses do commercial archaeology clients commission? What different information gets acquire from studying skeletal populations and individuals? Is it easy to enter the field of commercial archaeology work? For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

Today, Michael's partner Massimo Lando (International Court of Justice) talks about his work in international law and maritime boundary delimitation. What exactly is a 'state'? How do legal officers at international courts settle disputes between states (e.g., perhaps about a maritime boundary between two states)? How have legal systems changed over time? For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

Speaking to the listeners today about her experience of the NSF-REU bioarchaeology program is Alyssa McGrath (University of Notre Dame). Alyssa studied the talus and used two methods to estimate the minimum number of individuals (MNI) among two Bronze Age populations from Arabia. We speak about these methods, interobserver error and the challenges of bioarchaeology work. For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod