Today, Dr. Ammie Kalan (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology) talks about her research on chimpanzee acoustic communication, conservation and culture. How has technology advanced the science of primatological behavior studies? What anthrogenic challenges are facing great apes in the wild right now, and how does Ammie think people can help? 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, Dr. Sofía Chacaltana-Cortez (Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya) shares with the listeners her work on Andean archaeology and imperial influences on pre-Hispanic and Hispanic communities of the past. What were local communities doing outside Inca centers of power and how variable were ancient relationships between people and the environment around them? For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpo

Today, Andrew Arsenault (Western University) talks about his research that analyzes 3D reconstructions of Egyptian mummies based on their CT scans in order to learn what influence social stratification had on the variability of mummification practices. 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, Megan Lewis (Digital Hammurabi) talks about ancient Mesopotamia and the Sumerian and Akkadian cultures and languages that dominated some of the earliest written history of the Near East region. Megan's dissertation research concerns royal inscriptions in particular, and the record they've left behind of past events of importance. For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

For today's Wednesday edition of the podcast, Mark Dolan (University of Southampton) talks all about the terracotta boat models built by ancient Cypriots. What are the different forms these clay boat models appear in? Could they have been reflective of maritime culture at the time, are they funerary objects, or symbolic of something else? For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

Today, Sivanesan Vijaya Mohan (Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur) talks about nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), otherwise known as 'nose cancer', and the methods he and his colleagues are using to come up with novel and non-invasive ways of detecting nose cancer in the earlier stages of cancer development. 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, Benedict Rodbourne (Forensics Connect) shares with us his work in forensic archaeology, search and recovery, and disasters victim identification (DVI). How can forensic science be applied in, and useful for, police casework and human rights investigation? What preparation does Ben make between receiving a notice of deployment and arriving on site? 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 installment of the Arch and Anth Podcast, Christopher Kendall (University of Toronto) speaks about human evolutionary genetics and what ancient DNA studies can reveal about past hybridization in people, extinct hominins and our closest primate family. 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. Adam Van Arsdale (Wellesley College) gives us an overview of his duties as an Associate Professor and some of his paleoanthropoological research to date looking at Paleolithic Central Asian hominins. Adam is also a big advocate for integrative and interdisciplinary anthropology, as well as science communication. For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod

Dr. Matthew May (Oakland University) talks about his sociological research that focuses on how religion, health, work and family life intersect. How do sociologists use survey data? How does religious participation influence people's wellbeing and mental health? Does whether you practice religion affect how people feel concerning gender roles in work and family life? For more info: http://archandanth.com/ See the Patreon page for details on how to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/archandanthpod