The Helonaki Deep Dive

By Jen

An exploration of mapping and spatial analysis for historical and archaeological projects using open source tools. New episodes every other week! Next episode: Thursday, March 4!... more

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The podcast currently has 42 episodes available.

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May 12, 2022 The Ottomans Get Involved
The Ottoman Empire started as one of many Turkish tribes in Western Anatolia in the 1200s, but eventually conquered a vast region, including the Byzantine Empire and the Morea. Here we discuss their history and how they took control of the Morea.

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36min
April 22, 2022 The (Byzantine) Empire Strikes Back
Frankish Crusaders had conquered most of the Peloponnese (Morea) by 1212. They had almost 50 years before the reformed Byzantine Empire regained a foothold in the Morea.
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36min
April 07, 2022 Vostitsa - Venetians, Franks, and Normans
The 4th Crusade in 1204 dramatically changed the Byzantine Empire - including the Peloponnese and Vostitsa. To understand what happened in 1204, we look at some new characters in this story - the Venetians, Normans, and Franks - and the events that led up to the 4th Crusade.
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39min
March 24, 2022 Byzantine Vostitsa
A quick summary of Roman and Byzantine Vostitsa with some of the ups and downs ending with the state of the Peloponnese and Vostitsa c. 1000 CE.
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20min
March 03, 2022 Introduction to Vostitsa
Welcome to the second season of The Helonaki Deep Dive! In this episode, Jen explains why Vostitsa, Greece is the topic for this season and describes the physical landscape of Vostitsa.
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16min
February 17, 2022 Season 2 Preview
Preview for the upcoming, 2nd season of The Helonaki Deep Dive on Vostitsa, Greece.
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2min
November 11, 2021 Shackelford: 1868 Map
The 1868 map of the Shackelfords' route, the end of their epic journeys across the United States in the 1860s and of season 1 of The Helonaki Deep Dive.

But do not fear, there will be more Shackelford info and mapping available at shackelford.website and possibly in future episodes of The Helonaki Deep Dive!
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17min
October 28, 2021 Shackelford: 1865 Route
The Shackelfords' 1865 route deviated from the canonical Oregon/California trail routes. Those deviations and the data used for Version1.0 of the 1865 route are discussed in this episode.

The next episode ends this season of The Helonaki Deep Dive with a discussion of the 1868 route!

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28min
October 14, 2021 Shackelford: The Kirklands
Abraham Kirkland and his family became close friends with the Shackelfords on the 1865 trip from Missouri to California. In this episode, Jen discusses that relationship, the Kirklands penchant for naming children after relatives and blacksmithing.
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23min
September 30, 2021 Shackelford: The Rhyne Family
A third family set out with the Shackelfords and Gatewoods from Clark County, Missouri on May 1, 1865. The family of Mr. Rhyne and his daughters. In this episode, a look at the Rhyne family from Ruth's diary and other sources, and the questions that are yet unanswered.
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25min

FAQs about The Helonaki Deep Dive:

How many episodes does The Helonaki Deep Dive have?

The podcast currently has 42 episodes available.