Today’s guest for episode 70 is Dr. John Hoopes, a professor from the University of Kansas. His specialization is Middle American archaeology - which is far south-central America and far northern South America including Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Panama (just to name a few). John discusses some of his studies and recent publications on the extraordinary objects of gold and jadeite dating from 2500 years ago to the historic era. Highlighting the reasons that these remarkable objects are so ritually potent and supernaturally powerful. Come along for a wondrous ride.

Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot!

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In this week's episode, Dr. Alan Garfinkel interviews Kirk Astroth about new and innovative methods he used to date rock art for his masters thesis. Kirk used a combination of established methods and new technology to date panels containing prehistoric, historic, as well as modern rock art. He came to several interesting conclusions, as well as identified ways to continue developing this new direction in rock art dating.

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Dr. Mukhopadhyay talks to Alan about their forthcoming book and projects related to the Uto-Aztecan peoples of the eastern Mojave desert and leading into Mexico. They look at the timeline and journey of the iconisity of the Uto-Aztecan people through time and space.

Intersted in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot!

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In this episode Alan interview's the executive director of the Ridgecrest convention and visitors bureau also the principal developer and manager of the annual Petroglyph Festival. On this journey we talk about petroglyphs park the ram dancers of the Grand Canyon and many other things. Come along for a grand adventure.

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This episode centers on the concept of resource depression and its relationship to the proliferation of religious intensification that includes the production (sometimes) of rock art. We take you on an intellectual journey of research into the dynamics of the habits and habitat of the bighorn sheep, the technology of big game hunting, the controversies surrounding human ecology and Native cosmology.

Dr. Garfinkel has published on these topics in several articles in the Journal of Archaeological Science and also in the Annual Rock Art Research volumes from the American Rock Art Research Association. Attached are some links and material regarding these materials.

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Ryan Gerstner is an archaeologist, rock art aficionado, and board member of the California Rock Art Foundation. He's participated in a number of the tours put on by CA Rock Art and Saddling South in Baja California. Ryan talks about his passion for rock art research and gives an intimate portrait of the tours to some of the most remote areas of Baja California.

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In this week's episode, Dr. Alan Garfinkel interviews Kirk Astroth about new and innovative methods he used to date rock art for his masters thesis. Kirk used a combination of established methods and new technology to date panels containing prehistoric, historic, as well as modern rock art. He came to several interesting conclusions, as well as identified ways to continue developing this new direction in rock art dating.

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There are a lot of images in rock art around the world. Some, though, keep coming back no matter where you are. One of those things is SNAKES. That’s right. Snakes or serpents have been depicted in numerous ways in rock art. On today’s episode, Dr. Garfinkel tells us his experience with these images and what they could mean.

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ENCORE: On this episode we talk to Dr. Tirtha Mukhopadhyay about his career in rock art. From his homeland of Calcutta, India, to continued graduate studies in Texas, and his current research working out of Guanajuato University in Mexico. They take a deep dive into the mysteries surrounding the relationships of science and religion. Our guest scholar provides up to date thinking on how our minds process images and create emotions relating to our understanding of deities. We delve into just what rock art images mean and how they affect the emotional states of its viewers. Finally, we provide some working hypotheses on what those animal-human figures depicted in prehistoric rock art communicate in terms of their compound metaphors as shamans, ancestors, and deities.

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Virginia Gonzales is the President of the Legion of Mary in Bakersfield, CA. She joins Dr. Garfinkel to talk about the Virgin of Guadalupe and the creation or replacement of religious elements in native society. They discuss the significance of those elements to the people that practice religion world wide.

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