In this episode, Jason goes through 3 segments – The ABCs of Archaeology, Archaeology Porn, and Archaeology News
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX5b7cQclkQ&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=13
ABCs of Archaeology – L is for Landscape Archaeology
Archaeology isn’t just about artefacts and buildings and the environment separately. When you put those things together, you get a whole landscape – the place people inhabit which they shape…and it also shapes them! And it’s not only about the physical space, but how people socialize in that space and how they think about it. This all is called Landscape Archaeology, and it is increasingly a core part of the discipline. UNESCO has recognized cultural landscapes for over 30 years now. Let’s learn a bit more about how it’s done, how it started, and why it’s important.
Archaeology Porn – Scythian Treasures
Gold, fancy footwear and ermmmm, sheets of human skin? The Scythians are a mysterious group into which some of Ancient Greek historian Herodotus’ works give us a glimpse, albeit a likely exaggerated and biased one. Luckily, as they originated all the way in the eastern Eurasian Steppe and made it all the way to Europe, the Scythians left an amazing archaeological trail. Well, thanks to finds from some of their elaborate tombs preserved in tundra, we have learned they were prolific tattoo artists and makers of pretty bad-ass shoes. Their archaeological legacy is some of the best preserved and frankly most relatable that you’ll ever see from the ancient world. Or, actually it may be a long time before you ever see it considering most of the stuff is behind the Iron Curtain in St. Petersburg. Well, at least you’ll have this video!
Archaeology News
The legacy of slavery in the US is something that history has been actively exploring in recent years, but a lot of it can only be told by archaeology because enslaved people were deliberately written out of or simply overlooked in most written accounts – they were not viewed as “important” or fully human. So, a lot of what can be reconstructed about their lives is thanks to the material record – archaeology. Today, we explore two stories which reveal a bit about this legacy as well as some other more famous Americans.
Sources:
· https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2024/04/22/cherries-george-washington-mount-vernon-1770/
· https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/us/politics/charleston-nc-slavery-black-history-dna.html
· https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/10/nyregion/anger-over-fate-resting-place-for-poor-blacks-church-fighting-town-for-ownership.html
#archaeology #history #science
In this episode, Jason goes through 3 segments – The ABCs of Archaeology, Archaeology Porn, and Archaeology News
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX5b7cQclkQ&list=PLcH4-BWqVM6KHP2Ih6UEq4_G1qRq8MgSn&index=13
ABCs of Archaeology – L is for Landscape Archaeology
Archaeology isn’t just about artefacts and buildings and the environment separately. When you put those things together, you get a whole landscape – the place people inhabit which they shape…and it also shapes them! And it’s not only about the physical space, but how people socialize in that space and how they think about it. This all is called Landscape Archaeology, and it is increasingly a core part of the discipline. UNESCO has recognized cultural landscapes for over 30 years now. Let’s learn a bit more about how it’s done, how it started, and why it’s important.
Archaeology Porn – Scythian Treasures
Gold, fancy footwear and ermmmm, sheets of human skin? The Scythians are a mysterious group into which some of Ancient Greek historian Herodotus’ works give us a glimpse, albeit a likely exaggerated and biased one. Luckily, as they originated all the way in the eastern Eurasian Steppe and made it all the way to Europe, the Scythians left an amazing archaeological trail. Well, thanks to finds from some of their elaborate tombs preserved in tundra, we have learned they were prolific tattoo artists and makers of pretty bad-ass shoes. Their archaeological legacy is some of the best preserved and frankly most relatable that you’ll ever see from the ancient world. Or, actually it may be a long time before you ever see it considering most of the stuff is behind the Iron Curtain in St. Petersburg. Well, at least you’ll have this video!
Archaeology News
The legacy of slavery in the US is something that history has been actively exploring in recent years, but a lot of it can only be told by archaeology because enslaved people were deliberately written out of or simply overlooked in most written accounts – they were not viewed as “important” or fully human. So, a lot of what can be reconstructed about their lives is thanks to the material record – archaeology. Today, we explore two stories which reveal a bit about this legacy as well as some other more famous Americans.
Sources:
· https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2024/04/22/cherries-george-washington-mount-vernon-1770/
· https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/us/politics/charleston-nc-slavery-black-history-dna.html
· https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/10/nyregion/anger-over-fate-resting-place-for-poor-blacks-church-fighting-town-for-ownership.html
#archaeology #history #science