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This weeks episode features James Eogan & James Hession. They spoke to us ahead of the book launch of the incredible "Places For The Living Place For The Dead - Archaeological discoveries on the N25 New Ross Bypass".In this episode they discuss
In this episode, Dr. Jane Kershaw and Prof. Rory Naismith discuss the origins, sources, and circulation of a revolutionary silver coin currency during the ‘long 8th century’ in early medieval northwestern Europe.Jane and Rory are co-authors of
In this episode, our own Dr. Enda O Flaherty talks about heritage infrastructure preservation in Ireland, with a particular focus on the fascinating development of 'greenways', which can be defined as linear active-travel paths, parks, or areas
In this episode, we talk to Dr. Rebecca Boyd about the fascinating topic of Viking-Age towns in Ireland, from how Vikings helped create the first urban settlements, to discovering the smells, sights and sounds of daily life within a home. For t
In this episode, Dr. Tom talks with Kenneth and Kirsty from the Caithness Broch Project, a pioneering scheme to build a ‘broch’ – massive Iron-Age drystone towers concentrated in Caithness, northern Scotland – for the first time in 2,000 years.
The Devil's Dollar: In this US Civil War episode, Dr. Ryan K. McNutt talks about the Union's attempted naval blockade of Confederate ports. More than this, however, Ryan discusses the dark secret at the heart of official British neutrality: Cly
We enter the world of the 7th-century Anglo-Saxon Trumpington Cross burial, from the vanishingly rare - and stunning - gold and garnet pectoral cross found on the teenager's chest and the bed on which she was buried, to this young woman's dista
We chat with the Red River Archaeology Group's Graphics & IT Manager Hannah Sims about her life in archaeology and the fascinating and intricate world of archaeological illustration! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Bone Chests of Winchester Cathedral: We talk with Dr. Cat Jarman about her best-selling book, The Bone Chests, which tells the remarkable archaeological and historical detective story of the Winchester Cathedral chests that purport to hold
We marvel at the beauty of the prehistoric phenomenon of 'Atlantic Rock Art', most known for its distinctive yet enigmatic cup-and-ring marks, that swept Atlantic Europe from the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age, but did you know about the r
An almost incredible discovery has been made in Scotland’s stunning Western Isles: human-made islets in lochs, known in Scotland and Ireland as crannogs, were being constructed by Neolithic communities. Previously, these remarkable sites, pheno
A Viking Cemetery in northern England: Adam Parsons of Oxford Archaeology tells us about the spectacular Cumwhitton Viking cemetery in Cumbria, subject of the brilliant ‘Shadows in the Sand: Excavation of a Viking-age Cemetery at Cumwhitton’, w
From an industrial revolution led my medieval monks to the Industrial Revolution of coal, salt and railways - via Bonnie Prince Charlie and the 1745 Battle of Prestonpans that was fought on the site! - this Dig It! Special podcast hops on board
If you are fascinated by the Viking Age and love dogs, wolves or horses, then this is the archaeology and history podcast for you! In this episode, Dr. Tom Horne chats with Drs. Ruth Carden, Mary Valante and Rena Maguire of the Viking Dublin Do
Adam Parsons is a brilliant archaeological illustrator, writer and editor with Oxford Archaeology who has worked in archaeology for over 20 years. What's more, he has devoted his spare time to being brilliant at early medieval public outreach,
A celebration of creativity and storytelling in archaeology outreach: join Luke and Tom as they talk about creating archaeological media that communicates a love and enthusiasm for archaeology, history and heritage, and how this helps interest
We chat with Rubicon Heritage's Jennifer McCarthy about her life in archaeology and her advice to archaeologists starting their careers in the fascinating world of commercial archaeology. Rubicon Heritage is part of the Red River Archaeology Gr
The Galloway Hoard is one of the most spectacular Viking-Age hoards ever discovered, its multiple packages and layers containing not only a huge volume of remarkable silver and gold jewellery and a stunning lidded silver vessel, but also an ast
Rubicon Heritage's Trish Long, Transport Infrastructure Ireland's Ken Hanley and Cork County Council's Ed Lyne chat about the M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy Project that's revealing so much about millennia of local archaeology and heritage!The M28 Cor
The story of a hidden Seven Years' War ('French and Indian War') time-capsule building in Pennsylvania and what it tells us about this vicious 18th-century North American conflict and the exact whereabouts of a young George Washington and his c
By Mapping the Vikings, archaeology PhD student Tenaya Jorgensen has developed a fascinating new narrative about what was happening in the 9th-century North Sea and Atlantic Viking world: two distinct Viking groups - one centered on the Irish S
Burial in Your Bed, Early Medieval Style: Join Cambridge graves and cemetery expert Dr. Emma Brownlee as she talks about the archaeology and history of the fascinating phenomenon of early medieval bed burials from their Coptic Egyptian or Byzan
Part 2: Join archaeologist Dr. Ryan K. McNutt as he leads us through stories of human misery from both enslaved camp builder and Prisoner of War perspectives, informed by his directorship of the archaeology and history project at Camp Lawton, a
Meant to be 'Over By Christmas', the US Civil War lasted four horrific years, leading to nightmarish conditions for POWs incarcerated within vast and poorly-planned camps. Join Dr. Ryan K. McNutt as he leads us through the stories of human mise
In our 'Meet our Archaeologists' series, Jonathan Millar and Tenaya Jorgensen sit down with Louis Stafford of Red River Archaeology to discuss why he decided to be an archaeologist, his weirdest find, and his advice to young archaeologists just
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