ArchaeoAnimals
The Archaeology Podcast Network
This is a show about the connection between animals and humans in the past. Our experts, Alex Fitzpatrick and Simona Falanga will guide you through the interesting world of Zooarchaeology.
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Xenomorph Archaeology - Ep 52
ArchaeoAnimals
11/01/22 • 56 min
In this belated spooky episode, we untangle the web that is xenomorph anatomy, the creatures from the popular Alien franchise. Listen in for tales of stress inducing videogame sessions, what a dog xenomorph looks like, and in-depth analysis of the role of the facehugger in the xenomorph life cycle.
Transcripts
For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/animals/52
Links
- https://www.inverse.com/article/31942-an-explanation-of-alien-covenant-xenomorph-biology
- https://avp.fandom.com/wiki/Mesoskeleton
Contact
- Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz
- Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady
- Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology
- Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY
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The Zooarchaeology of Star Wars - Ep 57
ArchaeoAnimals
04/04/23 • 58 min
Episode II: Attack of the Alex
This episode, Alex and Simona dive back into the Star Wars universe and discuss the skeletal anatomy of a variety of creatures from both the canon lore and legends. Tune in to learn more about the possible ecology and anatomy of creatures such as the Krayt Dragon, the Kaadu and the Kowakian Monkey-Lizard and why nerf welfare is no laughing matter.
Transcripts
For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/animals/57
Links and Sources
- Ashby, J. (2018). Specimen of the Week 338: a tour of the Platypus Skeleton. UCL Culture Blog.
- Eisenstadt, A. (2021). The True Story Behind How Pearls Are Made. Smithsonian Magazine.
- Glykou, A. (2014). Late Mesolithic-Early Neolithic Sealers: a case study on the exploitation of marine resources during the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in the south-western Baltic Sea. 'Human Exploitation of Aquatic Landscapes' special issue (ed. Ricardo Fernandes and John Meadows), Internet Archaeology 37.
- Saladié, P., Huguet, R., Díez, C., Rodríguez‐Hidalgo, A., & Carbonell, E. (2013). Taphonomic modifications produced by modern brown bears (Ursus arctos). International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 23(1), 13-33.
- Sansweet, S.J. and Hidalgo, P. (2008). The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia. New York: Del Ray.
- Stokstradm E. (2004). A Whiff of Things to Come. Science.
- Wild E. R. (1997). Description of the adult skeleton and developmental osteology of the hyperossified horned frog, Ceratophrys cornuta (Anura:Leptodactylidae). Journal of morphology, 232(2), 169–206.
Woo, M. (2018). BRIEF: Ancient Lizards Also Ran on Two Legs. Inside Science.
Contact
- Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz
- Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady
- Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology
- Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY
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The Creatures of Medieval Maps and Bestiaries - Ep 62
ArchaeoAnimals
09/05/23 • 52 min
Join us on a journey through the mystical world of medieval maps and bestiaries. We will cover a selection of creatures real and imagined, their portrayal in the medieval period and how they informed people’s perceptions of said creatures.
Transcripts
For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/animals/62
Links and Sources
- The Hereford Mappa Mundi
- The Medieval Bestiary: Animals in the Middle Ages
- The Worksop Bestiary
- Harvey, PDA (1991) Introducing Medieval Maps. British Library.
- Livingstone, J. (2018) Travel, trade and exploration in the Middle Ages. British Library.
- Morrison, E. (2019) Beastly Tales from the Medieval Bestiary. British Library.
- Nigg, J. (2014) Olaus Magnus' Sea Serpent. The Public Doman Review.
- Waters, H. (2013) The Enchanting Sea Monsters on Medieval Maps. Smithsonian Magazine.
Contact
- Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz
- Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady
- Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology
- Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY
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The Hitchhikers: the animals we didn't really want to take with us but life, uh, finds a way (ARCHIVE) - Ep 42
ArchaeoAnimals
01/04/22 • 53 min
What do the black rat and the grain weevil have in common? Learn more about the species mankind has ‘accidentally’ introduced, many now regarded as pests. Discover enchanting creatures such as the killer shrimp, and a beetle’s favourite past time.
Links and References
- Invasive Non-Native Species Map
- National Wildlife Federation: Invasive Species
- O’Connor, T. & Sykes, N. (Eds.) (2010) Extinctions and Invasions: A Social History of British Fauna, Windgather Press
- Jones, R. (2015) House Guests House Pests: A Natural History of Animals in the Home London: Bloomsbury
- The Black Rat
- “Killer Shrimp” Leaves Wake of Destruction
- Quagga & Zebra Mussels
- Mussel Mass in Lake Ontario
Contact
- Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz
- Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady
- Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology
- Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY
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07/06/21 • 60 min
This is episode part 2 of our ‘Time Warped’ miniseries, covering the zooarchaeology of Britain across time. The instalment covers what is known as the Later Prehistoric Period, which spans from the Late Bronze Age to the Roman conquest. This episode’s case studies are Flag Fen and Carn Euny.
Links
- Must Farm
- Carn Euny Ancient Village
- Iron Age to Roman settlement with incorporated fogou and adjacent post-medieval cottage at Carn Euny
- Albarella, U. (2007) ‘The End of the Sheep Age: People and Animals in the Late Iron Age’, in Haselgrove, C. and Moore, T. (eds) The Later Iron Age in Britain and Beyond. Oxford: Oxbow Books, pp. 389–402.
- Dobney, K. and Ervynyck, A. (2007) ‘To Fish or Not to Fish? Evidence for the Possible Avoidance of Fish Consumption During the Iron Age Around the North Sea’, in Moore, C. H. and Tom (eds) The Later Iron Age in Britain and Beyond.
- Grant, A. (1989) ‘Economic or Symbolic? Animals and Ritual Behaviour’, in Garwood, P. et al. (eds) Sacred and Profane: Proceedings of a Conference on Archaeology, Ritual and Religion. Oxford: Oxford University Committee for Archaeology.
- Maltby, M. et al. (2018) ‘Counting Roman Chickens: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Human-Chicken Interactions in Roman Britain’, Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 19, pp. 1003–1015.
- Serjeantson, D. (2007) ‘Intensification of Animal Husbandry in the Late Iron Age? The Contribution of Sheep and Pigs’, in Haselgrove, C. and Pope, R. (eds) The Earlier Iron Age in Britain and the Near Continent. Oxford: Oxbow Books, pp. 80–93.
Contact
- Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz
- Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady
- Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology
- Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY
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06/01/21 • 60 min
This month we start a new 5 part mini series covering zooarchaeoogy through time. This episode focuses on the early prehistoric period (Palaeolithic - Early Bronze Age), where we’ll se the shift from hunting to farming and domestication. This episode’s case studies are Covesea Caves and Star Carr.
Links
- http://www.starcarr.com/
- https://coveseacavesproject.wordpress.com
- https://archaeology.co.uk/articles/news/investigating-the-isotopes-of-the-blick-mead-dog.htm
- Milner, N., Taylor, B., and Conneller, C. (2018) Star Carr Volume 1: A persistent place in a changing world. White Rose University Press.
- Milner, N., Taylor, B., and Conneller, C. (2018) Star Carr Volume 2: Studies in technology, subsistence and environment. White Rose University Press.
- Serjeantson, D. (2011) "Review of animal remains from the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age of Southern Britain."
- Spikins, P. (2000) Mesolithic Northern England :Environment, Population and Settlement. British Archaeological Reports British Series. Archaeopress.
- https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=80206&resourceID=19191
Contact
- Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz
- Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady
- Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology
- Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY
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The Zooarchaeology of ArchaeoAnimals - Ep 65
ArchaeoAnimals
12/05/23 • 58 min
In this final episode of ArchaeoAnimals, Alex and Simona look back to over five years of podcasting about the archaeology of animal remains. From the very beginnings, to some of the running themes, recurring characters and inside jokes, this episode is an introspective journey into ArchaeoAnimals. Tune in for some of our favourite ArchaeoAnimals moments, we hope you’ll enjoy them as much as we did.
Transcripts, Links, Sources For rough transcripts, links, and sources, go to: https://www.archpodnet.com/animals/65 Contact
- Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz
- Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady
- Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology
- Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY
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Eagle Eyed Zooarchaeology - Looking at the Digital Animals in Assassin's Creed - Ep 33
ArchaeoAnimals
04/06/21 • 58 min
This month’s episode focuses on the creatures of the Assassin's Creed franchise. Unlike our previous video game episodes, where we reconstruct the morphology of fantasy creatures, we will explore the depiction of extant and extinct fauna in the historical reconstructions which form the basis of this video game franchise.
Links
Contact
- Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz
- Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady
- Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology
- Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY
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A Little Bit of Zooarch, a Little Bit of Palaeontology...Let's Talk Megafauna and Extinct Species - Ep 32
ArchaeoAnimals
03/02/21 • 55 min
Picture a world where dormice are the size of cats and hyenas roamed around Europe: welcome to the Pleistocene! Upon suggestion from one of our listeners, we explore the time period where zooarchaeology and palaeontology overlap.
Bibliography
- Palombo, M.R. (2001). Endemic elephants of the Mediterranean Islands: knowledge, problems and perspectives. The World of Elephants, Proceedings of the 1st International Congress (October 16–20, 2001, Rome): 486–491.
- https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/mythic-creatures/land/greek-giants
- Leighton, R (1999) Sicily Before History: An Archaeological Survey from the Palaeolithic to the Iron Age, Cornell University Press
- https://beta.capeia.com/paleobiology/2017/09/21/the-lost-world-of-island-dwarfs-and-giants
- https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2020/november/giant-dormice-the-size-of-cats-used-to-live-on-sicily.html
- Kurten, B. (2007) Pleistocene Mammals of Europe, USA: Aldine Transaction
- https://www.creswell-crags.org.uk/collection/
- https://twilightbeasts.org/2014/04/28/the-forgotten-sabretooth/
- Pettitt, P. B., Bahn, P. & Ripoll, S. (2007). Palaeolithic Cave Art at Creswell Crags in European Context. Oxford University Press.
- Charles, R., and Jacobi, R.M. (1994) "The lateglacial fauna from the Robin Hood Cave, Creswell Crags: a re-assessment." Oxford journal of archaeology 13.1: 1-32.
- Moleón, Marcos, et al. (2020) "Rethinking megafauna." Proceedings of the Royal Society B 287.1922
- https://www.nps.gov/articles/mammoth-or-mastodon.htm#:~:text=Mastodon%20were%20shorter%20and%20stockier,flat%20surfaces%20for%20eating%20grass.
- https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-was-megatherium.html
Contact
- Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz
- Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady
- Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology
- Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY
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Gotta Dig 'Em All! The Zooarchaeology of Pokemon - Ep 34
ArchaeoAnimals
05/04/21 • 55 min
Following a listener’s request, this month’s episode is all about the skeletal morphology of Pokemon. Learn more about oviparous ghosts, witness Simona’s confusion at the concept, and entertain the idea that Gyrados is actually Jörmungandr.
Links
- Bulbugarden
- Sword and Shield Fossil Pokemon
- 12 Pokemon inspired by historicla events
- Guardians, Gods, Or Geodudes? Pokemon And Battling Animals
- Piltdown Hoax
- Pig statues in Bath
Contact
- Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz
- Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady
- Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology
- Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY
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How many episodes does ArchaeoAnimals have?
ArchaeoAnimals currently has 67 episodes available.
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The podcast is about History, Podcasts and Education.
What is the most popular episode on ArchaeoAnimals?
The episode title 'Xenomorph Archaeology - Ep 52' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on ArchaeoAnimals?
The average episode length on ArchaeoAnimals is 55 minutes.
How often are episodes of ArchaeoAnimals released?
Episodes of ArchaeoAnimals are typically released every 28 days.
When was the first episode of ArchaeoAnimals?
The first episode of ArchaeoAnimals was released on Jul 4, 2018.
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