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This week, in episode 163, Liz Picarazzi, Jennifer Kerhin, and Sarah Segal talk about whether they ever wish they could go back to their corporate lives. For Liz, there was a period during the early days of COVID. For Jennifer, it was when she made the transition from a consulting business to an employee business. These days, none of them can imagine going back—although Sarah did have a rough week recently when she lost two clients. “It's just the way of the world,” she tells us. “When businesses are looking to cut costs, it's outside agencies that go first. But when it's two of your largest clients in the span of a week, it's like, ‘Really? Can I go dig a hole, put myself in it, and just stay there forever?'” What she's actually doing, as we discuss, is figuring out some new ways to attract more clients. We also discuss whether everyone needs a business plan and whether the three owners ever wonder if someone else would do a better job running their businesses.

This episode looks at the ballad Sailor Boy aka All Around My Hat aka London City aka the Brisk Young Sailor aka the Brisk Young Farmer aka the Brisk Young Miner aka A Bold Fisherman Courted Me aka the Student boy aka the Maid's Tragedy aka Maid's Complaint aka the Distressed Maid aka the Unfortunate Swain aka There is an Alehouse aka I Know My Love aka Apron Strings aka the Irish Boy aka Lullaby aka Knutsford Town aka in Woodstock Town aka the Effects of Love Tracklist Joseph Taylor – Go Dig My Grave Jasper Smith – Died for Love A.L. Lloyd – Died for Love Rachel Unthanks and the Winterset - I Wish I wish Isla Cameron – Died for Love Elizabeth Cronin – The Alehouse Pops Johnny Connors – There is an Alehouse The Dubliners – I Know my Love Sarah Makem – The Butcher Boy Almeda Riddle – The Butcher Boy Elvis Costello – The Butcher Boy Dillard Chandler – I Wish my Baby was Born Love Has Brought Me to Despair – Berzilla Wallin Jean Ritchie – Go Dig my Grave Susanna – Go Dig my Grave https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

Welcome back for another NEW EPISODE of the Go Dig a Hole podcast. We're back with friends of the podcast, Elliot Helmer and Travis Corwin. This time we discuss the tragic death of archaeologist, Kaylen Gehrke, heat stress, and general thoughts on field safety in archaeology. For bonus points, try to drink 26 fluid ounces of water while you listen to this episode! Links Kaylen Gehrke Memorial Fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/kaylen-gehrkes-funeral-services CDC-NIOSH Heat Stress Calculator App: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/heatstress/heatapp.html OSHA Heat Stress Guidelines: https://www.osha.gov/heat-exposure/calculator Walla Walla Public Schools Heat Index Protocols for Outside Activities: https://www.wwps.org/images/WWPS_Heat_Index_Procedures_for_Outside_Activities.pdf Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon: www.patreon.com/godigahole Go Dig a Hole on Twitter: www.twitter.com/godigahole Go Dig a Hole on Instagram: www.instagram.com/godigahole Like Go Dig a Hole on Facebook: www.facebook.com/godigahole

Welcome back for another NEW EPISODE of the Go Dig a Hole podcast. We're back with friend of the podcast, Elliot Helmer. On this episode we discuss the different types of public audiences, and how modes of engagement factor into the “multiple publics” of public archaeology. We go into detail on how historic preservation laws provide a framework for consultation with public stakeholders, but don't necessarily protect archaeological sites. Links Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon: www.patreon.com/godigahole Go Dig a Hole on Twitter: www.twitter.com/godigahole Go Dig a Hole on Instagram: www.instagram.com/godigahole Like Go Dig a Hole on Facebook: www.facebook.com/godigahole

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Arms and Karaoke skills, Friends of a Feather, Water, Plants, Wet Wood, Buggy Bite Strength, Go Dig a Well, Ancient Hominins, Missing Microbiomes, And Much More… Become a Patron! Check out the full episode of our science podcast on YouTube. You can do that […] The post 22 June, 2022 – Episode 881 – Smells Like Fresh Science! appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.

When we talk about "cultural resource management" (the other CRM), we usually mean archaeology. But there's a lot more to CRM that actually isn't archaeology - it's architectural history. Join the Go Dig a Hole crew as we talk with architectural historian and tiki aficionado, Garret Root, as we talk about all things above the ground (and a few things below the ground too). Learn how architectural history can improve our communities by providing incentives to fund infrastructure and revitalization. LINKS Follow Garret Root on Instagram www.instagram.com/retroroot Follow Tahitian Pearl on Instagram www.instagram.com/the.tahitian.pearl Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon www.patreon.com/godigahole Follow Go Dig a Hole on Instagram www.instagram.com/godigahole Follow Go Dig a Hole on Facebook www.facebook.com/godigahole Follow Go Dig a Hole on Twitter www.twitter.com/godigahole

Chelsea Reedy is a professional cyclist, professional archaeologist, and grad student. Balancing all of those demands is a challenge, yet she manages to excel in all of those areas. Chelsea joins the Go Dig a Hole podcast to talk with Chris Sims, Kirsten Lopez-Picklesimer, and Katie Tipton about making it work and making it fun. LINKS LA Sweat Women's Cycling Team: http://www.la-sweat.com/ Tulsa Tough (Chelsea's fav race): https://www.tulsatough.com/ American Crit 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sodWUMmDweU American Crit 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0nI74CyYTI Joe Martin Stage Race in the Ozarks https://www.joemartinstagerace.com/ Path Less Pedaled (party pace!) https://www.pathlesspedaled.com/ Dustin Klein (PNW-specific gravel and cycling tips) https://www.youtube.com/c/DustinKleinEBD/featured Global Cycling Network https://www.globalcyclingnetwork.com/ Zwift (virtual racing): https://www.zwift.com/ Wahoo Systm (another virtual racing platform): https://www.wahoofitness.com/systm Echelon home trainer https://echelonfit.com/ The Vegan Cyclist https://www.youtube.com/c/thevegancyclist Presidio San Saba https://texasfortstrail.com/plan-your-adventure/historic-sites-and-cities/sites/presidio-de-san-saba Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon: www.patreon.com/godigahole Go Dig a Hole on Twitter: www.twitter.com/godigahole Go Dig a Hole on Instagram: www.instagram.com/godigahole Like Go Dig a Hole on Facebook: www.facebook.com/godigahole

Happy Halloween! This year we decided to bring double the fun with TWO NEW EPISODES of the Go Dig a Hole podcast. There are also TWO WAYS TO LISTEN: episodes 81 and 82 are available individually and as an all-in-one double header! The double-header is linked above. EPISODE 81 - Archaeology in Folk Horror and Haunting w/ Travis Corwin Individual show link: First up, Travis Corwin tells a frightening tale of an archaeological site in the murky swamps of Florida where horrifying events happened to the archaeologist who worked there. Travis also discusses the idea of "haunting" as a way to relate traumatic events of the past being temporal anomalies that shatter linear concepts of time and our relationships to the past. PLUS, he had "City of the Dead" (1960) playing on a massive projector behind him so Chris could watch a classic folk horror movie. LINKS: Follow Travis Corwin on Twitter www.twitter.com/leftistdadjokes Eleanor Scott 'Randall's Round' (1929) https://hauntedlibraryblog.blogspot.com/2014/11/randalls-round-eleanor-scott.html Hellebore (folk horror zine) https://helleborezine.bigcartel.com/ Sarah Surface-Evans, Amanda Garrison, and Kisha Supernant 'Blurring Timescapes, Subverting Erasure' (2020) https://www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Surface-EvansBlurring EPISODE 82 - An Ancient Shrine and a Real Ghost Story w/ Annelise Baer Individual show link: https://soundcloud.com/godigahole/ep82 Annelise Baer is an archaeologist and TV documentary producer who works on a fascinating site in Albania on the margins of the Classical archaeology world. She has a high-impact public archaeology presence on Tiktok. And she's seen a ghost. Hear about her eerie experiences with apparitions and ancient shrines. LINKS: Follow Annelise Baer on Twitter www.twitter.com/annelisebaer Follow Annelise Baer on Instagram www.instagram.com/annelisebaer Follow Annelise Baer on Tiktok www.tiktok.com/@annelisethearchaeologist?lang=en

Paulina Przystupa and Meghan Dennis join this new episode of the Go Dig a Hole podcast to drop tons of puns and talk about the upcoming launch of their public archaeology project's beta test. Paulina works with data visualization, programming, and stats; and Meghan works with user experience (UX) and archaeological ethics. Together, they've created a data literacy program through the Alexandria Archive Institute that offers a chance to learn fundamental skills with digital tools in archaeology. LINKS: Alexandria Archive Institute https://alexandriaarchive.org/ Data Literacy Program https://alexandriaarchive.org/data-literacy-program/ Follow Paulina Przystupa on Twitter https://twitter.com/punuckish Follow Meghan Dennis on Twitter https://twitter.com/GingeryGamer Women in Archaeology podcast https://womeninarchaeology.com/ Follow Go Dig a Hole on Twitter https://twitter.com/godigahole Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon www.patreon.com/godigahole

Pivot! Pivot! Well, kind of a pivot for the show. During the last several years, Go Dig a Hole went from focusing on early career development and coaching for college students, to sustaining a career in archaeology, to discussing heavy issues in the field, to four archaeology buddies drinking beer in an airstream trailer having a good time, to nerding out over building codes. So we decided it was time to get back to the building blocks. In this episode we start to tackle some questions that will likely take us a long time to answer: What classes do you need to take for a degree in archaeology? How seriously should you take undergrad? How do you get your first job in archaeology? Do you talk to your pets? Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon: www.patreon.com/godigahole Go Dig a Hole on Soundcloud www.soundcloud.com/godigahole Go Dig a Hole on Facebook www.facebook.com/godigahole

Special guest, Steph Halmhofer, joins the Go Dig a Hole podcast for this year's spooOOooOOky Halloween episode. We share stories of (probably) haunted places, and places on the National Register of Historic Places that are creepy. Links Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon: www.patreon.com/godigahole Like Go Dig a Hole on Facebook: www.facebook.com/godigahole Steph Halmhofer’s blog, Bones, Stones, and Books: https://bonesstonesandbooks.com/ Follow Steph on Twitter: www.twitter.com/cult_archaeo Follow Steph on Instagram: www.instagram.com/cult_archaeo

Ok last time we put out a new episode of the podcast, we talked about how NIMBYs hijacked the process for designating historic properties and weaponized neighborhood associations in Portland, Oregon. The notorious Eastmoreland case happened when a homeowner partitioned their lot into 5,000 "trusts" so they could outnumber community members and take a bigger vote. We're back with more of Portland's historic resources codes. Fresh from the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, the Historic Resources Code Project is an impossibly dense block of text, photos, and diagrams that we tried to make some sense of. How does this code relate to problems like livability, houselessness, historic preservation, or gentrification? We tried to figure that out. Kassie Rippee, the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Coquille Tribe and frequent guest on Go Dig a Hole AND Women in Archaeology was recently featured in Atlas Obscura for a highlight on her work protecting archaeological sites during wildfires ( https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/archaeology-wildfire?fbclid=IwAR1EjtLsVBZ58vT68lH0rqqoNgEspWCk3f037ij0q0e31PjquC47Av2T0b4 ) Links Louisville Street Medics: https://venmo.com/LouStreetMedics Don't Shoot PDX/Fires Igniting the Spirit, Warm Springs mutual aid drive: https://www.facebook.com/1457002541253558/posts/2847419708878494/?extid=EEnFe7SLV5FF07NG Don’t Shoot PDX Mutual Aid Directory for Black Lives Matter: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1N6EIPMpaORqzrngnu1r95-At62K2pZMgrDYhtKgANds/edit#gid=0 Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon: www.patreon.com/godigahole Like Go Dig a Hole on Facebook: www.facebook.com/godigahole City of Portland Historic Resources Code proposed draft: https://www.portland.gov/bps/hrcp/historic-resources-code-project-proposed-draft?fbclid=IwAR2Msh4LZYzUwJM5GD-SpHCePfZSHPaSV6wSExFb_n8oTkn2zBnH9unSix4 City of Portland Historic Resources Map: https://pdx.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=9b7e5b99790d44608d440f6bce15451f

It’s been a few weeks since our last new episode, so we wanted to start this one off with a very important message: All of us at Go Dig a Hole are committed to antiracism and supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. We also condemn the long history of acts of police brutality against communities of color in the United States. We hope our listeners also join us in remaining committed to doing more, and doing better. This statement alone doesn’t begin to scratch the surface of building power for an antiracist movement, but we hope it can serve as the start to more meaningful dialogues of racial disparities in archaeology and our broader society. For info about the work black archaeologists are doing, check out the Society for Black Archaeologists - a link to the organization’s page is below these notes. You can also check out the Black and Highly Dangerous Podcast, The Arch and Anth podcast, and episode 17 of the Go Dig a Hole podcast - for highlighting the work of black archaeologists. Once again, links to all those episodes are linked below. The COVID-19 pandemic has created interrelated crises in public health and economic stress that has rippled through virtually every aspect of our lives. Decades of austerity cuts and political pressure against funding for humanities programs have left many heritage workers in precarious positions. Chicago’s Field Museum has a staff of under 500 workers who have felt this pressure and, in response to the COVID-19 crisis, management and workers struggled to find a solution that was equitable for the staff moving forward. Links Society for Black Archaeologists: https://www.societyofblackarchaeologists.com/ Black and Highly Dangerous Podcast (episode 114): https://www.blackandhighlydangerous.com/single-post/2020/03/22/Episode-114-Black-Archaeology Arch and Anth Podcast (episode 110): https://archandanth.com/episode-110-interview-with-justin-dunnavant/ Go Dig a Hole (episode 17 - society for black archaeologists): https://soundcloud.com/godigahole/ep17 Follow Jackie Pozza on Twitter @museonerd42 https://twitter.com/MuseoNerd42 Email the Field Museum workers: FMNHworkers@gmail.com Save the Field Museum - Action Network Petition for Field Museum Workers: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/save-the-field-museum Field Museum paid internship for Native American students: https://www.fieldmuseum.org/about/careers/internships DSA Organizing Committees: https://www.dsausa.org/committees/ Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon: www.patreon.com/godigahole Like Go Dig a Hole on Facebook: www.facebook.com/godigahole Steve Johnson, “Field Museum workers petition management to try to fend off COVID-19-related layoffs”. Chicago Tribune. June 10, 2020: https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-ent-field-museum-workers-layoffs-petition-coronavirus-0611-20200610-spstclsn2rf65nnmxzbrehgyme-story.html

The whole crew had their own dang happy hour and some of their loved ones made brief appearances. Tia, Kirsten, Katie, and Chris talk about how they’ve had to adjust to working as archaeologists during a pandemic, the frustrations of “productivity theater”, and trying to find happiness in the full collapse of late capitalism. We also talk about tattoos, cats, and food - as is the custom. This episode is a little freeform, but the crew always finds a good groove together despite repeated disruptions to the format. Stay safe and keep on keepin’ on! LINKS Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon www.patreon.com/godigahole Follow Go Dig a Hole on Facebook www.facebook.com/godigahole

In this archive episode, we hear from one of Chris’ early peers and role models, Matt Tuttle. Matt ran the blog, Anthroprobably, as a way to give back to the archaeological community by sharing his experiences. Anthroprobably was a big influence on Chris starting Go Dig a Hole and focusing on managing realistic expectations. This episode originally aired sometime in 2015, so it’s interesting to revisit the discussion of the archaeology community on social media five years later. Matt Tuttle joins the show to talk about his blog, Anthroprobably, the work he's been doing at Colonial Jamestown, grad school, mentors, and lessons he's picked up along the way. LINKS Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon www.patreon.com/godigahole Go Dig a Hole on Facebook www.facebook.com/godigahole

As Cheryl Crow sang, "every day is a winding road", so is life during the coronavirus pandemic. Join Katie, Chris and Kirsten as they discuss how archaeology is adjusting to the virus, and some of the challenges and opportunities. They also talk about the weekly Go Dig a Hole "Digital Happy Hour" and an upcoming Movie Night. Stay safe and take care. LINKS: Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon www.patreon.com/godigahole Howell Dawdy on Bandcamp https://howelldawdy.bandcamp.com/ Kampf et al. "Persistence of coronaviruses on inanimate surfaces and their inactivation with biocidal agents". 2020. Journal of Hospital Infection. https://www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-6701(20)30046-3/fulltext?fbclid=IwAR1OT2k_wF5ICgix6miqJSh2_rZEbh5Ha28WnEi_0rab0VL3nei4L1Q3arw Lee Fang. "Key Medical Supplies Were Exported from U.S. for Foreign Buyers, Records Show". April 1, 2020 https://theintercept.com/2020/04/01/coronavirus-medical-supplies-export/

Kirsten, Katie, and Chris recorded their first episode from the new studio! We learned the ropes on a professional soundboard and discussed how to weather rejection in archaeology. Plus, Chris coughed a whole lot and it sounded great on the new mics! Recommended links: Women in Archaeology podcast https://womeninarchaeology.com/

This episode was originally aired sometime in 2015 on The Archaeology Podcast Network. It has been edited for content and sound as a rebroadcast without their branding or advertisements. I’ve said this before as I’ve re-edited some of the other archive episodes, but it’s an interesting experience to go back in time for the Go Dig a Hole podcast and take stock of how much I’ve grown as an archaeologist, and as a podcaster in the past several years. When I was in undergrad, and even in grad school, I didn’t have many opportunities to learn about Native American tribal consultation. Similarly, I didn’t encounter tribal consultation as part of cultural resource management until I moved from Kentucky to Oregon, where coordination with Native American tribes is much more common, and also my roles as an archaeologist have changed to where it’s been essential for me to learn about and build relationships with tribes in the area. So, the last few years have been a learning process for me to say the least. When I first had this conversation with Jessica Yaquinto of Living Heritage Anthropology, who also co-hosts the Heritage Voices podcast, I was really new to the whole thing. I still have a lot to learn, but this podcast episode marks somewhat of a starting point for me in learning about tribal consultation. For more about this super important aspect of anthropological archaeology, I recommend checking out the entire catalog of episodes at the Heritage Voices podcast. There are a lot of important indigenous perspectives shared there, and they’re chock full of knowledge. Jessica Yaquinto joins host, Christopher Sims, in this episode to chat about working with tribes. Her work through her company, Living Heritage, and affiliation with other organizations lets her use the full range of skills available to anthropological archaeology. She guides listeners through key concepts in working with Native American communities from the very beginning, and explores what it would take to build a more inclusive archaeology - one that includes Native voices. LINKS: Living Heritage Anthropology http://livingheritageanthropology.org/ Heritage Voices Podcast http://livingheritageanthropology.org/heritage-voices-podcast

Tia, Kirsten, Katie, and Chris hosted a "goodbye party" for the airstream studio in NE Portland and friends Kate Ellenberger and Guthrie Straw joined the farewell podcast. Fear not! Goodbye to the airstream is not goodbye to Go Dig a Hole! We are moving to the XRAY FM studios in January and will have a lot more technical capabilities to offer, so look for some fun new perks for Patreon supporters when we re-launch in early 2020. In the meantime, enjoy this fun episode where we discuss how a "space" makes a "place", cats, dogs, nonconsensual touching, and what Tia did to deserve a "bless your heart" at a grocery store in Texas.

The whole crew is back for another new episode of the Go Dig a Hole podcast! Tia Cody, Kirsten Lopez, Chris Sims, and Katie Tipton talk about spooky archaeology - ghost stories, creepy things in the field, and dark history. Enjoy this frightful episode! Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon and get a free sticker! www.patreon.com/godigahole

Kassie Rippee joins Katie and Chris in the Airstream studio in Portland to chat about traditional cultural properties, or TCPs. People often wonder what happens to their land if an archaeologist wants to "list" it. Find out what exactly that means in this new episode of the Go Dig a Hole podcast. Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon www.patreon.com/godigahole

Chelsea Blackmore and Megan Springate join the show to talk about queer archaeology how they're "queering" the field. We explore what queer archaeology is, why it's important, and how to be an ally. LINKS - "How to Queer Identity Without Sex: Queer Theory, Feminisms, and the Archaeology of Identity" by Chelsea Blackmore https://www.academia.edu/199628/How_to_Queer_Identity_Without_Sex_Queer_Theory_Feminisms_and_the_Archaeology_of_Identity - NPS LGBTQ Heritage Initiative https://www.nps.gov/heritageinitiatives/LGBThistory/ - Book - 'The Bioarchaeology of Socio-sexual Lives' by Pamela Geller http://www.springer.com/gb/book/9783319409931 - Early Hominid Footprints at Laetoli (Tanzania) http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/behavior/footprints/laetoli-footprint-trails - NPS LGBTQ Theme Study https://www.nps.gov/subjects/tellingallamericansstories/lgbtqthemestudy.htm - SAA Archaeological Record Vol. 16, No. 1, "Towards an Inclusive Queer Archaeology" http://www.saa.org/Portals/0/Jan_2016_Record.pdf - Queer Archaeology on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/QueerArch/ & Twitter http://www.twitter.com/queerarch - SAA Queer Archaeology Interest Group http://www.saa.org/ForMembers/InterestGroups/QueerArchaeologyInterestGroup/tabid/1511/Default.aspx - Go Dig a Hole on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/godigahole

Part four of the DC to Cincinnati ride, covering the southern half of the Ohio to Erie Trail from Columbus to Cincinnati. Crossing my 700th mile of the ride, do I have enough left in the tank to make it to the end of the OTET? DC to Cincinnati - Ohio to Erie Trail South For a preview of the ride, check out Pedalshift 162. Part 1 on the C&O towpath - Pedalshift 165. Part 2 on the Great Allegheny Passage - Pedalshift 166. Part 3 on the northern half of the Ohio to Erie Trail - Pedalshift 167. Part 4 on the southern half of the Ohio to Erie Trail - Pedalshift 168. Part 5 on takeaways coming soon. Curated photos over at Instagram. All photos here. Pedalshift Society folks! Stay on the bonus feed and you'll get a special bonus pod with each episode... kind of a summary of my thoughts on that part of the route! If you join Pedalshift Society at any point in the run, you'll get access - pedalshift.net/society. Also, I'm riding the Oregon coast a bit soon, so I might record some audio out there... look for it in the feed! Mark your calendars - Pedalpalooza- Friday, June 14th in Portland, OR. Details coming soon and also at pedalshift.net/events. Sprocket, Joyride, Go Dig a Hole and more of your favorite shows repping on bikes with mics! May 12 No Notes! Listen to the pod!

Part three of the DC to Cincinnati ride, covering the northern half of the Ohio to Erie Trail from Cleveland to Columbus. A new trail brings new adventures crossing the entire state of Ohio. But will detours and headwinds put a snag in my plans? DC to Cincinnati - Ohio to Erie Trail North For a preview of the ride, check out Pedalshift 162. Part 1 on the C&O towpath - Pedalshift 165. Part 2 on the Great Allegheny Passage - Pedalshift 166. Part 3 on the northern half of the Ohio to Erie Trail - Pedalshift 167. Part 4 on the southern half of the Ohio to Erie Trail coming soon. Part 5 on takeaways coming soon. Curated photos over at Instagram. All photos here. Pedalshift Society folks! Stay on the bonus feed and you'll get a special bonus pod with each episode... kind of a summary of my thoughts on that part of the route! If you join Pedalshift Society at any point in the run, you'll get access - pedalshift.net/society. Also, I'm riding the Oregon coast a bit soon, so I might record some audio out there... look for it in the feed! Mark your calendars - Pedalpalooza- Friday, June 14th in Portland, OR. Details coming soon and also at pedalshift.net/events. Sprocket, Joyride, Go Dig a Hole and more of your favorite shows repping on bikes with mics! May 8   Hotel night was the right call - it wasn’t a full recharge but it was necessary to pull off this morning’s moves. Had to do some client work at the hotel and get it all in before the WiFi totally went down. Got lucky! Lows were in the upper 40s which is the real comfort limit of my sleeping gear... not sure if this is going to continue but we’ll see My route from the hotel brought me by the closest of my assessed wild camping spots - turned out to be swampy and totally unsuitable. Google Earth can only tell so much! Kent State is a gorgeous campus - really wish I had had the energy to hang out in the town. I like many college towns and the vibe. Bus stop at the student center was totally unmarked but I took the chance to start unloading and then a rider came by. Very thankful for the heads up from the KSU alum! The bus had no rack and I would have freaked out had I not been told they let bikes in the back. Really cold in Cleveland - I was fine but my mindset has been more summery conditions and this tour has been anything but that. Rolled out of the city center toward OTET MM 0 and discovers Cleveland Bagels. They were legit for this Empire State native who had a favorite bagel shop in law school called “Hot Bagels.” Was nice to have a view of Lake Erie while I had an everything bagel and a cup of coffee. -- Was excited to see a bike station with a pump and it managed to just deflate my tire - oh well, hand pump to the rescue.. Getting out of Cleveland was so-so. It’s signed at some points but could use some more “HEY! This is a trail that goes to Cincinnati! Also, turn here cause the trails not done yet!” One downside to my go go go schedule is I’m missing out on spending time in cool places. Future tours will be much more about hanging out I think Stopped for a second breakfast and the place was playing You Are the Girl by The Cars (an oddly deep cut that’s not even on their greatest hits album) so I played a bunch of them as I headed south. The. Nirvana unplugged because I’ve been thinking about them a lot lately. Wow is the trail through Cuyahoga Valley NP nice! Very compact (if rutted in parts) and effortlessly fast. Reminds me very much of the Erie Canal towpath near where I grew up. Big detours throughout with huuuuge steep hills. And then... a closure with no detour! Thanks to PSS member Lisa Hart for bailing me out... I figured out a way around but since I was staying with her and her husband tonight they graciously offered to pick me up at the outage and take me to the next trailhead. And then I had a wonderful evening chatting biking with Lisa, her friend and fiancé- super appreciated! Tomorrow I’m ten miles behind on what was supposed to be a 65 mile day. Audibles will be called... May 9 Super great breakfast prepared by Lisa’s fiancé then a drop off where I could resume after the closure Summit County Trail was great... quality drops a bit in Stark County, but not that bad Headwinds! Missed getting ice cream (closed) in Canal Fulton, so pressed on to Massillon for food. Michigan guys are on the road route between trail segments so I anticipate running into them midway? Still unsure on destination- going to my original camp isn’t out of he question but the impending rain may have something to say about that. Stealth camp! May 10 Rain came down relatively hard for a few hours overnight - unlike Confluence I didn’t have the condensation issue and I was happy and dry. Stealth spot was close to perfect. There was a little exposure to the cemetery side if I stood up and my head came above the pile of downed trees, but the park side was perfectly camouflaged. It was clearly a drinking spot for locals so I cleared a bag full of cans and bottles, leaving the space better than I found it. It takes me up to 40 minutes to break camp and I think I need to figure out a quicker system. The trick is I need access to most panniers and two dry bags, so I essentially need to totally unload. Also getting the bags inside the tent is a good idea since they’re so damn ORANGE

The 14th Pedalshift Tour Journal whisks you (by bike, natch) from the District of Columbia across three of America's great trails to Cincinnati, Ohio. In part two, we follow the Great Allegheny Passage from Cumberland, MD to Pittsburgh, PA and then hit the roads again into Ohio. The rain falls and the terrain turns hilly... does Type 1 fun turn to Type 2? DC to Cincinnati - Great Allegheny Passage For a preview of the ride, check out Pedalshift 162. For Part 1 on the C&O towpath, check out Pedalshift 165. Pedalshift Plus folks! Stay on the bonus feed and you'll get a special bonus pod with each episode... kind of a summary of my thoughts on that part of the route! If you join Pedalshift Society at any point in the run, you'll get access - pedalshift.net/society. Mark your calendars - Pedalpalooza - Friday, June 14th in Portland, OR. Details coming soon and also at pedalshift.net/events. Sprocket, Joyride, Go Dig a Hole and more of your favorite shows repping on bikes with mics! May 4 Slept HARD til 6:30 WiFi not so hot Gas station cuisine Weather looks unsettled - rain likely Stick in my front wheel since Paw Paw??!! May need air in my tires - beyond supple Tree down requiring going on tracks for a brief moment... but none on C&O which was a miracle! So muggy! Went to shorts Trail was good in parts, soft in others Felt slow Tunnels have a perceptible cool breeze that hits you well before the opening Mason-Dixon Line Fog in Big Savage tunnel!! ECD! Like a rocket tied to my bike - even with a headwind Ice cream as the rain starts in Meyersdale Not sure where I’ll stop? With rain likely all night it would be best to push but energy will dictate —— Ride to Rockwood was delightful AF A little light rain is nice to ride in if it’s not a slog Why is it always raining when I’m in Rockwood Bought a sandwich and they were playing Don’t Dream It’s Over by Crowded House... delightful Definitely going to Confluence. I have 18 in me! Easter Egg on the MM44 Post... First real PGH influence - tattered Pens towel posted outside, recalling better championship days Also Whoopee Pies - Pennsylvania’s best contribution to society if it weren’t all sugar and therefore poison Rockwood always strikes me as a bit suspicious of me. Bar next door was playing a deep cut from Poison. Time to go. Jammed those 18 miles - listened to 90s music on shuffle. Turns out Filter is great to bike to. Army Corps campground only $5 buuuut showers not open Like Cube said... today was a good day May 5 Rained all night and will likely rain all day in Confluence. Interior of tent is starting to condense on the tarp so staying put doesn’t ensure staying perfectly dry To zero or not to zero? The further north the earlier the rain ends Going to trust my rain wear and my dry bags and push at least to Connellsville and assess 12 miles to Ohiopyle was as expected - muddy and steady but slow rain. Tried passing a biker with a trailer and a dog taking up the whole trail - dog sped up to my full passing speed so I just backed off They didn’t like being followed so they pulled off. Not a great moment but understandable Then a downed tree took some real effort to get over (me and panniers) and under (rest of the bike) Could use a laundromat - likely tomorrow unless I call the day in Connellsville Aaaand I made it to a laundromat! And man was I soaked! It was cool enough that not addressing my state would be bad so this was a great time to stop. Feeling good - not sure if this is my stop for the night or if I push on an extra 40 miles and earn that zero day! —— The GAP after an all day rain is no better than the C&O after and all day rain. No trail handles it well unless it’s paved. Like riding on the beach from Connellsville to West Newton - no more rocket tied to the back of the bike! Rain down to occasional sprinkles Getting pizza at Fox’s hoping to gather some energy for the final push to Draco (about 9 miles) May arrive after dark No signal there IIRC I pass the 300 mile total mark in a mile! Tomorrow looks like great weather for my wrap up of the GAP and the start of “new to me” for this tour! May 6 Trail from West Newton to Dravo was substantially better - hard packed and fast. —Not sure why the other portions were so bad But the GAP does recover more quickly than C&O Apparently the ACA led Eastern Express group started in the last day or two. They’re assuredly experiencing bad conditions Camp at Dravo is excellent - stocked with wood and heavenly. Pitched my tent in an Adirondack for extra privacy and went to sleep Plans - PGH for a bit then bus FF and ride until I get to a reasonable wild camp spot. May not ID the place for obvious reasons but I’ll describe elements of it. Missed Thrones last night - will watch during my break while I wait for sundown prior to my stealth camp tonight COLD night was contrasted with nice warm sun. Felt good coming to PGH but had to change from heavier gear to sun riding gear. Because it was closer to lunch I went to Urban Tap in the south side, which I really liked on my  trip last fall. Got some lower alcohol sours with a salad (it’s shocking what you crave on tour) with my bike locked to itself a few feet away on the sidewalk outside the open sliding windows. A gaggle of nearly graduate Pitt students were celebrating a bday over drinks nearby. Bus leaves near Heinz Field then a less than ideal ride. Here we go! Road route from Ambridge, PA to Kent, OH May 7 Morning came early! Did a riding morning edition —— Entered Ohio with little fanfare Shoulders shrank (at times to nothing) but drivers were good at giving a wide berth Got on Bike Route J which was low traffic but had simply awful stretches of pavement. Deep ruts and potholes plus scattered gravel everywhere. Rideable but meh. Scenic farms and houses on large plots of land dominated the day Decided to skip the stealth camping and get an inexpensive hotel about a 20 minute ride from the Kent State campus. Simply put, I need a shower worse than I need to save face as camping guy. Headwinds were gusty and tough today Mixed terrain - hills flattened a bit as I got closer to Kent but the last few miles had some eff you’ers mixed in Cheaper hotels were away from the campus and city center so I’m missing out on checking it all out. Too biked out after 68 miles to add more! Statistics Miles 234 Bus miles 16 Flats 0 Mechanicals 0 Camping nights 3 Stealth nights 1 Roofed nights 1 Mile Marker 44s Easter Egged 1 Number of times I heard "yinz" in Pittsburgh unironically 1 Pedalshift Society As always we like to close out the show with a special shoutout to the Pedalshift Society! 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This episode features a discussion moderated by Maxime Lamoureux-St. Hilaire, who you’ll remember from episode 25, “Ancient Politics in the Present”. Max recently got his PhD, so congrats to him! This panel at the recent meeting of the Society for American Archaeology focused on comparative approaches to Maya Archaeology. The panel discusses complexity, and comparative approaches to understanding politics of the past – specifically in the Maya region, but this is a valuable approach for addressing complexity and politics of the past elsewhere. The discussants here were Arthur Demarest, Keith Eppick, Rachel Horowitz, Patricia McAnany, David Mixter, Luis Muro, Olivia Narro-Farr, Mat Saunders, Evan Parker, Whittaker Schroder, and Brent Woodfill This is a special episode recorded at the request of the panelists, and with the permission of the SAA. We at Go Dig a Hole are very grateful for the opportunity to present this discussion to a wider audience. SUPPORT GO DIG A HOLE ON PATREON AND GET A COOL STICKER www.patreon.com/godigahole FOLLOW GO DIG A HOLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA www.instagram.com/godigahole www.twitter.com/godigahole www.facebook.com/godigahole

Kirsten and Chris are back in the airstream studio after a busy month of conferences, travel, and work! This episode catches us up on the rapid implosion of the Society for American Archaeology, and touches on the importance of solidarity and labor in organizing around activism and advocacy. We can do better as archaeologists, but it takes the will to actually do the work to make a more inclusive field. We also lighten it up with some fun recaps of movies and pseudoarchaeology, AND Chris tells the story of the wild journey the latest batch of Go Dig a Hole stickers took before going to the new Patreon supporters! GRAB YOUR GO DIG A HOLE STICKER! BECOME A PATRON TODAY! www.patreon.com/godigahole

Chris Sims is the host of Go Dig A Hole, a podcast about archeology for the rest of us!  He drops into the studio to discuss some of the ethics of the discipline, and also to talk about commuting, both in Portland and in Louisville, Kentucky. Also, Guthrie recaps his recent road trip to the redwood forest and … Continue reading E464 – Go Dig A Hole with Chris Sims →

We're back with another fun episode on tattoos! Rose Guilfoyle joins Kirsten and Chris as the first live guest in the Airstream studio. Rose is a tattoo artist at Optic Nerve Arts in Portland, Oregon who has worked in the industry long enough to see some things change, and how some things stay the same. She ties it together with some interesting archaeological examples from ancient tattooed bodies, to tattooing a friend in Neolithic ruins in Ireland. Rose and Kirsten also bring the perspectives of being tattooed women - needless to say, it's quite different from the experiences related in the previous episode on tattoos. Follow Rose on Instagram @rosegtattoos www.instagram.com/rosegtattoos Follow Kirsten on Instagram @bluejaderose www.instagram.com/bluejaderose And Twitter @archyfem www.twitter.com/archyfem Follow Go Dig a Hole on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @godigahole www.instagram.com/godigahole www.twitter.com/godigahole www.facebook.com/godigahole Get a sweet Go Dig a Hole sticker and more great perks when you support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/godigahole

Lewis Borck and Dave Witt join this episode of the Go Dig a Hole podcast to talk about tattoos. We chat about what it's like as tattooed people in archaeology, how tattoos have impacted our lives, and some of the culture and history behind tattoos. Follow our guests online! Lewis Borck Twitter:@LewisBorck Instagram:@the_tattooed_trowel lewisborck.com leidenuniv.academia.edu/LewisBorck Dave Witt Twitter: @IDontDigDinos buffalo.academia.edu/DavidWitt If you enjoy this podcast and want to support the public archaeology outreach, education, and advocacy projects organized through Go Dig a Hole, you can support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/godigahole Supporters at any level get a thank you note, stickers, and more! You can support Go Dig a Hole without paying anything, just by sharing the podcast or social media with your friends, coworkers, classmates, dig partner, teacher, or person who helps check you for ticks.

We’re back with a new episode from balmy Louisville, Kentucky! Chris sits down after a long weekend at the Mosey On Inn site, a turn of the century home in the Butchertown area of Louisville. Learn about the first public archaeology dig organized through Go Dig a Hole, which will hopefully happen much more often! We used the paperless app, Codifi, to document the dig according to archaeological standards, and to provide an ethical record of our findings for future use. It was a neat project that was a lot of fun to get the public involved.

Un poème inédit de Marjolaine Beauchamp porté à la création sonore, pour rendre la poésie à l'oralité.Poésie go! est une production du Festival de la poésie de Montréal conçue en partenariat avec Magnéto. Les poèmes ont été diffusés en 2017 dans les stations de métro de la ville de Montréal.

Un poème inédit de Marjolaine Beauchamp porté à la création sonore, pour rendre la poésie à l'oralité.Poésie go! est une production du Festival de la poésie de Montréal conçue en partenariat avec Magnéto. Les poèmes ont été diffusés en 2017 dans les stations de métro de la ville de Montréal.

For part II of Liz and Cait’s dip into HBO’s True Blood, the ladies present a cross over that they can guarantee no one has done before! It’s a CROSSOVER with Pitbulls and Parolees on this episode of  World Stealers : A Fan Fiction podcast! Cait ’s Fan Fiction this week is called…Wolf Man Go Dig HoleA werewolf desperate to find a new place in society is given a second chance, but can he finally fins a place to call home and a family as well? If anyone can adopt out a grown man, who’s also a werewolf, it’s Villalobos. Fan Fiction begins at 11:49 Follow us at @worldstealers on Instagram and Twitter Check out our fan fictions on FanFiction.net Logo Credit Chris Ables @chrisablesart  

Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon for stickers and other goodies! www.patreon.com/godigahole The following episode may contain graphic descriptions of disease, infection, injuries, and workplace conditions that some people may find upsetting. We apologise for any disturbance this episode may cause, and encourage sensitive listeners to skip this episode if these topics are too upsetting. Part of the mission of the Go Dig a Hole podcast is to build realistic expectations for working in the field, to build preparedness among professions and better public understanding of what we do. Hazards in the Field We usually talk about archaeology, but there are many field sciences, and Danielle’s research on parasites certainly encounters those hazards head-on. What are people exposed to when they work in the field? Ticks Leeches Insects Botflies Chagas Leshmaniasis Chiggers (mites) Unclean drinking water & food Guinea worm, giardiasis (“beaver fever”) Parasitic worms - mention Steph Halmhofer’s video on Facebook and Instagram reminded me of parasitic hazards working near livestock… Cestodes, nematodes, protozoans What are the hazards of digging in the soil, as far as parasites go? Soil-transmitted helminthiasis (whipworm, ascariasis, hookworm) Occupational Safety Kirsten - workplace safety standards Small businesses: https://www.osha.gov/dcsp/smallbusiness/index.html First Aid: https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/medicalfirstaid/index.html Hazardous waste: https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/hazardouswaste/index.html Excavation standards Video: https://www.osha.gov/dts/vtools/construction/trench_fnl_eng_web.html Fact Sheet: https://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/data_Hurricane_Facts/trench_excavation_fs.pdf Slips, trips, and falls https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/falls/ Heat injuries Info pages: https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/heatstress/index.html Standard: https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/standardinterpretations/2001-10-17-0 Video: https://www.osha.gov/heat/graphics.html More? Outdoor skills: survey--learn to use a compass and map, Trimble isn’t always your friend! Lift feet when walking transects. Other good skillsets and discussion on using hand tools such as machetes: https://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/ETA/Documents_Geometronics/Survey-Safety-Manual.pdf Where can we find you online? Danielle de Carle Twitter: @danielledecarle Instagram: @de_carle Steph Halmhofer Twitter: @bones_canada Instagram: @bones.canada https://bonesstonesandbooks.com/ Daniel Kwan Twitter, Instagram, Facebook: @danielhkwan Curiosity in Focus, Dundas West Games, Ross Rifles, ROM Kirsten Lopez Twitter: @archyfem @womenarchys womeninarchaeology.com Women in Archaeology podcast, Association of Oregon Archaeologists

Episode 25: Ancient Politics in the Present Maxime Lamoureux-St. Hilaire (PhD candidate, Tulane) joins this episode of the Go Dig a Hole podcast to share lessons from the ancient Maya. He introduces a "pragmatic" model of governance - both in physical and symbolic structures. This topical and timely discussion of politics on a macro scale bears haunting echoes of present situations in the global sociopolitical sphere. In many ways, human civilization hasn't really come that far... Maxime Lamoureux-St. Hilaire would like to thank Drs. Marcello Canuto (Tulane) and Tomas Barrientos (Universidad del Valle de Guatemala) for having him on their long-term project, and for their support of his research. Links: Proyecto Regional Arqueológico La Corona Proyecto Regional Arqueológico La Corona (Facebook) Wilk, Richard (1985) Ancient Maya in the Political Present Lowrey, Annie (2017) Why the Phrase 'Late Capitalism' is Suddenly Everywhere Annual Maya at the Lago conference David Stuart's blog, Ancient Decipherment Contact Maxime Lamoureux-St. Hilaire by email mlamoure@tulane.edu

Go Dig a Hole Episode 29 - Book Club w/ Daniel Kwan This episode is back from the archives! Look for more of the GDAH back catalog coming soon! Daniel Kwan, host of the Curiosity in Focus podcast, joins GDAH to talk about his favorite books dealing with archaeology and anthropology. Chris and Daniel cover a lot of ground and discuss the Seasonal Reading List series on the Go Dig a Hole blog.

Episode 27: How to Support Public Archaeology This episode originally aired around June 2017, so the info is not current. However, the great public archaeology programs mentioned in this episode are always worth checking out and supporting. In addition to the programs mentioned in this episode, go support some other great independent, listener supported podcasts that bring unique, important, and engaging programs to the public - Women in Archaeology, yes they’re independent, so update your podcast feeds and make sure you’re subscribed to the correct one; Archy Fantasies, the mythbusters of archaeology have gone indie!; and as always Curiosity in Focus, if you’re curious about anything this podcast is for you. Listen for more episodes from the archives, as I work my way back in time until all 29 of the back catalog shows are back out there. New Go Dig a Hole episodes are coming in June 2018. Host, Chris Sims, brings some updates on Go Dig a Hole and talks about public archaeology in Portland and elsewhere. Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon to get your Go Dig a Hole sticker! Links: Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon www.patreon.com/godigahole Archaeology Roadshow (Portland, OR) https://www.pdx.edu/anthropology/archaeology-roadshow Oregon Archaeological Society http://www.oregonarchaeological.org Association of Oregon Archaeologists http://www.associationoforegonarchaeologists.org DigVentures https://digventures.com/projects/digging-darrow/ Archaeology in the Community http://www.archaeologyincommunity.com

Archaeologist, musician, archaeogamer, and all-around-boundary-pusher, Andrew Reinhard, joins the Go Dig a Hole podcast for its 50th episode! Reinhard discusses his latest album, "Assemblage Theory", a collection of open-source samples and found sounds that were put together to form dance tracks - each with a special twist. Archaeological theory and adapted methods guided the creative process throughout. The best part; it's free to download here: https://bit.ly/2JHalgn Learn how Reinhard applies archaeological theory to music production, archaeogaming, punk archaeology, and more in this episode of the Go Dig a Hole podcast. Follow Reinhard and his projects on social media: Twitter: @adreinhard @archaeogaming @nmsarchaeology Instagram: @archaeowhatnow

Support GDAH on Patreon! Get a cool sticker, a nice note, and more! www.patreon.com/godigahole This episode of the Go Dig a Hole podcast comes LIVE from Portland State University in the sunny PNW. GDAH host, Chris Sims, gave a talk at their Anthropology Department's First Thursday guest lecture series. In this talk, he covers how to use digital media in archaeology to present knowledge - to students, the public, and other researchers. This talk coalesces many of the themes that have been circulating GDAH for the past year or so, but delves a little deeper into some of the subjects. Stick around to the end of the episode to hear how archaeological field data can also be digital media, and how it sits in the archaeological tool kit when used in the Codifi paperless data management system. Learn more about Codifi at www.codifi.com

Valorie Aquino and Kirsten Lopez join this episode of the Go Dig a Hole podcast to discuss the March for Science, why public engagement matters, and what we can learn from activism. Follow Valorie on Twitter www.twitter.com/valorieaquino Follow March for Science on Twitter www.twitter.com/marchforscience Follow Kirsten Lopez on Twitter www.twitter.com/archyfem Follow the Women in Archaeology on Twitter www.twitter.com/womenarchys Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon www.patreon.com/godigahole

Often development is viewed as the engine that keeps archaeology going in the United States, but what is the basis for this? Kirsten Lopez returns to the Go Dig a Hole podcast to discuss the NHPA law of 1966 and how it's interpreted in archaeology. We talk about historical preservation, gentrification, and why archaeology needs to clearly demonstrate a service to the public good if it's going to survive. If you enjoy the Go Dig a Hole podcast and the public archaeology projects we're working on, please support it on Patreon at www.patreon.com/godigahole Check out the other episodes of the Go Dig a Hole podcast at www.soundcloud.com/godigahole or anywhere you stream podcasts!

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"Public archaeology is knowing which questions we can ask", Dr. Matt Sanger explains. He elaborates on the importance of understanding that archaeologists have the authority to assign facts, but that they need to relinquish authority over assigning value. Dr. Matthew Sanger is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Binghamton University in New York, and co-director of the department's Master of Arts in Public Archaeology (MAPA) degree program. He joins this episode of the Go Dig a Hole podcast to discuss the program, public archaeology, and the state of archaeology in much larger contexts. I open the episode with a couple questions I've asked other archaeologists: How did you get into archaeology? What has kept you in the field? Sanger explains the experiences he shared with his grandfather during his childhood had a profound impact on his decision to pursue archaeology as a career. He also briefly introduces some of his research on Archaic societies in the coastal Southeastern United States, which sets up some of the directions Sanger has taken his exploration of public archaeology. “Public archaeology” is a term that gets thrown around a lot, especially lately as some archaeologists have become more vocal about the harm of isolating heritage from the people impacted by it. But what make public archaeology, public? Sanger explains that, on a broad level, public archaeology is any time archaeology leaves academia and reaches another audience. As he elaborates through the conversation in this episode, though, we learn there is much more to it. For prospective students, it’s key to understand the end result of a program. That’s something that’s often not clearly communicated in other programs. From the MAPA program website: The focus of the program is the intersection between archaeology and the many organizations that have a stake in the management, protection, study and conservation of the archaeological record. As such, graduates can expect to find careers in private environmental, engineering, energy, and architectural firms, and governmental sectors, such as federal, state, tribal, and local agencies. With training, MAPA students can also prepare themselves for careers in agencies that define policies for educational initiatives, heritage organizations that work directly with descendant communities, institutions that award and administer grants, and museums that are both privately and publicly funded. The key there is reading between the lines to know that public archaeology is adaptable and applicable to a wide variety of career paths - many of them outside traditional archaeology or anthropology jobs. One of the biggest worries about archaeology is pumping out degrees for jobs that may not exist. It’s refreshing to see a thoughtful approach to training early career archaeologists to seek jobs outside the box. Sanger explains in greater detail the kinds of assignments and training MAPA students receive in the two-year, thesis-driven program. The true north that guides all of this is a mission to make the field more relevant, to take archaeology "where people live".

Daniel Kwan joins the GDAH podcast for the final episode of 2017. Over the course of this year both he and I have done a lot and been through a lot, and shared much of it on each other's podcasts (check out Kwan's podcast Curiosity in Focus). Each year's end is a time for introspection and reflection, and 2017 sure has had a lot to warrant reflection. Kwan and I discuss the big changes and moves we've undergone over the past year, and it's important that he joined the podcast for the final episode of the year because we began the year by forming a friendship that has energized and sustained each other's work through collaboration. Both of us have been very busy and, as workaholics like us will tell you, it's often difficult to turn it off. However, if you can't have a gratifying personal life, then what it is all for? So we touch briefly on the importance of work/life balance, and making time for your loved ones. For Kwan, the year has brought the conclusion of his doctoral dissertation and loads of publications stemming from his research on the rise of ceramic technologies in ancient China. It has also brought a lot of work outside academia. It may surprise many to hear that Kwan's next career path probably won't include a hunt for tenure-track professorships. Instead, he plans to grow his newly formed business ventures in tabletop gaming, counseling, and podcasting. For me, the year has brought an engagement to my now-fiancé, some big shifts for Go Dig a Hole like forming it into a nonprofit, big moves with Codifi, and exploring new directions in my personal and professional life.

Happy Thanksgiving, ya bunch of Turkeys! This holiday is a time when people recite nationalist fairy tales. Take a moment to learn about the indigenous peoples of the United States, acknowledge what they've been through, and make space for their voices. I acknowledge the Multnomah and Chinookan people of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers. They are a testament to resilience and resistance against genocide and settler colonialism in one of the largest urban centers in North America. These things are time sensitive but if you're reading this in time, then LET'S DO SOME DIRECT ACTION, Y'ALL! Our National Parks are in trouble and so are we. In a nutshell: NPS employees have a huge backlog of maintenance tasks and not enough funding, resources, or personnel to do them The Trump administration proposes a park entry fee hike to cover the funding gap. Funding parks is good and we should do that - but the way they’re going about it is craven, disgusting, and disingenuous. They’re placing the burden on consumers - people visiting parks - to pick up the slack for an administration that has demonstrated time and again they want to concentrate wealth for elites and punish the middle and working classes. It’s a band-aid that will never stick. It will directly limit chances for students, families, and travelers. The administration wants to let unsustainable, extractive industries ransack parks for natural resources and this is a clear play in that direction. Go online - https://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?documentID=83652 - remind links are in show notes at godigahole.com Comments open until Dec 22 - tell them it’s a bad idea. If the rate hike does go through, the annual parks pass will be the way to go - instead of paying $70 or more to enter a single park for a single day, you’ll be able to pay $80 for the whole year to enter all the parks. Our Internet is also in trouble. If you enjoy free, independent podcasts like Go Dig a Hole, the proposed repeal of Net Neutrality is going to bum you out. It’s not just a despicable authoritarian power grab that limits free speech on the internet, it will dramatically decrease communication, innovation, and information while consolidating power and wealth. Millions have already spoken up about it and apparently that’s not enough to stop the FCC. Cool. Don’t let that happen. Call your representatives and demand they reject the repeal of Net Neutrality. Assuming our internet doesn’t slide farther into the hellworld timeline, online tools are good for archaeology. I recently gave a paper at the annual Chacmool conference on this and there, I focused on the teaching aspects of using podcasts, blogs, and social media for archaeology. So, I’ll share some of that here as well as relate it to students and professionals. Stay tuned for a deep dive into this subject with an upcoming publication, but this episode is just a brief solo discussion on podcasts, blogs, and social media, and their usefulness in communicating archaeology.

Daniel Kwan (host of the Curiosity in Focus podcast) joins this episode of GDAH to continue our conversation about archaeology in pop culture. In this, Kwan and I cover some examples of archaeology in TV, games (board and video), and music. Kwan, being a pop culture aficionado, blasts through a list of TV shows portraying archaeology in various ways. It is the portrayal of archaeology and archaeologists that says something important about attitudes toward the discipline. From Star Trek's even-handed application of cultural relativism in the Star Fleet's "prime directive", to Hank Hill's indignant frustration with an archaeologist who ruins his yard in King of the Hill, views on archaeology's relevance as a discipline and archaeologists' credibility as stewards of cultural resources run wide. Shifting to games, we give a nod to the pioneers of Archaeogaming - researchers examining the way archaeology is presented in games, and the ways archaeological theory and method can be applied to built virtual environments, the code itself, and the physical material of game packaging. As for archaeology in board games, Kwan relates examples of archaeological theory and method being applied to tabletop role playing games like Dungeons & Dragons and Coriolis. We take two approaches to discussing archaeology in music - one is the role music plays in our experience in the field; the other covers references to archaeology or the products of its research in song. I mention my secret love of reggae and reggaeton, and how I actually used to hate it until years of working in the Caribbean/Central American nation of Belize got me hooked. There’s a song by Damian Marley (son of Bob Marley) & Nas called “Patience” that references ancient culture, oral traditional knowledge, archaeologists, Indiana Jones, and makes a call against the hangovers of colonialism - a recurring theme in reggae and Rastafarianism. At one point, Nas says “discovering the world before this world, buried in time, uncovered in rhyme”. The music video kinda rules too. Turning to one of my favorite bands, I can’t believe it’s already been 2 years since this album came out - “Luminiferous” by High on Fire. I was floored when I read this interview with guitarist/singer, Matt Pike, who full-on believes aliens have been among humans since Ancient Sumer. Stoner and Doom metal are subgenres that are rife with references to ancient cultures and pseudoarchaeological claims to the occult. Some of my favorite bands in this style, like The Sword or Electric Wizard, often make (cheesy) references to either real or imaginary ancient material culture to relate themes of power, violence, and life experience in current real-world settings. There are also passing references in a couple Modest Mouse songs to archaeology. I can’t find the link to the interview but their lead singer, Isaac Brock, apparently studied anthropology in school before graduating with an Associates Degree. If you enjoy Go Dig a Hole, share it with your friends, students, and teachers. Also, consider supporting it on Patreon! Supporters get a Go Dig a Hole sticker, and much more!

"Just as white people have to be the ones to fight racism, men need to be the ones to fight sexism" - Dawn Howard OK, before you do anything else with your day, log onto www.healthcare.gov (or your local health exchange, if it still exists) and follow along! OPEN ENROLLMENT BEGINS NOVEMBER 1 AND ENDS ON DECEMBER 15. The site will be down for "routine maintenance" on Sundays so, as this episode's guest says "if this is a weekend thing for you, it's a Saturday thing for you". Check Facebook for any local enrollment events near you if you want some real-time guidance on the process. Dawn Howard, CPA joins this episode of the Go Dig a Hole to discuss the importance of getting healthcare and taxes right, and to talk about fighting sexual assault and sexual harassment. The fight against sexism has received increasing attention in archaeology (and academia at large) in recent years. Some really important conversations came out in the wake of the "Me Too" movement. For anyone unfamiliar, "Me Too" was a trending status on Facebook in which women who had been victims of sexual assault or sexual harassment posted "me too" as their status, sometimes followed by varying levels of soul-baring describing the incidents. Here's the takeaway - men have some real work to do. This is has to entail calling out sexism in the moment, as it happens. Crude jokes, slurs, inappropriate contact, all of it. Stamp. It. Out. Healthcare is a fundamental human right (or at least it should be), and you shouldn't have to choose between your career and being healthy, yet millions of Americans make enormous sacrifices just to gain access to healthcare, let alone afford it. Taxes are handmaiden to healthcare, and the way we do taxes is shaped directly by how we work. As a CRM archaeologist, I've often found more in common with freelancers in the creative fields than I with other scientists, because employment tends to be contract-to-contract and the option to be hired onto a project as a 1099 contractor is often available. So here are some questions Howard addresses in this episode: Should I choose 1099 contractor, or hourly employee for my project? Do I need to set up a separate bank account if I'm a 1099 contractor? Do I need to set up an LLC for myself as a 1099 contractor? Do I need to file taxes quarterly or annually as a 1099 contractor? When should I hire an accountant, and how often do I need one? How much is healthcare coverage going to cost? Can I set up an FSA or HSA for myself? How do I do quarterly taxes if I haven't had a project in a few months? In short, Howard has all the advice I wish I knew a decade ago. Please, people, share this with your friends, family, classmates, coworkers, teachers, students, whatever. Get healthcare coverage and don't screw yourself over on taxes.

Victor Alba

The Go Dig a Hole podcast is a little over two years old now, and it's gone through some changes and growing pains along the way. The first few episodes didn't have the best recording equipment and I was still scaling a steep learning curve for editing the audio tracks. I've shed a co-host or two and a whole podcast network, but I feel like the podcast has finally hit its stride, and I have the listeners, guests, and supporters to thank for that. The Go Dig a Hole Patreon campaign is gaining supporters; the Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts are gaining followers; the podcast is now recording from a really amazing studio in Portland; and the public archaeology mission is taking off with speaking engagements, conference presentations, and field trips booked as extensions of GDAH. I have some great podcasts lined up for the next few episodes, so you can look forward to discussions on ancient Chinese archaeology and cultural representation in mass media; a defense of "screw-ups", politics and healthcare, and financial planning; and colonial archaeology and looting. I'm taking solo submissions to the following topics: Why did you get into archaeology? What made you stay? If you left archaeology, why did you leave? What would've needed to change for you to stay? If you're not an archaeologist, what interests you about archaeology? What would you like to know more about from an archaeologist's perspective? Record it yourself and submit your wav file segments to this Dropbox link. They can be anonymous if you prefer. Once I get enough submissions, I'll put them together for a diversity of perspectives on what a career in archaeology actually looks and feels like. There's been a plethora of unrealistic ideas of what constitutes a "career" when you have to cobble together multiple contracts from multiple companies across multiple states. Let's ground truth it, shall we? This is also a great day to take a moment to give some love to my favorite podcasters and podcasts: Curiosity in Focus Gratuity Not Included Heritage Voices Women in Archaeology Racist Sandwich Chapo Trap House Champagne Sharks Politically Re-Active Give them a listen, and if you're inclined to support them on Patreon, many of them have fundraising campaigns.

This episode is a collaboration between Heritage Voices, hosted by Lyle Balenquah and Jessica Yaquinto, and Go Dig a Hole. It features a panel of tribal members discussing the issues involving cultural sovereignty as it relates to museum collections. The primary issue here is that museums largely formed their collections during periods when imperialist endeavors were exploiting, displacing, or outright killing indigenous peoples. The drive to collect antiquities as a byproduct of these events not only tokenizes cultural heritage by displaying them as curiosities, but also presents items detached from context since building knowledge was not the goal when tribal items were collected. Descendant communities are tasked with the challenge of locating and identifying items that were taken from their tribes under questionable means, and museums are tasked with the challenge of properly attributing items in their collections that are missing essential cultural data and then repatriating them if necessary. This panel discussion highlights some of the main problems, but also covers some positive examples of museums doing right by the tribes. Positive ways to move forward are suggested and, as Balenquah suggests, it is crucial to develop lasting and meaningful relationships between tribes and museums to serve to the mutual benefit of each group.

We are excited to share our first panel episode with you. In addition to being a panel episode, this episode is also a crossover episode with the Go Dig a Hole podcast. Today’s panel features indigenous archaeologists, cultural anthropologists, and even a THPO from the Southwest, California, Pacific Northwest, and Plains tribes talking about their experiences working with museums. They talk about the major challenges they face with museums, including representation, repatriation, and past preservation techniques, as well as positive museum experiences and the directions they would like to see museums go in the future. Finally they give guidance on how museums and tribes can better work together in the future. 

It's the season three finale! For this special episode, Daniel is joined by fellow podcaster Christopher Sims from Portland, OR to talk about depictions of archaeology in film and television. From Prometheus to Indiana Jones, nothing was spared in this episode! This will be the first of an ongoing series between Curiosity in Focus and Go Dig a Hole. The next one: music and television!

Daniel sat down with fellow podcaster Christopher Sims to talk about the Go Dig a Hole podcast, archaeology, building a brand outside of academia, and how to start your own podcast! 

There’s never a shortage of french fries or hash browns at Denny’s, but why would they possibly run out of baked potatoes? Well, it’s got something to do with foodiness, that’s for sure. Tune in to this week’s episode of Let’s Get Real as Erica Wides breaks down the ubiquitous potato. From instant flakes to blight – she’s covering all angles of the tasty tuber. This program was brought to you by Cain Vineyard & Winery. “I’ve got nothing against the potato per-se, but I do have a problem with potato foodiness.” [11:00] “Please don’t use instant mash potatoes. If you really don’t want to cook potatoes by yourself – buy them pre-made! It’s pathetic, but it’s fine.” [25:00] –Erica Wides on Let’s Get Real