Random Archaeology Podcasts

Historian and journalist Tony Perrottet unearths sexual stories from throughout the ages. The series is modeled on the “secret cabinets” in Victorian museums, where medieval chastity belts, Renaissance pornography and perverse novels by the Marquis de Sade were hidden. Each episode will answer a burning question: How did Napoleon’s penis end up in suburban New Jersey? Are champagne glasses modeled on Marie-Antoinette’s breasts? How did you behave at one of Caligula’s orgies? And what were Casanova’s best pick-up lines?

Categories: Arts, History

Tags: Archaeology, Erotica, History, museums, pornography, sex, Sexual

How and why did ancient Romans use myth to validate their power? Emperor Augustus legitimised his rule by entwining his own ancestry with the mythical stories of Rome’s foundation, and created a divine aura around Rome as capital of the vast empire. This album visits key emblems associated with Rome’s beginnings: the Forum and the Capitoline Hill with its statue of the she-wolf and Romulus and Remus; the Emperor Augustus’s palace and ceremonial altar, and the 17th Century D’Arpino frescos of foundation myths commissioned by Pope Innocent X to underpin his authority. By monumentalising and glorifying their real and legendary past, Romans painted their own history and this continues to encapsulate Roman identity today. This material forms part of The Open University course A330 Myth in the Greek and Roman worlds.

Categories: Education

Tags: ancestor, Archaeology, History, monuments, narratives, Ovid, Political, seven-hills, sites, Wolf

The Unusual History of Every Thing is a podcast for lovers of the weird history of common things in our world. Join cultural object preservationists Melanie Dellas and Karen Lacy as they uncover the unusual histories of every thing around us. New episodes every Tuesday!

Categories: Education, History

Tags: ancientegypt, ancientgreece, AncientHistory, ancientrome, anthropology, Archaeology, artifacts, Books, culturalobjects, Culture, Curiosities, History, historypodcasts, mummies, museums, oddities, Podcasts, strangehistory, weirdhistory

What makes you … you? And who tells what stories and why? In the fifth season of the SAPIENS podcast, listeners will hear a range of human stories: from the origins of the chili pepper to how prosecutors decide someone is a criminal to stolen skulls from Iceland. Join Season 5’s host, Eshe Lewis, on our latest journey to explore what it means to be human. SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human, is produced by House of Pod and supported by the Wenner-Gren Foundation. SAPIENS is part of the American Anthropological Association Podcast Library. For more information, visit sapiens.org

Categories: Science

Tags: anthropology, Archaeology, Culture, educational, evolution, humaninterest, international, language, Magazine, science, storytelling, Technology

The Micah Hanks Program is a weekly podcast that covers science and the mysteries of our universe. Taking a critically-minded approach to the study of our world, each week Micah presents commentary and discussions with guests on subjects that include mysteries of physics and astronomy, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), UFOs, myths and folklore, archaeology and ancient mysteries, artificial intelligence, futurism, cryptozoology, science fiction, and entertainment. Each week we journey to the boundaries of human knowledge, in search of the most unusual things our world has to offer.

Categories: Science, Society & Culture

Tags: Archaeology, missingpersons, mysteries, science, skepticism, Space, uap, ufos, Unexplained

Israel 101 are short videos that explore big questions and untangle complex topics. You’ll get all the information you need to get your head around Israel and Judaism and develop informed opinions on a wide range of issues.

Categories: History, Religion & Spirituality

Tags: 6daywar, Archaeology, cityofdavid, holyland, IDF, Israel, religious, torah

Archaeology is about reconstructing the physical past to obtain an understanding of how different civilisations and cultures have evolved over time. In this album, archaeologists from the British Museum explain the scientific processes involved in the discovery, investigation and interpretation of a variety of artefacts, such as skeletons, coins, textiles and metal artefacts unearthed at sites such as the famous Iron Age burial at Sutton Hoo, and Tell es-Sa’idiyeh in Jordan. The album also reveals how amateur archaeologists who use metal detectors contribute to creating a picture of ancient societies. This material forms part of The Open University course SA188 Archaeology: the science of investigation.

Categories: Education

Tags: Archaeology, artefacts, bones, British Museum, bronze, burial, Casting, chariot, conservation, English Heritage, excavation, grave, Iron, Metal, site, voids, Wetwang, wood, Yorkshire

Welcome to the ‘Survey Like a Girl’ podcast – a project aimed at celebrating female archaeological geophysicists.

Through a series of podcasts and blogs, we will explore the stories of a group of inspirational women who have carved out a career in the science of seeing beneath the ground…

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Categories: Science, Society & Culture

Tags: archaeologist, Archaeology, empowerment, geophysicist, geophysics, surveylikeagirl, women

Tune in to the audio podcast and join your host, an inquisitive, knitting archaeologist in exploring the rich fiber art traditions from across history and around the world.

Categories: Arts, Leisure

Tags: anthropology, Archaeology, artist, crochet, History, knitters, knitting, language, lush, Podcast, road, skein, textile, travel, weaving, women, woven

We dig deeper so you don’t have to. News, views, people & ideas from the world of prehistoric archaeology. Dr. Tom Booth specialises in analysing ancient DNA from archaeological human remains, teasing out all manner of information from diet and disease to migrations of people in the distant past. In fact, some of Tom’s recent research has even shed light on different funerary practices in the Bronze Age, revealing some fascinating discoveries about ways that people related to, or looked after the remains of their departed. (We first reported on this in a piece in the Prehistory Show #3. https://www.patreon.com/posts/prehistory-show-42771218) Tom’s work is really bringing some clarity to the huge genetic shifts which took place in the major transition periods of the past and it’s remarkable how the study of ancient DNA is opening so many windows into the past. As is so often the case, we could have talked long enough to make half a dozen interviews. We hope you enjoy this one.

Categories: Education, History, Society & Culture

Tags: ancient history, archaeologists, Archaeology, avebury, bronze age, callanish, human origins, interviews, mesolithic, Neolithic, prehistory, stonehenge

Welcome to the official free Podcast site from SAGE Publications for Anthropology & Archaeology. SAGE is a leading international publisher of journals, books, and electronic media for academic, educational, and professional markets with principal offices in Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, and Singapore.

Categories: Science

Tags: anthropology, Archaeology, publications, sage

#DigitalHeritage specialist Jeff Guin (@heritagevoices) interviews thought leaders who are using the social web to advocate for history and cultural resources. Find video interviews and digital helps on the Voices website.

Categories: Society & Culture, Technology

Tags: 0, 2, Archaeology, architecture, blogging, builtheritage, Culture, genealogy, gov, heritage, History, museums, Podcast, Preservation, socialmedia, video

In Viking times, a ‘Thing’ was a gathering; a place where leaders and warriors could meet and talk. In the 21st century, our ‘Thing’ is a virtual place where Viking academics and enthusiasts from around the world can come together to share knowledge.
Join Miranda and Lucas, from the JORVIK Viking Centre, as they delve into another fascinating topic about Vikings, archaeology, and more!

Categories: Arts, Education, History

Tags: Archaeology, educational, History, jorvik, learning, medieval, museum, mythology, Norse, thing, Viking, york

Join host Dr. Chelsea Gardner and co-hosts Dr. Carolyn Laferièrre and Dr. Melissa Funke for a journey through under-explored aspects of archaeology, history, and everyday life in the ancient Mediterranean. Every week we feature an expert whose cutting-edge research sheds light on the real people who lived in ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, and beyond. Follow us on Twitter @peoplingthepast with the #peoplingpodcast, on Instagram and Facebook @peoplingthepast, and on our website peoplingthepast.com.

Categories: Arts, Education

Tags: academia, academics, Adventure, ancientartandarchaeology, AncientHistory, ancientmediterranean, ancientworld, Antiquity, Archaeology, arthistory, canada, classics, Culture, Education, exploration, History, knowledge, peoplingthepast, publichistory, scholarship, travel

Hosted by Dr. Karen Bellinger, the Working Over Time podcast examines society through the lens of work, over time and across cultures. If you‘re a fellow time traveler who loves history and epic storytelling, you‘ve found the right time machine. Produced by LittleFire, Past Preservers, and Dr. Karen Bellinger. Follow us on Twitter @WorkingOTSeries. We‘re also on Patreon: www.patreon.com/workingovertime

Categories: History, Science, Society & Culture

Tags: american history, ancient history, anthropology, Archaeology, archeology, careers, contemporary society, craftsmanship, culture and society, economics, economy, Employers, employment, Entertainment, global, global history, History, industry, jobs, Journal, Journals, sociology, storytelling, Technology, time-travel, Trades, us history, work, working, workplaces, world history

Mesoamerican art historian Catherine Nuckols Wilde interviews archaeologists, art historians, linguists, museum curators and more to provide listeners with up-to-date information on the Maya, Aztec, Olmec and more!

Categories: Arts

Tags: Archaeology, art history, Aztec, Culture, iconography, linguistics, Maya, mayan, mesoamerica, Olmec, precolumbian art

Grob – the only nation never to discover the wheel, even after it was shown to them by outsiders and patiently explained. The only nation in World War II to declare war on the Swiss and no one else. The only nation to decide it didn’t like its industrial revolution and revolve back in the other direction. Land of contradictions; land of no contradictions. This podcast tells the story of this unique and fascinating nation from the bronze age to the present day and beyond.

Categories: Comedy

Tags: ancient, anthropology, Archaeology, Comedy, Epic, fiction, History, parody, silly, spoof

The news of the week in audio, for many years compiled and written by the late Michelle Hilling of Archaeologica, is now the product of our dedicated volunteer team. Read by Laura Kennedy, the Audio News is compiled from Archaeologica’s daily news updates. The musical interludes are original compositions by Anthony Kennedy. The Audio News from Archaeologica is compiled from Archaeologica.org’s daily news updates.

Categories: Society & Culture

Tags: 620657, ancient culture, anthropology, archaeological, archaeologist, Archaeology, archaeology news, archeological, archeology, artifact, Discovery, ethnography, ethnology, excavation, heritage, historical, History