Chelsea Colwell-Pasch has developed an awesome, powerful, and quick digging machine for archaeological prospection - aka, automated shovel testing! Well, not automated. You still need to run it. But, it’s fast and gentle on the artifacts. We talk to her about how she came up with the idea, using the device over the last few years, and the patenting process across multiple borders. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/archaeotech/197 Links Chelsea Colwell-Pasch’s business contact: chelsea.pasch@colbr.ca Episode 194 Update Balkan Heritage Field Scho ..read more

Conferences have pretty much never changed in the archaeology world. We’re still doing the same things we’ve done for decades. Sure, the abstract station is gone and now there is often an app to see what’s up next, but, there’s a lot more that could be done to make the travel to the venue more “worth it”. On this episode we toss out a few ideas and a few crazy ideas for conference organizers to consider. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/archaeotech/196 Links Podfest Podcast Movement Second Life Oculus Kulturo Media Events Contact Chris Webst ..read more

We start today's show with a discussion about the current uses to Twitter and Mastodon after Elon Musk's takeover. For the last two segments, however, we talk about a novel way photogrammetry is being used on an excavation in Bulgaria. Want to see the excavation at any level? This will do it! Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/archaeotech/194 Links A Photogrammetry-Assisted Methodology for the Documentation of Complex Stratigraphic Relationships Blender The Harris Matrix w/ Edward Harris Himself - The Archaeology Show Ep 13 Contact Chris Webst ..read more

It's a news episode! We found three articles that all happen to deal with archaeological metallurgy. From sourcing to melting with a laser, there's a lot you can tell about an object based on what it's metals are either composed of or are sourced from. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/archaeotech/193 Links Mass spectrometry identifies ancient battlefield Tin from Uluburun shipwreck shows small-scale commodity exchange fueled continental tin supply across Late Bronze Age Eurasia Portable laser ablation sheds light on Early Bronze Age gold treas ..read more

Paul worked with Marco Wolf on his travels to Ur this past fall of 2022. Marco is interested in all things digital and they talked a lot about some of the techniques they were both using on their projects. On this episode they discuss Marco’s data management methods, magnetometry work, and more. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/archaeotech/192 Links Looking Forward to the End of ‘Digital Archaeology’ Contact Chris Webster Twitter: @archeowebbyEmail: chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Paul Zimmerman Twitter: @lugalEmail: paul@lugal.com Arch ..read more

(ENCORE of Ep 123) Dr. Dan Bigman from Bigman Geophysical joins the show once again to talk about GPR and other methods in a CRM context. Of course this works for any project, but, we focused on contract archaeology for some portions of this episode. Links Bigman Geophysical Learn GPR App of the Day Webby: GoPro App Contact Chris Webster Twitter: @archeowebby Email: chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Paul Zimmerman Twitter: @lugal Email: paul@lugal.com ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twi ..read more

Zach Overfield joins us to talk about a recent project he was involved with in Louisiana with his employer, HDR. They were tasked with identifying whether culture resources exist, including an historic cemetery, near a railroad bridge. Through a combination of cadaver dogs and GPR they were able to get the job done. Find out how on this episode. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/archaeotech/189 Links Bonnet Carré Spillway Rail Bridge Reconstruction Environmental Services Contact Chris Webster Twitter: @archeowebby Email: chris@archaeologypodc ..read more

Today Paul talks about this magnetometry training that he recently received. They’re using it on the project in the Middle-East that he’s been going on the past few seasons. Then, we discuss a recent publication that combined many forms of data into a single, usable, geodatabase. Start your own podcast with Zencastr and get 30% off your first three months with code TAS. Click this message for more information. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https:www.archpodnet.com/archaeotech/188 Links Archaeo-Physics, LLC Paul’s Transect Calculator script Map It! The Pueblo Grande V ..read more

On this episode Paul tells us all about doing CRM in Saudi Arabia for the last few months. We talk about the field methodologies they used, how they stored and processed data, and just what working over there is generally like. Thanks so much to Ed Gonzales-Tennant for subbing in and welcome back Paul! Start your own podcast with Zencastr and get 30% off your first three months with code TAS. Click this message for more information. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to www.archpodnet.com/archaeotech/187 Links Codifi iCMTGIS Contact Chris Webster Twitter: @archeowebby Emai ..read more

In the wake of some tragic events AND an unseasonable hot summer we're talking about field safety tech. Good tech can not only keep you safer, but, it can make you more efficient as well. Sometimes just being more efficient IS being more safe. We're joined by Rachel Roden from Wildnote who will help us find some cool, useful, things. Start your own podcast with Zencastr and get 30% off your first three months with code TAS. Click this message for more information. Links Wildnote Equipment for High-Tech Camping Garmin Fenix 6S North face Etip Gloves Dry Guy Boot Dryers Hidrate Water Bottle Cam ..read more