Throughout the semester we will collectively add archaeology-related resources here. They can be links to books, videos, podcasts, etc. Please make suggestions!
Institutional Videos & Webinars
- Crow Canyon Archaeological Center (Cortez, CO) YouTube Channel
- Cotsen Institute of Archaeology (UCLA, Los Angeles, CA) YouTube Channel
- The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (formerly the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, IL) YouTube Channel
Archaeology Videos & Podcasts
- The Archaeologist’s Laboratory (E.B. Banning) YouTube Channel
- Afterlives of Ancient Egypt with Kara Cooney Podcast
- Women in Archaeology Blog & Podcast
- Sapiens Podcasts
Additional Materials (by topic)
General Histories
- A History of Archaeological Thought, 2nd edition (Trigger 2014)
- Breaking Ground: Pioneering Women of Archaeology (eds. Cohen & Joukousky 2004)
Regional Histories
- The Development of Archaeology in Africa (Nonofho Mathibidi Ndobochani 2021, Oxford Research Encyclopedia)
- Peruvian Archaeology: A Critical History (Tantaleán 2014)
Methods: Survey
- Archaeological Survey (The Archaeologists Laboratory, 21 mins)
- Indigenous Methods: Catch & Release (Sara González, 3 minutes, 2016)
- Google Earth
- Google Earth Engine for archaeologists: An updated look at the progress and promise of remotely sensed big data (Herndon et al. 2023)
- Aerial Archaeology @ Home (6 min)
- Versions of Google Earth? (desktop, web, mobile)
- Google Earth’s Incredible 3D Imagery explained (2017, 8 mins)
Methods: Excavations
- Stratigraphy (The Archaeologists Laboratory, 28 mins)
- Into the Field: Archaeology Field School Abroad (PBS, 30 mins)
- CW: brief imagery/discussion of human remains (14 mins)
- A Day in the Life @ Jamestown (2021, 12 mins)
- Harris Matrix (Simple Archaeology, 2021, 4 mins)
- The Excavation Process: How we Excavate (Cooper’s Ferry site, 3 mins)
Indigenous Archaeology & Food Sovereignty
- Indigenous Perspectives on Archaeology (2020, 16 min)
- From the Margins to the Mainstream: Black & Indigenous Futures in Archaeology (2020-2021; Wenner-Gren webinar series)
- I-Collective: Indigenous, Inspired, Innovative & Independent
- First Nations & Archaeology collaborations @ McMaster University, Ontario, Canada (2023)
- Three Sisters Garden @ SUNY-Binghamton
Manoomin (Wild Rice) & the Rights of Nature (thanks, Amaia!) [documentary]
Radiocarbon Dating & Calibration Information
- Dating: The Radiocarbon Way (GNS Science, 10 minutes)
- Radiocarbon Tree-Ring Calibration (Beta Analytic Testing Lab, text & videos)
- Radiocarbon & Dendrochronology (Kromer 2009)
- Carbon-14 Dating Explained (UChicago News, Explainer Series)
- Archaeological Dating (Crow Canyon)
Archaeology & Disability
- The Disabled Archaeologists Network
- Finding a Field School & Arranging Accommodations (2023, 1 hr)
- Confronting Ableism in Archaeology with Disability Expertise (Heath-Stout, Kinkopf, and Wilkie, 2022)
- On Flare-ups in the Trenches: Personal Reflections on Disability in Archaeology (Fitzpatrick 2022- check out the references!!!)
- (related) The Oklahoma Public Archaeology Network (OKPAN): Leveraging University Resources to Serve Historically Excluded Communities (Pitblado et al. 2023)
Digital Archaeology: AI, VR, etc.
- Check out the class presentation on Colleen Morgan!
- Thinking through the tool: collaborative archaeological bodywork in immersive virtual reality (Morrow & Wernke 2023, full text here)
- The Interactive Past: Archaeology, Heritage & Video Games (Mol et al. 2017) (link for free download)
Bioarchaeology: Methods, Research Questions, Ethics [CW]
- Introduction to Bioanthropology (open access textbook)
- This chapter is a revision from “Chapter 1: Introduction to Biological Anthropology” by Katie Nelson, Lara Braff, Beth Shook, and Kelsie Aguilera. In Explorations: An Open Invitation to Biological Anthropology, first edition, edited by Beth Shook, Katie Nelson, Kelsie Aguilera, and Lara Braff, which is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.
- The Smithsonian’s Human Origins Program (general background on human evolution)
- NAGPRA & other legislation, accords, etc.
- National NAGPRA website & YouTube Channel
- New Rules (Jan 12, 2024): Three Part Video Series (Indian Country Today)
- ProPublica: The Repatriation Project (massive resource for searching institutional information)
- World Archaeological Congress (WAC) & their Codes of Ethics (see Vermillion Accord)
- Society for American Archaeology’s Statement Concerning the Treatment of Human Remains (April 2021, post-dating the webinar watched in class)
- Journeys to Complete the Work: Repatriation Comic (Atalay, Shannon & Swogger)
- Case studies
- African Burial Ground (New York Preservation Project); Reflection & Remembrance: The African Burial Ground 30 Years after Discovery (New York Public Library)
- The Cobb Collection, Howard University (mentioned by Prof. Blakey)
- Smithsonian’s “Bone Doctor” Scavenged Thousands of Body Parts (Dunca, Healy & Ba Tran August 2023, Washington Post), multimedia research on eugenicist Ales Hrdlicka
- Kennewick Man/ The Ancient One- Repatriation Statement, Burke Museum (2017)
- Kennewick Man will be reburied, but quandaries around human remains won’t (The Conversation, Redman 2016)
- Ancient-human fossils sent to space: scientists slam ‘publicity stunt’: The decision to send hominin bones on a commercial spaceflight has raised eyebrows among human-evolution researchers (Nature, Callaway 2013)
- African Burial Ground (New York Preservation Project); Reflection & Remembrance: The African Burial Ground 30 Years after Discovery (New York Public Library)
- Podcasts & Videos
- A Look into Bioarchaeology with Michele Buzon (Purdue Research Series, 30 mins) [Prof. Klarich’s Trowelblazer profile]
- Race and Biological Anthropology with Dr. Rachel Watkins (131) – Ep 171
- Osteology 101: 5 part series with “Dig it with Raven” on YouTube