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  • Palaeolithic Cave Art with Dr Angharad Jones and Hannah Andrews from Creswell Crags Archaeological Museum - Ep 141
    Apr 25 2025

    In this week’s episode, Dr Alan chats to Dr Angharad Jones and Hannah Andrews from the archaeological museum Creswell Crags, one of the most important prehistoric sites in the UK. Located within a limestone gorge and winding Pleistocene caves, the site has some of the earliest examples of Palaeolithic rock art!

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    Introducing… Dr Angharad Jones, Collections Officer at Creswell Crags

    Verification of the age of Palaeolithic rock art at Creswell

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    35 mins
  • The Mistress of Animals - Ep 140
    Mar 28 2025

    Today, Chris Webster joins Alan to talk about a rock art panel from Arizona. It’s got a handful of elements but a bug story to tell. We try to interpret some of the elements and Alan tells us how to read the others.

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    37 mins
  • Quantum Consciousness - Ep 139
    Mar 14 2025

    Everything in this world is connected. On this episode, Alan and Chris discuss shamanism in relation to the quantum consciousness.

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    33 mins
  • The Ancient Art Archive with Stephen Alvarez - Ep 138
    Feb 28 2025

    In this week’s episode, Dr Alan sits down with Stephen Alvarez, internationally acclaimed National Geographic photojournalist and documentarian behind the Mural of America, an exploration into the stories embedded into remarkable rock art sites.

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    • For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/rockart/138
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    43 mins
  • Dr Aaron Wright, Archaeology Southwest - Ep 137
    Feb 14 2025

    In this week’s episode Alan chats to Dr Aaron Wright, a leading archaeologist at Archaeology Southwest. With a Ph.D. in Anthropology, Aaron has spent years studying the Hohokam and Patayan traditions of the southwestern U.S., focusing on cultural landscapes and rock art. His groundbreaking work on the South Mountain Rock Art Project and his book Religion on the Rocks earned him the Don D. and Catherine S. Fowler Prize. Aaron is currently leading efforts to establish the Great Bend of the Gila National Monument, working to preserve and highlight the significance of this unique cultural landscape.

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    39 mins
  • Encore: Signs and Iconicity with Dr. Tirtha Mukhopadhyay - Ep 108
    Jan 3 2025

    Dr. Tirtha Mukhopadhyay joins Alan to talk about iconicity in rock. This is a fascinating discussion about some of the deep meanings and uses of rock art.

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    47 mins
  • Encore: Evidence for the Peopling of the Americas - Ep 111
    Dec 20 2024

    The Archaeology Podcast Network is taking a break for the holiday season. In the meantime, please enjoy this encore episode. It’s a favorite of ours! Happy holidays!

    There’s a lot of dates thrown around regarding the first people to enter and settle North and South America. However, what’s the evidence? What do we know with a high degree of certainty? Let’s find out on this episode.

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    37 mins
  • Pacific Rim Rock Art with Rachel Hoerman and the Huliaupa'a Community - Rock Art 136
    Dec 6 2024

    In this week’s episode, Dr Alan speaks with historic preservation specialist and project coordinator of Huliauapa’a, Rachel Hoerman. Along with community members Andree-Michelle Conley Kapoi and her teenage twins, Anais and Oisin, who are involved in the Stewardship and Protection Plan Project for the kiʻi pōhaku at Nu'u Refuge, Kaupō, Maui, they speak about Pacific Rim rock art and heritage stewardship in Hawai’i.

    Transcripts
    • For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/rockart/136
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    49 mins
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