ArchaeoCafé - Episode 2-33 - Archaeology in 3D: An interview with Clarence Surette & Zeb Kawei

ArchaeoCafé - Episode 2-34 - Palaeofelinology: An interview with Claudio Ottoni

In this episode I talk with Claudio Ottoni about the origin and history of domestic cats.

Episode notes are available on the ArchaeoCafé website.
http://archaeocafe.kvasirpublishing.com/archaeocafe-podcast-ep-234-ottoni/

About Claudio Ottoni

Dr. Ottoni is a professor at the University of Rome "Tor Vergata". His research interests are in biomolecular archaeology and the study of ancient DNA as a tool to reconstruct the past of human and animal populations. In particular, much of his research has focused on the history of cat-human interactions and particularly through the use of palaeogenetics. He has previously lead research projects at the Center for Archaeological Sciences (CAS) of the KU Leuven University, in Belgium, the Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES) of the University of Oslo, in Norway, and the Diet and Ancient Technology Laboratory (DANTE) of the Sapienza University of Rome, in Italy. Dr. Ottoni is currently the head of the FELIX project, funded by the European Research Council. 

Web:
https://uniroma.academia.edu/ClaudioOttoni
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Claudio-Ottoni
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0u2SiNQAAAAJ
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8870-1589

Some useful terminology and links

FELIX project
This project analyses cats from 10,000 years ago until the 19th century from archaeological sites in Europe, the Near and Middle East, and North Africa to gain insights into the cat-human relationship. By reconstructing the genomes and the dietary habits of ancient cats, the objective of the project is to reconstruct the unique biological and ecological features that shaped cat domestication, and the dispersal of domestic cats across the globe.
https://www.ercfelix.com/project/

Domestic cat (Felis catus)
A domestic species of small carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat

Hierakonpolis or Nekhen
The religious and political capital of Upper Egypt at the end of prehistoric Egypt (c. 3200–3100 BCE) and probably during the Early Dynastic Period (c. 3100–2686 BCE).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nekhen

Shillourokambos
A Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) site near Parekklisia, in southern Cyprus occupied from the end of the 9th to the second half of the 8th millennium BCE.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillourokambos

Selected reading

The Dispersal of the Domestic Cat: Paleogenetic and Zooarcheological Evidence
by Claudio Ottoni and Wim Van Neer
Near Eastern Archaeology, 2020, vol. 83(1), p. 38-45.
https://doi.org/10.1086/707312

The palaeogenetics of cat dispersal in the ancient world
by Claudio Ottoni and others
Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2017, vol. 1, article number 0139
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-017-0139

Of cats and men: The paleogenetic history of the dispersal of cats in the ancient world
by Claudio Ottoni and others
bioRxiv, 2016, article number 080028
https://doi.org/10.1101/080028

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ArchaeoCafé - Episode 2-33 - Archaeology in 3D: An interview with Clarence Surette & Zeb Kawei

In this episode we talk with Clarence Surette and Zeb Kawei about 3D scanning, modelling, and printing in archaeology.

Episode notes are available on the ArchaeoCafé website.
http://archaeocafe.kvasirpublishing.com/archaeocafe-podcast-ep-233-surette-kawei/

About Clarence Surette

Clarence is a bio-archaeology technician at Lakehead University. A lot of his research has focused on the analysis of microfossils (such as phytoliths, pollen, starch) and how it applies to reconstructing past diets and environments. In recent years, Clarence's work has focused on investigating the use of 3D modelling in archaeology. Since 2007, he has been the president of the Thunder Bay Chapter of the Ontario Archaeological Society.

Web:
https://www.lakeheadu.ca/users/S/clsurett/node/21165
https://lakeheadu.academia.edu/ClarenceSurette
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Clarence-Surette
https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarence-surette-a5531a43/

About Zebedee "Zeb" Kawei

Zeb is a graduate of Lakehead University and currently an archaeologist at Ecofor Consulting. His research focuses on reconstructing paleo-environment in virtual reality.  

Web:
https://lakeheadu.academia.edu/ZebedeeKawei

Some useful terminology and links

Blender
https://www.blender.org/

MeshLab
https://www.meshlab.net/

Meshmixer
https://www.meshmixer.com/

Artifact GeoMorph Toolbox 3D
https://sourceforge.net/projects/artifact-geomorph-toolbox-3d/files/

Stratovan
https://www.stratovan.com/blog/landmark-editor

Lakehead Anthropology Sketchfab page
https://sketchfab.com/LakeheadAnthropology

Selected reading

Quick and dirty: streamlined 3D scanning in archaeology
by Jarrod Knibbe, and others
Published in "CSCW '14: Proceedings of the 17th ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work & social computing" in 2014. p. 1366–1376
https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/2531602.2531669

Promoting the Past: The Educational Applications of 3D Scanning Technology in Archaeology
by Ashley McCuistion
Journal of Middle Atlantic Archaeology, 2013, Vol. 29, p. 35-42
https://www.academia.edu/5242308/

Towards the definition of best 3D practices in archaeology: Assessing 3D documentation techniques for intra-site data recording
by Fabrizio Galeazzi
Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2016, Vol. 17, p. 159-169
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2015.07.005

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ArchaeoCafé - Episode 2-32 - Disclosure policies in archaeology: An interview with Gareth Spicer

In this episode I talk with Gareth Spicer about policies of disclosure in archaeology and how this has influenced some of the projects that he has worked on.

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http://archaeocafe.kvasirpublishing.com/archaeocafe-podcast-ep-232-spicer/

About Gareth Spicer

Gareth is a principal archaeologist at Turtle Island Cultural Resource Management based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 

Web:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gareth-spicer-819b4360/

Some useful terminology and links

Turtle Island CRM
http://turtleislandcrm.com/

Selected reading

Archaeologists dig for answers at new Walterdale site
CBC News, 10 August 2012 
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/archaeologists-dig-for-answers-at-new-walterdale-site-1.1163310

Much of Edmonton’s rich aboriginal prehistory sits in storage
by Elise Stolte
Edmonton Journal, 16 August 2012
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/insight/much-of-edmontons-rich-aboriginal-prehistory-sits-in-storage

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ArchaeoCafé - Episode 2-31 - The Solutrean hypothesis: An interview with Bruce Bradley

In this episode I talk with Bruce Bradley about the Solutrean hypothesis and his work investigating this subject.

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About Bruce Bradley

Dr. Bradley is an emeritus professor at the University of Exeter. His research currently focuses on the Pleistocene in South America and American Southwest Ancestral Puebloan archaeology. He is also active in research into the early occupations of the Atlantic seaboard in North America. Bruce is also well-known in the knapper community for his skill and ability to replicate ancient techniques and styles of knapped stone tools. 

Web:
https://humanities.exeter.ac.uk/archaeology/staff/bradley/
https://exeter.academia.edu/BruceBradley
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bruce-Bradley
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bruce-Bradley-2
https://www.primtech.net/

Some useful terminology and links

Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optically_stimulated_luminescence

Meadowcroft Rockshelter site
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meadowcroft_Rockshelter

Page-Ladson site
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Page-Ladson

Topper site
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topper_Site

Gravettian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravettian

Magdalenian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalenian

Denali
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denali
https://www.nps.gov/dena/index.htm

Selected reading

Across Atlantic Ice: The Origin of America's Clovis Culture
by Dennis J. Stanford, Bruce A. Bradley
University of California Press, 2013, 336 pages.
https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520275782/across-atlantic-ice
https://www.audible.com/pd/Across-Atlantic-Ice-Audiobook/B008BK8KE4

Ice Bridge
Director: Robin Bicknell
Nature of Things, CBC (Season 57, Episode 11)
Episode air date: 14 January 2018 (Canada)
https://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/episodes/ice-bridge
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7870326/

New Evidence for a Possible Paleolithic Occupation of the Eastern North American Continental Shelf at the Last Glacial Maximum
by Dennis Stanford and colleagues
Prehistoric Archaeology on the Continental Shelf, 2014, p. 73-93
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9635-9_5
https://www.academia.edu/7054896/

Solutrean Hypothesis: Genetics, the Mammoth in the Room
by Stephen Oppenheimer, Bruce Bradley & Dennis Stanford
World Archaeology, 2014, Vol. 46(5), Debates in World Archaeology, p. 752-774. 
https://doi.org/10.1080/00438243.2014.966273 

The North Atlantic Ice-Edge Corridor: A Possible Palaeolithic Route to the New World
by Bruce Bradley and Dennis Stanford
World Archaeology, 2004, Vol. 36(4), Debates in World Archaeology, p. 459-478.
https://doi.org/10.1080/0043824042000303656

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ArchaeoCafé - Episode 2-30 - Archaeology and YouTube: An interview with Raven Todd DaSilva

In this episode we talk with Raven Todd DaSilva about popularising archaeology through YouTube.

Episode notes are available on the ArchaeoCafé website. 

http://archaeocafe.kvasirpublishing.com/archaeocafe-podcast-ep-230-todd-dasilva/

About Raven Todd DaSilva

Raven is a graduate of University College London. Her research interests are in archaeology and heritage conservation. She hosts the YouTube channel 'Dig it with Raven', in which she informs viewers about archaeology and history.

Web:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/raven-todd-dasilva-563a4672/
https://www.digitwithraven.com/
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Raven-Todd-Dasilva
https://www.instagram.com/digitwithraven/
https://www.facebook.com/digitwithraven/
https://twitter.com/digitwithraven

Selected media

Dig It With Raven
YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6P0a1_YLM0i2LoLmP9jCRw

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