The world is full of incredible archaeological sites, inspiring historic figures, and breathtaking ancient artefacts. But what about those everyday objects that have become so essential to our daily life that we don't even notice them any more? In this podcast, professional archaeologist and journalist Dr Matilda Siebrecht explores the deep history and archaeological origins of the most familiar objects and crafts, sometimes enlisting the help of an expert guest speaker to really dig into the topic. Ever wanted to find out the history of the simple notebook? What the ancient equivalent of a computer was? When we started using doors? Then plug in your headphones, grab your hot beverage of choice, and tune in!
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The world is full of incredible archaeological sites, inspiring historic figures, and breathtaking ancient artefacts. But what about those everyday objects that have become so essential to our daily life that we don't even notice them any more? In this podcast, professional archaeologist and journalist Dr Matilda Siebrecht explores the deep history and archaeological origins of the most familiar objects and crafts, sometimes enlisting the help of an expert guest speaker to really dig into the topic. Ever wanted to find out the history of the simple notebook? What the ancient equivalent of a computer was? When we started using doors? Then plug in your headphones, grab your hot beverage of choice, and tune in!
How to date an archaeologist: Stratigraphy - Ep 33
Tea-Break Archaeology
27 minutes 50 seconds
11 months ago
How to date an archaeologist: Stratigraphy - Ep 33
It's time for the last in our series on dating methods for Tea-break Time Travel Training, and this time Matilda discusses the most common for of relative dating - stratigraphy. But what exactly is stratigraphy? Why are there so many rules and principles to something that seems extremely self-explanatory? And what does any of this have to do with dusty shelves? Listen it to find out!
Transcripts
* For a transcript of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/teabreak/33
Links
* Science Direct stratigraphy topic search list [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/social-sciences/stratigraphy]
* Practices of Archaeological Stratigraphy [https://books.google.de/books?hl=en&lr=&id=kiaLBQAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=stratigraphy+archaeology&ots=PN-AsowXB_&sig=hf03KGX9rtQjnH0kR_6PdcVi7l0&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=stratigraphy%20archaeology&f=false]
* Article on the history of Stratigraphy [https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/53476944/Stratigraphy_in_Archaeology._A_brief_history_-_DAmore-libre.pdf?1497290971=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DStratigraphy_in_Archaeology_A_brief_hist.pdf&Expires=1730842994&Signature=Ceoe2StX~4fMBCx4eDUh1hbVL~UYlJxLs-UYagf688RDNwaf0M2LdsMWlfNfvGI~1cTyaDwHyAET03kyYEgxjVCcvFcvbZKY31olP6pX4Rq3lt35Y1sSStxXgm1jr1l92qF98zoLF~IFwuK8HwqIVpR40YZpIVy9fu-j05EjuFyMAH5YNCOuunh-W~fjHVDuhY3ZiGWhCfB1yGrddwXsmoMvE7ibN~3hykfj-Hih~RJOY1eGk1~yV15ueCMi8CG4za-iWuDn1oAs71qdg6tfL5KQvksJVMaWXAPJWk9Pn970pK4i4FUznhOoA9e951DDbAORxHNQgdO5h0D6cxyIuw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA]
* Principles of Geology ebook [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/33224/33224-h/33224-h.htm]
* Harris Matrix activity sheet [https://mag.rochester.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Harris-Matrix-activity-sheet.pdf]
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Tea-Break Archaeology
The world is full of incredible archaeological sites, inspiring historic figures, and breathtaking ancient artefacts. But what about those everyday objects that have become so essential to our daily life that we don't even notice them any more? In this podcast, professional archaeologist and journalist Dr Matilda Siebrecht explores the deep history and archaeological origins of the most familiar objects and crafts, sometimes enlisting the help of an expert guest speaker to really dig into the topic. Ever wanted to find out the history of the simple notebook? What the ancient equivalent of a computer was? When we started using doors? Then plug in your headphones, grab your hot beverage of choice, and tune in!
