In today’s tea-break, Matilda wants to learn more about books, and takes a closer look at the development of notebooks and the traditional craft of book binding. Joining her on her tea-break is Alexandra Sebire, founder of Solemniko stationary. Together they discuss the tools and know-how required for book binding, as well as the trials of running a small business, and how even the smallest act of help can make a difference in the world.

I hope that you have a writing utensil handy, because you’ll want to make some notes for this one! In this episode, Matilda takes a dive into the origins and archaeology of the simple notebook. But what actually is a notebook? What materials have they been made from throughout history? And did an ancient Egyptian king really predict AI? Listen in to find out!

The kettle is boiled, the tea is stewing, and we’re ready to go! That’s right, Dr Matilda Siebrecht is back to join you onTranscript your tea-break, this time with a slightly new focus and a different name: Tea-break Archaeology. Listen in to hear all about Matilda’s research background, why she got into podcasting, and how she’s been inspired by “cosy archaeology”.

This episode is a little different to usual, as Matilda discusses her background in archaeology and how she got to where she is today, as well as her inspiration for starting the podcast and how her experience has been for the last two years. Most importantly, she ends with the announcement that due to personal and professional priorities, Tea-break Time Travel will be taking a break, to launch with a fresh season-centered format in September 2025. Transcripts * For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/teabreak/35 Links * And My Trowel podcast [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/trowel] * The EXARC Show podcast [https://exarc.net/podcast] * Matilda's website [https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com/] Contact the Host * Email: matilda@thearchaeologiststeacup.com * https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com [https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com/] * insta: @the_archaeologists_teacup [https://www.instagram.com/the_archaeologists_teacup] * fb: /TheArchaeologistsTeacup [https://www.facebook.com/TheArchaeologistsTeacup] * twitter: @ArchaeoTeacup [https://www.twitter.com/ArchaeoTeacup] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724 Affiliates * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

The board is set as Matilda chats with Dr Alice Blackwell from National Museums Scotland all about the beautiful and iconic Lewis chess pieces. They're one of the most recognisable objects at the museum, but how much do we actually know about them? Who made them and played with them? How similar was medieval chess to our modern version? And what does a modern whiskey distillery have to do with early medieval research? Listen in to find out - check mate! Transcripts * For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/teabreak/34 Links * Lewis Chessman NMS page [https://www.nms.ac.uk/discover-catalogue/the-story-of-the-lewis-chess-pieces] * Lewis Chess Sketchfab 3D models [https://sketchfab.com/nationalmuseumsscotland/collections/lewis-chess-pieces-c2f827b964634393926b9db52ebce3c5] * Hilton of Cadboll Stone [https://highlandpictishtrail.co.uk/project/hilton-of-cadboll-stone/] * Glenmorangie Logo [https://www.whisky.com/blog/blog-post/2021/12/25/hilton-of-cadboll-stone-the-origin-of-the-glenmorangie-logo-visit-glenmorangie-part-1.html] * Early Medieval Scotland Book [https://shop.nms.ac.uk/products/early-medieval-scotland] * Scotland's Early Silver exhibition [https://www.nms.ac.uk/past-exhibitions/scotlands-early-silver] * Society for Medieval Archaeology [https://medievalarchaeology.co.uk/] Contact the Host * Email: matilda@thearchaeologiststeacup.com * https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com [https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com/] * insta: @the_archaeologists_teacup [https://www.instagram.com/the_archaeologists_teacup] * fb: /TheArchaeologistsTeacup [https://www.facebook.com/TheArchaeologistsTeacup] * twitter: @ArchaeoTeacup [https://www.twitter.com/ArchaeoTeacup] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724 Affiliates * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

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] Contact the Host * Email: matilda@thearchaeologiststeacup.com * https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com [https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com/] * insta: @the_archaeologists_teacup [https://www.instagram.com/the_archaeologists_teacup] * fb: /TheArchaeologistsTeacup [https://www.facebook.com/TheArchaeologistsTeacup] * twitter: @ArchaeoTeacup [https://www.twitter.com/ArchaeoTeacup] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724 Affiliates * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

This month we're getting elite as Matilda chats all about chieftain burials with archaeologist, curator, editor, and model Dr Sasja van der Vaart-Verschoof (also known on her online platforms as The Overdressed Archaeologist). Well, they're talking about one chieftain burial in particular - that found in Oss in the Netherlands - and they're especially talking about why the burial included a large and beautifully made iron sword bent into a ring. Why did people break or bend swords before burying them in the past? How could such a sword be bent into a ring? And how does Sasja manage to juggle so many different jobs and specialisms? Listen in to find out! Transcripts * For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/teabreak/32 Links * NWO article about Sasja and the sword [https://www.nwo.nl/en/cases/bronze-bucket-golden-contents] * Antiquities Museum article [https://www.rmo.nl/en/collection/highlights-collection/princely-grave/] * Fragmenting the Chieftain book  [https://www.sidestone.com/books/fragmenting-the-chieftain] * Article on chieftain graves [https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/54957775/9789088904424_-_Schumann_and_Van_der_Vaart-Verschoof_2017_-_Connecting_Elites_and_Regions_-_E-book-libre.pdf?1510225636=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DConnecting_Elites_and_Regions_Perspectiv.pdf&Expires=1727084277&Signature=Rjxw6ZiZGuZ3IVC6D6oUA2jRN~D8TEiVCNsFA0Qz17ioudK8G653n3lXNfsUhIzXCkD8ZFha~CCIWchHCCN7ZPpljWKIkaq0YGZJBkvZ3QOdNt5~xHl53htLWSRj-0JUQRlx~LVJzPyANwToM1CAdz1poqWNGMwAFYLhCTbvYa9Am4ciwfJ2pFJaRSLJaOb3EEa0dHBKFz~XPd2jZ54WZXTP2UPxN46AHzGrq5biA0i0Icb55z9wr159yFVFV5sl1n5hgcFyUsaaU8qxaszif9WB~Fth-SXZNIonrfydsaSjRI-Hmq66eeLj6dEazD6SU1NUxiHzwMSZ4SH8FZsE-w__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA#page=129] * Sasja's website [http://vandervaart-verschoof.com/] * Sasja's blog article on Iron Age elite burials [http://vandervaart-verschoof.com/archeology/the-early-iron-age-800-500-bc-elite-burials-of-the-low-countries/] Contact the Host * Email: matilda@thearchaeologiststeacup.com * https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com [https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com/] * insta: @the_archaeologists_teacup [https://www.instagram.com/the_archaeologists_teacup] * fb: /TheArchaeologistsTeacup [https://www.facebook.com/TheArchaeologistsTeacup] * twitter: @ArchaeoTeacup [https://www.twitter.com/ArchaeoTeacup] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724 Affiliates * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

In this month's Tea-break Time Travel Training, Matilda is looking at yet another scientific dating technique used in archaeology: Thermoluminescence Dating! What is thermoluminescence? How you can use it to date ancient pottery? How does it compare to previous dating methods covered on the podcast? And are dreams made of atoms? Listen in to find out! Transcripts * For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/teabreak/31 Links * Chapter on luminescence dating [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230660368_Luminescence_dating_in_prehistoric_archaeology_An_overview#fullTextFileContent] * Original article by Daniels et al (1953) [https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.117.3040.343] * Original article by Aitken et al (1964) [https://www.nature.com/articles/2021032b0] * Case Study example [https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/100682653/56950-60822-1-PB-libre.pdf?1680621348=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DOptically_Stimulated_Luminescence_and_Th.pdf&Expires=1728033505&Signature=Ixac1Y6c33-PeegQkzaPgI4Iqb02QUGoOmzepxVSW5kR0kYDK~fKbsZT0d4zC11dTwXx5aAhrkPOwex-8fw4e-FxvPPeYy5VBU2IMyzOhg-1SwMY8vsexEKVOMIUa~joIW~08V5orLONCFv3LddMAVMKcwNH0hisvR~RRNx5qzUj8drs0~WjngKCAz2OO37nTV~Vn4TIlR6R9DChoMSMiWP3U9QtdbTvI6bAPz0UAJwzHMqd9lZsL2qjuz7cfbvVdDp5EQ5ZJrtdAT5gNbgr28U7cFmGd7TBzFd1sFghTY8D30y3oOMF8bMN-YNoJEF-xoX7dLt2-2e36cqDpJcjLA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA] * Paper on thermoluminescence dating [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ms-Tite/publication/229588700_Thermoluminescent_dating_A_re-appraisal/links/5aae8e7c458515ecebe96d59/Thermoluminescent-dating-A-re-appraisal.pdf] * Method description [https://iris.unito.it/bitstream/2318/1784412/1/813-7022-1-PB.pdf] * Dig it with Raven post on thermoluminescence [https://www.digitwithraven.com/single-post/thermoluminescence-dating-archaeology] Contact the Host * Email: matilda@thearchaeologiststeacup.com * https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com [https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com/] * insta: @the_archaeologists_teacup [https://www.instagram.com/the_archaeologists_teacup] * fb: /TheArchaeologistsTeacup [https://www.facebook.com/TheArchaeologistsTeacup] * twitter: @ArchaeoTeacup [https://www.twitter.com/ArchaeoTeacup] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724 Affiliates * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

Matilda is joined this week by Raven Todd DaSilva (who you might recognise as the face behind the very popular "Dig It With Raven" YouTube channel), to talk about the colossal stone heads of the Olmec Culture. Why were these huge heads made? What do they have to do with rubber? And why hasn't Raven posted a video on her channel for a year? Find out the answers to these questions and more by tuning in today! Transcripts * For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/teabreak/30 Links * Paper on Olmec Culture [https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/98617988/s10816-017-9319-120230213-1-1djdp36-libre.pdf?1676298922=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DCreating_Memory_and_Negotiating_Power_in.pdf&Expires=1725570818&Signature=aNHsU3T~Up81X9lAdAca04xvcSQ5J~8WVWCQIzHdBSrIbz1OtyjWVIqrEblBY1dHbsrtvoM-FSx6bU1sjvmiIPYGXflFkSBk-wy0Bb3YqWUex6ikjBLmwAUGt2xCwRWPu61HVIofTAwYhuOYGFfiKeTLZJ3pmzvcidVaFIjzma8sN061xSVSRfzsSkGU9-eRKi2NmfQptsy9vPmT1yqtb9r7WFCUiZJ7asG441i8CSNuCGqg~PE1lz1A04XeHr7s-KdlIDQqp1BkAREYTcUluc0YKNS2TkZYip2pYFXpXHbn29fgCWzFddiOrrM0V1r8yXhF~Sgd9M-ZlJzZ7dNPUQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA] * World History article on the Olmec Stone Heads [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/672/olmec-colossal-stone-heads/] * Discover magazine article on the Olmec Stone Heads [https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-3-400-year-old-olmec-colossal-heads-origins] * Raven's YouTube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/c/DigItWithRaven] * Waterstones pre-order [https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-other-ancient-civilisations/raven-todd-dasilva/9781684813230] * Thalia pre-order [https://www.thalia.de/shop/home/artikeldetails/A1068875895] * Barnes and Noble pre-order [https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-other-ancient-civilisations-raven-todd-dasilva/1145640942] Contact the Host * Email: matilda@thearchaeologiststeacup.com * https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com [https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com/] * insta: @the_archaeologists_teacup [https://www.instagram.com/the_archaeologists_teacup] * fb: /TheArchaeologistsTeacup [https://www.facebook.com/TheArchaeologistsTeacup] * twitter: @ArchaeoTeacup [https://www.twitter.com/ArchaeoTeacup] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724 Affiliates * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

It's time for the next installment of Tea-break Time Travel Training and this month we're showing the trees some love and looking into the details of dendrochronology! It seems like a simple concept but how much do you really know about tree rings? How do they form? How can we use them to date a site that's thousands of years old? And what does all this have to do with solar flares? Tune in to find out these answers and more! Transcripts * For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/teabreak/29 Links * Paper: Dendrochronology and Other Applications of Tree-ring Studies in Archaeology [https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=8046cb95f48fb52b32368e6f80f3bbfef0a0f20d] * Paper: Archaeological dendrochronology [https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=9aab8b4cd4532500eab47439fc76c2d84b58883f] * Dendrochronology paper from A. E. Douglass [https://www.ltrr.arizona.edu/~ellisqm/outgoing/dendroecology2014/readings/douglass1941.pdf] * Information on growth rings [https://extension.psu.edu/what-exactly-are-growth-rings] * Divergence Problem [https://www.dora.lib4ri.ch/wsl/islandora/object/wsl%3A10100/datastream/PDF/Kaczka-2009-TRACE._Tree_Rings_in_Archaeology%2C-%28published_version%29.pdf#page=214] * Future of Dendrochronology [https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=bc49f57155d6f6ea20d48eb1601b5acf95a186e9] Contact the Host * Email: matilda@thearchaeologiststeacup.com * https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com [https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com/] * insta: @the_archaeologists_teacup [https://www.instagram.com/the_archaeologists_teacup] * fb: /TheArchaeologistsTeacup [https://www.facebook.com/TheArchaeologistsTeacup] * twitter: @ArchaeoTeacup [https://www.twitter.com/ArchaeoTeacup] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724 Affiliates * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

What's the link between two dirt balls, a bundle of five silver arm-rings, and a golden bird pin? They were all found in the Galloway Hoard! This month, Matilda is joined by Dr Adrián Maldonado, a medieval archaeologist who is currently researching this unique and fascinating find. Tune in to find out the difference between medieval history and medieval archaeology, why people buried things in the ground in the past, and what any of this has to do with the coffins of saints. Transcripts * For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/teabreak/28 Links * Adrián's research profile [https://www.nms.ac.uk/collections-research/collections-departments/scottish-history-and-archaeology/meet-the-team/dr-adri%C3%A1n-maldonado/] * The Galloway Hoard [https://www.nms.ac.uk/gallowayhoard] * Trewhiddle Art Style examples [https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/x57052] Guest Contact * Name: Dr Adrián Maldonado * email: a.maldonado@nms.ac.uk * Twitter: @‌amaldon Contact the Host * Email: matilda@thearchaeologiststeacup.com * https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com [https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com/] * insta: @the_archaeologists_teacup [https://www.instagram.com/the_archaeologists_teacup] * fb: /TheArchaeologistsTeacup [https://www.facebook.com/TheArchaeologistsTeacup] * twitter: @ArchaeoTeacup [https://www.twitter.com/ArchaeoTeacup] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724 Affiliates * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

It's time for the first episode of our Tea-break Time Travel training series, where we cover all of those essential theoretical and methodological backgrounds that every time traveller needs to have under their belt. This month, we're kicking things off with one of the most popular archaeological dating methods: radiocarbon dating. But what exactly is radiocarbon dating? How do you do it? And why does it matter if people in the past left a lot of fish-bones behind? Tune in to find out! Transcripts * For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/teabreak/27 Links * Nobel prize lecture from William Libby [https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2018/06/libby-lecture.pdf] * Detailed paper on the marine reservoir effect [https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/2017RG000588] * Case study demonstrating marine reservoir effect [https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/30DFE4A0D5581DEBC8B43096A37985EE/S0003598X1700196Xa.pdf/viking_great_army_in_england_new_dates_from_the_repton_charnel.pdf] * Detailed article on the history of radiocarbon dating [https://repository.arizona.edu/bitstream/handle/10150/654301/3477-3239-1-PB.pdf?sequence=1] * Paper on radiocarbon dating [https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=54b8941fb01825f62bd55808dcb3678c58ad94b5] Contact the Host * Email: matilda@thearchaeologiststeacup.com * https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com [https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com/] * insta: @the_archaeologists_teacup [https://www.instagram.com/the_archaeologists_teacup] * fb: /TheArchaeologistsTeacup [https://www.facebook.com/TheArchaeologistsTeacup] * twitter: @ArchaeoTeacup [https://www.twitter.com/ArchaeoTeacup] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724 Affiliates * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

Meet Tilly, the amazing host of Tea-Break Time Travel, and co-host of the And My Trowel podcasts. She is also the woman behind the @‌the_archaeologists_teacup Instagram account, and all the APN social media! Today we chat with her about her all podcasts, as well as her areas of expertise: microwear analysis and experimental archaeology. Finally, she lends her expert opinion on a recent news article that used some cutting edge microwear analysis techniques to draw some pretty big conclusions. Links * The Archaeology Show (Podcast Page) [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeology] * And My Trowel Podcast [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/trowel] * @‌the_archaeologists_teacup (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/the_archaeologists_teacup/] * Microscopes and Magnifications (The Archaeologist's Teacup Blog) [https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com/post/microscopes-and-magnifications] * The little things in life. Investigating the past one micrometre at a time [https://www.academia.edu/65877985/The_little_things_in_life_Investigating_the_past_one_micrometre_at_a_time] * 130,000-year-old Neanderthal-carved bear bone is symbolic art, study argues [https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/130000-year-old-neanderthal-carved-bear-bone-is-symbolic-art-study-argues] * Burroni et al 2022: The Surface Alteration Features of Flint Artefacts as a Record of Environmental Processes [https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/51486222/The_Surface_Alteration_Features_of_Flint20170123-19700-17tcvu3-libre.pdf?1485205331=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DThe_Surface_Alteration_Features_of_Flint.pdf&Expires=1715976828&Signature=aThU6gB6n4QLROouGrKq6x8OZI9qaA7NZXwV3IbF1exqHSNYGXG1Q7ooEBl6kC08eIE~3OXNEmmLgp2m6mNFz13Oxea6NccGKz8hOD1P4UUm95~kvSBLeIB8mvYtgsJyQ1VmylCizGRJ2ALY0-obNFuojFU37Yj9dj6WVjJHktBnGxksgIE5Cu22jLxJLSCLa5sLvBbugHDwQ62diuvoP5sakC42Ed8QbdSsC7EsSf9BpwcBaS9Ekr~8oVRK9JTqRayG4cx8AbXD-rSwWOITP8nLGWqYO6phKEu5xNZHNk0up~eUHTHsZXsVANapodNc-lOkspKQxMmORKBHQ~NIBg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA] * Matilda's Academia page with all her published studies and theses [https://exarc.academia.edu/MatildaSiebrecht] * https://linktr.ee/archaeobookclub * https://www.instagram.com/scientistswhoread ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724 Affiliates * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

Can you believe that Tea-break Time Travel has now been running for two whole years? For this very special 25th episode, Matilda does a bit of time travelling of her own, looking back at what's happened in the podcast so far, and also sharing the future of the series. Transcripts * For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/teabreak/25 Links * BBC article on the possibility of time travel [https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20231110-doctor-who-is-time-travel-really-possible-heres-what-physics-says] * "The Time Ship" translation online version [https://www.ittdb.com/fiction/gaspar-el-anacronopete-english.pdf] * The Archaeology Show time travel episode [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeology/241] * And My Trowel time travel episode [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/trowel/8] * Archaeo Book Club [https://linktr.ee/archaeobookclub] Contact the Host * Email: matilda@thearchaeologiststeacup.com * https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com [https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com/] * insta: @the_archaeologists_teacup [https://www.instagram.com/the_archaeologists_teacup] * fb: /TheArchaeologistsTeacup [https://www.facebook.com/TheArchaeologistsTeacup] * twitter: @ArchaeoTeacup [https://www.twitter.com/ArchaeoTeacup] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724 Affiliates * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

Not all that glitters is gold… Sometimes it's silver! In today's episode, Matilda is joined by Egyptologist and Jewelery Historian Sigrid van Roode, to talk all about that most magical of materials: silver. Together, they discuss all the questions about silver that you didn't even know you had: Why did people used to regularly cut up silver bracelets? What did political issues in central Asia have to do with the Viking raids in Northwest Europe? How can you trust what you see in a photograph? And why should we pay attention to the hairstyle depicted on silver coins? Tune in to find out! Transcripts * For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/teabreak/24 Links * Sigrid's website [https://bedouinsilver.com/about/] * An interview with Sigrid about life as an independent researcher [https://theleveragedphd.com/sigrid-van-roode/] * Insta post about the headdress [https://www.instagram.com/p/CmojyVCNQW2/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==] * Sidestone Press (watch out for Sigrid's book!) [https://www.sidestone.com/books/] Guest Contact * Name: Sigrid van Roode * email: sigridvanroode@bedouinsilver.com * insta: @‌bedouinsilver [https://www.instagram.com/bedouinsilver/?hl=en] Contact the Host * Email: matilda@thearchaeologiststeacup.com * https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com [https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com/] * insta: @the_archaeologists_teacup [https://www.instagram.com/the_archaeologists_teacup] * fb: /TheArchaeologistsTeacup [https://www.facebook.com/TheArchaeologistsTeacup] * twitter: @ArchaeoTeacup [https://www.twitter.com/ArchaeoTeacup] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724 Affiliates * Motion: https://www.archpodnet.com/motion

This year is the 25th anniversary of the 1999 classic starring Brendan Fraser - yes, we're talking about The Mummy - and to celebrate, Matilda is joined today by object conservator Jessica van Dam to talk all about mummies! How old is the oldest mummy? Why were some mummies wrapped in red bandages? Were there mummies found in the pyramids? And what exactly is an object conservator? Find out the answers to these and more in this month's episode! Transcripts * For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/teabreak/23 Links * Jess website [https://www.vandamconservation.com/] * Video on the Westminster Mummy [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJEPdmRAs1Q] * Article on the Westminster Mummy [https://www.westminster.edu/about/news/release.cfm?id=10443] * News clip: "Moving the Westminster Mummy" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-L7uX9390Q] * Digital Giza Project [http://giza.fas.harvard.edu/giza3d/] * [Smithsonian article on mummies](https://www.si.edu/spotlight/ancient-egypt/mummies#:~:text=About 2600 BCE%2C during the,into the Roman Period [https://www.si.edu/spotlight/ancient-egypt/mummies#:~:text=About%202600%20BCE%2C%20during%20the,into%20the%20Roman%20Period%20](ca "‌") * Egyptian Afterlife challenge (British Museum) [https://www.britishmuseum.org/learn/schools/ages-7-11/ancient-egypt/journey-afterlife#:~:text=Many%20ancient%20Egyptians%20believed%20that,a%20long%20and%20challenging%20journey] Contact the Host * Email: matilda@thearchaeologiststeacup.com * https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com [https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com/] * insta: @the_archaeologists_teacup [https://www.instagram.com/the_archaeologists_teacup] * fb: /TheArchaeologistsTeacup [https://www.facebook.com/TheArchaeologistsTeacup] * twitter: @ArchaeoTeacup [https://www.twitter.com/ArchaeoTeacup] Guest Contact * Name: Jessica van Dam * insta: @‌dutchjesss [https://www.instagram.com/dutchjesss/] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724 Affiliates * Motion: https://www.archpodnet.com/motion * Liquid I.V. Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/teabreaktimetravel to save 20% off anything you order.

It's time to come out of the dark ages this month with one of the most famous British archaeological sites: Sutton Hoo. This episode, Matilda is joined by Natasha Billson, a professional archaeologist and presenter, to chat all about the amazing Sutton Hoo helmet. Why is this object so important to our understanding of the past? What does it have to do with Sri Lankan garnets? And how can archaeologists engage with pseudoscience? Tune in to find out all this and more! Transcripts * For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/teabreak/22 Links * Natasha's video on Sutton Hoo [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQDuJsrYsBw] * Sue Brunning Sutton Hoo Blog [https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/eighty-years-and-more-sutton-hoo] * Sue Brunning Curator's Corner [https://youtu.be/zYk0GH5iFYI?si=BfrJV_4bYEfH1tcd] * The Dig film imdb [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3661210/] * The Dig book goodreads [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3512039-the-dig] Guest Contact * Name: Natasha Billson * insta: @‌tash_archaeo * YouTube: @‌BehindtheTrowel Contact the Host * Email: matilda@thearchaeologiststeacup.com * https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com [https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com/] * insta: @the_archaeologists_teacup [https://www.instagram.com/the_archaeologists_teacup] * fb: /TheArchaeologistsTeacup [https://www.facebook.com/TheArchaeologistsTeacup] * twitter: @ArchaeoTeacup [https://www.twitter.com/ArchaeoTeacup] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724 Affiliates * Motion: https://www.archpodnet.com/motion * Liquid I.V. Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/teabreaktimetravel to save 20% off anything you order.

After chatting with Danny all about the tools and techniques used in ancient tattooing, it's time to talk about the tattoos themselves! For that, Matilda enlisted the help of professional archaeologist Aaron Deter-Wolf, who specialises in the study of ancient tattoos all around the world. But how exactly can you identify tattoos on badly preserved skin? Why were people tattooing in the past? And how can you juggle independent research with a day job? Tune in to this month's episode to find out! Also don't forget that our APN members will be getting a special bonus episode later this week featuring a discussion with both Danny and Aaron about their collaborative projects! If you're not a member yet, check out the APN membership page here [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/members] for details. Transcripts * For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/teabreak/21 Links * Archaeology Ink Instagram Page [https://www.instagram.com/archaeologyink/] * Tattooed Mummy Database [https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/1dfc186bf90545c9ac0e8c2e16d01f38] * Ancient Ink Book [https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvcwnc53] * Oxford Handbook Chapter [https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/54436/chapter-abstract/422552916?redirectedFrom=fulltext] Contact the Host * Email: matilda@thearchaeologiststeacup.com * https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com [https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com/] * insta: @the_archaeologists_teacup [https://www.instagram.com/the_archaeologists_teacup] * fb: /TheArchaeologistsTeacup [https://www.facebook.com/TheArchaeologistsTeacup] * twitter: @ArchaeoTeacup [https://www.twitter.com/ArchaeoTeacup] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724 Affiliates * Motion: https://www.archpodnet.com/motion * Liquid I.V. Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/teabreaktimetravel to save 20% off anything you order.

There are so many things that don't survive the thousands of years between the past and present, and so many crafts and skills that are very difficult to identify from a material point of view. Luckily, we have expert artists who can help us out! This month, Matilda is joined by professional tattoo artist Daniel Riday, who will be chatting all about the tools and techniques used in ancient tattooing. What's the difference between using a blade versus a needle to create a tattoo? What's the oldest tattooing tool ever found? Are we really sure we know how Ötzi the Iceman got his tattoos? And why does Daniel want to mummify himself? Tune in to find out in the first of this exciting two-part special on the fascinating subject of ancient tattoos. Links * EXARC tattooing project [https://exarc.net/history/ea-award-tattoos-using-different-pre-modern-tools] * EXARC tattooing project published paper [https://exarc.net/issue-2022-3/ea/examining-physical-signatures-pre-electric-tattooing-tools-and-techniques] * Chauvet cave paintings [https://archeologie.culture.gouv.fr/chauvet/en] * Lascaux cave paintings [https://archeologie.culture.gouv.fr/lascaux/en] * Maya Sialuk Jacobsen (Inuit tattoo traditions) [https://www.instagram.com/inuittattootraditions/] * Terra Metis Ceramics [https://www.instagram.com/terra.metis.ceramics/] Guest Contact: * Name: Daniel Riday * Insta: @‌totemic_tattoo Contact the Host * Email: matilda@thearchaeologiststeacup.com * https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com [https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com/] * insta: @the_archaeologists_teacup [https://www.instagram.com/the_archaeologists_teacup] * fb: /TheArchaeologistsTeacup [https://www.facebook.com/TheArchaeologistsTeacup] * twitter: @ArchaeoTeacup [https://www.twitter.com/ArchaeoTeacup] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724 Affiliates * Motion: https://www.archpodnet.com/motion * Liquid I.V. Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/thearchaeologypodnetworkfeed to save 20% off anything you order.

You thought that last month was a short trip back in time, but this month is an even shorter trip as we travel to the Edo period of Japan with special guest Tehya Nakamura - otherwise known as TK and host of the podcast "For the Love of History" - to chat all about netsuke. But what are netsuke? How do you wear them? What do they have to do with big sleeves and pockets? And what is the link between Blackbeard and female samurai? Listen in to find out! Transcripts * For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/teabreak/19 Links * For the Love of History Podcast website [https://www.fortheloveofhistorypod.com/] * For the Love of History Podcast Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/fortheloveof_historypodcast/] * For the Love of History Podcast episode on the first female Samurai [https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Lplf2C6vmMDItEfCteNrq?si=6j-DgM0FSiaFOpburywFew] * Netsuke info [https://www.netsuke.com/about/netsuke/] * "Samurai Women" book [https://books.google.de/books?id=_VS1CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA6&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false] Contact the Host * Email: matilda@thearchaeologiststeacup.com * https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com [https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com/] * insta: @the_archaeologists_teacup [https://www.instagram.com/the_archaeologists_teacup] * fb: /TheArchaeologistsTeacup [https://www.facebook.com/TheArchaeologistsTeacup] * twitter: @ArchaeoTeacup [https://www.twitter.com/ArchaeoTeacup] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724 Affiliates * Motion: https://www.archpodnet.com/motion * Motley Fool Save $110 off the full list price of Stock Advisor for your first year, go to  https://zen.ai/teafool [https://zen.ai/crmarchaeologyfool] and start your investing journey today! *$110 discount off of $199 per year list price. Membership will renew annually at the then current list price. * Liquid I.V. Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/teabreaktimetravel to save 20% off anything you order.