Go Dig a Hole

Folks on this Podcast: Chris Sims (he/him) Elliot Helmer (they/them) Travis Corwin (he/they) Freeman Stevenson (he/him) Kirsten Lopez-Picklesimer (she/her) General notes: Several years ago, the Go Dig a Hole podcast joined a large conversation across the discipline of archaeology to talk about what organized labor could look like for us. Check out episode 79 for what we didn’t know would be the prequel to this episode! Freeman Stevenson and CRM’s renewed fight for better working conditions. Links Archaeologists are Organizing to Dig Out of Poverty Wages: https://jacobin.com/2024/04/archaeologists-unionizing-utah-wages-teamsters Go Dig a Hole - Episode 79 - Unionizing in North American Archaeology https://soundcloud.com/godigahole/ep79 Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon: www.patreon.com/godigahole Like Go Dig a Hole on Facebook: www.facebook.com/godigahole

The Go Dig a Hole podcast is back! This time Lauren Jensen from ARtGlass joins us to discuss how augmented reality is here right now, and it's making heritage more accessible and available to people who haven't traditionally had a shared narrative in the heritage professions. Pretty cool stuff! Check out these links while you listen: ARtGlass https://artglassgroup.com/ ARtGlass on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/artglassgroup/ ARtGlass on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/artglass_group/?hl=en

Past guests and friends of the podcast joined Chris and Katie for a fun wrap of 2022 and a hopeful look ahead to 2023. Annelise Baer, Travis Corwin, Elliot Helmer, Chelsea Reedy, Chris Sims, and Katie Tipton talk holidays, current and future projects, and our hopes and goals for the coming year. LINKS: Annelise Baer on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@annelisethearchaeologist?lang=en Annelise Baer on Twitter https://twitter.com/annelisebaer Travis Corwin on Twitter https://twitter.com/LeftistDadJokes Elliot Helmer on Twitter https://twitter.com/ArchHelmer Chelsea Reedy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/the_cycling_archaeologist/ Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon: www.patreon.com/godigahole Go Dig a Hole on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@godigahole_ Go Dig a Hole on Twitter: www.twitter.com/godigahole Go Dig a Hole on Instagram: www.instagram.com/godigahole Like Go Dig a Hole on Facebook: www.facebook.com/godigahole

TikTok sensation, Annelise Baer, and YouTube big-timer, Bill Farley, join the pod to talk about the efficacy of public archaeology on social media. How can archaeology make relatable, easily digestible content that is both scientifically meaningful and compelling to consume? The answers may surprise you. Links Annelise Baer on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@annelisethearchaeologist?lang=en Annelise Baer on Twitter https://twitter.com/annelisebaer Bill Farley, ArchaeologyTube on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@ArchaeologyTube Bill Farley on Twitter https://twitter.com/ArchaeologyGame Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon: www.patreon.com/godigahole Go Dig a Hole on Twitter: www.twitter.com/godigahole Go Dig a Hole on Instagram: www.instagram.com/godigahole Like Go Dig a Hole on Facebook: www.facebook.com/godigahole

Elon Musk’s recent purchase of Twitter for $44Bn has a lot of people leaving the social media platform for a variety of reasons. Quite a few archaeologists and science communicators have voiced their concerns over Twitter’s new ownership and are leaving or planning to leave the platform. The main questions are, “where are they going and why?” In this episode we look at some of the reasons archaeologists are using various social media. Folks on this Podcast: Chris Sims (he/him) Paulina Przystupa (she/her) Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon: www.patreon.com/godigahole Go Dig a Hole on Twitter: www.twitter.com/godigahole Go Dig a Hole on Instagram: www.instagram.com/godigahole Like Go Dig a Hole on Facebook: www.facebook.com/godigahole

We’re at a strange point in cultural resource management (CRM) where there’s simultaneously tons of companies hiring archaeologists, and very few qualified people to fill those jobs. Today we’re gonna talk about how we got here, and what the path ahead looks like. Jeff Atschul and Terry Klein published an article in the most recent Advances in Archaeological Practice called, “Forecast for the US CRM Industry and Job Market, 2022-2031” that outlines the factors shaping the next 10 years of factors that will shape careers in CRM archaeology. Folks on this Podcast: Chris Sims (he/him) Kirsten Lopez-Picklesimer (she/her) Katie Tipton (she/her) Links Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon: www.patreon.com/godigahole Go Dig a Hole on Twitter: www.twitter.com/godigahole Go Dig a Hole on Instagram: www.instagram.com/godigahole Like Go Dig a Hole on Facebook: www.facebook.com/godigahole

Welcome back for another NEW EPISODE of the Go Dig a Hole podcast. We’re back with friends of the podcast, Elliot Helmer and Travis Corwin. This time we discuss the tragic death of archaeologist, Kaylen Gehrke, heat stress, and general thoughts on field safety in archaeology. For bonus points, try to drink 26 fluid ounces of water while you listen to this episode! Links Kaylen Gehrke Memorial Fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/kaylen-gehrkes-funeral-services CDC-NIOSH Heat Stress Calculator App: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/heatstress/heatapp.html OSHA Heat Stress Guidelines: https://www.osha.gov/heat-exposure/calculator Walla Walla Public Schools Heat Index Protocols for Outside Activities: https://www.wwps.org/images/WWPS_Heat_Index_Procedures_for_Outside_Activities.pdf Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon: www.patreon.com/godigahole Go Dig a Hole on Twitter: www.twitter.com/godigahole Go Dig a Hole on Instagram: www.instagram.com/godigahole Like Go Dig a Hole on Facebook: www.facebook.com/godigahole

Welcome back for another NEW EPISODE of the Go Dig a Hole podcast. We’re back with friend of the podcast, Elliot Helmer. On this episode we discuss the different types of public audiences, and how modes of engagement factor into the “multiple publics” of public archaeology. We go into detail on how historic preservation laws provide a framework for consultation with public stakeholders, but don’t necessarily protect archaeological sites. Links Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon: www.patreon.com/godigahole Go Dig a Hole on Twitter: www.twitter.com/godigahole Go Dig a Hole on Instagram: www.instagram.com/godigahole Like Go Dig a Hole on Facebook: www.facebook.com/godigahole

When we talk about "cultural resource management" (the other CRM), we usually mean archaeology. But there's a lot more to CRM that actually isn't archaeology - it's architectural history. Join the Go Dig a Hole crew as we talk with architectural historian and tiki aficionado, Garret Root, as we talk about all things above the ground (and a few things below the ground too). Learn how architectural history can improve our communities by providing incentives to fund infrastructure and revitalization. LINKS Follow Garret Root on Instagram www.instagram.com/retroroot Follow Tahitian Pearl on Instagram www.instagram.com/the.tahitian.pearl Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon www.patreon.com/godigahole Follow Go Dig a Hole on Instagram www.instagram.com/godigahole Follow Go Dig a Hole on Facebook www.facebook.com/godigahole Follow Go Dig a Hole on Twitter www.twitter.com/godigahole

Chelsea Reedy is a professional cyclist, professional archaeologist, and grad student. Balancing all of those demands is a challenge, yet she manages to excel in all of those areas. Chelsea joins the Go Dig a Hole podcast to talk with Chris Sims, Kirsten Lopez-Picklesimer, and Katie Tipton about making it work and making it fun. LINKS LA Sweat Women’s Cycling Team: http://www.la-sweat.com/ Tulsa Tough (Chelsea’s fav race): https://www.tulsatough.com/ American Crit 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sodWUMmDweU American Crit 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0nI74CyYTI Joe Martin Stage Race in the Ozarks https://www.joemartinstagerace.com/ Path Less Pedaled (party pace!) https://www.pathlesspedaled.com/ Dustin Klein (PNW-specific gravel and cycling tips) https://www.youtube.com/c/DustinKleinEBD/featured Global Cycling Network https://www.globalcyclingnetwork.com/ Zwift (virtual racing): https://www.zwift.com/ Wahoo Systm (another virtual racing platform): https://www.wahoofitness.com/systm Echelon home trainer https://echelonfit.com/ The Vegan Cyclist https://www.youtube.com/c/thevegancyclist Presidio San Saba https://texasfortstrail.com/plan-your-adventure/historic-sites-and-cities/sites/presidio-de-san-saba Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon: www.patreon.com/godigahole Go Dig a Hole on Twitter: www.twitter.com/godigahole Go Dig a Hole on Instagram: www.instagram.com/godigahole Like Go Dig a Hole on Facebook: www.facebook.com/godigahole

Happy Halloween! This year we decided to bring double the fun with TWO NEW EPISODES of the Go Dig a Hole podcast. There are also TWO WAYS TO LISTEN: episodes 81 and 82 are available individually and as an all-in-one double header! The double-header is linked above. EPISODE 81 - Archaeology in Folk Horror and Haunting w/ Travis Corwin Individual show link: First up, Travis Corwin tells a frightening tale of an archaeological site in the murky swamps of Florida where horrifying events happened to the archaeologist who worked there. Travis also discusses the idea of "haunting" as a way to relate traumatic events of the past being temporal anomalies that shatter linear concepts of time and our relationships to the past. PLUS, he had "City of the Dead" (1960) playing on a massive projector behind him so Chris could watch a classic folk horror movie. LINKS: Follow Travis Corwin on Twitter www.twitter.com/leftistdadjokes Eleanor Scott 'Randall's Round' (1929) https://hauntedlibraryblog.blogspot.com/2014/11/randalls-round-eleanor-scott.html Hellebore (folk horror zine) https://helleborezine.bigcartel.com/ Sarah Surface-Evans, Amanda Garrison, and Kisha Supernant 'Blurring Timescapes, Subverting Erasure' (2020) https://www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Surface-EvansBlurring EPISODE 82 - An Ancient Shrine and a Real Ghost Story w/ Annelise Baer Individual show link: https://soundcloud.com/godigahole/ep82 Annelise Baer is an archaeologist and TV documentary producer who works on a fascinating site in Albania on the margins of the Classical archaeology world. She has a high-impact public archaeology presence on Tiktok. And she's seen a ghost. Hear about her eerie experiences with apparitions and ancient shrines. LINKS: Follow Annelise Baer on Twitter www.twitter.com/annelisebaer Follow Annelise Baer on Instagram www.instagram.com/annelisebaer Follow Annelise Baer on Tiktok www.tiktok.com/@annelisethearchaeologist?lang=en

Annelise Baer is an archaeologist and TV documentary producer who works on a fascinating site in Albania on the margins of the Classical archaeology world. She has a high-impact public archaeology presence on Tiktok. And she's seen a ghost. Hear about her eerie experiences with apparitions and ancient shrines. LINKS: Follow Annelise Baer on Twitter www.twitter.com/annelisebaer Follow Annelise Baer on Instagram www.instagram.com/annelisebaer Follow Annelise Baer on Tiktok www.tiktok.com/@annelisethearchaeologist?lang=en

First up, Travis Corwin tells a frightening tale of an archaeological site in the murky swamps of Florida where horrifying events happened to the archaeologist who worked there. Travis also discusses the idea of "haunting" as a way to relate traumatic events of the past being temporal anomalies that shatter linear concepts of time and our relationships to the past. PLUS, he had "City of the Dead" (1960) playing on a massive projector behind him so Chris could watch a classic folk horror movie. LINKS: Follow Travis Corwin on Twitter www.twitter.com/leftistdadjokes Eleanor Scott 'Randall's Round' (1929) https://hauntedlibraryblog.blogspot.com/2014/11/randalls-round-eleanor-scott.html Hellebore (folk horror zine) https://helleborezine.bigcartel.com/ Sarah Surface-Evans, Amanda Garrison, and Kisha Supernant 'Blurring Timescapes, Subverting Erasure' (2020) https://www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Surface-EvansBlurring

Paulina Przystupa and Meghan Dennis join this new episode of the Go Dig a Hole podcast to drop tons of puns and talk about the upcoming launch of their public archaeology project's beta test. Paulina works with data visualization, programming, and stats; and Meghan works with user experience (UX) and archaeological ethics. Together, they've created a data literacy program through the Alexandria Archive Institute that offers a chance to learn fundamental skills with digital tools in archaeology. LINKS: Alexandria Archive Institute https://alexandriaarchive.org/ Data Literacy Program https://alexandriaarchive.org/data-literacy-program/ Follow Paulina Przystupa on Twitter https://twitter.com/punuckish Follow Meghan Dennis on Twitter https://twitter.com/GingeryGamer Women in Archaeology podcast https://womeninarchaeology.com/ Follow Go Dig a Hole on Twitter https://twitter.com/godigahole Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon www.patreon.com/godigahole

This episode aired sometime in 2015 and, while many of the archive episodes have been omitted due to dated or inaccurate info, this one still feels as relevant as it did 6 years ago. Here are some of the questions we explore: How do you make yourself stand out as an undergrad? What does a good job applicant look like? Where do you start when you're building your professional network from scratch? These are the big questions we struggle with early on in our careers as archaeologists, but there's something on your side if you're still in undergrad - opportunity. LINKS Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon www.patreon.com/godigahole

This episode is shorter than we usually do, but we wanted to get the word out for a very important panel discussion organized by The Black Trowel Collective on Unionizing in North American Archaeology. It’s streaming live on Thursday, June 24 from 1-3pm Pacific Time and will be recorded to be watched later. We also offer some of our thoughts on labor conditions in cultural resources archaeology. Links Register for the Unionizing North American Archaeology panel: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScWEmyRWUd5tzbATRL7jiIP1Wik6ypzrdn2NI7kJqRe9xQXQg/viewform Black Trowel Collective microgrants program: https://blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/microgrants/ Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon: www.patreon.com/godigahole

Tia, Tipton, and Chris rode their bikes to a cemetery in Portland because we thought it would be quiet. While it was peaceful and quiet in person, the microphone picked up a LOT of environmental noise. After a week of tweaking the levels, adaptive noise filters, and trying to cut out the noisiest sections without destroying the content, we finally had to just put this out there. Being the first time we've gathered in person, we experimented with an outdoor mic that picked up such wonders as: someone revving their truck because they got stuck on a pedestrian path, low-flying planes, and the crows that the PNW is famous for. Anyway we kept the noise because there were some good discussions and we were so stoked to see each other in person for the first time in a year. LINKS: Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon www.patreon.com/godigahole

So last time when we covered the "essentials" for doing archaeology, we kinda threw the kitchen sink at the episode and covered a lot of ground without going into much detail on any of the specific points. This time we tackled a question that everyone interested in archaeology faces - how do you get your first job? Spoiler alert - network! network! network! Easier said than done, right? We have some advice for that. LINKS Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon: www.patreon.com/godigahole Like Go Dig a Hole on Facebook: www.facebook.com/godigahole

Pivot! Pivot! Well, kind of a pivot for the show. During the last several years, Go Dig a Hole went from focusing on early career development and coaching for college students, to sustaining a career in archaeology, to discussing heavy issues in the field, to four archaeology buddies drinking beer in an airstream trailer having a good time, to nerding out over building codes. So we decided it was time to get back to the building blocks. In this episode we start to tackle some questions that will likely take us a long time to answer: What classes do you need to take for a degree in archaeology? How seriously should you take undergrad? How do you get your first job in archaeology? Do you talk to your pets? Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon: www.patreon.com/godigahole Go Dig a Hole on Soundcloud www.soundcloud.com/godigahole Go Dig a Hole on Facebook www.facebook.com/godigahole

Check out this very special 3-part miniseries all in one place! Going AFAR in Belize - AFAR Miniseries Episode 1 Recorded from the AFAR Program's 2016 Belize Field School, host Christopher Sims speaks with AFAR's director, Mat Saunders, about this unique organization. The People Behind AFAR - AFAR Miniseries Episode 2 Hear from the people who help make the AFAR program possible, and learn what it means to them. The Students in AFAR - AFAR Miniseries Episode 3 Hear, in their own words, what AFAR does for the high school students who participate in the program each year. LINKS AFAR - www.goafar.org Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon - www.patreon.com/godigahole Like Go Dig a Hole on Facebook - www.facebook.com/godigahole