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The Women in Archaeology Podcast celebrates women’s contributions to the field of archaeology

05/08/2025

The world of archaeology is shifting. Funding cuts, limited academic posts, redundancies, legislative shifts, and the ever-changing landscape of heritage work have left many archaeologists wondering what’s next? The good news, archaeologists are already equipped with a toolkit of highly sought-after skills that translate into other industries. If you’ve ever excavated a trench, curated a dataset, or wrangled a field team in the pouring rain, you’ve got more transferable skills than you might think....

Discover the top transferable skills from archaeology and explore career paths beyond the dig site, from data analysis to project management.

14/07/2025

The Women in Archaeology co-hosts, Chelsi, Emily, and Kirsten, discuss the impact the second Trump presidency is having on the field of archaeology and heritage across the United States. From the impending impacts of "The One Big Beautiful Bill", DOGE effects, and others, archaeologists have been hit like other scientists impacted by the presidency. Listen and explore these greater issues from an archaeologist's perspective....

The Women in Archaeology co-hosts, Chelsi, Emily, and Kirsten, discuss the impact the second Trump presidency is having on the field of archaeology and heritage across the United States. From the impending impacts of “The One Big Beautiful Bill”, DOGE effects, and others, archaeologists have bee...

30/11/2024

Zeng explaining the Nanking museum collection to the staff. From Zeng Zhaoyu Collected Works, Diary and Letter Volume, Nanjing Museum, Cultural Relics Publishing House. By Meilin Lyu, an archaeologist living in Athens. Zeng Zhaoyu, also known as Tseng Chao-yu in English, was one of China’s pioneering female archaeologists, museologists and poets who built her legacy without a spouse’s influence. Descended from the influential Zeng Guofan family, who was a prominent Chinese statesman and military general of the late Qing dynasty, Zeng’s academic journey began against the backdrop of a notable intellectual lineage....

Zeng Zhaoyu was one of China’s pioneering female archaeologists, museologists and poets who built her legacy without a spouse’s influence.

24/11/2024

On this episode, the hosts are joined by three of the producers of the NAGPRA Comics series: Sonya Atalay, Shannon Martin, and John Swogger. NAGPRA Comics is a grant-funded comic series that is community-based and collaboratively produced, which shares stories about repatriation from tribal perspectives. It was an incredible opportunity to learn about how the comics were created and the unique way comics can provide a space to share the stories and point of view of Native American communities and their experience with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Links: Learn more about the NAGPRA Comics: Read the NAGPRA Comics here:

WIA was joined by three of the producers of the NAGPRA Comics series: Sonya Atalay, Shannon Martin, and John Swogger. NAGPRA Comics is a grant-funded comic series that is community-based and collaboratively produced, which shares stories about repatriation from tribal perspectives.

31/08/2024

Got a road trip this weekend? You're in luck! The WIA crew dive into Palynology with Dr. Angela Perrotti of the PEARL lab.

Tune in while Kirsten, Chelsi, and Emily discuss cool projects, career paths in archaeology, and starting a business with Dr. Angela Perrotti of the Palynology and Environmental Research Lab. Angela goes deep with what palynology is, what we can learn from pollen in the archaeological record, and ho...

23/06/2024

This episode was originally posted on August 20, 2017. The hosts discuss the wonderful children's book "Archaeology: Cool Women Who Dig" by Anita Yasuda. It's a book intended for children ages 9 through 12 and focuses on three dynamic women who are working in archaeology around the world. Check it out!

The hosts review "Archaeology: Cool Women Who Dig" by Anita Yasuda. It's intended for children ages 9 through 12 and focuses on three dynamic women who are working in archaeology around the world. Check it out!

13/05/2024

Dr. April Biesaw shares how the historic forgotten have meaning, to think about the "Greater Good", and the impact on both the living and dead.

Dr. Biesaw shares how the long-forgotten have meaning, and can teach us to think about the "Greater Good" in relation to NYC watershed communities.

11/04/2024

Conference season is here. Enjoy this episode that’s all about the art of conferencing, which was originally recorded way back in 2016. It was our third episode for the Women in Archaeology Podcast! And, being one of our earliest episodes, the audio quality is a little all over the place. Chelsi Slotten, Kristen Bastis, and Kirsten Lopez discuss the ways to navigate conferences, from all the networking to presenting. Not too much has changed at conferences since 2016, except for more masks and hand sanitizer.

Enjoy this episode that’s all about the art of conferencing, which was originally recorded way back in 2016

17/02/2024

On this episode, Emily Long, Chelsi Slotten, and Kirsten Lopez are joined by Rachel Morgan, author of the fantastic book 'Sins of the Shovel: Looting, Murder, and the Evolution of American Archaeology.' We asked Rachel all about her motivations for writing about the history of how American archaeology came to be, along with highlighting a host of unique looters, archaeologists, and reporters along the way....

We are joined by Rachel Morgan, author of the fantastic book 'Sins of the Shovel: Looting, Murder, and the Evolution of American Archaeology.'

10/02/2024

ChatGPT and archaeology? Is it the future?

How might ChatGPT impact the word of archaeology? Herculaneum scrolls, site visualisations, and impromved science communication.

30/01/2024

On this episode, Emily and Kirsten discuss some of their new favorite podcasts and books, finds and archaeology news in 2023, and the recent changes to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Links Top 10 Discoveries of 2023: Tribes in Maine spent decades getting ancestral remains. Harvard resisted them at nearly every turn: More than 100 Gaza heritage sites have been damaged or destroyed by Israeli attacks: …...

The hosts discuss some of their new favorite podcasts and books, finds and archaeology news in 2023, and the recent changes to NAGPRA.

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