Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
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0:00 Introduction
1:56 CIfA Salary Recommendations
6:59 Inflation & Archaeology
13:42 Gov. Youngkin Whitewashing History?
23:00 NOT Erasing History!
26:58 Finding Common Vocabulary?
30:05 Whither the ‘Culture War’?
41:02 Dr Neil Faulkner RIP (The Power of Archaeology)
53:59 Closing Thoughts
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Link of the Week:
Neil Faulkner: Obituary:
https://tinyurl.com/2fc6k8wm
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Links:
CIFA - Current salary recommendations:
https://www.archaeologists.net/practices/salary
Youngkin's promise of education reform on race, critics fear a whitewash:
https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/in-youngkins-promise-of-education-reform-on-race-critics-fear-a-whitewash/article_771f1db2-4d9b-5386-8ab1-10abc84a76e9.html
Youngkin’s win may spell changes for project highlighting history of enslaved:
https://vpm.org/news/articles/29396/youngkins-win-may-spell-changes-for-project-highlighting-history-of-enslaved
Munira Mirza is not a household name, but her exit is deeply damaging for Boris Johnson:
https://inews.co.uk/news/analysis/munira-mirza-is-not-a-household-name-but-her-exit-is-deeply-damaging-for-boris-johnson-1442275
‘Boris stopped listening’: How freezing out trusted advisers such as Munira Mirza left PM struggling to reset No 10:
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/e2-80-98boris-stopped-listening-e2-80-99-how-freezing-out-trusted-advisers-such-as-munira-mirza-left-pm-struggling-to-reset-no-10/ar-AATtnQe
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Neil Faulkner, archaeologist, historian and ‘revolutionary socialist’ activist – obituary:
[£]https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/02/07/neil-faulkner-archaeologist-historian-revolutionary-socialist/
Neil Faulkner: obituary:
https://www.archaeologyworldwide.com/post/neil-faulkner-obituary
Obituary: Neil Faulkner, historian, archaeologist and revolutionary (1958-2022):
https://www.theleftberlin.com/obituary-neil-faulkner-historian-archaeologist-and-revolutionary-1958-2022/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hty1fsUll84
Welcome to Questions of Doom. In this series, we answer your questions about Archaeology and our shared heritage.
Today we examine the Archaeology of the book.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epl4FioLkHg
Welcome to Digging the Game. In this series we play topical computer games as archaeologists. Archaeological gaming is a fascinating and fun form of archaeology we can all get involved in!
Today we dive in to 'Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey on PC. Thanks to Panache Digital Games and published by Private Division for the review code.
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#ancestors #evolution #archaeology
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWmAJwoAEzo
Welcome to Watching Brief. A monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube. As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) and I cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what we find.
Links:
Campaign launched to save South London's 'stretcher fences' once used to carry wounded civilians in the Blitz:
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/campaign-launched-to-save-south-londons-stretcher-fences-once-used-to-carry-wounded-civilians-in-the-a3609751.html
London fences were originally stretchers used to carry wounded civilians in the Blitz:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAub8mjGVM0
An introduction for teachers wishing to make use of the Teacher's Tool Kit pack, researching war memorials.
Tool Kit URL: http://toolkit.ncl.ac.uk/resource/studying-wwi-war-memorials-teachers-resource-pack
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRuKLknr9FE
This evening we got back from a lovely weekend at the 50th Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering! We had a lovely time meeting and greeting people and generally basking in the wonderful atmosphere.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsZYBzVTnt8
Welcome to Archae-Facts, the place to find bite-sized chunks of Archaeological Trivia!
Today we hear of the fate of Sir Walter Raleigh's head.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Tj2RmoabR0
Today, I ask a simple question: Is The National Trust, in fact, for everyone?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5x7mIvLWUY
Welcome to Archae-Facts, the place to find bite-sized chunks of Archaeological Trivia!
Today we examine the popular tall tale of tall hair at Vincennes Castle!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUlD0OIYvuE