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.
Link of the Month: Eva Stories: https://tinyurl.com/y28c6gq3
Links:
Italy’s New Ruins: Heritage Sites Being Lost to Neglect and Looting:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/28/italys-new-ruins-heritage-sites-being-lost-to-neglect-and-looting?fbclid=IwAR1BLghQJh_N4zf2NDDf6XIetBsSvYe4Y2wa6vwzr5Y-4bm7bQ1bHii6tsQ
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuJgrqbECIg
Welcome to World of Dig Craft. In this series Liv Westring discusses current issues facing Archaeology, in Sweden and around the world.
Today, Liv takes a look at pseudoarchaeology.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCo8UFL04ec
Welcome to Archaeo-Chat. In this series we record unscripted conversations about archaeology, what it is like to be an archaeologist and related topics.
Today, I chat to Professor Chris Hunt about the famous Neanderthal site of Shanidar Cave.
Links:
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/01/new-remains-discovered-site-famous-neanderthal-flower-burial
Archaeosoup Patreon:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMijbf2F7Tg
Welcome to In Focus. In this series we take a closer look at particular sites, finds and objects from the world of Archaeology.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVPzHUG24qA
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.
#archaeologynews #thepipeline #archaeosoup
Link of the Month:
Online Abuse of Academics Survey: tinyurl.com/96bkdbsh
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Links:
Media Picks:
Indiana Jones 5 Director Hints at Movie’s Setting:
https://screenrant.com/indiana-jones-5-movie-setting-1960s-james-mangold/
Why Bethesda’s Indiana Jones Game won’t Be Like Fallout:
https://screenrant.com/indiana-jones-game-bethesda-not-like-fallout-wolfenstein/
New ‘Indiana Jones’ Game in the Works at Bethesda:
https://collider.com/new-indiana-jones-game-trailer-details/
New Tomb Raider Game will unify classic and reboot timelines say Crystal Dynamics:
https://metro.co.uk/2021/01/28/new-tomb-raider-game-will-unify-classic-and-reboot-timelines-13980460/
The Dig:
Inside ‘The Dig’: How the star-studded film squares with reality of Sutton Hoo:
https://blog.britishmuseum.org/inside-the-dig-how-star-studded-film-squares-with-reality-of-sutton-hoo/
Digging the Dirt: The True Story behind The Dig:
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sutton-hoo/features/digging-the-dirt-the-true-story-behind-the-dig
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4GwV870W98
Welcome to Questions of Doom. In this series, we answer your questions about Archaeology and our shared heritage.
Today, I examine why different brains might actually be good for our species!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXhFGQrgGS0
For more information about BA Arch and Ancient Civilisations at Durham:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/archaeology/undergraduate/undergrad_courses/ba_archancientciv/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO_QMpdI57o
Today, I sat down and had a chat with Roger Oram; an Archaeologist and Illustrator who has had an interesting career path.
Roger's website: http://www.archaeologydraftingservices.co.uk/about-us.php
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Eox9LB_tps