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The Great Plains Archaeology Podcast
Join Professor Carlton Shield Chief Gover and Chris Johnston on an immersive journey through the heart of North America's Great Plains as we uncover the rich and fascinating histories buried beneath the prairie. In each episode, we delve into the latest archaeological discoveries, past cultures, and historical insights that shape our understanding of this vast and storied region. From ancient artifacts to the echoes of Indigenous civilizations, "The Great Plains Archaeology Podcast" brings you…
Episodes
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Diving into Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump with Dr. Shawn Bubel and Dr. Kevin McGeough Part 2 - Ep 53
Carlton and Chris reunite with Drs. Shawn Bubel and Kevin McGeough of the University of Lethbridge to continue their discussion of Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump…
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Diving into Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump with Dr. Shawn Bubel and Dr. Kevin McGeough Part 1 - Ep 52
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern Alberta, is the best-known buffalo jump on the Great Plains. Used for nearly 6,000…
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Building the Ponca Creek Towns: Houses, Migration, and Cultural Connections with Dr. K.C. Carlson and Dr. Doug Bamforth - Ep 51
In Episode 51 of the Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, Carlton is joined by new co-host Chris Johnston for his first appearance in the co-host chair, along…
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The Missing Dead: Archaeological Evidence of Smallpox Epidemics with Dr. Alex Garcia-Putnam and Dr. Tomas Snyder - Ep 50
What can archaeology tell us about the devastating smallpox epidemics that affected Indigenous communities across the Americas following European colonization?…
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Archaeology for Everyone: Citizen Science and the Windy Ridge Quarry with Chris Johnston - Plains 49
In this episode of The Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, Carlton speaks with Chris Johnston, Operations Director of the PaleoCultural Research Group (PCRG)…
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Unpacking the Medicine Wheel: Blackfoot History and Archaeological Interpretation with Dr. Trevor Peck - Ep 48
In this episode of The Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, Carlton speaks with Dr. Trevor R. Peck about one of the most recognizable, and often misunderstood…
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The Southern Plains and the Pueblo World: Commerce, Conflict, and Connection with Magdalena Lewandowska - Ep 47
In this episode of the Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, Carlton welcomes Magdalena Lewandowska to discuss her article, “Trade, Conflict, and Alliance –…
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Around the Fire: Small Animals and Paleoindian Camps with Dr. McKenna Litynski - Ep 46
In this episode of the Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, Carlton welcomes Dr. McKenna Litynski to discuss her recent article, “Anthropogenic Burning of Small…
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Adornment and Exchange at the River Bend Site, Wyoming with Dr. Spencer Pelton and Alexis Hollander - Ep 45
In this episode of the Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, Carlton welcomes Dr. Spencer R. Pelton and Alexis Hollander to discuss their recent article, “Early…
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Filling the Gap: New Evidence of Paleoindian Life in Northwest Missouri and Southwest Iowa with Dr. Thomas Loebel and John Lambert - Ep 44
In this episode of the Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, Carlton is joined by John M. Lambert and Thomas J. Loebel to discuss their recent article with Dr…
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Who Gets Published? Gender Inequity in Plains Anthropology with Dr. Phyllis Johnson and Erica Carmody - Ep 43
In this episode of the Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, Carlton speaks with Phyllis Johnson and Erica Carmody about their recent open-access (no subscription…
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Clay and Connection: New Insights from the Tobias Site with Dr. Bob Hoard and Dr. Zachary Day - Ep 42
In this episode of the Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, Carlton sits down with Robert Hoard and Zachary Day to discuss their recent article, “Ceramic…
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PROMO - Monte Verde Discussion Panel with Drs. Shane Miller, Spencer Pelton, Jesse Tune, and Carlton Gover - Ethno 34
Hey everyone! It is that time of year again: graduation events, graduate degree defenses, final exams, and the hacking of major collegiate learning platforms…
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Kansas Archaeology Month Event at the Kansas Children's Discovery Center - Ep 41
On this week’s episode, Carlton breaks down his recent Kansas Archaeology Month event at the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center, titled: Field Explorers…
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The Digital Archaeological Record (tDAR) with Chris Nicholson - Ep 40
In this episode of The Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, Carlton speaks with Christopher Nicholson, Director of the Center for Digital Antiquity, about the…
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Carrying the Stories: Preservation and Responsibility in the Crow Nation with Aaron Brien - Ep 39
In this episode of The Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, Carlton is joined by Aaron Brien (Apsáalooke), Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Crow…
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Fort Berthold Indian Reservation Visit - Ep 38
On this week’s episode, Carlton recounts his recent trip to the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. The Fort Berthold Indian Reservation is the home of the Three…
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Myths Part II - Ep 37
In this episode, Carlton continues with a discussion on Myths brought to his attention from a listener’s email! But this time they’re not on Vikings but of…
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Moundbuilder Myths and Viking Runestones in (or around) the Great Plains? - Ep 36
Carlton is back on the mic after the holiday break to talk about the Moundbuilder Myth, the Kensington Runestone, and the Heavener Runestone. Are they legit?…
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The Long Way Home: To Oaxaca and Back with Dave Williams - Ep 35
In this episode of The Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, Carlton sits down with Dave Williams to discuss the intellectual and professional journey that brought…
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Hematite and Hell Gap: Insights into Paleoindian Wyoming with Dr. Spencer Pelton - Ep 34
In this episode of The Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, Carlton is joined by Dr. Spencer Pelton, Wyoming State Archaeologist, to explore what some of the…
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PROMO - And My Trowel Ep 43
While the APN takes a break this holiday season we’re using this opportunity to present you with other great content on the network. Please enjoy this episode…
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PROMO - Kinkella Climbs the Mount Everest of Pseudoarchaeology (He Reads Graham Hancock’s Fingerprints of the Gods) - Pseudo - 168
Unscientific. Meandering. Silly. Actively ignorant. Super long and BRUTALLY boring. Yes friends, this book doth suck. Contact Pseudo-Archaeology Podcast with…
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More Than Mammoths & Bison: Wyoming’s Ceramic Traditions with Michael Page - Plains 33
In this episode of The Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, Carlton sits down with Michael Page of the Wyoming State Archaeologist’s Office to explore a…
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Revisiting the Jones-Miller Bison Kill Site with Amy Gillaspie - Ep 32
In this episode, Carlton sits down with archaeologist Amy Gillaspie to revisit their shared time working with the remarkable Jones-Miller Bison Kill Site…
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Prey (2022) Review with Jacquelyn Sparks - Ep 31
For this episode, Carlton discusses Prey (2022) with Jaquelyn Sparks. They dive into themes of the film, including likes and dislikes, beavers, horses, and a…
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Life Along the Trails: 19th Century Nebraska Archaeology Nolan Johnson - Ep 30
In this episode, I sit down with Nebraska archaeologist Nolan Johnson to talk about his work uncovering and interpreting the state’s rich historic past. We…
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Three Decades of Nebraska Archaeology with Rob Bozell - Ep 29
In this episode, I sit down with Rob Bozell, who served the Nebraska State Historical Society for more than three decades and retired as State Archaeologist…
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Digging Differently: Native Presence in Archaeology with Chance and Tyrel Part 2 - Ep 28
This episode continues my conversation with Tyrel Iron Eyes (Standing Rock Sioux Tribe) and Chance Ward (Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe). We turn to the stories…
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Plains Native Voices in Archaeology with Chance and Tyrel - Ep 27
In the first of this two-part conversation, I’m joined again by Tyrel Iron Eyes (Standing Rock Sioux Tribe) and Chance Ward (Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe)…
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NAGPRA in Practice – Colorado’s Approach with Chance Ward - Ep 26
In this episode of The Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, host Carlton Shield Chief Gover sits down with Chance Ward, NAGPRA Coordinator for the State of…
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PROMO - Pawnee Nation NAGPRA - HeVo 96
The Great Plains Archaeology Podcast is taking a break this week, so please enjoy this episode of Heritage Voices, another excellent show on The Archaeology…
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5 Misconceptions About Great Plains Archaeology - Ep 25
In this solo episode, Carlton breaks down five of the most common misconceptions about Great Plains archaeology—from the myth of an “empty” landscape to the…
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Giants of the Plains: Mammoth Kills and Paleoindigenous Lifeways with Dr. Madeline Mackie - Ep 24
In this episode of The Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, host Carlton Shield Chief Gover is joined by Dr. Madeline Mackie, Assistant Professor of Anthropology…
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Preserving the Past, Leading the Present: A Conversation with Matt Reed of the Pawnee Nation - Ep 23
In this episode of The Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, host Carlton Shield Chief Gover sits down with Matt Reed, Chief and Tribal Historic Preservation…
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ENCORE - Taking a Chance on Anthropology with Chance Ward - Ruins Ep 125 - Ep 22
So Chance and Carlton were unable to get a recording together with the Federal Funding threats to the Historic Preservation Fund keeping their schedules…
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Lakota Archaeology and Historic Preservation with Tyrel Iron Eyes - Ep 21
In this episode of The Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, host Carlton Shield Chief Gover is joined by Tyrel Iron Eyes, Tribal Archaeologist for the Standing…
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Ponca Presence: History, Homeland, and Archaeology with Stacie Laravie - Ep 20
In this episode of The Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, host Carlton Shield Chief Gover speaks with Stacie Laravie, citizen of the Northern Ponca of Nebraska…
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Alm Shelter: Lifeways in the Bighorns with Dr. Alex Craib - Ep 019
In this episode of The Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, host Carlton Shield Chief Gover sits down with Dr. Alex Craib, Adjunct Professor at Bluegrass…
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Wolves and Canids in Great Plains Indigenous Cultures with David Ian Howe - Ep 18
In this episode of The Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, host Carlton Shield Chief Gover sits down with public archaeologist and science communicator David Ian…
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An Oral History of Indigenous Archaeologies with Dr. Joe Watkins - Ruins Ep 139 - Ep 17
Hey everyone! KU just returned from Spring Break where Carlton gave a talk at the Chicago Field Museum and he has students defending their M.A. Theses. So he…
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From the Woods to the Farm: Transformations in the Central Plains - Ep 16
In this episode of The Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, we examine the shift from the Late Plains Woodland Period to the emergence of the Early Plains Village…
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Plains Woodland Pathways: Kansas City Hopewell - Ep 15
In this episode of The Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, we explore the Plains Woodland Period and the vast networks that connected the Great Plains to the…
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The Shawnee Nation in Civilization 7 - Ep 14
In this episode of The Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, we dive into the history of Indigenous representation in the Sid Meier’s Civilization series. From…
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Classifying the Past: The Great Plains Taxonomic System - Ep 13
In this episode of the Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, host Carlton Shield Chief Gover unpacks the history and evolution of the Great Plains taxonomic…
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Honoring Lance Foster: A Legacy of Indigenous Advocacy and Archaeology - Ep 12
In this heartfelt episode of the Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, host Carlton Shield Chief Gover pays tribute to the late Lance Foster, the Tribal Historic…
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Encore - An Introduction to Plains/Pawnee Archaeology - A Life in Ruins Podcast - Ep 150 - Plains 11
Happy New Year! The Archaeology Podcast Network took a break for the Holiday. So for episode 11, we are releasing an Encore episode from the A Life in Ruins…
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The Late Archaic: Shifts in Society and the Legacy of the Nebo Hill Site - Ep 10
In this episode of the Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, host Carlton Shield Chief Gover explores the Late Archaic period, a time of significant cultural and…
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Wheels of Time: The Middle Archaic and the Medicine Wheels of the Great Plains - Ep 09
In this episode of the Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, host Carlton Shield Chief Gover delves into the fascinating Middle Archaic period through the lens of…
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Adapting to Change: The Early Archaic Period on the Great Plains - Ep 08
In this episode of the Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, host Carlton Shield Chief Gover examines the Early Archaic period, a transformative era in the history…
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Indigenous Archaeology: Reclaiming Narratives of the Past - Ep 07
In this episode of the Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, host Carlton Shield Chief Gover dives into the field of Indigenous Archaeology, exploring its roots…
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Presenting Indigenous Archaeology on the World Stage: Reflections from JAGFOS 2024 in Kyoto, Japan - Ep 06
In this special episode of the Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, host Carlton Shield Chief Gover shares his experiences presenting his work in Indigenous…
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Hell Gap: A Window into Paleoindian Life on the Great Plains - Ep 05
In this episode of the Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, host Carlton Shield Chief Gover takes listeners to one of the most significant Paleoindian sites in…
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The First Peoples: Uncovering the Paleoindian Legacy on the Great Plains - Ep 04
In this episode of the Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, host Carlton Shield Chief Gover explores the fascinating Paleoindian period, focusing on the earliest…
The Great Plains Archaeology PodcastTracing Time on the Plains: From Paleoindian to Ceramic Periods - Ep 03
In this episode of the Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, host Carlton Shield Chief Gover provides an overview of the major cultural periods that have shaped…
The Great Plains Archaeology PodcastAnimals of the Great Plains - Ep 02
In this episode of the Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, host Carlton Shield Chief Gover takes you on a journey through the diverse and fascinating world of…
The Great Plains Archaeology PodcastThe Environment of the Great Plains: Shaping the Archaeological Record - Ep 01
In this episode of The Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, we delve into the unique and diverse environment of the Great Plains, exploring how its landscapes…
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Introducing the Plains Archaeology Podcast
Welcome to the inaugural episode of "The Great Plains Archaeology Podcast." Join your host, Carlton Shield Chief Gover, as he sets the stage for an immersive…