Archaeology Books for Fun

This time we dive into the world of underwater archaeology and pirates with "Captain Kidd's Lost Ship: The Wreck for the Quedagh Merchant" by Frederick H. Hanselmann. In this episode we talk about how it's okay to skip theory chapters in archaeology books, we look at some of the big picture events in the world during Kidd's time, and finally we discuss Kidd's career and downfall. For our next podcast we will finish the book and get into the archaeology of the Quedagh Merchant and we will look at how

For this episode, we finish "The Dig" by John Preston. This is an historical fiction book featuring the events and people involved in the discovery and excavation of the Sutton Hoo site in England in 1938 which changed our understanding of the "Dark Ages." In this episode we learn more about the site as the excavation comes under new management and Basil Brown getting pushed aside. We also are introduced to a young Peggy Piggott (a real archaeologist) starting a career in a field that was very much

For our very first episode we are talking about the book "The Dig" by John Preston. This is an historical fiction book featuring the events and people involved in the discovery and excavation of the Sutton Hoo site in England which changed our understanding of the "Dark Ages." An adaptation of this story was recently released for streaming on Netflix. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/archaeologybooksforfun/message

Archaeology Books for Fun is a podcast about reading archaeology-related books that anyone can enjoy. This short episode will introduce the hosts, Tristan Harrenstein and Barbara Clark, the Florida Public Archaeology Network, and explain what the podcast is about. Florida Public Archaeology Network You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/archaeologybooksforfun/message