Ep9: challenges of archaeological study that is beyond archaeology
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Ep9: challenges of archaeological study that is beyond archaeology
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This episode features archaeology PhD student, Vera Haponava and her advisor Dr. Catriona Pickard, a senior lecturer at the School of History, Classics and Archaeology at Edinburgh University.
We explored in detail of how they carefully curate samples from relics for the stable isotope analysis. The real world politics and varied interests present unexpected hurdles for laboratory research. We also talked about very realistic suggestions for aspiring future archaeology graduate students in how to choose a topic and a graduate program with all these non-laboratory challenges.
How does historical review play a role in interpreting data? Is there any "objectivity" in the data? We also talked about concrete examples where the assumptions about historical context totally changes how archaeologists work on the materials.