Folks on this Podcast:Chris Sims (he/him)Elliot Helmer (they/them)Travis Corwin (he/they)Freeman Stevenson (he/him)Kirsten Lopez-Picklesimer (she/her)General notes:Several years ago, the Go Dig a Hole podcast joined a large conversation across the discipline of archaeology to talk about what organized labor could look like for us. Check out episode…

The Go Dig a Hole podcast is back! This time Lauren Jensen from ARtGlass joins us to discuss how augmented reality is here right now, and it's making heritage more accessible and available to people who haven't traditionally had a shared narrative in the heritage professions. Pretty cool stuff!Check out these links while you listen:ARtGlass https:/…

Past guests and friends of the podcast joined Chris and Katie for a fun wrap of 2022 and a hopeful look ahead to 2023.Annelise Baer, Travis Corwin, Elliot Helmer, Chelsea Reedy, Chris Sims, and Katie Tipton talk holidays, current and future projects, and our hopes and goals for the coming year.LINKS:Annelise Baer on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@a…

TikTok sensation, Annelise Baer, and YouTube big-timer, Bill Farley, join the pod to talk about the efficacy of public archaeology on social media. How can archaeology make relatable, easily digestible content that is both scientifically meaningful and compelling to consume? The answers may surprise you.Links Annelise Baer on TikTok https://www.tik…

Elon Musk’s recent purchase of Twitter for $44Bn has a lot of people leaving the social media platform for a variety of reasons. Quite a few archaeologists and science communicators have voiced their concerns over Twitter’s new ownership and are leaving or planning to leave the platform. The main questions are, “where are they going and why?”In thi…

We’re at a strange point in cultural resource management (CRM) where there’s simultaneously tons of companies hiring archaeologists, and very few qualified people to fill those jobs. Today we’re gonna talk about how we got here, and what the path ahead looks like.Jeff Atschul and Terry Klein published an article in the most recent Advances in Archa…

Welcome back for another NEW EPISODE of the Go Dig a Hole podcast. We’re back with friends of the podcast, Elliot Helmer and Travis Corwin. This time we discuss the tragic death of archaeologist, Kaylen Gehrke, heat stress, and general thoughts on field safety in archaeology.For bonus points, try to drink 26 fluid ounces of water while you listen t…

Welcome back for another NEW EPISODE of the Go Dig a Hole podcast. We’re back with friend of the podcast, Elliot Helmer. On this episode we discuss the different types of public audiences, and how modes of engagement factor into the “multiple publics” of public archaeology. We go into detail on how historic preservation laws provide a framework for…

When we talk about "cultural resource management" (the other CRM), we usually mean archaeology. But there's a lot more to CRM that actually isn't archaeology - it's architectural history. Join the Go Dig a Hole crew as we talk with architectural historian and tiki aficionado, Garret Root, as we talk about all things above the ground (and a few thin…

Chelsea Reedy is a professional cyclist, professional archaeologist, and grad student. Balancing all of those demands is a challenge, yet she manages to excel in all of those areas. Chelsea joins the Go Dig a Hole podcast to talk with Chris Sims, Kirsten Lopez-Picklesimer, and Katie Tipton about making it work and making it fun.LINKS LA Sweat Women…

Happy Halloween! This year we decided to bring double the fun with TWO NEW EPISODES of the Go Dig a Hole podcast. There are also TWO WAYS TO LISTEN: episodes 81 and 82 are available individually and as an all-in-one double header! The double-header is linked above.EPISODE 81 - Archaeology in Folk Horror and Haunting w/ Travis CorwinIndividual show …

Annelise Baer is an archaeologist and TV documentary producer who works on a fascinating site in Albania on the margins of the Classical archaeology world. She has a high-impact public archaeology presence on Tiktok. And she's seen a ghost. Hear about her eerie experiences with apparitions and ancient shrines.LINKS:Follow Annelise Baer on Twitter w…

First up, Travis Corwin tells a frightening tale of an archaeological site in the murky swamps of Florida where horrifying events happened to the archaeologist who worked there. Travis also discusses the idea of "haunting" as a way to relate traumatic events of the past being temporal anomalies that shatter linear concepts of time and our relations…

Paulina Przystupa and Meghan Dennis join this new episode of the Go Dig a Hole podcast to drop tons of puns and talk about the upcoming launch of their public archaeology project's beta test.Paulina works with data visualization, programming, and stats; and Meghan works with user experience (UX) and archaeological ethics. Together, they've created …

This episode aired sometime in 2015 and, while many of the archive episodes have been omitted due to dated or inaccurate info, this one still feels as relevant as it did 6 years ago. Here are some of the questions we explore:How do you make yourself stand out as an undergrad? What does a good job applicant look like? Where do you start when you're …

This episode is shorter than we usually do, but we wanted to get the word out for a very important panel discussion organized by The Black Trowel Collective on Unionizing in North American Archaeology. It’s streaming live on Thursday, June 24 from 1-3pm Pacific Time and will be recorded to be watched later.We also offer some of our thoughts on labo…

Tia, Tipton, and Chris rode their bikes to a cemetery in Portland because we thought it would be quiet. While it was peaceful and quiet in person, the microphone picked up a LOT of environmental noise. After a week of tweaking the levels, adaptive noise filters, and trying to cut out the noisiest sections without destroying the content, we finally …

So last time when we covered the "essentials" for doing archaeology, we kinda threw the kitchen sink at the episode and covered a lot of ground without going into much detail on any of the specific points.This time we tackled a question that everyone interested in archaeology faces - how do you get your first job?Spoiler alert - network! network! n…

Pivot! Pivot!Well, kind of a pivot for the show. During the last several years, Go Dig a Hole went from focusing on early career development and coaching for college students, to sustaining a career in archaeology, to discussing heavy issues in the field, to four archaeology buddies drinking beer in an airstream trailer having a good time, to nerdi…

Check out this very special 3-part miniseries all in one place!Going AFAR in Belize - AFAR Miniseries Episode 1Recorded from the AFAR Program's 2016 Belize Field School, host Christopher Sims speaks with AFAR's director, Mat Saunders, about this unique organization.The People Behind AFAR - AFAR Miniseries Episode 2Hear from the people who help make…

Special guest, Steph Halmhofer, joins the Go Dig a Hole podcast for this year's spooOOooOOky Halloween episode. We share stories of (probably) haunted places, and places on the National Register of Historic Places that are creepy.LinksSupport Go Dig a Hole on Patreon: www.patreon.com/godigaholeLike Go Dig a Hole on Facebook: www.facebook.com/godiga…

Ok last time we put out a new episode of the podcast, we talked about how NIMBYs hijacked the process for designating historic properties and weaponized neighborhood associations in Portland, Oregon. The notorious Eastmoreland case happened when a homeowner partitioned their lot into 5,000 "trusts" so they could outnumber community members and take…

OPRD/Oregon SHPO has proposed changes to the National Register Program process based on challenges that arose in recent years around the Sellwood nomination here in Portland. The Sellwood nomination resulted from one landowner creating 5,000 “land trusts” on their quarter-acre plot of land in a Portland neighborhood to gain an outsized representati…

It’s been a few weeks since our last new episode, so we wanted to start this one off with a very important message:All of us at Go Dig a Hole are committed to antiracism and supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. We also condemn the long history of acts of police brutality against communities of color in the United States. We hope our listener…

Albert Lee is running for congress in Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District, which is the most diverse of Oregon’s 5 districts, and has the highest population density. Oregon’s 3rd District encomasses urban, suburban, and rural communities ranging from Portland’s industrial inner east and north sides to the communities on the shoulders of Mt. Hood. T…

The whole crew had their own dang happy hour and some of their loved ones made brief appearances.Tia, Kirsten, Katie, and Chris talk about how they’ve had to adjust to working as archaeologists during a pandemic, the frustrations of “productivity theater”, and trying to find happiness in the full collapse of late capitalism. We also talk about tatt…

In this archive episode, we hear from one of Chris’ early peers and role models, Matt Tuttle. Matt ran the blog, Anthroprobably, as a way to give back to the archaeological community by sharing his experiences. Anthroprobably was a big influence on Chris starting Go Dig a Hole and focusing on managing realistic expectations.This episode originally …

Michael Ashley and Leigh Anne Ellison are part of the team at Codifi, a startup that makes mobile apps and databases for archaeology. Prior to joining Codifi, Leigh Anne worked with Digital Antiquity and tDAR, The Digital Archaeological Record - so she’s been on the leading edge of digital archaeology during some interesting times for archaeology a…

Jordan Reese, a student at University of Central Florida and longtime veteran of the AFAR field school in Belize, posed some interesting questions to host Christopher Sims. He brought in fellow AFAR staff, Drs. Stan Guenter and Marc Zender to answer these questions and talk about the importance of literacy and good note-taking in archaeology. This …

As Cheryl Crow sang, "every day is a winding road", so is life during the coronavirus pandemic. Join Katie, Chris and Kirsten as they discuss how archaeology is adjusting to the virus, and some of the challenges and opportunities. They also talk about the weekly Go Dig a Hole "Digital Happy Hour" and an upcoming Movie Night.Stay safe and take care.…

Well, we tried. We had one of the best guest discussions yet, and it was the first call-in guest we've had on the show in about two and a half years. But the program we use to record in the studio crashed and we lost about an hour of discussion. The files that could be salvaged won't make a full episode, but we'll gather what can be saved and relea…

It is February 2020. The oceans are melting crustaceans alive. Fire, flood, and famine threaten billions of lives. And it’s time for undergrads to register for field school, and archaeologists to line up their plans for the 2020 field season. LET’S GO!THE WHOLE CREW is back to talk about archaeology field schools and what undergrads should consider…

Kirsten, Katie, and Chris recorded their first episode from the new studio! We learned the ropes on a professional soundboard and discussed how to weather rejection in archaeology. Plus, Chris coughed a whole lot and it sounded great on the new mics!Recommended links:Women in Archaeology podcasthttps://womeninarchaeology.com/…

This episode was originally aired sometime in 2015 on The Archaeology Podcast Network. It has been edited for content and sound as a rebroadcast without their branding or advertisements. I’ve said this before as I’ve re-edited some of the other archive episodes, but it’s an interesting experience to go back in time for the Go Dig a Hole podcast and…

Tia, Kirsten, Katie, and Chris hosted a "goodbye party" for the airstream studio in NE Portland and friends Kate Ellenberger and Guthrie Straw joined the farewell podcast.Fear not! Goodbye to the airstream is not goodbye to Go Dig a Hole! We are moving to the XRAY FM studios in January and will have a lot more technical capabilities to offer, so lo…

The whole crew is back for another new episode of the Go Dig a Hole podcast! Tia Cody, Kirsten Lopez, Chris Sims, and Katie Tipton talk about spooky archaeology - ghost stories, creepy things in the field, and dark history. Enjoy this frightful episode!Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon and get a free sticker!www.patreon.com/godigahole…

We got the whole crew back together in the Airstream studio after a very busy summer! We were all really excited to catch up, so hope y'all enjoy hearing us hem and haw for a bit and giving some updates on archaeology events in the Pacific Northwest!Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreon!www.patreon.com/godigahole…

Kassie Rippee joins Katie and Chris in the Airstream studio in Portland to chat about traditional cultural properties, or TCPs. People often wonder what happens to their land if an archaeologist wants to "list" it. Find out what exactly that means in this new episode of the Go Dig a Hole podcast.Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreonwww.patreon.com/godig…

Chelsea Blackmore and Megan Springate join the show to talk about queer archaeology how they're "queering" the field. We explore what queer archaeology is, why it's important, and how to be an ally.LINKS- "How to Queer Identity Without Sex: Queer Theory, Feminisms, and the Archaeology of Identity" by Chelsea Blackmore https://www.academia.edu/19962…

Bill White, Alexandra Jones, and Jordan Reese join the show to talk about the Society of Black Archaeologists, public archaeology, racism, and overcoming adversity. Dr. Jones has some stellar advice for anyone trying to make it in archaeology.LINKS:Society of Black Archaeologistshttp://www.societyofblackarchaeologists.com/ Archaeology in the Commun…

We plopped a mic down at the dinner table with the Desert West Environmental crew at the end of a long day in the field on a project in Arkansas. We discuss the theme of professionalism, among other things like "field mouth" and safe spaces. In the end, we hope this episode helps you level up your career in archaeology with some reassurance and enc…

This episode features a discussion moderated by Maxime Lamoureux-St. Hilaire, who you’ll remember from episode 25, “Ancient Politics in the Present”. Max recently got his PhD, so congrats to him! This panel at the recent meeting of the Society for American Archaeology focused on comparative approaches to Maya Archaeology. The panel discusses comple…

Kirsten and Chris are back in the airstream studio after a busy month of conferences, travel, and work!This episode catches us up on the rapid implosion of the Society for American Archaeology, and touches on the importance of solidarity and labor in organizing around activism and advocacy. We can do better as archaeologists, but it takes the will …

Dai s'la - "welcome, friend"Kassie Rippee, the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO) for the Coquille Tribe in Coos Bay, Oregon joins the show to talk about the opportunities and challenges of tribal archaeology. The Coquille Tribe is a good case study in the difficulties faced by tribal members past and present, and highlights the need for b…

Yeet! We're back with a new episode with the whole team in the airstream!Tia Cody, Kirsten Lopez, Katie Tipton, and Chris Sims discuss preparing for field schools, getting back into the field or going to your first crm job. We also discuss how to sustain a career with healthy work-life balance.Support Go Dig a Hole on Patreonwww.patreon.com/godigah…

It's the chicken enchilada episode!Chris' personal trainer - his brother, Jonathan Sims, joins the show to talk about fitness. No, not fitness whole enchilada in your mouth, they talk about functional movement, the social construction of fitness, and separating fact from fiction in an increasingly commodified field. Jonathan breaks down short term …

Introducing Our GuestsTia Cody recently graduated from the Anthropology Masters program at Portland State University. Her thesis, titled LIDAR Predictive Modeling of Kalapuya Mound Sites in the Callapooia Watershed, Oregon, uses geospatial approaches to analyze settlement patterns in a culturally significant region south of Salem, Oregon near Brown…

It's the longest GDAH episode yet!Hanna Marie joins this episode to discuss ableism in archaeology. Some if the issues surrounding ableism include problematic statements and actions by the March for Science organizers, lack of accessibility at professional conferences, fieldwork and field schools, and the emptiness of claiming intersectionality wit…

Colin Omilanowski emailed in some great questions, so Chris Sims had him join the show, along with Emily Long and Chris Webster. We talk about tools and technology in archaeology, and why we use them.Oleh Go Dig a Hole

Penny Foreman joins the show to talk about her survey she recently presented at the CAA meeting, an the resulting Code of Conduct. She blogged about it, and her conference attire that sparked some (uncalled for) outrage, and a hearty Twitter conversation erupted.More guests later join the show, live from the SAA meeting, to follow-up on Foreman's c…