In this episode, the Seven Ages team continues its springtime road trip adventures for a live recording at the Spiro Mounds site in Oklahoma.
Author: Jason Pentrail
Jason Pentrail is a writer, researcher, and podcaster who holds an undergraduate degree in environmental science and a graduate degree in environmental management. His environmental knowledge combined with a love for archaeology, anthropology, and cultural studies provides a unique set of skills when researching and conducting field surveys and excavations. He can be reached at jason@sevenages.org.
In this episode, we are joined by Tennessee State Park Ranger Dedra Irwin to discuss Tennessee’s unique woodland-era Pinson Mounds complex.
We are joined by Kent State University professor Dr. Metin Eren for an in-depth discussion on the efficacy of the Clovis projectile point in killing proboscideans.
In this episode, we are joined by Austin J. Bell for an in-depth discussion of the archaeology of Florida’s Marco Island and its most famous artifact, the Key Marco Cat.
In this edition, we feature an in-depth interview with David Kilby of Texas State University and the Ancient Southwest Texas Project to discuss the Bonfire Shelter bison jump.
Despite being the world’s largest museum and research complex, much of the story behind the Smithsonian’s benefactor, and his reason for choosing America as its home, remains a mystery.
Russell Means was more than a leader, and by many accounts, more than a man: he was a living example of the struggle of the First Nations people.
In 1982, a discovery was made in Florida that would turn back the pages of history almost 7,300 years, becoming one of the most important in North American archaeology.
The ancient stone circles known as “medicine wheels” remain mysterious, and continue to have a highly sacred role in the lives of many of the First Nations people.
At the height of the Mayan Empire, their farmers relied on innovation to provide food for the inhabitants of their cities and villages.