Full versions of interviews with archaeologist newsmakers seen on Strata: Portraits of Humanity, our show that thoroughly explores a wide variety of archaeological and cultural heritage topics from all around the world.
Interview with Nick Card
In the first of a series of new and occasional interviews with archaeologist newsmakers, Rick Pettigrew interviews Nick Card, Keynote Speaker for TAC Film Festival 2023, about excavation results and interpretations of the Neolithic Ness of Brodgar site in Orkney.
Interview with Loren Davis
Continuing our series of new and occasional interviews with archaeologist newsmakers, Rick Pettigrew interviews Dr. Loren Davis, Oregon State University archaeologist, about the discovery of 16,000-year-old human occupation at the Coopers Ferry Site in Idaho.
Interview with Eske Willerslev
In our continuing series of new and occasional interviews with archaeologist newsmakers, Rick Pettigrew interviews Eske Willerslev, a pioneer in evolutionary genetics, whose research team has made key breakthroughs in scientific understanding of ancient environments and evolutionary relationships. In this interview, Willerslev discusses the basics of DNA analysis and recent advances in describing the chronology and movements of human populations out of Africa to the other continents around the world, including North and South America...
Interview with Søren Sindbæk
In our continuing series of interviews with archaeologist newsmakers, Rick Pettigrew interviews Søren Sindbaek, a principal investigator of the Northern Emporium Project. This ambitious excavation effort seeks to detail the development of trade networks at Ribe, the first Scandinavian city, at the time when the Viking Age emerged. This work is yielding a detailed view on the timing and socioeconomic processes during the first phase of long-distance Viking trading voyages and helps address the question: What brought about the Viking Age?