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E15 · And My Trowel - Two Archaeologists Between Fantasy and Fiction
The Magnified Axe (part 1) - Ep 15
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3 months agoIt’s time for an axe-tremely axe-citing episode! Ash and Tilly have to deal with a tricky situation over at the Bazkardum Society of Dwarfish History, who want to know how to classify a recently donated polished stone axe. Luckily, they have help from special guest Dr Amber Roy - experimental archaeologist and microwear analyst who specialises in prehistoric axes. In this first of two episodes, the three questers discuss the role of axes in fantasy fiction, and what a microscope might be able to bring to the conversation.
Links
- Amber’s academia page
- Amber’s Stockholm University profile
- https://www.instagram.com/amber_archaeo?igsh=bGdidWF1N2Z6bm5y
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- Email: andmytrowel@gmail.com
- Instagram: @and.my.trowel
Transcripts
- For rough transcripts of this episode, go to: https://www.archpodnet.com/trowel/15
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