Hearth (actually Earth Oven) Huntin' with Charles Koenig - Ruins 162

What this episode covers

On this episode of A Life in Ruins, Connor interviews Dr. Charles Koenig. Charles is a recently crowned Ph.D. from the University of Wyoming. We discuss Charles' upbringing in Summit County, Colorado and his earliest experiences in the Great Basin with archaeology. We then delve into his academic career and he recalls how a rock art field school set him along his current path. Charles then discusses his thesis/dissertation research on earth ovens. If you have left a podcast review on iTunes or Spotify, please email us at [email protected] so we can get shipping information to send you a sticker. If you are listening to this episode on the "Archaeology Podcast Network All Shows Feed," please consider subscribing to the "A Life in Ruins Podcast" channel to support our show. Listening to and downloading our episodes on the A Life in Ruins channel helps our podcast grow. So please, subscribe to the A Life in Ruins Podcast, hosted by the Archaeology Podcast Network, on whichever platform you use to listen to us on the "All Shows Feed." Please support our show by following our channel. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/ruins/162 Links * Brief segment from Marfa Public Radio about Mescalero Apache ovens [https://marfapublicradio.org/show/nature-notes/2015-05-28/apache-mescal-roast-at-guadalupe-mountains] * Photo essay of Apache earth oven cooking by Alan Ferg [https://repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150/555911?show=full] * Agave is Life Documentary [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3647164/] Literature Recommendations * Stephen Black and Alston Thoms, 2014, Earth Ovens in the Hunter-Gatherer Archaeological Record [https://texasbeyondhistory.net/bowie/Black-Thoms-2014-H-G-Earth-Ovens.pdf] * Carney et al. 2022 Bulbs and Biographie [https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-022-01588-1]s Contact * Email: [email protected] * Instagram: @alifeinruinspodcast [https://www.instagram.com/alifeinruinspodcast] * Facebook: @alifeinruinspodcast [https://www.facebook.com/alifeinruinspodcast] * Twitter: @alifeinruinspod [https://www.twitter.com/alifeinruinspod] * More on www.archpodnet.com/ruins Affiliates * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion] * Motley Fool Save $110 off the full list price of Stock Advisor for your first year, go to  https://zen.ai/apnfool and start your investing journey today! *$110 discount off of $199 per year list price. Membership will renew annually at the then current list price. * Laird Superfood Are you ready to feel more energized, focused, and supported? Go to https://zen.ai/thearchaeologypodnetworkfeed1 and add nourishing, plant-based foods to fuel you from sunrise to sunset. * Liquid I.V. Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/thearchaeologypodnetworkfeed to save 20% off anything you order.