Seven Ages Audio Journal

Seven Ages Audio Journal

Archaeology and the Exploration of Human History

Episodes

October 4, 2025 75 mins

The team is joined by Olive Talley, director and producer of the new documentary film 'The Stones Are Speaking' about the famous Gault Site.

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In this episode, the team is joined by returning guest James Chatters to discuss the Hoyo Negro site in Quintana Roo, Mexico.

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In this episode, the team is then joined by Megan A. of the Town Creek Mound in North Carolina to discuss this unique and well-preserved Mississippian site. 

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May 9, 2025 84 mins

The Seven Ages team is joined by Dr. Morgan Smith for an in-depth discussion about Florida's Ryan-Harley site.

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The team is joined by Wyoming State Archaeologist Spencer Pelton to discuss the latest discoveries from the La Prele, Wyoming Mammoth kill site. 

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In this episode, the team is joined by James Chatters PhD to discuss his latest paper on the Western Clovis diet, which was published in Science Advances.

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The team is joined by Southern Arkansas University archaeologist Dr. Carl Drexler to discuss the enigmatic Caddo culture.

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The Seven Ages team is joined by Taylor Keen who discusses his new book, Rediscovering Turtle Island: A First Peoples' Account of the Sacred Geography of America. 

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The team is then joined by returning guest Aaron Deter-Wolf to discuss his latest studies of Otzi, one of the most fascinating sets of human remains in the world of anthropology. 

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In this episode, the team welcomes Dr. Keith Ashley from the University of North Florida to discuss the enigmatic Mill Cove Complex in Jacksonville, Florida. 

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In this episode, the Seven Ages team discusses the continuing mystery surrounding the Roman Dodecahedron and the controversy of the "Wood Age". The team then welcomes Dr. Louise Steel from the University of Wales to discuss the ancient history and intriguing archaeology of Gaza. 

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Metin Eren of Kent State University returns to discuss new experimental archaeology studies into how the ancient Clovis people hunted.

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We are joined by journalist Roger Atwood to discuss his incredible book 'Stealing History: Tomb Raiders, Smugglers, and the Looting of the Ancient World.'

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We are joined by renowned cultural anthropologist Anthony Kail for an in-depth discussion about his new book Fieldwork with the Saints: An Ethnographic Journey into Santeria in the American South.

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Joining us are guests Kevin Nolan, Tim McCoy, Laura Murphy, and Tony Kruz, who discuss the retraction of a recent controversial paper about the Hopewell Culture.

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World-renowned paleoanthropologist Dr. Lee Berger joins us to discuss his new book, "Cave of Bones," detailing the discovery of the enigmatic Homo Naledi.

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We welcome the return of Christopher R. Moore to discuss his new paper on blood residue analysis of Paleoindian projectile points and tools.

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In this episode of the Seven Ages Audio Journal, the team welcomes Dr. Jannie Loubser from Stratum Unlimited. Dr. Loubser discusses his work and the mythology of the enigmatic sites of Judaculla Rock, North Carolina, and Track Rock Gap in Northern Georgia.

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The team is joined by the Professor Mark Hill, who discusses the long-distance trade networks of the Woodland culture known as the Hopewell.

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In this special extended episode, the team welcomes Dr. Nicholas Hellmuth, who shares his fascinating story of conquering the jungles of South America to find the Mayan site of Tikal in the 1960s.

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