The Archaeology Podcast Network
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Chris Webster, MS and Dr. Paul Zimmerman discuss topics between the intersection of archaeology and technology. Join them as they talk Artificial Intelligence, Drones, Sub-Surface monitoring, and all things tech.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
The ArchaeoTech Podcast makes archaeological technology intelligible by testing tools against field conditions, data quality, and the practical demands of recording the past.
Chris Webster and Paul Zimmerman keep technology tied to the work archaeologists actually have to do. Their conversations draw on field reports, guest interviews, published research, and archaeological news, with questions shaped by practical experience rather than distant…
At a Saudi excavation, the total station refuses retirement, and you learn why.
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A curious AI experiment frames digital archaeology as a question of tools, judgment, and human contribution.
The Archaeotech Podcast turns a simple provocation into a neat test case for digital archaeology: Chris Webster brings two AIs into the discussion, asks ChatGPT to define the field, then pushes toward what archaeologists should be learning as AI becomes part of the job.
A grounded look at the money and metadata behind archaeological data preservation.
TIDAR comes through as the part of archaeology that starts after a project has gathered its evidence: metadata is made, files are uploaded, checks are completed, and a deposit can be reviewed before it goes public.
A technology-minded look at who gets to participate in archaeology and shape its knowledge.
Archaeology's access problem becomes a question of participation: who is able to study places, and who gets to shape the knowledge that follows. Chris Webster and Paul Zimmerman frame the issue for The Archaeology Show, then carry its technology angle into the Archaeotech feed.
New archaeological techniques raise a wider question about whether Teotihuacan was designed around a natural cave.
Archaeological technology gives this episode a clear path into a larger question: how ancient places may have been planned. Denise Argote's work across Teotihuacan, Chichen Itza, and Mitla leads to the most compelling case beneath Teotihuacan's Moon Pyramid, where the data…
A grounded look at choosing dogs for archaeological burial searches and matching their abilities to real terrain.
Burial detection gets a practical, field-minded hearing in the 203rd episode of The ArchaeoTech Podcast, as Paul Martin explains why archaeological dog work depends on the animal as much as the technique.
A grounded look at LIDAR, road profiles, and the practical side of archaeological analysis.
Chris Webster and Paul Zimmerman make the case that a LIDAR study of prehistoric road profiles can be read as a practical lesson in how archaeological evidence becomes argument.
A practical discussion of how archaeological data curation depends on documenting the workflow, not just the final record.
Archaeotech returns with episode 213 and stays focused on data curation as a practical part of archaeological work. The hosts keep the discussion grounded in workflow, moving through metadata, paradata, and the basic idea that data never arrive neutral; a lot of the shape is set…
AI translation is the entry point, but the episode keeps testing what it really changes on the ground.
Archaeotech episode 204 takes a loose, conversational path toward a plain question: what does AI actually do for archaeology work? Its strongest material comes from neural machine translation for Akkadian and other Mesopotamian texts, where cuneiform feels less like a novelty…
Mexican history, from the excavated to the conjectured.
Overlooked lives, read from the sources, talked through warmly.
The Archaeotech Podcast episode 206 has Chris Webster asking ChatGPT and Bard about digital archaeology, AI, GIS, drones, and citations.
The episode opens with Chris Webster and temporary co-host Rachel Roden.
Chris Webster brings on Michael Hyland and Shelby Manet to talk through the February 2023 Advances in Archaeological Practice issue on refining archaeological data collection and management.
Chris Webster interviews Andrew Reinhardt and Sarah Zaya about their article on using photogrammetry and GIS to map digital landscapes in games like Fortnite and No Man's Sky.
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Chris Webster and Paul Zimmerman interview Chelsea Colwell-Posh about her patented mechanical auger for archaeological prospection, which enables deep, fast, and efficient testing in challenging environments like wetlands and contaminated sites.
Hosts Chris Webster and Paul Zimmerman interview Gideon Shalakhlavi about a project studying medieval walls in Mongolia and China.
The ArchaeoTech Podcast episode 212, “How Technological Innovation Can Drive Greater Accessibility and Inclusivity in Archaeology,” brings Chris Webster and Paul Zimmerman together with Dr.
The Archaeotech Podcast episode 210 features Chris Webster and Paul Zimmerman talking with Dr.
Hosts Chris Webster and Paul Zimmerman continue their discussion from episode 213 on the data curation crisis in archaeology, centred on the February 2024 thematic issue of Advances in Archaeological Practice.
Denise Argote describes how portable XRF, ERT, ANT, radar, and Raman spectrometry are being used on sites in Mexico such as Teotihuacan, Chichen Itza, and Mitla.
The Archaeotech Podcast episode 193, hosted by Chris Webster and Paul Zimmerman, centers on three current archaeology news stories tied to archaeological metallurgy.
The ArchaeoTech Podcast episode 203 centers on Paul Martin of Martin Archaeology Consulting, who uses dogs and geophysical survey to locate unmarked burials in historic and pre-contact contexts.
Paul Zimmerman returns to The ArchaeoTech Podcast with Chris Webster to describe two months of fieldwork in Saudi Arabia for a company working under the Royal Commission for Al-Ula near Medina.
Chris Webster and Paul Zimmerman frame The ArchaeoTech Podcast episode 195 around how archaeological survey has changed in the decades since they started working.
The ArchaeoTech Podcast episode 198 brings Chris Webster, Paul Zimmerman, and Heather McDaniel-McDevitt together for a practical discussion of GIS in CRM and archaeology.
The Archaeotech Podcast marks episode 200 by revisiting eight years of shows, with Chris Webster and Paul Zimmerman introducing a compilation format.
Hosts Chris Webster and Paul Zimmerman revisit technology-focused episodes from the first 50 shows of the ArchaeoTech Podcast, checking the current status of apps like Open Context, FAMES, and Lithodomos VR.
Chris Webster and Paul Zimmerman spend the episode talking about adding thoughtful tech to conferences.
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Chris Webster and Paul Zimmerman use The ArchaeoTech Podcast episode 213 to discuss a February 2024 thematic issue of Advances in Archaeological Practice on data curation.
Chris Webster and Paul Zimmerman open with a quick check-in and some social media talk.
Paul opens with a quick note about being back in the States.
Marco Wolf tells host Paul that he does not think of himself as a "digital archaeologist" because total stations, GPS and 3D modeling were standard from his first excavation in Kurdistan.