Podcasts Arts AnthroDish 56: Coastal Diets of Past Peoples with Dr. Michael Rivera

56: Coastal Diets of Past Peoples with Dr. Michael Rivera

Published: Oct. 29, 2019, 5:58 p.m.

The past week or so has been a bit of a whirlwind for me personally, and I\u2019m sure anyone who\u2019s in academia and in the full swing of the fall semester can attest to! So what a perfect time to have my guest this week, Dr. Michael B.C. Rivera on the show.

Michael is also an anthropology podcaster and the host of the incredible Arch and Anth podcast, a three-a-week show featuring interviews with experts on human history, biology, and cultures. We\u2019re doing a special guest swap this week \u2013 so we did a double header interview. Michael interviewed me over on his show, and I\u2019ve linked that interview if you\u2019d like to learn more about some of my PhD work, and then we took a quick break and switched hats, so I could ask him about his research.

Michael is a biological anthropologist and specializes in studying coastal human archaeology. He has previously worked at the Universities of Kent, Copenhagen, and Cambridge. He completed his PhD research in 2018 exploring life and human health in prehistoric Estonia and Latvia. His other activities involve teaching students, engaging with inclusion and equity issues in academia, and climate justice. Today, you\u2019ll hear from him on how we can interpret the diets of prehistoric coastal peoples \u2013 did coastal resources mean different bodies, or different health trajectories? Tune in to find out the answers!\xa0

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