Obsidian Flakes in Lake Huron, A Wielbark Cemetery, and a Computer Program Sorts Pottery - Ep 124

Published: May 23, 2021, 8 a.m.

b'This week on The Archaeology Show, we discuss three exciting Archaeology\\nArticles and News stories. First, two obsidian flakes from central Oregon have\\nbeen found in an early Holocene settlement in Lake Huron. Second, an extensive\\ncemetery in Poland gives the Wielbark civilization its name. And finally,\\nresearchers in Arizona have programmed a computer to sort pottery sherds faster\\nand more consistently than humans can.\\nLinks\\n * Central Oregon obsidian from a submerged early Holocene archaeological site\\n beneath Lake Huron\\n [https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0250840]\\n * The Goths, the Wielbark Culture and over 100 years of research on the\\n eponymous site\\n [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/goths-the-wielbark-culture-and-over-100-years-of-research-on-the-eponymous-site/92E85F41D42501F1E961DA148AECEE8F]\\n * Archaeologists teach computers to sort ancient pottery\\n [https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/05/archaeologists-teach-computers-to-sort-ancient-pottery/139190?amp=1]\\n * Applications of deep learning to decorated ceramic typology and\\n classification: A case study using Tusayan White Ware from Northeast Arizona\\n [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440321000455]\\n\\nContact\\n * Chris Webster\\n * chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com\\n\\nPlease Visit Our Sponsors!\\n * Archaeology Southwest Cafe:\\n https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/things-to-do/cafe/\\n\\nAffiliates\\n * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/]\\n * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff]\\n * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/]'