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Ute Wickiups

Today I discuss a Ute Wickiup I discovered in southwestern Colorado.   More about the Colorado Wickiup Project  https://www.dargnet.org/wickiup_proje... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFVKMGJhM3dXalVtSEltN0RDenRhZzZvNkhnZ3xBQ3Jtc0trWGxYam5rcmd1Y3J4TVhVLWhFQkc2dzllRXBBcktHLTZYNTBaY2UwN0tCMmxzdmxiMWthNFBiZjNsWFRVY191REFhTUkxTjl3dWhGYmhwWlJvd0IzalFsUG93eDZPcGJMWnpURzd2UzJxaGpvYzVPRQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dargnet.org%2Fwickiup_project.html]  Book by Curtis Martin on the Utes and the Colorado Wickiup Project  https://uofupress.lib.utah.edu/epheme... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmc0S2NBYXVsdE9Pd25UYlloaEFnZ3htV2JXUXxBQ3Jtc0tuZ0FvRGZsdlVPNEtHTWlsODFJYmxSMW9GWEt4N0RFN05jZFdvMWRFLThZVlJ5NHdyXzdiQmJvZElwRWVCVnpEeHF5U1JDeGp2ekVFdFdCQmVETTUtR3BYckhSU3dNSVlWekFSZTdLSmU2dDVFTEVuMA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fuofupress.lib.utah.edu%2Fephemeral-bounty%2F]

Ñawpa Iglesia

Today I discuss the Inka shrine of Ñawpa Iglesia. Sources “Arqueología de Pachar” Francisco Solís Díaz y Nancy Olazabal (1998) “Of Blood and Soil: Tombs, Wak’as, and the Naturalization of Social Difference in the Inka  Heartland” Steve Kosiba In The archaeology of wak’as : explorations of the sacred in the pre-Columbian Andes / Tamara L. Bray, editor. (2015) University Press of Colorado. Thanks to- The residents & municipalidad of Ollantaytambo All photos by Greg Batchelder unless otherwise noted.

Pumamarka Ruins, The Inka, and The Battle of Ollantaytambo

I recently visited the ruins of Pumamarka near the Inka city of Ollantaytambo. In this episode I describe the ruins, relate a bit of history concerning the Inka rulers at the time, and offer a description of the Battle of Ollantaytambo, in which the Spanish conquistadors were defeated by Manco Inka and his warriors.

Lifeways of the Paleolithic: An Interview with Wyoming State Archaeologist, Dr. Spencer Pelton.

Today on The Milk of Audhumla I welcome Wyoming State Archaeologist, Dr. Spencer Pelton. Dr. Pelton has been the head archaeologist for the state of Wyoming since November of 2019. His current research interests include geoarchaeology and site formation, High Plains and Rocky Mountains prehistory, hominin thermoregulation, and New World colonization. He has conducted excavations at the Powars II red ocher quarry, the Sisters Hill site, and the La Prele mammoth site, among others. He received his Bachelor’s of Science from Middle Tennessee State University, his Master’s from Colorado State University, and his PhD from the University of Wyoming. He has specialized and published many papers on High Elevation Game Drives and Communal Hunting, Paleoindian chronology, and the North American Overkill Hypothesis. If you enjoyed this video podcast- please click LIKE, Subscribe, Share, and comment. Podcast: https://anchor.fm/milk-of-audhumla [https://anchor.fm/milk-of-audhumla] Website coming soon: https://www.themilkofaudhumla.com/ [https://www.themilkofaudhumla.com/] If you would like to support this channel you can follow the link below: https://www.patreon.com/milkofaudhumla [https://www.patreon.com/milkofaudhumla] As always, thank you for joining me, and Stay Gold.

Neanderthal Language: Talkin' with Humans

Reference: “Neandertals and modern humans had similar auditory and speech capacities” by Mercedes Conde-Valverde, Ignacio Martínez, Rolf M. Quam, Manuel Rosa, Alex D. Velez, Carlos Lorenzo, Pilar Jarabo, José María Bermúdez de Castro, Eudald Carbonell and Juan Luis Arsuaga, 1 March 2021, Nature Ecology and Evolution. DOI: 10.1038/s41559-021-01391-6 If you enjoyed this video podcast- please click LIKE, Subscribe, Share, and comment. Visit The Milk of Audhumla on Youtube! Podcast: https://anchor.fm/milk-of-audhumla [https://anchor.fm/milk-of-audhumla] Website coming soon: https://www.themilkofaudhumla.com/ [https://www.themilkofaudhumla.com/] If you would like to support this channel you can follow the link below: https://www.patreon.com/milkofaudhumla [https://www.patreon.com/milkofaudhumla] As always, thank you for joining me, and Stay Gold.