Ash and Tilly have finally started chapter 2 of The Hobbit, which means its time for some frantic last-minute preparations before they set off on their quest, or on their archaeological excavation!…
While Tilly and Ash are away on their own Odyssey, enjoy this episode from Ethnocynology! Links Ethnocynology with David Ian Howe - Episode 38 Contact Email: andmytrowel@gmail.com Instagram:…
While My Trowel takes a wee break, enjoy this episode of The Great Plains podcast, Around the Fire: Small Animals and Paleoindian Camps, featuring Dr McKenna and exploring what small animals can tell…
Ash and Tilly have finally made it through the front door of Bag End! In this episode, they discuss the archaeology of buildings, and talk about how the physical structure of a hobbit hole (or smials)…
It's the 25th episode of And My Trowel, and to celebrate, Ash and Tilly decided to have a battle of wits in order to see who could remember the most from the last 24 episodes. There can only be one!…
Ash and Tilly are about to embark on their biggest quest yet - trying to find archaeological evidence for the origins of magic! But how can you identify magic in the archaeological record? Listen in…
This episode, Ash and Tilly are on a bit of a side quest that becomes much bigger than they ever thought possible, as they try to help a student from Lothlorien University critique the concept of a…
It’s part two of a discussion all about hoards! Ash and Tilly are joined by Dr Adrián Maldonado in their quest to identify a hoard of objects recently stumbled across in the middle of the…
Deep in the heart of Khazad-dûm, changes are being made. Caverns are being restored, bridges are being rebuilt, and there’s even plans for a new shopping centre… But when a huge hoard of objects is…
After the physical labour of episode 19, Ash and Tilly decide to put their interpretative skills to work in this episode, and discuss how to research a certain magical mirror that has been dropped in…