Archaeology of The Hobbit: Smials Saloons - Ep 71

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) can be used to learn more about hobbit culture. Tune in to hear all about window tax, historic palimpsests, and why a round door just doesn’t make sense! Books mentioned: Carpe Jugulum (Terry Pratchett) Links Prancing Pony Building Survey Episode Çatalhöyük buildings Çatalhöyük article by Ian Hodder on entanglement “What is a Broch” - Caithness Broch Project Jarlshof overview The APN Awards: The APN Awards - Nominations Open! Contact Email: andmytrowel@gmail.com Instagram: @‌and.my.trowel Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode, go to: https://www.archpodnet.com/trowel/71 ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet APN Store Affiliates Motion Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.