Bison Jumps, Public Archaeology, and the Great Plains with Chris Johnston - Ruins 91

In this episode, we are joined by Chris Johnston who is the Operations Director and Project Archaeologist for the Paleocultural Research Group. As always, we kick off the episode investigating Chris's introduction to archaeology and how he turned in his Buffalo horns for Ram horns. We delve into the Paleocultural Research Group (PCRG), what it does, how it operates, and what it is like to work for them. We tie up the episode talking about how archaeology can often focus on the "micro-scale" of that past on how we, as archaeologists, can better bring back the "people-ness" to older archaeological components in our research and in the literature. Start your own podcast with Zencastr and get 30% off your first three months with code RUINS. Click this message for more information. Literature Recommendations Imagining Head-Smashed-In by Jack W. Brink Origin Stories, Archaeological Evidence, and Postclovis Paleoindian Bison Hunting on the Great Plains by Douglas B. Bamforth Crafting History in the Northern Plains by Mark D. Mitchell Guest Contact Paleocultural Research Group Facebook Page Paleocultural Research Group Instagram Page: @paleocultural Chris Johnston's Twitter: @cmjohnston8 Contact Email: [email protected] Instagram: @alifeinruinspodcast Facebook: @alifeinruinspodcast Twitter: @alifeinruinspod Website: www.alifeinruins.com Ruins on APN: https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/ruins Store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/alifeinruins/shop 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 Tee Public Store Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Zencastr Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.