Modern Myth

Oct 28 2024 78 ep. 44 mins 87
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All too often we talk about fake news and alternative facts as if they are new concepts. In reality history itself is constructed, and thus constrained by its authors, we have as a society taken this as truth and unfortunately there is more to history that just the past.

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Saving Mes Aynak, Cultural Heritage in Conflict with Brent E Huffman -Ep 22

Oct 28 2024 44 mins  
10 Years ago, Brent was interviewed by Tristan about the film Saving Mes Aynak and now they are reuinted in podcast form once again. Across the world, cultural heritage faces the threat of human development, for things like housing or resources. 10 years ago Saving Mes Aynak was a film about a Buhddist archaeological site of the same name in Afgahistan and followed the stories of

Modern Myth Returns - Ep 21

Oct 28 2024 2 mins  
It's been a while, so here's a little note from Tristan, to re-establish the Modern Myth project from hiatus. Expect to hear about a wide range of topics, including museums, liberation, working conditions, specialist analysis and the power of public archaeology. Contact * Twitter: @Anarchaeologist [https://twitter.com/Anarchaeologist] * Discord: ArchaeoWave [https://discord.gg/

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May 05 2021 55 mins  
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Feb 21 2021 50 mins  
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Jan 05 2021 67 mins  
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Oct 09 2020 58 mins  
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Aug 21 2020 43 mins  
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