Archaeological Terminology S7 E1

About this episode

Dr. Ed Barnhart discusses archaeological terminology and his complex feelings about industry jargon.

Does it bother you when people use a bunch of industry specific jargon to make themselves sounds smart? Join Ed as he explains some archaeological terminology and his love/hate relationship with it. Check out Land Without a Continent on Matt Savino's website: https://mattsavino.com/ Support the show Support ArchaeoEd through Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/archaeoed ArchaeoEd Merch now available! https://archaeoed.com/support/ Mayan Calendar - see the 2026 Mayan Cal...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Ed Barnhart

Topics covered

• archaeology
• terminology
• jargon
• communication
• Maya culture

Keywords

• archaeological terminology
• jargon
• Maya
• communication
• industry terms

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, Matt Savino, Mayan Calendar

Books & works: Land Without a Continent

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