Most Wisconsin history books begin their narrative with the arrival of French explorer Jean Nicolet at what is now Green Bay in 1634. By the time of Nicolet’s landing, however, […]
Radio Chipstone: The Man Mound of Sauk County
Just east of Baraboo on the aptly named Man Mound Road lives the only surviving anthropomorphic effigy mound in North America. Built between 750 and 1200 AD by Late Woodland […]
What’s New in the Science of What’s Old
In 1879, German naturalist Ernst Haeckel drew his version of a “Genealogical Tree of Humanity” to show how human beings are related to other species of animals on the earth. […]
Rebroadcast: Wildfires and Disaster Response
Today’s episode is a rebroadcast from January 7, 2019. As wildfire season approaches again, we return to this conversation with guest Dave Lowe, who works for the US Forest Service […]
The Role of Archaeology in Wildfire and Disaster Response
What are fireline archaeologists and what is their role in firefighting and other disaster management? We learn about this profession on today’s episode with guest Dave Lowe, who works for […]
Applying engineering knowledge to archaeology
From the ancient Roman circus to your radio, in this episode of Perpetual Notion Machine host Will Cushman discusses with guest Bela Sandor the topic of ancient chariots, those horse-drawn, […]
