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What has changed in ten years of discussing archaeology, and what has not? Chelsi, Emily, and Kirsten discuss the good, the bad, and everything in between in this overdue return to the WIA virtual studio. They discuss a bit of everything to do with the state of archaeology today, the impacts of the Trump administration, and the intersection between economic and energy development and our field.
Show Notes
Referenced Episodes:
Archaeology Under Trump: October 2025 Edition
Trump’s Impact on Archaeology 2025
Destruction of Cultural Sites as a War Crime – Episode 13
Links:
Senate Hearing Examines Section 106 and the Role of Preservation in Permitting
Lawmakers caution Burgum, NPS they have ‘no power to build’ Trump’s arch
Construction of Trump’s Washington, DC Arch Could Put Archaeological Sites at Risk
‘Not a personal sandbox.’ Trump’s Garden of American Heroes faces suit
What Trump Gets Wrong About Preservation
Federal Preservation Regulation Doesn’t Need Speed. It Needs a Bigger Rethink.
Gaza’s cultural sites have been decimated. UNESCO’s muted response sets a dangerous precedent
Justices Expand Trump’s Power to Fire Officials
U.S. Army Colonel George Wright slaughters 800 Palouse horses on September 8, 1858. – HistoryLink.org (horse slaughter was a weapon of control used by the US Army in the 19th century to decimate and impoverish the people and cultures of the Plains and Plateau)
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