Mind the [testing] Gap

This fortnight we're going deeper than we have--and maybe any of you have--before into geoarchaeology and the necessity for deep testing. Gabe and Ken chat with Dr. Heidi Luchsinger, RPA (Precision Geoarchaeology Inc/ERM) and Karl Kibler, RPA (Cross Timbers Geoarchaeological Services) about the Society for American Archaeology's Geoarchaeology Task Force. We talk about the importance of geoarchaeology as part of the CRM planning process, deep testing and why it should be better regulated and applied, and their work on the SAA's "Statement on Deep Testing for Terrestrial Sites and Professional Qualifications for Geoarchaeologists in Cultural Resource Management in the United States." These might be the deepest thoughts we've ever had on the NB Arch Pod, so grab your backhoes and augers. Un-till next time, listener.

Show Notes

• Society for American Archaeology - Geoarchaeology Task Force: Statement on Deep Testing for Terrestrial Sites and Professional Qualifications for Geoarchaeologists in Cultural Resources Management in the US (2025)
• Heidi Luchsinger: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidi-luchsinger-geoarchaeology/
• Karl Kibler: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karl-kibler-rpa-20b66214/
• SAA Geoarchaeology Interest Group

Hit Pieces

Lelièvre, M., Martin, C., Corbett, M., Brooks, S. and Martin, H. (2025), “Like We're Meeting the Ancestors”: Toward an Lˈnucentric Archaeology in Miˈkmaˈki. Am. Anthropol.. https://doi.org/10.1111/aman.28104

Hrynick MG, Anderson AW, DeWater K, Kochtitzky W, Spiess AE. Characterizing the Erosion of Coastal Archaeological Sites on the Maritime Peninsula Using Survey, Collection Analysis, Excavation, and Modeling. American Antiquity. Published online 2025:1-16. doi:10.1017/aaq.2025.25

Credits:

Sponsors: APANB, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

Producers: Emanuel Akel (Audio Engineer); Cody Pai (Video/Socials)

Music Credits: Intro/Outro (Remix): Emanuel Akel, Original Title/Hit Pieces: Justin Hoenke