Ep. 13 - Lithic Technology & Mangalitsa Pigs with Brian Herbel

In today's episode, Jay & Ashlee speak with Brian Herbel who is based in the Bitterroot valley of Montana. He earned his master's degree in Anthropology & Archaeology, and currently owns and operates Rabbitbrush Archeological Services. https://www.rbasmontana.com/

In addition, Brian, along with his partner Jen, operate Verdure Pastures, a niche-market farm in Victor, MT Instagram: @verdure_pastures

Topics Covered: Fashion companies pretending they know how farmers should practice their craft, Lithic technologies, projectile point design, Clovis points, Folsom points, seriation dating, Indigenous elders making jokes of you in native tongue, what humans did with canoes and some stars, Younger Dryas impact hypothesis, 1980 Mount Saint Helens eruption and ash deposition across the West, late-onset musicians, near-death experience in climbing, developing markets for your farm, Mangalitsa pigs, niche-market farming, value-added products, division of labor in farming with your partner, finding 10,000 year old archaeological sites next to unexploded white phosphorous grenades, burnout in farming.

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