Muons and More - Archaeotech 169

Chris and Paul discuss a couple recent articles. One describes the use of muons as a non-invasive technique for looking inside solid objects, and the other discusses the authors' R project for visualizing chronology. They might not seem related, but both articles predict exciting advancements in archaeology. Links * Seeing deeper with atmospheric muons: From archaeology to geology [https://phys.org/news/2021-12-deeper-atmospheric-muons-archaeology-geology.html] * Atmospheric muons as an imaging tool [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revip.2020.100038] * Muon Scanning Finds Hidden Chamber in Great Pyramid of Giza [https://spectrum.ieee.org/muon-imaging-finds-hidden-chamber-in-great-pyramid-of-giza] * datplot: A New R Package for the Visualization of Date Ranges in Archaeology [https://doi.org/10.1017/aap.2021.8] * datplot GitHub repository [https://github.com/lsteinmann/datplot] Contact * Chris Webster * Twitter: @archeowebby [http://www.twitter.com/archeowebby] * Email: [email protected] * Paul Zimmerman * Twitter: @lugal [http://www.twitter.com/lugal] * Email: [email protected] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store [https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724] Affiliates * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/]

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