Chelsea Colwell-Pasch has developed an awesome, powerful, and quick digging machine for archaeological prospection - aka, automated shovel testing! Well, not automated. You still need to run it. But, it’s fast and gentle on the artifacts. We talk to her about how she came up with the idea, using the device over the last few years, and the patenting process across multiple borders.

TranscriptsFor rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/archaeotech/197

Links* Chelsea Colwell-Pasch’s business contact: chelsea.pasch@colbr.ca * Episode 194 Update * Balkan Heritage Field Schools https://www.bhfieldschool.org/program/first-civilization-in-europe-tell-yunatsite-excavations https://www.bhfieldschool.org/program/neolithic-site-holy-land * Episode 172 - Interview with Cora Woolsey about her Stratum software * Episode 175 - Brian Fritz’s Paleo Digger

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