Audio & Video Shows
Visit our YouTube channel to watch or listen to recordings of past shows and webinars highlighting many aspects of Connecticut archaeology.
From 2019 – 2025, FOSA partnered with iCRV Radio on a series of monthly radio shows, with the intent of highlighting the archaeological heritage of Connecticut and the efforts of OSA, FOSA, and other archaeological groups to examine, understand, and preserve it. Below is a searchable list of all those shows, along with links to each episode which you can access on YouTube.
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| 1 | ray@ctwebgeek.com | 10/02/2026 11:03 AM | ray@ctwebgeek.com | 10/02/2026 11:03 AM | What Everyone Should Know About the Archaeology of Connecticut | 01 | 2019-03-05 | This initial episode provided a general introduction to Connecticut archaeology; Dr. Jones was accompanied by FOSA member Don Rankin. The discussion was focused around two of Dr. Jones' papers, which can be accessed at the link below, titled: The Coloniz | https://youtu.be/EJda4BDIJ8A |
| 2 | ray@ctwebgeek.com | 10/02/2026 11:03 AM | ray@ctwebgeek.com | 10/02/2026 11:03 AM | The Templeton Site and Paleoindians of Connecticut | 02 | 2019-04-02 | For this show, Dr. Jones was accompanied by FOSA members Dr. Zac Singer and Scott Brady. Templeton is the oldest known archaeological site in Connecticut; its Paleo-Indian component has been radiocarbon-dated to 11,190 years before the present. It was di | https://youtu.be/h4Hn5JuFPQE |
| 3 | ray@ctwebgeek.com | 10/02/2026 11:03 AM | ray@ctwebgeek.com | 10/02/2026 11:03 AM | The Early Archaic Period and Life After the Ice Age in Connecticut | 03 | 2019-05-07 | For this show, Dr. Jones was accompanied by Daniel Forrest of the Public Archaeology Laboratory (PAL); David Leslie of Archaeological and Historical Services (AHS); and FOSA President Scott Brady. While primarily known as an Early Archaic site comprising | https://youtu.be/Oj_ELNHWTk4 |
| 4 | ray@ctwebgeek.com | 10/02/2026 11:03 AM | ray@ctwebgeek.com | 10/02/2026 11:03 AM | The [Middle] Archaic Period in Connecticut | 04 | 2019-06-04 | For this show, Brian was accompanied by Daniel Forrest of the Public Archaeology Laboratory (PAL); Cosimo Sgarlata of the ASC; and FOSA President Scott Brady. This show concentrated on the ways that Native American people adapted to changes in the climat | https://youtu.be/TtxdxEPAof0 |
| 5 | ray@ctwebgeek.com | 10/02/2026 11:03 AM | ray@ctwebgeek.com | 10/02/2026 11:03 AM | The Terminal Archaic and Soapstone Quarries in Connecticut | 05 | 2019-07-02 | For this show, FOSA President Scott Brady filled in for Brian; he was accompanied by Daniel Forrest of the Public Archaeology Laboratory (PAL); Heather Cruz, Anthropology professor at UConn; Bonnie Plourde of the Barnes Museum; and Marc Banks, of Marc L. | https://youtu.be/Mj6MLH-V40A |
| 6 | ray@ctwebgeek.com | 10/02/2026 11:03 AM | ray@ctwebgeek.com | 10/02/2026 11:03 AM | The Morgan Site, a Late Woodland Village in Rocky Hill | 06 | 2019-08-06 | For this show, FOSA President Scott Brady filled in for the late Brian Jones; he was accompanied by Daniel Forrest of the Public Archaeology Laboratory (PAL); Kevin McBride, Associate Professor of Anthropology at UConn, and Lucianne Lavin of the Institute | https://youtu.be/sU0A1HqR5X4 |
| 7 | ray@ctwebgeek.com | 10/02/2026 11:03 AM | ray@ctwebgeek.com | 10/02/2026 11:03 AM | THPOs (Tribal Historic Preservation Officers) and Native American Perspectives on Archaeology in Connecticut | 07 | 2019-09-03 | For this show, FOSA President Scott Brady was joined by Dan Forrest of the Public Archaeology Library (PAL); Marissa Turnbull, THPO of the Mashantucket (Western) Pequot Tribal Nation; and James Quinn, THPO of the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut. T | https://youtu.be/seRTbhccln4 |
| 8 | ray@ctwebgeek.com | 10/02/2026 11:03 AM | ray@ctwebgeek.com | 10/02/2026 11:03 AM | Early 17th Century Archaeology in Connecticut | 08 | 2019-10-01 | For this show, Dan Forrest of the Public Archaeology Library (PAL) was joined by CT State Historian Walt Woodward and by Sarah Sportman, also of the PAL. This is a period in CT history that is normally given short shrift in school, ignoring the rich arch | https://youtu.be/bApL9E2frQM |
| 9 | ray@ctwebgeek.com | 10/02/2026 11:03 AM | ray@ctwebgeek.com | 10/02/2026 11:03 AM | Rural Life Before the American Revolution | 09 | 2019-11-05 | For this show, Dan Forrest of the Public Archaeology Library (PAL) was joined by Ken Feder of Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) and Meg Harper of Archaeological and Historical Services of Storrs, CT. The discussion opened with could be described | https://youtu.be/-XoGGWDglXU |
| 10 | ray@ctwebgeek.com | 10/02/2026 11:03 AM | ray@ctwebgeek.com | 10/02/2026 11:03 AM | The Office of State Archaeology and FOSA | 10 | 2019-12-03 | For this show, Dan Forrest of the Public Archaeology Laboratory (PAL) was joined by FOSA President Scott Brady and special guest Dr. Nicholas Bellantoni, the prior and current interim CT State Archaeologist. Nick began with a discussion of the role of th | https://youtu.be/Bq9nnN-yG6k |