{"podcast":{"title":"New Books in Archaeology","slug":"new-books-in-archaeology-736373","podcast_index_feed_id":736373,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LIT7466012449","website_url":"https://newbooksnetwork.com/category/politics-society/archaeology/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/f6afca30-ece1-11e8-941d-3bcfe1253be2/image/842e54a826b14a261b8bac22eb1937f5.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"New Books Network","episode_count":188,"summary":"This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: ⁠https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/⁠ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwork Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/archaeology","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-archaeology-736373"},"episode":{"title":"Samuel Holley-Kline, \"In the Shadow of El Tajín: The Political Economy of Archaeology in Modern Mexico\" (U Nebraska Press, 2025)","slug":"samuel-holley-kline-in-the-shadow-of-el-taj-n-the-political-economy-of-archaeology-in-modern-mexico-u-nebraska-press-2025","published_at":"2026-02-03T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-archaeology-736373/samuel-holley-kline-in-the-shadow-of-el-taj-n-the-political-economy-of-archaeology-in-modern-mexico-u-nebraska-press-2025","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-archaeology-736373","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK1630493805.mp3?updated=1770015444","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK1630493805.mp3?updated=1770015444","summary":"Located in the Papantla municipality of the Mexican state of Veracruz, El Tajín is a UNESCO World Heritage site but a lesser-known tourist destination and national symbol. The Indigenous Totonac residents of the region know well that the site’s relative absence from discussions of global archaeology and heritage belies a century of wide-ranging labor, extractive industries, and commodity exchange.In the Shadow of El Tajín: The Political Economy of Archaeology in Modern Mexico (U Nebraska Press, 2025) tells the story of how a landscape of ancient mounds and ruins became an archaeological site, brings to light the network of actors who made it happen, and reveals the Indigenous histories silenced in the process. By drawing on the insights of Indigenous Totonac peoples who have lived and worked in El Tajín for more than a century, Sam Holley-Kline explores historical processes that made both the archaeological site and regional historical memory. In the Shadow of El Tajín decenters discussions of the state and tourism industry by focusing on the industries and workers who are integral to the functioning of the site but who have historically been overlooked by studies of the ancient past. Holley-Kline recovers local Indigenous histories in dialogue with broader trends in scholarship to demonstrate the rich recent past of El Tajín, a place better known for its ancient history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/archaeology","meta_description":"Located in the Papantla municipality of the Mexican state of Veracruz, El Tajín is a UNESCO World Heritage site but a lesser-known tourist destination and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2752,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/new-books-in-archaeology-736373/episodes/samuel-holley-kline-in-the-shadow-of-el-taj-n-the-political-economy-of-archaeology-in-modern-mexico-u-nebraska-press-2025/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-archaeology-736373/samuel-holley-kline-in-the-shadow-of-el-taj-n-the-political-economy-of-archaeology-in-modern-mexico-u-nebraska-press-2025.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}