It's time for an axe-tremely axe-citing episode! Ash and Tilly have to deal with a tricky situation over at the Bazkardum Society of Dwarfish History, who want to know how to classify a recently donated polished stone axe. Luckily, they have help from special guest Dr Amber Roy - experimental archaeologist and microwear analyst who specialises in prehistoric axes. In this first of two episodes, the three questers discuss the role of axes in fantasy fiction, and what a microscope might be able to bring to the conversation. Links * Amber's academia page [https://su-se.academia.edu/AmberRoy] * Amber's Stockholm University profile [https://www.su.se/english/profiles/amro3681-1.625639] * https://www.instagram.com/amber_archaeo?igsh=bGdidWF1N2Z6bm5y Contact * Email: andmytrowel@gmail.com * Instagram: @‌and.my.trowel Transcripts * For rough transcripts of this episode, go to: https://www.archpodnet.com/trowel/15 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 * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]: https://www.archpodnet.com/motion * Liquid I.V. Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/thearchaeologypodnetworkfeed to save 20% off anything you order.