To learn more (and see photos!), check out:

Must Farm

Latest archaeological finds at Must Farm provide a vivid picture of everyday life in the Bronze Age (University of Cambridge)

History made: In an astonishing Bronze Age discovery a 3000-year-old community has been unearthed (CNN)

The Prehistoric Village at Cladh Hallan (University of Sheffield)

Mummification in Bronze Age Britain (BBC)

"Frankenstein" Bog Mummies Discovered in Scotland (National Geographic)

Ancient DNA typing shows that a Bronze Age mummy is a composite of different skeletons (Journal of Archaeological Science)

Solved: the mystery of Britain’s Bronze Age mummies (The Conversation)

Mummification in Bronze Age Britain (Antiquity)

Learn more about Dr. Bethard and his work at:

University of South Florida Faculty Profile

The Bioarchaeology of Inka Resettlement Practices: Insight from Biological Distance Analysis

Dr. Jonathan Bethard on ResearchGate

Abstract for paper, “Marginalized Motherhood: Infant Burial in 17th Century Transylvania”

To learn more, check out:

Aztec Ruins National Monument--New Mexico NPS Historical Handbook No. 36, 1962 (Project Gutenberg)

The Chaco Road System - Southwestern America's Ancient Roads (ThoughtCo)

Native Languages of the Americas: Pueblo Legends and Stories (Native-Languages.org)

Hopi Petroglyph Sites (CyArk)

How Kokopelli, the Flute-Playing God, Conquered Pop Culture (Artsy)

Books:

Pueblo Gods and Myths

Kokopelli, Casanova of the Cliff Dwellers

Chaco Handbook: An Encyclopedic Guide

Chaco Canyon: Archaeologists Explore the Lives of an Ancient Society

If you’d like to learn more about this week’s topic, why not start with:

“The Tarahumaras,” from GEOG 571: Cultural Intelligence, Applied Geography, and Homeland Security (Penn State)

The Sacred Corn Beer of the Tarahumara (NPR)

Tarahumara Runner Lorena Ramírez Makes History at Spain’s Ultramarathon (Remezcla)

Decorated Tarahumara Runner Calls on AMLO’s Support so She Can Continue Racing (Remezcla)

The legend of the Tarahumara: Tourism, overcivilization and the white man's Indian (International Journal of the History of Sport)

Harvard Professor Explains How the Tarahumara Run So Well in Those Sandals (Remezcla)

Strike type variation among Tarahumara Indians in minimal sandals versus conventional running shoes (Journal of Sport and Health Science)

1975 advertisement for The Earth Shoe

Athletic shoes with reverse slope construction (Justia Patents)

The science of elite long distance running (The Conversation)

Early humans won at running; Neandertals won at walking (Phys.org)

Choguita Rarámuri (Tarahumara) Phonology and Morphology (UC Berkeley Dissertation via eScholarship)

To learn more, check out:

I’m Latino. I’m Hispanic. And they’re different, so I drew a comic to explain. (Terry Blas, via Vox)

Why Does Jared Diamond Make Anthropologists So Mad? (NPR)

Spanish and Nahuatl Views on Smallpox and Demographic Catastrophe in Mexico (The Journal of Interdisciplinary History)

From Náhuatl to Guaraní: 5 Apps to Help You Learn Indigenous Languages (Remezcla)

Chicueyaco: Daily Life in a Nahua Village (Cultural Survival Quarterly Magazine)

Náhuatl: A fond farewell? (Unravel)

Top 5 Ancient Aztec Inventions (How Stuff Works)

Badianus Manuscript: An Aztec Herbal, 1552 (University of Virginia)

The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire (Museum of the American Indian)

The College Student Who Decoded the Data Hidden in Inca Knots (Atlas Obscura)

Domenici, Viviano; Domenici, Davide (1996). "Talking Knots of the Inka" Archaeology. 49 (6)

Jacobsen, Lyle E. "Use of Knotted String Accounting Records in Old Hawaii and Ancient China". Accounting Historians Journal

‘Home Made’ Ancient Inca Instruments Replicas Perfectly Mimic Different Animals Using Nothing But Water (Get Lost to Be Found)

Poqomchi’ conversation: importancia del idioama poqomchi' en nuestro medio (Endangered Languages Project)

Mayan Scientific Achievements (History.com)

El Caracol (Exploratorium)

Cross-Legged Woman's Tomb Reveals Ancient Maya Kept Jaguars in Cages (Live Science)

NOTE: 09/16/18: An earlier version of the show description referred to the Aztecs, the Inca, and the Maya as Mesoamerican cultures, which is incorrect....]]>It’s Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month here in the United States! This week, we attempt to help you (and ourselves) be less wrong about the most famous early Latin American cultures. Amber provides a crash course on Aztec, Inca, and Maya history and the thorny issues of contemporary indigenous cultural identity, while Anna chimes in with fun facts and Very Cool Things about each group!

To learn more, check out:

I’m Latino. I’m Hispanic. And they’re different, so I drew a comic to explain. (Terry Blas, via Vox)

Why Does Jared Diamond Make Anthropologists So Mad? (NPR)

Spanish and Nahuatl Views on Smallpox and Demographic Catastrophe in Mexico (The Journal of Interdisciplinary History)

From Náhuatl to Guaraní: 5 Apps to Help You Learn Indigenous Languages (Remezcla)

Chicueyaco: Daily Life in a Nahua Village (Cultural Survival Quarterly Magazine)

Náhuatl: A fond farewell? (Unravel)

Top 5 Ancient Aztec Inventions (How Stuff Works)

Badianus Manuscript: An Aztec Herbal, 1552 (University of Virginia)

The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire (Museum of the American Indian)

The College Student Who Decoded the Data Hidden in Inca Knots (Atlas Obscura)

Domenici, Viviano; Domenici, Davide (1996). "Talking Knots of the Inka" Archaeology. 49 (6)

Jacobsen, Lyle E. "Use of Knotted String Accounting Records in Old Hawaii and Ancient China". Accounting Historians Journal

‘Home Made’ Ancient Inca Instruments Replicas Perfectly Mimic Different Animals Using Nothing But Water (Get Lost to Be Found)

Poqomchi’ conversation: importancia del idioama poqomchi' en nuestro medio (Endangered Languages Project)

Mayan Scientific Achievements (History.com)

El Caracol (Exploratorium)

Cross-Legged Woman's Tomb Reveals Ancient Maya Kept Jaguars in Cages (Live Science)

NOTE: 09/16/18: An earlier version of the show description referred to the Aztecs, the Inca, and the Maya as Mesoamerican cultures, which is incorrect. Mesoamerica does not extend into South America, and so the Inca are not a Mesoamerican society. We apologize for the mistake, and thank you to listener Laura Heath-Stout for pointing it out to us!

If you're still itching for more information, check out these sources:

Domestic Cat (National Geographic)

Cats Domesticated Themselves, Ancient DNA Shows (National Geographic)

The Natural History of the Cat (Alley Cat Allies)

Abbott, Ian; Department of Environment and Conservation (2008). "Origin and spread of the cat, Felis catus, on mainland Australia: re-examination of the current conceptual model with additional information" Conservation Science Western Australia Journal (7).

Cats Are Ruthless Killers (Business Insider)

The Crazy Story Of A Cat Named Tibbles Who Killed Off A Whole Species Of Bird (Business Insider)

Curious Cat Walks Over Medieval Manuscript (National Geographic News)

This medieval manuscript curses the cat who peed on it (Gizmodo)

This cat was reared for one reason: to be mummified (BBC)

Early Taming of the Cat in Cyprus (Science)

A Roman Era Pet Cemetery: 86 Cat Burials Discovered in Egypt (Ancient Origins)

“Witch Cottage”? No. Cat Burial? Maybe. (Ancient Bodies, Ancient Lives)

The archaeology of the domestic cat (Current Archaeology)

How cats conquered the world (and a few Viking ships) (Nature)

Dogs and cats may have been involved in Maya rituals (The Economist)

They’re talking about cats from the genus Panthera, not Felis

It wouldn't be the internet if there weren't cats, so this week is the purr-fect op-paw-tunity to talk about Felis catus. Apologies (a-paw-logies? No? Ok, we'll stop) in advance, there's an odd crackling in the final minutes, but don't let that stop you from learning all about the history of kitties, their domestication, and some of their silly antics from the past several millennia.

If you're still itching for more information, check out these sources:

Domestic Cat (National Geographic)

Cats Domesticated Themselves, Ancient DNA Shows (National Geographic)

The Natural History of the Cat (Alley Cat Allies)

Abbott, Ian; Department of Environment and Conservation (2008). "Origin and spread of the cat, Felis catus, on mainland Australia: re-examination of the current conceptual model with additional information" Conservation Science Western Australia Journal (7).

Cats Are Ruthless Killers (Business Insider)

The Crazy Story Of A Cat Named Tibbles Who Killed Off A Whole Species Of Bird (Business Insider)

Curious Cat Walks Over Medieval Manuscript (National Geographic News)

This medieval manuscript curses the cat who peed on it (Gizmodo)

This cat was reared for one reason: to be mummified (BBC)

Early Taming of the Cat in Cyprus (Science)

A Roman Era Pet Cemetery: 86 Cat Burials Discovered in Egypt (Ancient Origins)

“Witch Cottage”? No. Cat Burial? Maybe. (Ancient Bodies, Ancient Lives)

The archaeology of the domestic cat (Current Archaeology)

How cats conquered the world (and a few Viking ships) (Nature)

Dogs and cats may have been involved in Maya rituals (The Economist)

They’re talking about cats from the genus Panthera, not Felis

Ancient Native Americans May Have Had Pet Bobcat (Live Science)

Bobcats also aren’t Felis, they’re Lynx

A Brief History of Cats in Asian Culture (Pearl River Mart)

Cats in the Ancient World (Ancient World Encyclopedia)

‘I can haz genomes’: cats claw their way into genetics (Nature)

The First Dogs May Have Been Domesticated In Central Asia (Popular Science)

North America’s earliest dogs came from Siberia (Science News)

Human Footprints at Chauvet Cave (Archeology)

26,000-Year-Old Child Footprints Found Alongside Paw Prints Reveal Oldest Evidence of Human-Canine Relationship (Ancient Origins)

Earliest Dogs in North America (Canadian Museum of Nature)

America’s first dogs vanished after Europeans arrived, study finds (Washington Post)

Ancient American dogs almost completely wiped out by arrival of European breeds (AAAS)

The evolutionary history of dogs in the Americas (Science)

America's Oldest Dog Discovery Helps Solve Canine DNA Riddle (National Geographic)

Prehistoric Puppy May Be Earliest Evidence of Pet-Human Bonding (National Geographic)

Dog Love Isn’t A New Thing: Even Yudhisthir Refused To Enter Heaven Without His Loyal Dog (Scoop Whoop)

Trut, L. (1999). Early Canid Domestication: The Farm-Fox Experiment. American Scientist, 87 (2) DOI: 10.1511/1999.2.160

Trut, L. (2001). Experimental Studies of Early Canid Domestication. In The Genetics of the Dog, A Ruvinsky and J. Sampson, eds.

A Loyal Companion and Much More: Dogs in Ancient China (Ancient Origins)

On the custom of burying dogs in prehistoric burials (Chinese Archaeology)

The First Dogs May Have Been Domesticated In Central Asia (Popular Science)

North America’s earliest dogs came from Siberia (Science News)

Human Footprints at Chauvet Cave (Archeology)

26,000-Year-Old Child Footprints Found Alongside Paw Prints Reveal Oldest Evidence of Human-Canine Relationship (Ancient Origins)

Earliest Dogs in North America (Canadian Museum of Nature)

America’s first dogs vanished after Europeans arrived, study finds (Washington Post)

Ancient American dogs almost completely wiped out by arrival of European breeds (AAAS)

The evolutionary history of dogs in the Americas (Science)

America's Oldest Dog Discovery Helps Solve Canine DNA Riddle (National Geographic)

Prehistoric Puppy May Be Earliest Evidence of Pet-Human Bonding (National Geographic)

Dog Love Isn’t A New Thing: Even Yudhisthir Refused To Enter Heaven Without His Loyal Dog (Scoop Whoop)

Trut, L. (1999). Early Canid Domestication: The Farm-Fox Experiment. American Scientist, 87 (2) DOI: 10.1511/1999.2.160

Trut, L. (2001). Experimental Studies of Early Canid Domestication. In The Genetics of the Dog, A Ruvinsky and J. Sampson, eds.

A Loyal Companion and Much More: Dogs in Ancient China (Ancient Origins)

On the custom of burying dogs in prehistoric burials (Chinese Archaeology)

Abuwtiyuw (Wikipedia)

Burying Dogs in Ancient Cis-Baikal, Siberia: Temporal Trends and Relationships with Human Diet and Subsistence Practices (PLOS One)

In Medieval Times, Popular Dog Names Included Little Hammer, Fortuna and Bo (Smithsonian)

Medieval Pet Names (Medievalists.net)

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https://youtu.be/ih7P6E7OBl0

If you’d like to read more about what we discussed this week, check out the following links (and do yourself a favor and look at some baby rock badgers):

Richard III (William Shakespeare)

Richard III of England (Wikipedia)

English Car Park Where Remains Of Richard III Were Found Declared A Monument (NPR)

2012 Grey Friars excavation (University of Leicester)

What the bones can and can’t tell us (University of Leicester)

How Forks Gave Us Overbites and Pots Saved the Toothless (The Atlantic)

Using forks and knives has changed the human face (Business Insider)

The Richard III Society

New evidence: The bones of the ‘Princes in the Tower’ show no relationship to Richard III (Dr. John Ashdown-Hill Blog)

Now Richard III’s skull may prove he DIDN’T kill princes: Mystery of the missing teeth could clear king of murder in the Tower (Daily Mail)

Five missing kings and queens – and where we might find them (Independent)

Lost Tombs: In search of history's greatest rulers (Archaeology)

Digging up the past: famous exhumations throughout history (PRI)

If you want to read more about these hoaxes and maybe-hoaxes, check out:

Bogus! An Introduction to Dubious Discoveries (Archaeology)

The Cardiff Giant Was Just a Big Hoax (Smithsonian)

Ten Lost Tribes of Israel (Wikipedia)

The Cardiff Giant (Farmers’ Museum)

Special Report: Saga of the Persian Princess (Archaeology)

Princess of Persia: 17 Years Ago, a Woman’s Mummy Was Rescued from the Antiquities Black Market. 21 Years Ago She Actually Died. (Reddit)

A Mummy Hoax Might Be Wrapped up in a Modern Murder (Atlas Obscura)

Alleged Forger of Holy Land Antiquities Held (Haaretz)

Trial sheds light on shadowy antiquities world (Boston Globe)

The art of authentic forgery (Haaretz)

Jehoash Inscription (Wikipedia)

Photos: The Bone Boxes of the 'Jesus Family Tomb' (Live Science)

After 7-year saga, a surprising end to antiquities fraud case (Times of Israel)

Israeli Antiquities Collector Talks About His Trial – and His Acquittal (Haaretz)

Heavener Runestone (Atlas Obscura)

To learn more about this week's topic, check out:

The idea ancient people didn’t live until old age is a myth (Quartz)

Life Span of Early Man Same as Neanderthals’ (New York Times)

Life Expectancy by Age, 1850–2011 (Infoplease)

Global Health Observatory (GHO) data: Life expectancy (World Health Organization)

What Serena Williams’s scary childbirth story says about medical treatment of black women (Vox) 

Zollikofer, Christoph PE, et al. "Evidence for interpersonal violence in the St. Césaire Neanderthal." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 99.9 (2002): 6444-6448.

Neanderthals Took Care of Deaf and Disabled Buddy Until Old Age (Ancient Origins)

7,000-Year-Old Head Surgery: One of the Oldest Trepanned Skulls Discovered in Sudan (Ancient Origins) 

Trepanation: The History of One of the World's Oldest Surgeries (Mental Floss) 

Potts, DT, Al Naboodah, H, Hellyer, P. (2003) Archaeology of the United Arab Emirates. Trident Press.

(And hey, don’t @ Amber: she knows there are indeed other Neolithic sites in the Oman Peninsula! Check out the work happening at sites like Al Ain and Qumayrah.)

Molto, J. E., and C. L. Kirkpatrick. "How Short Is Short, and Why? A Probable Case of Proportionate Dwarfism From Egypt's Third Intermediate Period in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt." International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 28.1 (2018): 3-17. 

What is radiocarbon dating? (EarthSky) 

This week we're pushing our "um, actually" glasses up the bridge of our nose and busting some myths about archaeology. Was 30 the new 80 in the Paleolithic? Would someone from the Middle Ages be too short to ride a rollercoaster? Carbon dating is pretty precise, right? Can we tell if a skeleton is a lady? All this and more!

To learn more about this week's topic, check out:

The idea ancient people didn’t live until old age is a myth (Quartz)

Life Span of Early Man Same as Neanderthals’ (New York Times)

Life Expectancy by Age, 1850–2011 (Infoplease)

Global Health Observatory (GHO) data: Life expectancy (World Health Organization)

What Serena Williams’s scary childbirth story says about medical treatment of black women (Vox) 

Zollikofer, Christoph PE, et al. "Evidence for interpersonal violence in the St. Césaire Neanderthal." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 99.9 (2002): 6444-6448.

Neanderthals Took Care of Deaf and Disabled Buddy Until Old Age (Ancient Origins)

7,000-Year-Old Head Surgery: One of the Oldest Trepanned Skulls Discovered in Sudan (Ancient Origins) 

Trepanation: The History of One of the World's Oldest Surgeries (Mental Floss) 

Potts, DT, Al Naboodah, H, Hellyer, P. (2003) Archaeology of the United Arab Emirates. Trident Press.

(And hey, don’t @ Amber: she knows there are indeed other Neolithic sites in the Oman Peninsula! Check out the work happening at sites like Al Ain and Qumayrah.)

Molto, J. E., and C. L. Kirkpatrick. "How Short Is Short, and Why? A Probable Case of Proportionate Dwarfism From Egypt's Third Intermediate Period in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt." International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 28.1 (2018): 3-17. 

What is radiocarbon dating? (EarthSky) 

Quick Tips: How to Estimate the Biological Sex of a Human Skeleton – Pelvic Dimorphism. (All Things AAFS!) 

Masculinities and Third Gender: Gendered Otherness in the Ancient Near East (Ancient Near East Today) 

Different Faces of Gender in the Marlik Cemetery (Northern Iran) (ASOR Blog)

To learn more about this episode's topic, check out:

Bibliography and 3D tour of Liang Bua Cave

'Hobbits' on Flores, Indonesia (Smithsonian Institution)

Homo floresiensis (Australian Museum)

Van den Bergh, Gerrit D., et al. "Homofloresiensis-like fossils from the early Middle Pleistocene of Flores." Nature 534.7606 (2016): 245.

Ten Years On, the Flores “Hobbit” Remains an Evolutionary Puzzle (Smithsonian)

Where did we come from? A primer on early human evolution (Cosmos)

Origins of Indonesian Hobbits finally revealed (ScienceDaily)

Homo floresiensis (Smithsonian Institution)

Hobbit makers ban uni from using ‘hobbit’ (Newshub)

For a deeper dive into this week's topic, check out:

Arranz-Otaegui, Amaia, et al. "Archaeobotanical evidence reveals the origins of bread 14,400 years ago in northeastern Jordan." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2018): 201801071. http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/07/10/1801071115

Boyadjian, C.H.C., Eggers, S., Reinhard, K., 2007. Dental wash: a problematic method for extracting microfossils from teeth. Journal of Archaeological Science. 34, 1622–1628.

http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/natrespapers/68/

Weyrich, L.S., Duchene, S., Soubrier, J., Arriola, L., Llamas, B., Breen, J., Morris, A.G., Alt, K.W., Caramelli, D., Dresely, V., Farrell, M., Farrer, A.G., Francken, M., Gully, N., Haak, W., Hardy, K., Harvati, K., Held, P., Holmes, E.C., Kaidonis, J., Lalueza-Fox, C., de la Rasilla, M., Rosas, A., Semal, P., Soltysiak, A., Townsend, G., Usai, D., Wahl, J., Huson, D.H., Dobney, K., Cooper, A., 2017. Neanderthal behaviour, diet, and disease inferred from ancient DNA in dental calculus. Nature Letters. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature21674

Arlene M. Rosen and Isabel Rivera-Collazo, Climate change, adaptive cycles, and the persistence of foraging economies during the late Pleistocene/Holocene transition in the Levant. PNAS March 6, 2012. 109 (10) 3640-3645; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1113931109

To learn more about tattoos and tattooing through the ages: 

Siberian Princess reveals her 2,500 year old tattoos (The Siberian Times)

Inside the World’s Only Surviving Tattoo Shop For Medieval Pilgrims (Atlas Obscura)

Algeria's Tattoos: Myths and Truths (Pulitzer Center)

Inked Heritage: Berber Women’s Tattoos In Algeria (HuffPo)

Vegetius' De re militari

Can Tattoos Be Medicinal? (Smithsonian.com)

Scientists Have Mapped All of Ötzi the Iceman’s 61 Tattoos (Discover)

Skin and Bone (Colin Dale, tattoo artist)

FYI: What Makes Tattoos Permanent? (Popular Science)

Deter-Wolf, Aaron; Robitaille, Benoît; Krutak, Lars; Galliot, Sébastien (February 2016). "The World's Oldest Tattoos". Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 5: 19–24.

Gilbert, Steve (2000). Tattoo history: A source book (Paperback). New York, NY: Juno Books. ISBN 978-1-890451-06-6. Retrieved 10 July 2015.

Jones, C. P. (1987). "Stigma: Tattooing and branding in Graeco-Roman antiquity". Journal of Roman Studies. 77: 139–155.

Samadellia et al., (2016) Complete mapping of the tattoos of the 5300-year-old Tyrolean

Iceman. Journal of Cultural Heritage 16: 753-758

To learn more about this week's topic, check out:

The oldest footprints in North America are right where native historians said they should be (Washington Post)

Oldest Human Footprints in North America Discovered (History Channel)

Oldest Human Footprints in North America Discovered: Here's What They Reveal (LiveScience)

Ancient Sloth Hunt Hinted at in 15,000-year-old Footprints (Science)

Earliest Known Human Footprints in North America Found on Canadian Island (New York Times)

850,000-year-old human footprints found in Norfolk (The Guardian)

Happisburgh footprints on Wikipedia

Laetoli footprints on Wikipedia

To learn more about the this week's episode, check out:

Digitized versions of Champollion’s work (in French)

Précis (1824) http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k117252f

Grammaire egyptienne (1836) https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k1047536s

Robinson, Andrew. (2012) Cracking the Egyptian Code: The Revolutionary Life of Jean-Francois Champollion. Oxford University Press.

Review of Cracking the Egyptian Code from The Independent (Brian Morton, 2012): https://www.independent.co.uk/…/cracking-the-egyptian-code-…

To learn more about this week's topic, check out:

Carson, Rachel D. (2015). The Honey Bee and Apian Imagery in Classical Literature

Poole, Federico. (2001). 'Cumin, Set Milk, Honey': An Ancient Egyptian Medicine Container (Naples 828). The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 87: 175-180.

Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3822380

Honeybees Sweetened Life for Stone Age Humans (LiveScience)

Honey in the Pyramids (National Geographic)

Itinerant Etruscan Beekeepers (Archaeology Magazine)

And on a final note: Seriously, folks, don’t eat archaeological material. Even if it wouldn’t kill you.

To learn more about today's topic, check out:

Lee R. Berger, & Ronald J. Clarke. (1996). The load of the Taung child. Nature, 379(6568), 778-779.

Berger, L.R., Clarke, R.J., 1995. Eagle involvement of the Taung child fauna. Journal of Human Evolution 29, 275-299.

Dart, Raymond A. (1925), "Australopithecus africanus: The Man-Ape of South Africa", Nature, 115: 195–199, doi:10.1038/115195a0.

SA fossil murder mystery solved (BBC)

Taung Child (Smithsonian) 

Australopithecus africanus (Smithsonian)

To learn more about today's topic, check out:

Why Archaeologists Hate Indiana Jones

Stepping Through The Stargate: Science, Archaeology And The Military In Stargate SG1

Archaeologists love Space and Aliens: The Stargate Series 

The Librarian Franchise (Wikipedia)

To learn more, check out:

Games and Sports in the Viking Age (Hurstwic)

Towns and Trading in the Viking Age (Hurstwic)

And get your hnefatafl on with this printable board!

To learn more about what we discuss this week, check out these readings:

It’s about time: historical periodization and Linked Ancient World Data. (Institute for the Study of the Ancient World)

Human Origins: Early Stone Age Tools (Smithsonian Museum of Natural History)

Human Origins: Middle Stone Age Tools (Smithsonian Museum of Natural History)

Human Origins: Later Stone Age Tools (Smithsonian Museum of Natural History)

Oceania, 8000–2000 B.C. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Time Computations and Dionysius Exiguus (SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System)

High and Low Chronologies of the Mediterranean Bronze Age (ThoughtCo)

Bibliography: Absolute Chronology of the Early and Middle Bronze Age in the Aegean

Statute of Westminster, The First (1275) (UK National Archives)

Phantom time hypothesis (Wikipedia)

*Not medical knowledge! Go see a doctor!

To learn even more, check out:

Neanderthal healthcare practices crucial to survival (AAAS)

Prehistoric 'Aspirin' Found in Sick Neanderthal's Teeth (National Geographic)

Neandertal birth canal shape and the evolution of human childbirth (PNAS)

Watching Ancient Hominins Giving Birth (written by Anna for Sapiens)

Neanderthal behaviour, diet, and disease inferred from ancient DNA in dental calculus (Nature)

I am Ashurbanipal: king of the world, king of Assyria (British Museum)

Medicine and Doctoring in Ancient Mesopotamia (Grand Valley Journal of History)

Ugarit (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

The Clay Models Used to Analyze Entrails in the Ancient World (Atlas Obscura)

Origin and Development of Ayurveda (A Brief History) (Ancient Science of Life)

A glimpse of Ayurveda – The forgotten history and principles of Indian traditional medicine (Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine)

25 Ancient, Proven Home Remedies With Science Behind Them (Nursing Assistant Guides)

Weapon salve, tooth hangers and other ‘sympathetic’ cures (Marieke Hendriksen)

Our content warning goes double for this week’s show notes! As your editor (Amber) realized herself, discussing these places and objects is one thing, but looking at images of them is another entirely. We’ve noted where images of the materials in question are unavoidable, and we encourage you to remain mindful of the people involved in their production and exercise discretion.  

For the brave and curious among you, learn more by checking out:

A Book by Its Cover (Lapham’s Quarterly)

Digitized version of Narrative of the life of James Allen : alias George Walton, alias Jonas Pierce, alias James H. York, alias Burley Grove, the highwayman : being his death-bed confession, to the warden of the Massachusetts State Prison (Boston Athenaeum, CW: images of modified human remains)

Anthropodermic book, 1789 (Mütter Museum, CW: images of modified human remains)

Analyzing Alleged Human Skin Books Via Peptide Mass Fingerprinting (Anthropodermicbooks.org)

Here Are the 8 Creepiest Churches Made of Bones (Ecophiles, CW: images of modified human remains)

The Gruesome History of Eating Corpses as Medicine (Smithsonian Magazine)

Mummy as a Drug (Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine)

Ancient Human-Bone Sculptors Turned Relatives Into Tools? (National Geographic News)

The Gruesome History of Making Human Skeletons (Atlas Obscura)

The Secret Lives of Cadavers (National Geographic, CW: anonymized images of human cadavers)

Body Worlds: Philosophy (Body World Exhibition)

Body Worlds: Plastination Technique (Body Worlds Exhibition)

To learn more, check out:

The Roman Cult of Mithras (The Tertullian Project)

Is Jesus Simply a Retelling of the Mithras Mythology? (Cold Case Christianity)

Jerome: The Principal Works of St. Jerome (PDF)

Clauss, Manfred (2001) The Roman Cult of Mithras: The God and his Mysteries

Were Pagan Temples All Smashed Or Just Converted Into Christian Ones? (Forbes)

Mithraism (Encyclopedia Iranica)

On Mithra's Part in Zoroastrianism (Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London)

Mithra iii. In Manicheism (Encyclopedia Iranica)

Religious syncretism (Encyclopedia Britannica)

Foltz, Richard (2010) Religions of the Silk Road: Premodern Patterns of Globalization

Old Wine: An ancient timeline for great old wine (Snooth)

Guide to Wine Bottle Sizes (Wine Folly)

You Can (Probably) Still Drink the World’s Oldest Bottle of Wine (Gastro Obscura)

Columella’s De Re Rustica

Drinks in Ancient Rome (Facts and Details [no, really])

The Wild Ancient Greek Drinking Game That Required Throwing Wine (Gastro Obscura)

A History of Wine in America (UC Press eBooks)

World's Earliest Wine (Archaeology)

Early Neolithic wine of Georgia in the South Caucasus (PNAS)

The Wonders That Were Jiahu: The World’s Earliest Fermented Beverage (Penn Museum)

Chateau Jiahu (Dogfish Head Brewery)

Chemical and nutritional properties of 'tej', an indigenous Ethiopian honey wine: variations within and between production units (The Journal of Food Technology in Africa)

The Origin of Wine (Scientific American)

2,200-Year-Old ‘Rice Wine’ Found in China (SciNews)

Ancient wine discovered in Chinese tomb (CBC)

Ancient wine found in China (BBC)

Sake Isn't a Rice Wine, and Four Other Myths Dispelled (Eater)

Since 1700, Wine Glasses Have Gotten 7 Times Bigger (Gastro Obscura)

Anna and Amber are keeping the festive mood alive this week with a wine and cheese platter for your ears, and boy howdy, is it a silly one... and we weren't even drinking! Learn about the world's oldest wine gunk and the many (many!) sizes of wine bottles, and then we'll discuss the difference between wine and "wine," and nibble on some stories about very, very aged cheese.

Old Wine: An ancient timeline for great old wine (Snooth)

Guide to Wine Bottle Sizes (Wine Folly)

You Can (Probably) Still Drink the World’s Oldest Bottle of Wine (Gastro Obscura)

Columella’s De Re Rustica

Drinks in Ancient Rome (Facts and Details [no, really])

The Wild Ancient Greek Drinking Game That Required Throwing Wine (Gastro Obscura)

A History of Wine in America (UC Press eBooks)

World's Earliest Wine (Archaeology)

Early Neolithic wine of Georgia in the South Caucasus (PNAS)

The Wonders That Were Jiahu: The World’s Earliest Fermented Beverage (Penn Museum)

Chateau Jiahu (Dogfish Head Brewery)

Chemical and nutritional properties of 'tej', an indigenous Ethiopian honey wine: variations within and between production units (The Journal of Food Technology in Africa)

The Origin of Wine (Scientific American)

2,200-Year-Old ‘Rice Wine’ Found in China (SciNews)

Ancient wine discovered in Chinese tomb (CBC)

Ancient wine found in China (BBC)

Sake Isn't a Rice Wine, and Four Other Myths Dispelled (Eater)

Since 1700, Wine Glasses Have Gotten 7 Times Bigger (Gastro Obscura)

Proteomic Analyses on an Ancient Egyptian Cheese and Biomolecular Evidence of Brucellosis (Analytical Chemistry)

The new ‘world’s oldest cheese’ is more than 7,000 years old (National Post)

Fatty acid specific δ13C values reveal earliest Mediterranean cheese production 7,200 years ago (PLOSOne)

Breast Milk Ice Cream A Hit At London Store (NPR)

To learn more about what we want to learn more about, check out:

The 10 Biggest Archaeology Stories of 2018 (LiveScience)

Mysterious sarcophagus opened in Alexandria (CNN)

Ancient Infant's DNA Reveals New Clues to How the Americas Were Peopled (The Atlantic)

Fermented beverage and food storage in 13,000 y-old stone mortars at Raqefet Cave, Israel: Investigating Natufian ritual feasting (Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports)

Scientists Stunned by a Neanderthal Hybrid Discovered in a Siberian Cave (The Atlantic)

Terminal Pleistocene Alaskan genome reveals first founding population of Native Americans (Nature)

Adam Rutherford’s A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived on Amazon, available at your local independent bookstore!

Ancient lowland Maya complexity as revealed by airborne laser scanning of northern Guatemala (Science)

Iron Age Teenagers (Archaeology)

The Dare Stones (Brenau University)

Is This Inscribed Stone a Notorious Forgery—or the Answer to America’s Oldest Mystery? (National Geographic)

Etzanoa Conservancy

'Miracle' Excavation of 'Little Foot' Skeleton Reveals Mysterious Human Relative (LiveScience)

A multiscale stratigraphic investigation of the context of StW 573 Little Foot and Member 2, Sterkfontein Caves, South Africa (bioRXiv)

A multispectral imaging approach integrated into the study of Late Antique textiles from Egypt (PLOSOne)

To learn more about what we discuss this week, check out:

These Rodent-Like Creatures Are the Earliest Known Ancestor of Humans, Whales and Shrews (LiveScience)

Human Evolution Timeline Interactive (Smithsonian Institution)

New faces of Aegyptopithecus from the Oligocene of Egypt (Journal of Human Evolution)

Sahelanthropus: "The femur of Toumaï?" (John Hawks Weblog)

Femur findings remain a secret (Nature)

Geology and Paleontology of the Late Miocene Middle Awash Valley, Afar Rift, Ethiopia (Nature, via ResearchGate)

The life history of Ardipithecus ramidus: A heterochronic model of sexual and social maturation (Anthropological Review, via ResearchGate)

Ardipithecus ramidus and the evolution of language and singing: An early origin for hominin vocal capability (HOMO)

Evolution: The First Four Billion Years

Fetal load and the evolution of lumbar lordosis in bipedal hominins (Nature)

Why Pregnant Women Don’t Tip Over (New York Times)

To learn (and see!) more, check out:

Human Evolution Timeline Interactive (Smithsonian Institution)

Human Fossils (Smithsonian Institution)

Australopithecus africanus (Smithsonian Institution)

Paranthropus aethiopicus (Smithsonian Institution)

Paranthropus boisei (Smithsonian Institution)

Paranthropus robustus (Smithsonian Institution)

Who is Lucy the Australopithecus? Five facts you probably didn't know about oldest hominin ever discovered (The Independent)

Newborn Reflexes (University of Rochester Medical Center)

Palmar grasp reflex experiment from 1932 (YouTube)

Darwinism in the Nursery (Southland Times)

Infantile Atavism: Being Some Further Notes on Darwinism in the Nursery (British Medical Journal)

To learn more about our closest relatives, and ourselves:

Human Evolution Timeline Interactive (Smithsonian Institution)

Human Fossils (Smithsonian Institution)

Exploring the fossil record: Homo habilis (Bradshaw Foundation)

Homo erectus (Smithsonian Institution)

Homo erectus (Bradshaw Foundation)

Homo neanderthalensis (Smithsonian Institution)

Why do we have butts? (Gizmodo)

Ask evolution: Why do we have butt cheeks? (SBS)

If you want to learn more (and admit it, you do), check out:

To Truly Know an Ancient Society, One Must Analyze Its Feces (Atlas Obscura)

Paleoscatologists dig up stools 'as precious as the crown jewels' (The Guardian)

What is the Maillard Reaction? (Science of Cooking)

Divining Diet and Disease From DNA (Science)

Archaeological coprolite science: The legacy of Eric O. Callen (1912–1970) (Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, via ResearchGate)

Biomolecular and micromorphological analysis of suspected faecal deposits at Neolithic Çatalhöyük, Turkey (Journal of Archaeological Science, via ResearchGate)

What Discovery of Oldest Human Poop Reveals About Neanderthals' Diet (National Geographic)

Recovering parasites from mummies and coprolites: an epidemiological approach (Parasites & Vectors)

The control of defecation in humans: an evolutionary advantage? (Techniques in Coloproctology)

Probable human hair found in a fossil hyaena coprolite from Gladysvale cave, South Africa (Journal of Archaeological Science, via ResearchGate)

How the Remnants of Human Poop Could Help Archaeologists Study Ancient Populations (Smithsonian)

Paleomicrobiology: Revealing Fecal Microbiomes of Ancient Indigenous Cultures (PLOS ONE)

Lewis and Clark expedition left a trail of heavy-metal laxatives (Offbeat Oregon)

The Poop on Lewis and Clark (Sarah Albee Books)

We all do it. We've done it for millions of years. It's the Poopisode, a Very Special Sponsor pick! Anna and Amber discuss coprolites (archaeological poo), and some of the surprising things we've learned from it. Anna's pun game has rarely been stronger, and Amber...well, Amber survived this episode.

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To Truly Know an Ancient Society, One Must Analyze Its Feces (Atlas Obscura)

Paleoscatologists dig up stools 'as precious as the crown jewels' (The Guardian)

What is the Maillard Reaction? (Science of Cooking)

Divining Diet and Disease From DNA (Science)

Archaeological coprolite science: The legacy of Eric O. Callen (1912–1970) (Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, via ResearchGate)

Biomolecular and micromorphological analysis of suspected faecal deposits at Neolithic Çatalhöyük, Turkey (Journal of Archaeological Science, via ResearchGate)

What Discovery of Oldest Human Poop Reveals About Neanderthals' Diet (National Geographic)

Recovering parasites from mummies and coprolites: an epidemiological approach (Parasites & Vectors)

The control of defecation in humans: an evolutionary advantage? (Techniques in Coloproctology)

Probable human hair found in a fossil hyaena coprolite from Gladysvale cave, South Africa (Journal of Archaeological Science, via ResearchGate)

How the Remnants of Human Poop Could Help Archaeologists Study Ancient Populations (Smithsonian)

Paleomicrobiology: Revealing Fecal Microbiomes of Ancient Indigenous Cultures (PLOS ONE)

Lewis and Clark expedition left a trail of heavy-metal laxatives (Offbeat Oregon)

The Poop on Lewis and Clark (Sarah Albee Books)

How to Reconstruct Lewis and Clark’s Journey: Follow the Mercury-laden Latrine Pits

Archaeologists Test Feces From Roman Latrine, Find Roundworm And Dysentery (Forbes)

Poozeum

'Poop Talk' Cuts to the Evolutionary Roots of Shame With Toilet Humor (Inverse)

Groom of the Stool (Wikipedia)

Nearly a Billion People Still Defecate Outdoors. Here’s Why. (National Geographic)

Life without toilets: the photographer tackling a global taboo (The Guardian)

Farmworker Housing Linked to Consumer Demand for Safe Food (Food Safety News)

To learn more about this week’s topic, check out:

Scarborough, V. L., & Wilcox, D. R. (1991). The Mesoamerican ballgame. Tucson: University of Arizona Press.

Whittington, E. M., & Mint Museum of Art. (2001). The sport of life and death: The Mesoamerican ballgame. New York: Thames & Hudson.

Ballgame (NEH Summer Teachers Institute)

The Mesoamerican Ballgame (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

The Brutal and Bloody History of the Mesoamerican Ball Game, Where Sometimes Loss Was Death (Atlas Obscura)

Early evidence of the ballgame in Oaxaca, Mexico (PNAS)

Maya Ritual and Myth: Human Sacrifice in the Context of the Ballgame and the Relationship to

the Popol Vuh (OpenSIUC)

Popol Vuh (Mesoweb)

Glyphs for “Handspan” and “Strike” in Classic Maya Ballgame Texts (The PARI Journal)

Death Ball (National Geographic)

Tlachtli (Polymer Science Learning Center)

Dating in Archaeology (The Canadian Encyclopedia)

10 Chronometric Methods in Paleoanthropology (Handbook of Paleoanthropology, downloaded via ResearchGate)

Everything Worth Knowing About ... Scientific Dating Methods (Discover)

Redwood Cross-Section of Time (Roadside America) more like RUDE-side America, amirite?

Explainer: what is radiocarbon dating and how does it work? (The Conversation)

What is OSL? (Utah State University)

K-12 Resources about Radiocarbon Dating (C14Dating.com)

Research illuminates inaccuracies in radiocarbon dating (Phys.org)

Radiocarbon, The Calibration Curve and Scythian Chronology (Impact of the Environment on Human Migration in Eurasia, downloaded via Wayback Machine)

Correlating the Ancient Maya and Modern European Calendars with High-Precision AMS 14C Dating (Scientific Reports)

The bible and radiocarbon dating: Archaeology, text and science (via ResearchGate)

The Iron Age Architecture at Hasanlu: An Essay (Expedition)

East of Assyria? Hasanlu and the problem of Assyrianization, in Imperial Peripheries in the Neo-Assyrian Period (via Academia.edu)

Valentine's Day is upon us, and love is in the air-- love for relative and absolute dating methods, that is! Anna brings the science with C14 dating and its gang of radiometric friends, boggles minds with flipped magnetic poles and the last time archaeological material saw the sun, and finds some hot tree-ring takes in California. Meanwhile, Amber goes on a bit of a jag about ancient imperialism, makes a lot of jokes that even she hates, embraces the nihilism of climate change, and attempts to explain the law of superposition via cake. So, the usual— but that’s why you love us!

Dating in Archaeology (The Canadian Encyclopedia)

10 Chronometric Methods in Paleoanthropology (Handbook of Paleoanthropology, downloaded via ResearchGate)

Everything Worth Knowing About ... Scientific Dating Methods (Discover)

Redwood Cross-Section of Time (Roadside America) more like RUDE-side America, amirite?

Explainer: what is radiocarbon dating and how does it work? (The Conversation)

What is OSL? (Utah State University)

K-12 Resources about Radiocarbon Dating (C14Dating.com)

Research illuminates inaccuracies in radiocarbon dating (Phys.org)

Radiocarbon, The Calibration Curve and Scythian Chronology (Impact of the Environment on Human Migration in Eurasia, downloaded via Wayback Machine)

Correlating the Ancient Maya and Modern European Calendars with High-Precision AMS 14C Dating (Scientific Reports)

The bible and radiocarbon dating: Archaeology, text and science (via ResearchGate)

The Iron Age Architecture at Hasanlu: An Essay (Expedition)

East of Assyria? Hasanlu and the problem of Assyrianization, in Imperial Peripheries in the Neo-Assyrian Period (via Academia.edu)

Global Warming Could Make Carbon Dating Impossible (The Atlantic)

Dating Methods in Historical Archaeology (Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology)

A Comparison and Review of Window Glass Analysis Approaches in Historical Archaeology (Technical Briefs in Historical Archaeology)

Gallery of Megafauna Fruits

Forgotten fruits: Or, megafaunal dispersal syndrome and the case of the missing herbivores (Scientopia’s Guest Blog)

Zerega, N.J.C., D. Ragone, and T.J. Motley. 2006. Genetic diversity and origins of domesticated breadfruit. In Darwin’s Harvest: New Approaches to the Origins, Evolution, and Conservation of Crops, ed. T.J. Motley, N.J.C. Zerega, and H.B. Cross. Columbia University Press, New York.

Barlow, Connie. 2000. The Ghosts of Evolution: Nonsensical Fruit, Missing Partners, and other Ecological Anachronisms. Basic Books, New York, NY.

This Once-Obscure Fruit Is On Its Way To Becoming PawPaw-Pawpular (NPR)

Human diets drive range expansion of megafauna-dispersed fruit species (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

Impulsive behavior may be relict of hunter-gatherer past (EurekAlert!)

Mischel, Walter; Ebbesen, Ebbe B.; Raskoff Zeiss, Antonette (1972). "Cognitive and attentional mechanisms in delay of gratification". Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 21 (2): 204–218. doi:10.1037/h0032198. ISSN 0022-3514. PMID 5010404.

To learn more about the topics discussed this week (and be advised that there are a lot of images of archaeological human remains included), check out:

They Sell Skulls Online?! A Review of Internet Sales of Human Skulls on eBay and the Laws in Place to Restrict Sales (Journal of Forensic Sciences)

Human Skulls Are Being Sold Online, But Is It Legal? (National Geographic)

FAQ (Pandora’s Box UK)

The Long Ethical Arc of Displaying Human Remains (Atlas Obscura)

Human Remains: The Sacred, Museums And Archaeology (Public Archaeology)

Prof. Bob Muckle on Twitter

Mourning an Aboriginal death (Creative Spirits)

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (Wikipedia)

Grave Injustice: The American Indian Repatriation Movement and NAGPRA

NAGPRA as a Paradigm: The Historical Context and Meaning of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act in 2011 (Proceedings of the Ninth Native American Symposium)

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) (via National Parks Service)

Repatriation and Traditional Care (Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology)

Repatriation Office (Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History)

Give Me My Father’s Body (1986), and the Dollop episode about Minik

The...]]>Here at The Dirt, we talk a lot about the things that people leave behind, but we’ve not spent much time talking about what’s left behind of the people themselves. That changes this week, when Anna and Amber discuss excavating, storing, studying, and selling archaeological human remains, and take a look at some of the legal and ethical challenges involved. Content note: this episode contains descriptions of violence done to deceased people and discussion of trafficked human remains.

To learn more about the topics discussed this week (and be advised that there are a lot of images of archaeological human remains included), check out:

They Sell Skulls Online?! A Review of Internet Sales of Human Skulls on eBay and the Laws in Place to Restrict Sales (Journal of Forensic Sciences)

Human Skulls Are Being Sold Online, But Is It Legal? (National Geographic)

FAQ (Pandora’s Box UK)

The Long Ethical Arc of Displaying Human Remains (Atlas Obscura)

Human Remains: The Sacred, Museums And Archaeology (Public Archaeology)

Prof. Bob Muckle on Twitter

Mourning an Aboriginal death (Creative Spirits)

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (Wikipedia)

Grave Injustice: The American Indian Repatriation Movement and NAGPRA

NAGPRA as a Paradigm: The Historical Context and Meaning of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act in 2011 (Proceedings of the Ninth Native American Symposium)

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) (via National Parks Service)

Repatriation and Traditional Care (Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology)

Repatriation Office (Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History)

Give Me My Father’s Body (1986), and the Dollop episode about Minik

The Basics of Section 106 Review (National Trust for Historic Preservation)

NAGPRA: Section 3 vs. ARPA vs. NHPA: Section 106 (National Parks Service)

Full Text of National Historic Preservation Act of 1966

A Citizen’s Guide To Section 106 Review (Advisory Council on Historic Preservation)

How the archaeological review behind the Dakota Access Pipeline went wrong (The Conversation)

Israeli Law, Jewish Law and the Archaeological Excavation of Tombs (International Journal of Cultural Property)

Israeli Archaeologists Dodge the Law to Study Human Remains (Ha’aretz)

Inside India's Underground Trade in Human Remains (Wired)

Bones of contention: The global trade in archaeological and ethnographic human remains (Saving Antiquities for Everyone)

This Archaeologist Uses Instagram To Track The Human Skeleton Trade (Forbes)

The Insta-Dead: The rhetoric of the human remains trade on Instagram (Internet Archaeology)

Meet the Living People Who Collect Dead Human Remains (Vice)

The Time of the Willendorf Figurines and New Results of Palaeolithic Research in Lower Austria (Anthropologie)

The Oxford Companion to Archaeology (via Google Books)

Venus Figurines of the European Paleolithic: Symbols of Fertility or Attractiveness? (Journal of Anthropology)

Das Mutterrecht (auf Deutsch via Archive.org, English translation WorldCat entry here)

The Marija Gimbutas Collection (Opus Archives and Research Center)

The World of the Goddess - Marija Gimbutas (Youtube)

The Myth of the Mother-Goddess (World Archaeology)

Goddesses, Gimbutas and New Age archaeology (Antiquity)

Catal-huyuk: A Neolithic Town (via Archive.org)

Archaeologists and Goddess Feminists at Çatalhöyük: An Experiment in Multivocality (Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion)

Nowruz: Traditions for Persian New Year (United States Institute of Peace: The Iran Primer)

What life was like when Zoroaster lived? (Zoroastrian Kids)

Avesta (Livius.org)

Zoroastrians of Central Asia: Evidence from Archaeology and Art (FEZANA Journal via Academia.edu)

Records of the General Conference, 31st session, Paris, 2001, v. 2: Proceedings (UNESCO)

Ancient Sogdiana: A ‘Zoroastrian Stronghold’ (Avesta.org)

Parsi Woman Excommunication Case (Supreme Court Observer)

Early Chahar-Taqi Fire Houses and Temples (Heritage Institute)

The culture and social institutions of ancient Iran (WorldCat.org)

Ātaškada (Encyclopedia Iranica)

Fire Altars and Fire Temples in the First Millennia BC/AD in the Iranian World (via ResearchGate)

Zoroastrians in East Africa (The Zoroastrian Diaspora)

The Obscure Religion that Shaped the West (BBC Culture)

An Archaeology of Religion (via Google Books)

A Rare Glimpse Inside A Zoroastrian Temple In New York (HuffPost)

To learn more about this week’s topic, check out:

First Shoes Worn 40,000 Years Ago (LiveScience)

Why Are Some Caves Full of Shoes? (Sapiens)

King Den's sandal label (Google Arts & Culture)

Taking a Closer Look at an Odd Pair of Very, Very Old Socks (Smithsonian.com)

All About Shoes (Bata Shoe Museum)

A boot from Tønsberg (Museum of Cultural History)

Shoes and Pattens. Medieval Finds from Excavations in London: 2 (via Google Books)

Feet and Footwear: A Cultural Encyclopedia (via Google Books)

The Chopine (Helibrunn Timeline of Art History)

Tour These Nine Top Shoe Museums (Footwear News)

To learn (and see!) more, check out:

Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East (via Worldcat)

Art of the Ancient Near East: Resources for Educators (via Worldcat)

The Royal cemetery : a report on the predynastic and Sargonid graves excavated between 1926 and 1931 (via Worldcat)

Assyrian King-Lists, the Royal Tombs of Ur, and Indus Origins (Journal of Near Eastern Studies)

Woolley's Excavations (Ur Online)

The Musical Instruments from Ur and Ancient Mesopotamian Music (Expedition)

Musician's Recreation of Ancient Sumerian Songs Will Haunt You (io9)

Queen Puabi jewellery (Nasvete)

Jewelry from the Royal Tombs of Ur (Sumerian Shakespeare)

Scanning the Deadheads (Penn Museum)

What Do We Know About the People Buried in the Royal Cemetery? (Expedition 20)

Human sacrifice and intentional corpse preservation in the Royal Cemetery of Ur (Antiquity, via Academia.edu)

Revolutionary War Hero's Skeleton Suggests He Was Intersex (Forbes)

What is intersex? (Intersex Society of North America)

Was This Famous Revolutionary War Hero Intersex? (LiveScience)

Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski might have been a woman or intersex (NBC News-- not great)

Was the Revolutionary War Hero Casimir Pulaski Intersex? (Smithsonian)

Two Spirit (Indian Health Service)

A Cree doctor's caring approach for transgender patients (CBC)

Engendering archaeology : women and prehistory (via WorldCat)

Between Male and Female (Sapiens)

Breaking the Borders/Violating the Norms: An Archaeological Survey of an Intersex in a Traditional Society, Bam (South Eastern Iran) (Sexuality & Culture)

From Chris Webster: I’ve really appreciated having the quality content from Anna and Amber on the APN! You’re a class act and put on an interesting and informative show. We’ll miss you for sure!

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• The Dating Game: The Scientific Analysis of Benin Copper-Alloy Art-From TL to ²¹°Pb (Open Access Journal of Archaeology & Anthropology)
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• The Benin Bronzes, Explained: Why a Group of Plundered Artworks Continues to Generate Controversy (ArtNews)
• Horniman to return ownership of Benin bronzes to Nigeria (Horniman Museum and Gardens)
• Benin Bronze ”permanently removed” from Jesus hall (The Cambridge Student)
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• We meant to tackle this question before, but we can’t wait any longer! The Benin Bronzes have received media attention lately in a series of newsworthy announcements to repatriate them from various museums in North America and Europe to Nigeria. What are these alliterative artifacts, and how did thousands of them disappear from the Kingdom of Benin only to appear by the hundreds in museums overseas?

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  ]]>527fe990-fc9b-11ec-9bd4-d7ef0bb0d26eWed, 07 Sep 2022 08:00:00 -040001:05:19falsefull206206We meant to tackle this question before, but we can’t wait any longer! The Benin Bronzes have received media attention lately in a series of newsworthy announcements to repatriate them from various museums in North America and Europe to Nigeria. What are these alliterative artifacts, and how did thousands of them disappear from the Kingdom of Benin only to appear by the hundreds in museums overseas? Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. Links The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence, and Cultural Restitution (via Bookshop) The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence, and Cultural Restitution (via Worldcat) History of Archaeological Research in the Yoruba-Edo Region of Nigeria: New Directions for Urban Earthenworks (William & Mary ScholarWorks) Story of cities #5: Benin City, the mighty medieval capital now lost without trace (The Guardian) Ron Eglash (TED) Benin Kingdom (Dallas Museum of Art) The Benin Bronzes Aren’t Just Ancient History. Meet the Contemporary Casters Who Are Still Making Them Today (Artnet) The Dating Game: The Scientific Analysis of Benin Copper-Alloy Art-From TL to ²¹°Pb (Open Access Journal of Archaeology & Anthropology) This Art Was Looted 123 Years Ago. Will It Ever Be Returned? (New York Times) The Benin Bronzes, Explained: Why a Group of Plundered Artworks Continues to Generate Controversy (ArtNews) Horniman to return ownership of Benin bronzes to Nigeria (Horniman Museum and Gardens) Benin Bronze ”permanently removed” from Jesus hall (The Cambridge Student) Major new archaeology project on site of new museum in Benin (British Museum Blog) Recovering the Brilliance of a Benin Bronze (Metropolitan Museum of Art) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular MotionAPN - The Dirt PodcastAnimals With Jobs (How Domestication Works)Anna saddles up to lead Amber on a faunal adventure! We’ll discuss the changes that happen when humans start influencing animal breeding. We’ll also cover the origin stories of a few of the most prevalent domesticated species. But don't worry, we cover some examples of "non-typical" domestication too, plus a case of animal coworkers. We’ll even tackle the question… have we humans domesticated OURSELVES??

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    ]]>526e0ce8-fc9b-11ec-9bd4-2bde280b2408Wed, 31 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -040001:10:34falsefull205205Anna saddles up to lead Amber on a faunal adventure! We’ll discuss the changes that happen when humans start influencing animal breeding. We’ll also cover the origin stories of a few of the most prevalent domesticated species. But don't worry, we cover some examples of "non-typical" domestication too, plus a case of animal coworkers. We’ll even tackle the question… have we humans domesticated OURSELVES?? Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. Links Domesticated animals, explained (National Geographic) Whence the Domestic Horse? (Science) Dog domestication and the dual dispersal of people and dogs into the Americas (PNAS) DNA traces cattle back to a small herd domesticated around 10,500 years ago (UCL) How Sheep Became Livestock (Science) Understanding the origins of European domestic pigs (Natural History Museum) The Domestication of Pigs: Sus Scrofa's Two Distinct Histories (ThoughtCo) Ancient Egyptians may have given cats the personality to conquer the world (Science) Ancient DNA reveals the lost domestication history of South American camelids in Northern Chile and across the Andes (eLife) Early Holocene chicken domestication in northern China (PNAS) The earliest farmers of northwest China exploited grain-fed pheasants not chickens (Nature Scientific Reports) Buried with Snails (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute) Insects: The Disregarded Domestication Histories (Animal Domestication) On Horseback Among the Eagle Hunters and Herders of the Mongolian Altai (New York Times) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular MotionThe Dirt PodcastHopping Over to HimyarFor the first half of the first millennium CE, Himyar was based in what is today Yemen and flourished thanks to its role in inter-regional trade. We’ll discuss the political landscape of ancient southern Arabia, the conversion of the Himyarite dynasty from polytheism to Judaism, and recently published research on environmental factors that contributed to the Himyarite state’s decline and eventual conquest.

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    • Zafar, Capital of Himyar, Ibb Province, Yemen: First Preliminary Report: Summer 1998 and Autumn 2000, Second Preliminary Report: 2002, Third Preliminary Report: 2003, Fourth Preliminary Report: 2004 (Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen)
    • Arabia and Ethiopia (Oxford Handbook of Late Antiquity)
    • Zafar, Capital of Himyar, Seventh Preliminary Report, February–March 2007-2008
    • A Late Antique Christian king from Ẓafār, southern Arabia (Antiquity)
    • Non-Destructive Chemical Analysis of Old South Arabian Coins, Fourth Century BCE to Third Century CE (Archaeometry)
    • Droughts and societal change: The environmental context for the emergence of Islam in late Antique Arabia (Science)
    • Megadrought Contributed to Fall of Jewish Kingdom in Arabia, Rise of Islam, Study Suggests (Ha’aretz)
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    ]]>For the first half of the first millennium CE, Himyar was based in what is today Yemen and flourished thanks to its role in inter-regional trade. We’ll discuss the political landscape of ancient southern Arabia, the conversion of the Himyarite dynasty from polytheism to Judaism, and recently published research on environmental factors that contributed to the Himyarite state’s decline and eventual conquest.

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    • Zafar/Yemen - a Brief Summary (via Heidelberg University)
    • Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (via Wikisource)
    • Zafar, Capital of Himyar, Ibb Province, Yemen: First Preliminary Report: Summer 1998 and Autumn 2000, Second Preliminary Report: 2002, Third Preliminary Report: 2003, Fourth Preliminary Report: 2004 (Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen)
    • Arabia and Ethiopia (Oxford Handbook of Late Antiquity)
    • Zafar, Capital of Himyar, Seventh Preliminary Report, February–March 2007-2008
    • A Late Antique Christian king from Ẓafār, southern Arabia (Antiquity)
    • Non-Destructive Chemical Analysis of Old South Arabian Coins, Fourth Century BCE to Third Century CE (Archaeometry)
    • Droughts and societal change: The environmental context for the emergence of Islam in late Antique Arabia (Science)
    • Megadrought Contributed to Fall of Jewish Kingdom in Arabia, Rise of Islam, Study Suggests (Ha’aretz)
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    ]]>525cfde0-fc9b-11ec-9bd4-d7b69ae431deWed, 24 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -040001:11:08falsefull204204For the first half of the first millennium CE, Himyar was based in what is today Yemen and flourished thanks to its role in inter-regional trade. We’ll discuss the political landscape of ancient southern Arabia, the conversion of the Himyarite dynasty from polytheism to Judaism, and recently published research on environmental factors that contributed to the Himyarite state’s decline and eventual conquest. Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. Links Zafar/Yemen - a Brief Summary (via Heidelberg University) Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (via Wikisource) Zafar, Capital of Himyar, Ibb Province, Yemen: First Preliminary Report: Summer 1998 and Autumn 2000, Second Preliminary Report: 2002, Third Preliminary Report: 2003, Fourth Preliminary Report: 2004 (Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen) Arabia and Ethiopia (Oxford Handbook of Late Antiquity) Zafar, Capital of Himyar, Seventh Preliminary Report, February–March 2007-2008 A Late Antique Christian king from Ẓafār, southern Arabia (Antiquity) Non-Destructive Chemical Analysis of Old South Arabian Coins, Fourth Century BCE to Third Century CE (Archaeometry) Droughts and societal change: The environmental context for the emergence of Islam in late Antique Arabia (Science) Megadrought Contributed to Fall of Jewish Kingdom in Arabia, Rise of Islam, Study Suggests (Ha’aretz) Speleothems (Paleoclimatology) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular MotionAPN - The Dirt PodcastAn Under-the-Weather SpecialAnna is sick this week, so we've been unable to record new episodes. But rather than leave you hanging, we're releasing a lightly trimmed version of the latest episode of Old News. We've got human bone jewelry, the first Black Baptist church in colonial America, alleged art crimes, some seriously inclement weather, and more!

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    • 5,200-year-old stone carving chrysalis found in north China (Xinhua)
    • Rare coffee beans dating back 167 years ago found by archaeologists working on the Metro Tunnel project (9News)
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    ]]>Anna is sick this week, so we've been unable to record new episodes. But rather than leave you hanging, we're releasing a lightly trimmed version of the latest episode of Old News. We've got human bone jewelry, the first Black Baptist church in colonial America, alleged art crimes, some seriously inclement weather, and more!

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    • 5,200-year-old stone carving chrysalis found in north China (Xinhua)
    • Rare coffee beans dating back 167 years ago found by archaeologists working on the Metro Tunnel project (9News)
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    ]]>524b66f2-fc9b-11ec-9bd4-6fa6401eac5fWed, 17 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -040056:53falsefull203203Anna is sick this week, so we've been unable to record new episodes. But rather than leave you hanging, we're releasing a lightly trimmed version of the latest episode of Old News. We've got human bone jewelry, the first Black Baptist church in colonial America, alleged art crimes, some seriously inclement weather, and more! Old News is one of our monthly bonus episodes that comes with the Absolute Dirtbag tier over at Patreon.com/thedirtpodcast, so head over there if you want to support the show and get access to FOUR YEARS' WORTH of bonus content. Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. Links Human bones used for making pendants in the Stone Age (Phys.org) French Authorities Detain Two Archaeologists, Including a Louvre Curator, as Part of an Ongoing International Art-Trafficking Dragnet (Artnet) Excavation of graves begins at site of colonial Black church (NBC News, AP) First Baptist Church Excavation Project (Colonial Williamsburg website) 5,200-year-old stone carving chrysalis found in north China (Xinhua) Rare coffee beans dating back 167 years ago found by archaeologists working on the Metro Tunnel project (9News) Jawbone Discovered in Spain May Be Oldest Known Hominin Fossil (Archaeology) A massive tsunami destroyed the Spanish city of Seville in the 3rd century, new study finds (El Pais) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular MotionAPN - The Dirt PodcastThe Dirt Goes Site-SeeingThis week, Anna and Amber debut a new (occasional) series: Site-Seeing! There are so many archaeological sites out there, and some of them tend to overshadow others. In order to learn about and showcase some lesser-known sites, your hosts will each present a brief exploration of a site previously unknown to either of them. This time, we feature Djenné, an ancient city in what is today Mali, and Ban Chiang, in what is today Thailand.

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    • A Tribute to Islam, Earthen but Transcendent (The New York Times)
    • Initial Encounters: Seeking traces of ancient trade connections between West Africa and the wider world (Afriques)
    • Great Mosque of Djenné (Khan Academy)
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    ]]>This week, Anna and Amber debut a new (occasional) series: Site-Seeing! There are so many archaeological sites out there, and some of them tend to overshadow others. In order to learn about and showcase some lesser-known sites, your hosts will each present a brief exploration of a site previously unknown to either of them. This time, we feature Djenné, an ancient city in what is today Mali, and Ban Chiang, in what is today Thailand.

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    • Djenné (Encyclopedia Britannica)
    • A Tribute to Islam, Earthen but Transcendent (The New York Times)
    • Initial Encounters: Seeking traces of ancient trade connections between West Africa and the wider world (Afriques)
    • Great Mosque of Djenné (Khan Academy)
    • Storage vessel from Northeastern Thailand (Asian Art Museum)
    • The Ban Chiang Project - Background (Institute of Southeast Asian Archaeology)
    • Carabel type pot (Institute of Southeast Asian Archaeology)
    • Ban Chiang Pottery and Rice (Expedition)
    • Ban Chiang National Museum
    • The Ban Chiang Project - Metals Database (Institute of Southeast Asian Archaeology)
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    ]]>523ab6cc-fc9b-11ec-9bd4-3782f4fec764Wed, 10 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -040001:07:47falsefull202202This week, Anna and Amber debut a new (occasional) series: Site-Seeing! There are so many archaeological sites out there, and some of them tend to overshadow others. In order to learn about and showcase some lesser-known sites, your hosts will each present a brief exploration of a site previously unknown to either of them. This time, we feature Djenné, an ancient city in what is today Mali, and Ban Chiang, in what is today Thailand. Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. Links Djenne-Djenno (World History Encyclopedia) Old Towns of Djenné (UNESCO) Djenné, Mali (BlackPast) Djenné (Encyclopedia Britannica) A Tribute to Islam, Earthen but Transcendent (The New York Times) Initial Encounters: Seeking traces of ancient trade connections between West Africa and the wider world (Afriques) Great Mosque of Djenné (Khan Academy) Storage vessel from Northeastern Thailand (Asian Art Museum) The Ban Chiang Project - Background (Institute of Southeast Asian Archaeology) Carabel type pot (Institute of Southeast Asian Archaeology) Ban Chiang Pottery and Rice (Expedition) Ban Chiang National Museum The Ban Chiang Project - Metals Database (Institute of Southeast Asian Archaeology) South California Museum Raids (2008) (Trafficking Culture) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular MotionAPN - The Dirt PodcastThe Past SmellsWe've asked this on the show before, but..what did the past smell like? In this episode, we talk about some of the ways that researchers are finding and recreating some ancient aromas. We also get speculative about smellscapes and honk the Clown Horn of Orientalism at some perfumes. Get your sniffers ready, this one's fun!

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    • How our sense of smell evolved (ScienceDaily)
    • Does Archaeology Stink? Detecting Smell in the Past Using Headspace Sampling Techniques (Rose Malik)
    • Odeuropa
    • Ancient “smellscapes” are wafting out of artifacts and old texts (ScienceNews)
    • Eau de Cleopatra (Near Eastern Archaeology)
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    ]]>We've asked this on the show before, but..what did the past smell like? In this episode, we talk about some of the ways that researchers are finding and recreating some ancient aromas. We also get speculative about smellscapes and honk the Clown Horn of Orientalism at some perfumes. Get your sniffers ready, this one's fun!

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    • Does Archaeology Stink? Detecting Smell in the Past Using Headspace Sampling Techniques (Rose Malik)
    • Odeuropa
    • Ancient “smellscapes” are wafting out of artifacts and old texts (ScienceNews)
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    ]]>5229dfc8-fc9b-11ec-9bd4-a7bd4218e6f0Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -040001:12:06falsefull201201We've asked this on the show before, but..what did the past smell like? In this episode, we talk about some of the ways that researchers are finding and recreating some ancient aromas. We also get speculative about smellscapes and honk the Clown Horn of Orientalism at some perfumes. Get your sniffers ready, this one's fun! Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. Links How our sense of smell evolved (ScienceDaily) Does Archaeology Stink? Detecting Smell in the Past Using Headspace Sampling Techniques (Rose Malik) Odeuropa Ancient “smellscapes” are wafting out of artifacts and old texts (ScienceNews) Eau de Cleopatra (Near Eastern Archaeology) Copal: the Blood of Trees: Sacred Source of Maya and Aztec Incense (ThoughtCo) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular MotionAPN - The Dirt PodcastSummer Blockbuster 3: AvatarTo wrap up our inaugural Summer Blockbuster series, Amber leads us on a mission to Pandora with Avatar (2009). Rather than exploration of the culture of the indigenous Na’vi population (or maybe in addition to), we’ll examine some of the philosophical underpinnings of the franchise and discuss the book that completely changed Amber's intellectual trajectory.

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    • “Avatar” Advertising Invades “Bones” Episode “The Gamer in the Grease” (Wall Street Journal)
    • Do You Speak Na'vi? Giving Voice To 'Avatar' Aliens (NPR)
    • An interview with Paul Frommer, Alien Language Creator for Avatar (Unidentified Sound Object)
    • Some highlights of Na’vi (University of Pennsylvania Language Log)
    • Avatar: an all-purpose allegory (Foreign Policy)
    • Avatar (Rotten Tomatoes)
    • Avatar: A Marxist Saga on the Far Distant Planet (Communication, Capitalism, and Critique)
    • Orientalism (via Bookshop.org)
    • An Introduction to Edward Said, Orientalism, and Postcolonial Literary Studies (Amardeep Singh)
    • Orientalism and power: When will we stop stereotyping people? (BBC Ideas, via YouTube)
    • Watching Avatar through a Postcolonial and Orientalist Lens (via Academia.edu)
    • Jairo Funez on Twitter
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    ]]>To wrap up our inaugural Summer Blockbuster series, Amber leads us on a mission to Pandora with Avatar (2009). Rather than exploration of the culture of the indigenous Na’vi population (or maybe in addition to), we’ll examine some of the philosophical underpinnings of the franchise and discuss the book that completely changed Amber's intellectual trajectory.

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    • “Avatar” Advertising Invades “Bones” Episode “The Gamer in the Grease” (Wall Street Journal)
    • Do You Speak Na'vi? Giving Voice To 'Avatar' Aliens (NPR)
    • An interview with Paul Frommer, Alien Language Creator for Avatar (Unidentified Sound Object)
    • Some highlights of Na’vi (University of Pennsylvania Language Log)
    • Avatar: an all-purpose allegory (Foreign Policy)
    • Avatar (Rotten Tomatoes)
    • Avatar: A Marxist Saga on the Far Distant Planet (Communication, Capitalism, and Critique)
    • Orientalism (via Bookshop.org)
    • An Introduction to Edward Said, Orientalism, and Postcolonial Literary Studies (Amardeep Singh)
    • Orientalism and power: When will we stop stereotyping people? (BBC Ideas, via YouTube)
    • Watching Avatar through a Postcolonial and Orientalist Lens (via Academia.edu)
    • Jairo Funez on Twitter
    • Edward Said - Framed: The Politics of Stereotypes in News (Al Jazeera English, via YouTube)
    
    

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    ]]>52185eba-fc9b-11ec-9bd4-63d1947753d6Wed, 27 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -040001:03:57falsefull200200To wrap up our inaugural Summer Blockbuster series, Amber leads us on a mission to Pandora with Avatar (2009). Rather than exploration of the culture of the indigenous Na’vi population (or maybe in addition to), we’ll examine some of the philosophical underpinnings of the franchise and discuss the book that completely changed Amber's intellectual trajectory. Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. Links “Avatar” Advertising Invades “Bones” Episode “The Gamer in the Grease” (Wall Street Journal) Do You Speak Na'vi? Giving Voice To 'Avatar' Aliens (NPR) An interview with Paul Frommer, Alien Language Creator for Avatar (Unidentified Sound Object) Some highlights of Na’vi (University of Pennsylvania Language Log) Avatar: an all-purpose allegory (Foreign Policy) Avatar (Rotten Tomatoes) Avatar: A Marxist Saga on the Far Distant Planet (Communication, Capitalism, and Critique) Orientalism (via Bookshop.org) An Introduction to Edward Said, Orientalism, and Postcolonial Literary Studies (Amardeep Singh) Orientalism and power: When will we stop stereotyping people? (BBC Ideas, via YouTube) Watching Avatar through a Postcolonial and Orientalist Lens (via Academia.edu) Jairo Funez on Twitter Edward Said - Framed: The Politics of Stereotypes in News (Al Jazeera English, via YouTube) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular MotionAPN - The Dirt PodcastSummer Blockbusters: ApocalyptoAmber guides Anna through the jungle of the 2006 film Apocalypto...but hopefully a little less racistly than director Mel Gibson did! We’ll talk about human sacrifice, what was (and was not) going on in Maya culture in the 15th century CE, and the movie’s ending that couldn’t be more on the nose if it went “boop!”

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    • The Story of Civilization (via Wikipedia)
    • With help from a friend, Mel cut to the chase (The Washington Post)
    • Mel Gibson criticizes Iraq war at film fest (Today)
    • Is Apocalypto Pornography? (Archaeology)
    • Relativism, Revisionism, Aboriginalism, and Emic/Etic Truth: The Case Study of Apocalypto (The Ethics of Anthropology and Amerindian Research: Reporting on Environmental Degradation and Warfare)
    • The perduring Maya: new archaeology on early Colonial transitions (Antiquity, via ResearchGate)
    • Maya Resistance to Colonial Rule in Everyday Life (The Latin American Anthropological Review)
    
    

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    ]]>Amber guides Anna through the jungle of the 2006 film Apocalypto...but hopefully a little less racistly than director Mel Gibson did! We’ll talk about human sacrifice, what was (and was not) going on in Maya culture in the 15th century CE, and the movie’s ending that couldn’t be more on the nose if it went “boop!”

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    • The Story of Civilization (via Wikipedia)
    • With help from a friend, Mel cut to the chase (The Washington Post)
    • Mel Gibson criticizes Iraq war at film fest (Today)
    • Is Apocalypto Pornography? (Archaeology)
    • Relativism, Revisionism, Aboriginalism, and Emic/Etic Truth: The Case Study of Apocalypto (The Ethics of Anthropology and Amerindian Research: Reporting on Environmental Degradation and Warfare)
    • The perduring Maya: new archaeology on early Colonial transitions (Antiquity, via ResearchGate)
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    ]]>52073860-fc9b-11ec-9bd4-af492d33711dWed, 20 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -040001:10:51falsefull199199Amber guides Anna through the jungle of the 2006 film Apocalypto...but hopefully a little less racistly than director Mel Gibson did! We’ll talk about human sacrifice, what was (and was not) going on in Maya culture in the 15th century CE, and the movie’s ending that couldn’t be more on the nose if it went “boop!” Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. Links The Story of Civilization (via Wikipedia) With help from a friend, Mel cut to the chase (The Washington Post) Mel Gibson criticizes Iraq war at film fest (Today) Is Apocalypto Pornography? (Archaeology) Relativism, Revisionism, Aboriginalism, and Emic/Etic Truth: The Case Study of Apocalypto (The Ethics of Anthropology and Amerindian Research: Reporting on Environmental Degradation and Warfare) The perduring Maya: new archaeology on early Colonial transitions (Antiquity, via ResearchGate) Maya Resistance to Colonial Rule in Everyday Life (The Latin American Anthropological Review) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular MotionAPN - The Dirt PodcastSummer Blockbusters: The DigWelcome to a month of Summer Blockbusters, where we talk about the archaeology in movies that aren't Indiana Jones! This week, it's the 2021 film The Dig, starring Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan. We'll talk a bit about the film, but mostly about the real site portrayed in it--the Anglo Saxon burial at Sutton Hoo. This site was key to rewriting the understanding of post-Roman Britain, and was especially meaningful as a symbol of English national identity during WWII.

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    • Here’s the True Tale Behind Netflix’s Buzzy New Carey Mulligan Archaeology Drama, ‘The Dig (Artnet)
    • The True History Behind Netflix’s ‘The Dig’ and Sutton Hoo (Smithsonian)
    • The Dig: Who was Sutton Hoo archaeologist Basil Brown? (BBC)
    • The Dig (CautionSpoilers.com)
    • What Netflix ‘The Dig’ Gets Right And ‘Slanderously’ Wrong About The Sutton Hoo Story (Forbes)
    • The Anglo-Saxon ship burial at Sutton Hoo (British Museum)
    • The Sutton Hoo Ship-Burial, Volume 1: Excavations, Background, the Ship, Dating and Inventory (via WorldCat)
    • Whetstone or Sceptre? (medieval.eu)
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    ]]>Welcome to a month of Summer Blockbusters, where we talk about the archaeology in movies that aren't Indiana Jones! This week, it's the 2021 film The Dig, starring Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan. We'll talk a bit about the film, but mostly about the real site portrayed in it--the Anglo Saxon burial at Sutton Hoo. This site was key to rewriting the understanding of post-Roman Britain, and was especially meaningful as a symbol of English national identity during WWII.

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    • Here’s the True Tale Behind Netflix’s Buzzy New Carey Mulligan Archaeology Drama, ‘The Dig (Artnet)
    • The True History Behind Netflix’s ‘The Dig’ and Sutton Hoo (Smithsonian)
    • The Dig: Who was Sutton Hoo archaeologist Basil Brown? (BBC)
    • The Dig (CautionSpoilers.com)
    • What Netflix ‘The Dig’ Gets Right And ‘Slanderously’ Wrong About The Sutton Hoo Story (Forbes)
    • The Anglo-Saxon ship burial at Sutton Hoo (British Museum)
    • The Sutton Hoo Ship-Burial, Volume 1: Excavations, Background, the Ship, Dating and Inventory (via WorldCat)
    • Whetstone or Sceptre? (medieval.eu)
    • An Introduction to Early Medieval England (C.410–1066) (English Heritage)
    
    

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    ]]>51f6a32e-fc9b-11ec-9bd4-b3fab2212f08Wed, 13 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -040001:08:34falsefull198198Welcome to a month of Summer Blockbusters, where we talk about the archaeology in movies that aren't Indiana Jones! This week, it's the 2021 film The Dig, starring Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan. We'll talk a bit about the film, but mostly about the real site portrayed in it--the Anglo Saxon burial at Sutton Hoo. This site was key to rewriting the understanding of post-Roman Britain, and was especially meaningful as a symbol of English national identity during WWII. Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. Links Here’s the True Tale Behind Netflix’s Buzzy New Carey Mulligan Archaeology Drama, ‘The Dig (Artnet) The True History Behind Netflix’s ‘The Dig’ and Sutton Hoo (Smithsonian) The Dig: Who was Sutton Hoo archaeologist Basil Brown? (BBC) The Dig (CautionSpoilers.com) What Netflix ‘The Dig’ Gets Right And ‘Slanderously’ Wrong About The Sutton Hoo Story (Forbes) The Anglo-Saxon ship burial at Sutton Hoo (British Museum) The Sutton Hoo Ship-Burial, Volume 1: Excavations, Background, the Ship, Dating and Inventory (via WorldCat) Whetstone or Sceptre? (medieval.eu) An Introduction to Early Medieval England (C.410–1066) (English Heritage) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular MotionAPN - The Dirt PodcastSea Peoples“The Sea Peoples” is a term that refers to a seafaring culture of unclear origin that bopped around the eastern Mediterranean and adjoining areas around 1200-900 BCE. There are ancient Egyptian murals and reliefs that depict battles against these unnamed adversaries, but no definitive labels or helpful texts. So who were the Sea Peoples? We’ll discuss some theories, and probably not reach any conclusions apart from “wow people really care a lot about this, huh?”

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    • Sea Peoples (World History Encyclopedia)
    • Ask a Near Eastern Professional: Who are the Sea Peoples and what role did they play in the devastation of civilizations that occurred shortly after 1200 BCE? (Ancient Near East Today)
    • Gaston Maspero and the Sea Peoples (SciHi)
    • Rapid Change of Climate Did Not Cause the Fall of the Akkadian Empire (Ancient Near East Today)
    • Who Were the Sea People? (ThoughtCo)
    • Philistine (people) (Encyclopedia Britannica)
    • Ancient DNA sheds light on the genetic origins of early Iron Age Philistines (Science Advances)
    
    

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    ]]>“The Sea Peoples” is a term that refers to a seafaring culture of unclear origin that bopped around the eastern Mediterranean and adjoining areas around 1200-900 BCE. There are ancient Egyptian murals and reliefs that depict battles against these unnamed adversaries, but no definitive labels or helpful texts. So who were the Sea Peoples? We’ll discuss some theories, and probably not reach any conclusions apart from “wow people really care a lot about this, huh?”

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    • Sea Peoples (World History Encyclopedia)
    • Ask a Near Eastern Professional: Who are the Sea Peoples and what role did they play in the devastation of civilizations that occurred shortly after 1200 BCE? (Ancient Near East Today)
    • Gaston Maspero and the Sea Peoples (SciHi)
    • Rapid Change of Climate Did Not Cause the Fall of the Akkadian Empire (Ancient Near East Today)
    • Who Were the Sea People? (ThoughtCo)
    • Philistine (people) (Encyclopedia Britannica)
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    ]]>51e6175c-fc9b-11ec-9bd4-532d5237da8bWed, 06 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -040001:16:18falsefull197197“The Sea Peoples” is a term that refers to a seafaring culture of unclear origin that bopped around the eastern Mediterranean and adjoining areas around 1200-900 BCE. There are ancient Egyptian murals and reliefs that depict battles against these unnamed adversaries, but no definitive labels or helpful texts. So who were the Sea Peoples? We’ll discuss some theories, and probably not reach any conclusions apart from “wow people really care a lot about this, huh?” Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. Links Sea Peoples (World History Encyclopedia) Ask a Near Eastern Professional: Who are the Sea Peoples and what role did they play in the devastation of civilizations that occurred shortly after 1200 BCE? (Ancient Near East Today) Gaston Maspero and the Sea Peoples (SciHi) Rapid Change of Climate Did Not Cause the Fall of the Akkadian Empire (Ancient Near East Today) Who Were the Sea People? (ThoughtCo) Philistine (people) (Encyclopedia Britannica) Ancient DNA sheds light on the genetic origins of early Iron Age Philistines (Science Advances) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular MotionAPN - The Dirt PodcastThe Dirt Gets Wrecked Y'all, it has been a TOUGH WEEK. You can tell because Anna somehow manages to get the episode intro WRONG after doing it correctly nearly 200 times. But we're just gonna keep swimming! We couldn’t do a month-at-sea theme without talking about shipwrecks. And it’s not just pirate ships and the Titanic, either. We’ll discuss all kinds of underwater assemblages and the ways in which shipwreck archaeology helps us understand travel, life, commerce, connectivity, and more.

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    • Dokos shipwreck (Wikipedia)
    • Oldest Intact Shipwreck Discovered in the Black Sea (Smithsonian Magazine)
    • Ancient Shipwreck (Archaeology)
    • The Oldest Intact Shipwreck “Odysseus” was an Ancient Greek Vessel (Greek Reporter)
    • Stamnos - The Siren Vase (British Museum)
    • How the world's deepest shipwreck was found (BBC Future)
    • Made in China (National Geographic)
    • The Belitung Shipwreck (SEAArch)
    • Silk Roads Programme (UNESCO)
    • NOAA, partners discover wreck of 207-year-old whaling ship (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
    • The Science of Shipwrecks (North Carolina Sea Grant)
    • Episode 86 - Check Yourself Before You Shipwreck Yourself (The Dirt)
    • How scientists keep ancient shipwrecks from crumbling into dust (Popular Science)
    • Giant freeze dryer to preserve famous shipwreck (The History Blog)
    • Sustainable Nanotechnologies for Curative and Preventive Wood Deacidification Treatments: An Eco-Friendly and Innovative Approach (Nanomaterials)
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    ...]]>Y'all, it has been a TOUGH WEEK. You can tell because Anna somehow manages to get the episode intro WRONG after doing it correctly nearly 200 times. But we're just gonna keep swimming! We couldn’t do a month-at-sea theme without talking about shipwrecks. And it’s not just pirate ships and the Titanic, either. We’ll discuss all kinds of underwater assemblages and the ways in which shipwreck archaeology helps us understand travel, life, commerce, connectivity, and more.

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    • Oldest Intact Shipwreck Discovered in the Black Sea (Smithsonian Magazine)
    • Ancient Shipwreck (Archaeology)
    • The Oldest Intact Shipwreck “Odysseus” was an Ancient Greek Vessel (Greek Reporter)
    • Stamnos - The Siren Vase (British Museum)
    • How the world's deepest shipwreck was found (BBC Future)
    • Made in China (National Geographic)
    • The Belitung Shipwreck (SEAArch)
    • Silk Roads Programme (UNESCO)
    • NOAA, partners discover wreck of 207-year-old whaling ship (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
    • The Science of Shipwrecks (North Carolina Sea Grant)
    • Episode 86 - Check Yourself Before You Shipwreck Yourself (The Dirt)
    • How scientists keep ancient shipwrecks from crumbling into dust (Popular Science)
    • Giant freeze dryer to preserve famous shipwreck (The History Blog)
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    ]]>062a2096-6a75-11ec-b52b-0fcff447c93fWed, 29 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -040001:02:12falsefull196196Y'all, it has been a TOUGH WEEK. You can tell because Anna somehow manages to get the episode intro WRONG after doing it correctly nearly 200 times. But we're just gonna keep swimming! We couldn’t do a month-at-sea theme without talking about shipwrecks. And it’s not just pirate ships and the Titanic, either. We’ll discuss all kinds of underwater assemblages and the ways in which shipwreck archaeology helps us understand travel, life, commerce, connectivity, and more. Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. Links Dokos shipwreck (Wikipedia) Oldest Intact Shipwreck Discovered in the Black Sea (Smithsonian Magazine) Ancient Shipwreck (Archaeology) The Oldest Intact Shipwreck “Odysseus” was an Ancient Greek Vessel (Greek Reporter) Stamnos - The Siren Vase (British Museum) How the world's deepest shipwreck was found (BBC Future) Made in China (National Geographic) The Belitung Shipwreck (SEAArch) Silk Roads Programme (UNESCO) NOAA, partners discover wreck of 207-year-old whaling ship (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) The Science of Shipwrecks (North Carolina Sea Grant) Episode 86 - Check Yourself Before You Shipwreck Yourself (The Dirt) How scientists keep ancient shipwrecks from crumbling into dust (Popular Science) Giant freeze dryer to preserve famous shipwreck (The History Blog) Sustainable Nanotechnologies for Curative and Preventive Wood Deacidification Treatments: An Eco-Friendly and Innovative Approach (Nanomaterials) The Salvage (Vasa Museet) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular MotionAPN - The Dirt PodcastCLAMoring for Data with Christine BassettAhoy! We’re still at sea, the ocean is still None of Our Business, and yet we’re learning so much about it! This week, we’ve got a special guest to guide us. Christine Bassett is currently a program coordinator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Weather Program Office (NOAA). Christine collects data from ancient Arctic shell middens to reconstruct climate and sea ice levels for archaeological sites in the Aleutian islands. Tune in to learn how she’s turning thousand-year-old clams into a climate thermometer!

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    ]]>Ahoy! We’re still at sea, the ocean is still None of Our Business, and yet we’re learning so much about it! This week, we’ve got a special guest to guide us. Christine Bassett is currently a program coordinator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Weather Program Office (NOAA). Christine collects data from ancient Arctic shell middens to reconstruct climate and sea ice levels for archaeological sites in the Aleutian islands. Tune in to learn how she’s turning thousand-year-old clams into a climate thermometer!

    Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot!

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    ]]>060b7cb8-6a75-11ec-b52b-e7a94f215ca9Wed, 22 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -040001:08:40falsefull195195Ahoy! We’re still at sea, the ocean is still None of Our Business, and yet we’re learning so much about it! This week, we’ve got a special guest to guide us. Christine Bassett is currently a program coordinator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Weather Program Office (NOAA). Christine collects data from ancient Arctic shell middens to reconstruct climate and sea ice levels for archaeological sites in the Aleutian islands. Tune in to learn how she’s turning thousand-year-old clams into a climate thermometer! Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot! Connect with James on Twitter: @paleoimaging Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. Links The Unalaska Sea Ice Project Follow Christine on Twitter @ClamsAndClimate Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular MotionAPN - The Dirt PodcastTerra NulliusTerra nullius is a Latin phrase meaning “nobody’s land,” but historically it has tended to mean something closer to *grabby hands.* What does it mean when a place is considered no one’s? Are there still places where people aren’t? Are there places where we've never been? The answers may surprise you.

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    • The Alaskan Island That Humans Can’t Conquer (Smithsonian Magazine)
    • The bones that could shape Antarctica’s fate (BBC Future)
    • Three High-Altitude Peoples, Three Adaptations to Thin Air (National Geographic)
    • Tibetans inherited high-altitude gene from ancient human (Science)
    • Sama (Encyclopedia Britannica)
    • The Identity and Social Mobility of Sama-Bajau (Sari)
    • Explorer Reaches Bottom of the Mariana Trench, Breaks Record for Deepest Dive Ever (LiveScience)
    • What Land Did Europeans Actually Discover? [Infographic] (Popular Science)
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    • Terra nullius is a Latin phrase meaning “nobody’s land,” but historically it has tended to mean something closer to *grabby hands.* What does it mean when a place is considered no one’s? Are there still places where people aren’t? Are there places where we've never been? The answers may surprise you.

      Members, check out an extended edition of this episode here.

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      • Rockall (Wikipedia
      • When Will It Get Too Hot for the Body to Survive? (Slate)
      • The Alaskan Island That Humans Can’t Conquer (Smithsonian Magazine)
      • The bones that could shape Antarctica’s fate (BBC Future)
      • Three High-Altitude Peoples, Three Adaptations to Thin Air (National Geographic)
      • Tibetans inherited high-altitude gene from ancient human (Science)
      • Sama (Encyclopedia Britannica)
      • The Identity and Social Mobility of Sama-Bajau (Sari)
      • Explorer Reaches Bottom of the Mariana Trench, Breaks Record for Deepest Dive Ever (LiveScience)
      • What Land Did Europeans Actually Discover? [Infographic] (Popular Science)
      • The Wilderness Act (Wilderness Connect)
      • Son Doong 360 (National Geographic)
      • The last unmapped places on Earth (BBC Future)
      
      

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      ]]>05ecb256-6a75-11ec-b52b-3fb92d65ef4fWed, 15 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -040001:13:05falsefull194194Terra nullius is a Latin phrase meaning “nobody’s land,” but historically it has tended to mean something closer to *grabby hands.* What does it mean when a place is considered no one’s? Are there still places where people aren’t? Are there places where we've never been? The answers may surprise you. Members, check out an extended edition of this episode here. Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot! Connect with James on Twitter: @paleoimaging Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. Links Rockall (Wikipedia When Will It Get Too Hot for the Body to Survive? (Slate) The Alaskan Island That Humans Can’t Conquer (Smithsonian Magazine) The bones that could shape Antarctica’s fate (BBC Future) Three High-Altitude Peoples, Three Adaptations to Thin Air (National Geographic) Tibetans inherited high-altitude gene from ancient human (Science) Sama (Encyclopedia Britannica) The Identity and Social Mobility of Sama-Bajau (Sari) Explorer Reaches Bottom of the Mariana Trench, Breaks Record for Deepest Dive Ever (LiveScience) What Land Did Europeans Actually Discover? [Infographic] (Popular Science) The Wilderness Act (Wilderness Connect) Son Doong 360 (National Geographic) The last unmapped places on Earth (BBC Future) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular MotionAPN - The Dirt PodcastFruits de la MerWelcome to episode one of our themed month: The Dirt at Sea! The oceans (and seas and lagoons and fjords and so on) have provided people with food and other resources for hundreds of thousands of years. We’ll be discussing some examples of this from the archaeological record. We’ll also investigate how archaeology can get at the relationship between people and the big blue – and it’s much more than just reconstructing ancient coastlines.

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      • Living Ocean (NASA Science)
      • Last Interglacial Iberian Neandertals as fisher-hunter-gatherers (Science)
      • Neanderthals Really Liked Seafood (Smithsonian)
      • Indigenous oyster fisheries persisted for millennia and should inform future management (Nature Communications)
      • North American and Australian Indigenous Communities Farmed Oysters for 5,000-10,000 Years (Sci-News)
      • Research Shares Importance Of Studying Indigenous Oyster Farming History (Tasting Table)
      • Indigenous oyster fisheries were ‘fundamentally different’: Q&A with researcher Marco Hatch (Mongabay)
      • Cetacean exploitation in Roman and medieval London (Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports)
      • Guidance Note for Dealing with Stranded Whales, Dolphins and other large Marine Wildlife on Kent Coast (Kent City Council)
      • Seeking Prehistoric Fermented Food in Japan and Korea (Current Anthropology)
      • Thule Winter House (The Canadian Encyclopedia)
      • Ancient seafarers may have hunted whales around the world (Science)
      • Archaeologists Unearth Hollowed-Out Whale Vertebra Containing Human Jawbone, Remains of Newborn Lambs (Smithsonian)
      • The Earliest Shell Fishhooks From The Americas Reveal Fishing Technology Of Pleistocene Maritime Foragers (American Antiquity)
      • Welcome to episode one of our themed month: The Dirt at Sea! The oceans (and seas and lagoons and fjords and so on) have provided people with food and other resources for hundreds of thousands of years. We’ll be discussing some examples of this from the archaeological record. We’ll also investigate how archaeology can get at the relationship between people and the big blue – and it’s much more than just reconstructing ancient coastlines.

        Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot!

        Connect with James on Twitter: @paleoimaging

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        • Living Ocean (NASA Science)
        • Last Interglacial Iberian Neandertals as fisher-hunter-gatherers (Science)
        • Neanderthals Really Liked Seafood (Smithsonian)
        • Indigenous oyster fisheries persisted for millennia and should inform future management (Nature Communications)
        • North American and Australian Indigenous Communities Farmed Oysters for 5,000-10,000 Years (Sci-News)
        • Research Shares Importance Of Studying Indigenous Oyster Farming History (Tasting Table)
        • Indigenous oyster fisheries were ‘fundamentally different’: Q&A with researcher Marco Hatch (Mongabay)
        • Cetacean exploitation in Roman and medieval London (Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports)
        • Guidance Note for Dealing with Stranded Whales, Dolphins and other large Marine Wildlife on Kent Coast (Kent City Council)
        • Seeking Prehistoric Fermented Food in Japan and Korea (Current Anthropology)
        • Thule Winter House (The Canadian Encyclopedia)
        • Ancient seafarers may have hunted whales around the world (Science)
        • Archaeologists Unearth Hollowed-Out Whale Vertebra Containing Human Jawbone, Remains of Newborn Lambs (Smithsonian)
        • The Earliest Shell Fishhooks From The Americas Reveal Fishing Technology Of Pleistocene Maritime Foragers (American Antiquity)
        • More Than 30 Million Years Ago, Monkeys Rafted Across the Atlantic to South America (Smithsonian)
        • Human evolution: Small remains still pose big problems (Nature)
        • On Crete, New Evidence of Very Ancient Mariners (New York Times)
        • Scientists reveal how seascapes of the ancient world shaped genetic structure of European populations (Science Daily)
        
        

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        ]]>05ce0e78-6a75-11ec-b52b-03c499986b28Wed, 08 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -040001:12:55falsefull193193Welcome to episode one of our themed month: The Dirt at Sea! The oceans (and seas and lagoons and fjords and so on) have provided people with food and other resources for hundreds of thousands of years. We’ll be discussing some examples of this from the archaeological record. We’ll also investigate how archaeology can get at the relationship between people and the big blue – and it’s much more than just reconstructing ancient coastlines. Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot! Connect with James on Twitter: @paleoimaging Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. Links Living Ocean (NASA Science) Last Interglacial Iberian Neandertals as fisher-hunter-gatherers (Science) Neanderthals Really Liked Seafood (Smithsonian) Indigenous oyster fisheries persisted for millennia and should inform future management (Nature Communications) North American and Australian Indigenous Communities Farmed Oysters for 5,000-10,000 Years (Sci-News) Research Shares Importance Of Studying Indigenous Oyster Farming History (Tasting Table) Indigenous oyster fisheries were ‘fundamentally different’: Q&A with researcher Marco Hatch (Mongabay) Cetacean exploitation in Roman and medieval London (Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports) Guidance Note for Dealing with Stranded Whales, Dolphins and other large Marine Wildlife on Kent Coast (Kent City Council) Seeking Prehistoric Fermented Food in Japan and Korea (Current Anthropology) Thule Winter House (The Canadian Encyclopedia) Ancient seafarers may have hunted whales around the world (Science) Archaeologists Unearth Hollowed-Out Whale Vertebra Containing Human Jawbone, Remains of Newborn Lambs (Smithsonian) The Earliest Shell Fishhooks From The Americas Reveal Fishing Technology Of Pleistocene Maritime Foragers (American Antiquity) More Than 30 Million Years Ago, Monkeys Rafted Across the Atlantic to South America (Smithsonian) Human evolution: Small remains still pose big problems (Nature) On Crete, New Evidence of Very Ancient Mariners (New York Times) Scientists reveal how seascapes of the ancient world shaped genetic structure of European populations (Science Daily) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular MotionAPN - The Dirt PodcastVideo Game Archaeology with Dr. Bill FarleyThere are surprising intersections between video game creation and archaeology, and that, of course, comes along with the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of mining ancient history for content creation. Neither Anna nor Amber really grew up playing video games, so we are extremely lucky to have a guest expert, Dr. Bill Farley, Associate Professor of Anthropology at South Connecticut State University. Bill will be our guide on the subject. The Toad to our Mario Party. Right? That’s a thing, right?

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        ]]>There are surprising intersections between video game creation and archaeology, and that, of course, comes along with the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of mining ancient history for content creation. Neither Anna nor Amber really grew up playing video games, so we are extremely lucky to have a guest expert, Dr. Bill Farley, Associate Professor of Anthropology at South Connecticut State University. Bill will be our guide on the subject. The Toad to our Mario Party. Right? That’s a thing, right?

        Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot!

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        ]]>05af729c-6a75-11ec-b52b-e3802903c47cWed, 01 Jun 2022 20:41:50 -040001:22:48falsefull192192There are surprising intersections between video game creation and archaeology, and that, of course, comes along with the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of mining ancient history for content creation. Neither Anna nor Amber really grew up playing video games, so we are extremely lucky to have a guest expert, Dr. Bill Farley, Associate Professor of Anthropology at South Connecticut State University. Bill will be our guide on the subject. The Toad to our Mario Party. Right? That’s a thing, right? Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot! Connect with James on Twitter: @paleoimaging Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. Links Bill's YouTube channel Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular MotionAPN - The Dirt PodcastCargo Cults: Actually a Thing?First used to describe religious movements that emerged in Melanesia following contact with Allied military personnel in World War II, cargo cults are sects and ritualized behaviors intended to summon outsiders (and their stuff) back and bring about a new age. We’ll explore theories for why they come about, discuss some examples of cargo cults in the traditional definition, and consider what parallels might exist in other cultures.

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        • Cargo cults (The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Anthropology)
        • How “Cargo Cult” Is Born: Scientific Angle on an Old Subject (Pacific Islands Monthly, via Trove)
        • 50 Years Ago: Cargo Cults of Melanesia (Scientific American)
        • The Cargo Cults (Air Force Magazine)
        • Strange Stories of John Frum (Cargo Cult, via JSTOR)
        • In John They Trust (Smithsonian Magazine)
        • 'Cargo Cults' and the Prince Philip Movement (CenSAMM)
        • Prince Philip: the unlikely but willing Pacific deity (The Guardian)
        • Prince Philip: The Vanuatu tribes mourning the death of their 'god' (BBC News)
        • Cargo Cult Science (Caltech Library)
        
        

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        ]]>First used to describe religious movements that emerged in Melanesia following contact with Allied military personnel in World War II, cargo cults are sects and ritualized behaviors intended to summon outsiders (and their stuff) back and bring about a new age. We’ll explore theories for why they come about, discuss some examples of cargo cults in the traditional definition, and consider what parallels might exist in other cultures.

        Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot!

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        • Cargo cults (The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Anthropology)
        • How “Cargo Cult” Is Born: Scientific Angle on an Old Subject (Pacific Islands Monthly, via Trove)
        • 50 Years Ago: Cargo Cults of Melanesia (Scientific American)
        • The Cargo Cults (Air Force Magazine)
        • Strange Stories of John Frum (Cargo Cult, via JSTOR)
        • In John They Trust (Smithsonian Magazine)
        • 'Cargo Cults' and the Prince Philip Movement (CenSAMM)
        • Prince Philip: the unlikely but willing Pacific deity (The Guardian)
        • Prince Philip: The Vanuatu tribes mourning the death of their 'god' (BBC News)
        • Cargo Cult Science (Caltech Library)
        
        

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        ]]>0590f682-6a75-11ec-b52b-e30e7b4999f1Wed, 25 May 2022 08:00:00 -040001:20:57falsefull191191First used to describe religious movements that emerged in Melanesia following contact with Allied military personnel in World War II, cargo cults are sects and ritualized behaviors intended to summon outsiders (and their stuff) back and bring about a new age. We’ll explore theories for why they come about, discuss some examples of cargo cults in the traditional definition, and consider what parallels might exist in other cultures. Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot! Connect with James on Twitter: @paleoimaging Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. Links Cargo cults (The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Anthropology) How “Cargo Cult” Is Born: Scientific Angle on an Old Subject (Pacific Islands Monthly, via Trove) 50 Years Ago: Cargo Cults of Melanesia (Scientific American) The Cargo Cults (Air Force Magazine) Strange Stories of John Frum (Cargo Cult, via JSTOR) In John They Trust (Smithsonian Magazine) 'Cargo Cults' and the Prince Philip Movement (CenSAMM) Prince Philip: the unlikely but willing Pacific deity (The Guardian) Prince Philip: The Vanuatu tribes mourning the death of their 'god' (BBC News) Cargo Cult Science (Caltech Library) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular MotionAPN - The Dirt PodcastThey Told Us SoWe’ve had plenty of instances on the show (in the main feed and especially in Old News) of archaeological research bearing out information that existed already in the historical and oral traditions of Indigenous groups. We’ll discuss some examples of this, and we’ll also examine the relationship of Indigenous science and knowledge with the Western systems that actively invalidate and exclude them.

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        • When Scientists “Discover” What Indigenous People Have Known For Centuries (Smithsonian)
        • Folklore and earthquakes: Native American oral traditions from Cascadia compared with written traditions from Japan (Geological Society London Special Publications, via ResearchGate)
        • Lost Apes Of The Congo (Time)
        • Intentional Fire-Spreading by “Firehawk” Raptors in Northern Australia (Journal of Ethnobiology)
        • Why These Birds Carry Flames In Their Beaks (National Geographic)
        • The Birds That Start Fires: Using Indigenous Ecological Knowledge to Understand Animal Behavior (PLoS)
        • Tribal History (Crater Lake Trust)
        • Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants (via WorldCat)
        • Zoe Todd thread on Braiding Sweetgrass (Twitter)
        • Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science (via WorldCat)
        • Indigenous Fire Practices Shape our Land (National Parks Service)
        • Knowledge of medicinal plants at risk as languages die out (The Guardian)
        • Cultivating Connection: Restoring Clam Gardens (Biohabitats)
        • Jessica Hernandez on...]]>We’ve had plenty of instances on the show (in the main feed and especially in Old News) of archaeological research bearing out information that existed already in the historical and oral traditions of Indigenous groups. We’ll discuss some examples of this, and we’ll also examine the relationship of Indigenous science and knowledge with the Western systems that actively invalidate and exclude them.

          Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot!

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          • When Scientists “Discover” What Indigenous People Have Known For Centuries (Smithsonian)
          • Folklore and earthquakes: Native American oral traditions from Cascadia compared with written traditions from Japan (Geological Society London Special Publications, via ResearchGate)
          • Lost Apes Of The Congo (Time)
          • Intentional Fire-Spreading by “Firehawk” Raptors in Northern Australia (Journal of Ethnobiology)
          • Why These Birds Carry Flames In Their Beaks (National Geographic)
          • The Birds That Start Fires: Using Indigenous Ecological Knowledge to Understand Animal Behavior (PLoS)
          • Tribal History (Crater Lake Trust)
          • Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants (via WorldCat)
          • Zoe Todd thread on Braiding Sweetgrass (Twitter)
          • Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science (via WorldCat)
          • Indigenous Fire Practices Shape our Land (National Parks Service)
          • Knowledge of medicinal plants at risk as languages die out (The Guardian)
          • Cultivating Connection: Restoring Clam Gardens (Biohabitats)
          • Jessica Hernandez on Twitter
          • Fresh Banana Leaves with Dr. Jessica Hernandez (YouTube)
          
          

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          ]]>05724818-6a75-11ec-b52b-53f181af04adWed, 18 May 2022 08:00:00 -040059:48falsefull190190We’ve had plenty of instances on the show (in the main feed and especially in Old News) of archaeological research bearing out information that existed already in the historical and oral traditions of Indigenous groups. We’ll discuss some examples of this, and we’ll also examine the relationship of Indigenous science and knowledge with the Western systems that actively invalidate and exclude them. Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot! Connect with James on Twitter: @paleoimaging Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. Links When Scientists “Discover” What Indigenous People Have Known For Centuries (Smithsonian) Folklore and earthquakes: Native American oral traditions from Cascadia compared with written traditions from Japan (Geological Society London Special Publications, via ResearchGate) Lost Apes Of The Congo (Time) Intentional Fire-Spreading by “Firehawk” Raptors in Northern Australia (Journal of Ethnobiology) Why These Birds Carry Flames In Their Beaks (National Geographic) The Birds That Start Fires: Using Indigenous Ecological Knowledge to Understand Animal Behavior (PLoS) Tribal History (Crater Lake Trust) Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants (via WorldCat) Zoe Todd thread on Braiding Sweetgrass (Twitter) Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science (via WorldCat) Indigenous Fire Practices Shape our Land (National Parks Service) Knowledge of medicinal plants at risk as languages die out (The Guardian) Cultivating Connection: Restoring Clam Gardens (Biohabitats) Jessica Hernandez on Twitter Fresh Banana Leaves with Dr. Jessica Hernandez (YouTube) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular MotionAPN - The Dirt PodcastBecoming Dr. Bonesaw with Naomi MartisiusThis week, Amber's under the weather, so Anna goes solo with special guest Dr. Naomi Martisius. Naomi tells us how she deciphers clues about human behavior by looking at tiny tiny VERY tiny portions of animal bone surfaces under a microscope. We’ll get into her undergraduate discovery that re-wrote a part of prehistory (no, really), and her work on the extremely cool bone artifacts and ornaments from Bacho Kiro Cave, in what is today Bulgaria.

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          ]]>This week, Amber's under the weather, so Anna goes solo with special guest Dr. Naomi Martisius. Naomi tells us how she deciphers clues about human behavior by looking at tiny tiny VERY tiny portions of animal bone surfaces under a microscope. We’ll get into her undergraduate discovery that re-wrote a part of prehistory (no, really), and her work on the extremely cool bone artifacts and ornaments from Bacho Kiro Cave, in what is today Bulgaria.

          Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot!

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          ]]>39211d6c-d148-11ec-98ec-17ec6d98a7b0Wed, 11 May 2022 17:06:18 -040001:20:42falsefull189189This week, Amber's under the weather, so Anna goes solo with special guest Dr. Naomi Martisius. Naomi tells us how she deciphers clues about human behavior by looking at tiny tiny VERY tiny portions of animal bone surfaces under a microscope. We’ll get into her undergraduate discovery that re-wrote a part of prehistory (no, really), and her work on the extremely cool bone artifacts and ornaments from Bacho Kiro Cave, in what is today Bulgaria. Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot! Connect with James on Twitter: @paleoimaging Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. Links Naomi's Bacho Kiro paper in the Journal of Human Evolution--available for free until June 25th! Amber's Fundraiser for Holler Health Justice Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular MotionAPN - The Dirt PodcastWhat have Anna and Amber been up to?BONUS

          Hello, friends! We’re moving our episode schedule slightly—episodes will now be coming out on Wednesdays!! But in the meantime—This is a shortened version of a much longer chat that's available to our Patreon members (link below to join and support the show)! Anna and Amber chat about some changes in their personal lives, plus some updates to The Dirt. We also FINALLY answer our own interview questions:

          1. What's the best thing about anthropology?

          2. What moment from human history/prehistory or the history of anthropology would you want to go back in time to see?

          This is a departure from our usual episodes, so if you're not a big fan of parts of the show where we get chatty...this one might not be for you!

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          ]]>BONUS

          Hello, friends! We’re moving our episode schedule slightly—episodes will now be coming out on Wednesdays!! But in the meantime—This is a shortened version of a much longer chat that's available to our Patreon members (link below to join and support the show)! Anna and Amber chat about some changes in their personal lives, plus some updates to The Dirt. We also FINALLY answer our own interview questions:

          1. What's the best thing about anthropology?

          2. What moment from human history/prehistory or the history of anthropology would you want to go back in time to see?

          This is a departure from our usual episodes, so if you're not a big fan of parts of the show where we get chatty...this one might not be for you!

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          ]]>05536b0a-6a75-11ec-b52b-3789ec415c78Tue, 10 May 2022 08:00:00 -040001:18:57falsefull188188BONUS Hello, friends! We’re moving our episode schedule slightly—episodes will now be coming out on Wednesdays!! But in the meantime—This is a shortened version of a much longer chat that's available to our Patreon members (link below to join and support the show)! Anna and Amber chat about some changes in their personal lives, plus some updates to The Dirt. We also FINALLY answer our own interview questions: 1. What's the best thing about anthropology? 2. What moment from human history/prehistory or the history of anthropology would you want to go back in time to see? This is a departure from our usual episodes, so if you're not a big fan of parts of the show where we get chatty...this one might not be for you! Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot! Connect with James on Twitter: @paleoimaging Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. Links Support The Dirt on Patreon Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular MotionAPN - The Dirt PodcastThe Neo-AssyriansSettle in for a HEFTY episode, folks! This week, Amber and Anna examine the world of the Neo-Assyrian empire. This means some substantial time spent context-setting, thanks to the complex nature of early Mesopotamian politics, religion, warfare, and state propaganda. Then we look further at that carefully crafted state propaganda and its influence on Assyriology. THEN we get into a bit of archaeology, and finally, discuss the Neo-Assyrian legacy and descendant communities. What a ride!

          Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot!

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          *LISTENER NOTE* We discuss some pretty graphically violent art in this episode, starting around time stamp 35:00. Content warning for war crimes and sexual assault--skip ahead about 25 minutes.

          Links

          • Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East (via WorldCat)
          • Ideology and Propaganda in Assyrian Art (Power and Propaganda: A Symposium on Ancient Empires)
          • The Assyrians — The Appalling Lords of Torture (Medium, cn illustrations of graphic violence)
          • Assurnasirpal II, king of Assyria (r. 883-859 BC) (Nimrud: Materialities of Assyrian Knowledge Production)
          • Object: The Banquet Scene (The British Museum)
          • Assyria: Lion hunts, Siege of Lachish and Khorsabad (The British Museum)
          • Ancient salmu and the (Post-) Modern Scholar (JAGNES, via Academia.edu)
          • Early Excavations in Assyria (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
          • A History of the Ancient Near East (via WorldCat)
          • Cuneiform Texts and the Writing of History (via WorldCat)
          • Marxist Historiography and the Ancient Near East (What’s Left of Marxism: Historiography and the Possibilities of Thinking with Marxian Themes and Concepts, via Google Books)
          • Ancient near Eastern History from eurocentrism to an Open World (ISIMU: Revista sobre Oriente Próximo y Egipto en la antigüedad 2)
          • Approaching ancient Assyria through archaeology leads to new insights (Universiteit Leiden)
          • Settle in for a HEFTY episode, folks! This week, Amber and Anna examine the world of the Neo-Assyrian empire. This means some substantial time spent context-setting, thanks to the complex nature of early Mesopotamian politics, religion, warfare, and state propaganda. Then we look further at that carefully crafted state propaganda and its influence on Assyriology. THEN we get into a bit of archaeology, and finally, discuss the Neo-Assyrian legacy and descendant communities. What a ride!

            Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot!

            Connect with James on Twitter: @paleoimaging

            Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info.

            *LISTENER NOTE* We discuss some pretty graphically violent art in this episode, starting around time stamp 35:00. Content warning for war crimes and sexual assault--skip ahead about 25 minutes.

            Links

            • Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East (via WorldCat)
            • Ideology and Propaganda in Assyrian Art (Power and Propaganda: A Symposium on Ancient Empires)
            • The Assyrians — The Appalling Lords of Torture (Medium, cn illustrations of graphic violence)
            • Assurnasirpal II, king of Assyria (r. 883-859 BC) (Nimrud: Materialities of Assyrian Knowledge Production)
            • Object: The Banquet Scene (The British Museum)
            • Assyria: Lion hunts, Siege of Lachish and Khorsabad (The British Museum)
            • Ancient salmu and the (Post-) Modern Scholar (JAGNES, via Academia.edu)
            • Early Excavations in Assyria (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
            • A History of the Ancient Near East (via WorldCat)
            • Cuneiform Texts and the Writing of History (via WorldCat)
            • Marxist Historiography and the Ancient Near East (What’s Left of Marxism: Historiography and the Possibilities of Thinking with Marxian Themes and Concepts, via Google Books)
            • Ancient near Eastern History from eurocentrism to an Open World (ISIMU: Revista sobre Oriente Próximo y Egipto en la antigüedad 2)
            • Approaching ancient Assyria through archaeology leads to new insights (Universiteit Leiden)
            • Archaeologists Find 2,700-Year-Old Assyrian-Style Leather Armor in China (Sci-News)
            • (Re)Animating The Oikos: Tell Billa’s Domestic Space In 3D (UPenn)
            • Excavations at Nineveh: The Halzi Gate (IRAQ)
            • The sack of Nineveh in 612 (Nineveh. The Great City. Symbol of Beauty and Power, via Academia.edu)
            • Assyrians (UNPO)
            • Assyrian Aramaic Dialects | Similarities & Differences (via YouTube)
            • Assyrians Celebrate Akitu In Northern Syria (North Press Agency Syria)
            
            

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            ]]>0534c02e-6a75-11ec-b52b-abfbcf074bc9Tue, 03 May 2022 08:00:00 -040001:51:25falsefull187187Settle in for a HEFTY episode, folks! This week, Amber and Anna examine the world of the Neo-Assyrian empire. This means some substantial time spent context-setting, thanks to the complex nature of early Mesopotamian politics, religion, warfare, and state propaganda. Then we look further at that carefully crafted state propaganda and its influence on Assyriology. THEN we get into a bit of archaeology, and finally, discuss the Neo-Assyrian legacy and descendant communities. What a ride! Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot! Connect with James on Twitter: @paleoimaging Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. *LISTENER NOTE* We discuss some pretty graphically violent art in this episode, starting around time stamp 35:00. Content warning for war crimes and sexual assault--skip ahead about 25 minutes. Links Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East (via WorldCat) Ideology and Propaganda in Assyrian Art (Power and Propaganda: A Symposium on Ancient Empires) The Assyrians — The Appalling Lords of Torture (Medium, cn illustrations of graphic violence) Assurnasirpal II, king of Assyria (r. 883-859 BC) (Nimrud: Materialities of Assyrian Knowledge Production) Object: The Banquet Scene (The British Museum) Assyria: Lion hunts, Siege of Lachish and Khorsabad (The British Museum) Ancient salmu and the (Post-) Modern Scholar (JAGNES, via Academia.edu) Early Excavations in Assyria (Metropolitan Museum of Art) A History of the Ancient Near East (via WorldCat) Cuneiform Texts and the Writing of History (via WorldCat) Marxist Historiography and the Ancient Near East (What’s Left of Marxism: Historiography and the Possibilities of Thinking with Marxian Themes and Concepts, via Google Books) Ancient near Eastern History from eurocentrism to an Open World (ISIMU: Revista sobre Oriente Próximo y Egipto en la antigüedad 2) Approaching ancient Assyria through archaeology leads to new insights (Universiteit Leiden) Archaeologists Find 2,700-Year-Old Assyrian-Style Leather Armor in China (Sci-News) (Re)Animating The Oikos: Tell Billa’s Domestic Space In 3D (UPenn) Excavations at Nineveh: The Halzi Gate (IRAQ) The sack of Nineveh in 612 (Nineveh. The Great City. Symbol of Beauty and Power, via Academia.edu) Assyrians (UNPO) Assyrian Aramaic Dialects | Similarities & Differences (via YouTube) Assyrians Celebrate Akitu In Northern Syria (North Press Agency Syria) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular MotionAPN - The Dirt PodcastMaroon CommunitiesOn a listener-sponsored episode, Anna and Amber tackle the archaeology and historical context of maroon communities. These are societies formed by self-liberated Africans during the period when the slave trade was a huge part of the world economy. We discuss some archaeological case studies, and then really think long and hard about what it means to reconstruct these lives, and who has historically done so.

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            • Maroon Communities in the Americas (Slavery and Remembrance)
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            • Deep in the Swamps, Archaeologists Are Finding How Fugitive Slaves Kept Their Freedom (Smithsonian)
            • Archaeology of Marronage in the Caribbean Antilles (Revista do Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia, link to PDF download)
            • Maroons under Assault In Suriname And French Guiana (Cultural Survival)
            • Marronage Perspective for Historical Archaeology in the United States (Historical Archaeology)
            • Desolate Place for a Defiant People : the Archaeology of Maroons, Indigenous Americans, and Enslaved Laborers in the Great Dismal Swamp] (via WorldCat)
            • Music of the Maroons (Smithsonian Folkways, via Youtube)
            • Meet the legendary community that fought for its freedom in Jamaica (National Geographic)
            • Maroons: Rebel Slaves in the Americas (Smithsonian Folklife)
            • Maroon Archaeology beyond the Americas: A View from Kenya (Historical Archaeology)
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            • On a listener-sponsored episode, Anna and Amber tackle the archaeology and historical context of maroon communities. These are societies formed by self-liberated Africans during the period when the slave trade was a huge part of the world economy. We discuss some archaeological case studies, and then really think long and hard about what it means to reconstruct these lives, and who has historically done so.

              Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot!

              Connect with James on Twitter: @paleoimaging

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              • Maroon Communities in the Americas (Slavery and Remembrance)
              • Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (US Fish and Wildlife Service)
              • Landscape of Power: Freedom and Slavery in the Great Dismal Swamp Region (via Vimeo)
              • Deep in the Swamps, Archaeologists Are Finding How Fugitive Slaves Kept Their Freedom (Smithsonian)
              • Archaeology of Marronage in the Caribbean Antilles (Revista do Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia, link to PDF download)
              • Maroons under Assault In Suriname And French Guiana (Cultural Survival)
              • Marronage Perspective for Historical Archaeology in the United States (Historical Archaeology)
              • Desolate Place for a Defiant People : the Archaeology of Maroons, Indigenous Americans, and Enslaved Laborers in the Great Dismal Swamp] (via WorldCat)
              • Music of the Maroons (Smithsonian Folkways, via Youtube)
              • Meet the legendary community that fought for its freedom in Jamaica (National Geographic)
              • Maroons: Rebel Slaves in the Americas (Smithsonian Folklife)
              • Maroon Archaeology beyond the Americas: A View from Kenya (Historical Archaeology)
              • And follow Prof. Ignacio Gallup-Diaz on Twitter!
              
              

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              ]]>05160a26-6a75-11ec-b52b-474fc5ac82ebMon, 25 Apr 2022 08:00:00 -040001:06:41falsefull186186On a listener-sponsored episode, Anna and Amber tackle the archaeology and historical context of maroon communities. These are societies formed by self-liberated Africans during the period when the slave trade was a huge part of the world economy. We discuss some archaeological case studies, and then really think long and hard about what it means to reconstruct these lives, and who has historically done so. Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot! Connect with James on Twitter: @paleoimaging Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. Links Maroon Communities in the Americas (Slavery and Remembrance) Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (US Fish and Wildlife Service) Landscape of Power: Freedom and Slavery in the Great Dismal Swamp Region (via Vimeo) Deep in the Swamps, Archaeologists Are Finding How Fugitive Slaves Kept Their Freedom (Smithsonian) Archaeology of Marronage in the Caribbean Antilles (Revista do Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia, link to PDF download) Maroons under Assault In Suriname And French Guiana (Cultural Survival) Marronage Perspective for Historical Archaeology in the United States (Historical Archaeology) Desolate Place for a Defiant People : the Archaeology of Maroons, Indigenous Americans, and Enslaved Laborers in the Great Dismal Swamp] (via WorldCat) Music of the Maroons (Smithsonian Folkways, via Youtube) Meet the legendary community that fought for its freedom in Jamaica (National Geographic) Maroons: Rebel Slaves in the Americas (Smithsonian Folklife) Maroon Archaeology beyond the Americas: A View from Kenya (Historical Archaeology) And follow Prof. Ignacio Gallup-Diaz on Twitter! Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular MotionAPN - The Dirt PodcastAnthropology and Science FictionIn a SURPRISE THIRD INSTALLMENT of our discussion of sci fi and archaeology, we talk about two giants of world building, Octavia E Butler and Ursula K LeGuin. We also talk about a few fictional anthropologists of TV and cinema.

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              • Speculative Fiction (Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature)
              • Fractured Fairy Tales (Rocky and Bullwinkle Wiki)
              • Indian Epic Poetry & SF Origins (SciFi Fantasy Network)
              • Read Mahabharata as science fiction: C Radhakrishnan (Deccan Chronicle)
              • Vimana Aircraft of India: More Sloppy Scholarship from David Childress (Jason Colavito)
              • Separating fact from ancient Indian science fiction (Live Mint)
              • The Story of Urashima Taro, the Fisher Lad (Japanese Fairy Tales, via Lit2Go)
              • Hafele–Keating experiment (Wikipedia)
              • The Lucian of Samosata Project
              • Abdallah the Fisherman and Abdallah the Merman (Wikisource)
              • The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. LeGuin)
              • The Dispossessed (Ursula K. LeGuin)
              • Ursula Le Guin’s Speculative Anthropology: Thick Description, Historicity and Science Fiction (Theory, Culture & Society)
              • How Ursula Le Guin’s Writing Was Shaped by Anthropology (Sapiens)
              • Introduction: Speculative Anthropologies (Society for Cultural Anthropology)
              • The Parable Series (Octavia E. Butler)
              • Thinking Parabolically: Time Matters in Octavia Butler’s Parables (Society for Cultural Anthropology)
              • Why So Many Readers Are Turning to Octavia Butler’s Apocalypse Fiction Right Now (Slate)
              • Octavia Butler (Society for Cultural Anthropology)
              • In a SURPRISE THIRD INSTALLMENT of our discussion of sci fi and archaeology, we talk about two giants of world building, Octavia E Butler and Ursula K LeGuin. We also talk about a few fictional anthropologists of TV and cinema.

                Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot!

                Connect with James on Twitter: @paleoimaging

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                • Speculative Fiction (Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature)
                • Fractured Fairy Tales (Rocky and Bullwinkle Wiki)
                • Indian Epic Poetry & SF Origins (SciFi Fantasy Network)
                • Read Mahabharata as science fiction: C Radhakrishnan (Deccan Chronicle)
                • Vimana Aircraft of India: More Sloppy Scholarship from David Childress (Jason Colavito)
                • Separating fact from ancient Indian science fiction (Live Mint)
                • The Story of Urashima Taro, the Fisher Lad (Japanese Fairy Tales, via Lit2Go)
                • Hafele–Keating experiment (Wikipedia)
                • The Lucian of Samosata Project
                • Abdallah the Fisherman and Abdallah the Merman (Wikisource)
                • The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. LeGuin)
                • The Dispossessed (Ursula K. LeGuin)
                • Ursula Le Guin’s Speculative Anthropology: Thick Description, Historicity and Science Fiction (Theory, Culture & Society)
                • How Ursula Le Guin’s Writing Was Shaped by Anthropology (Sapiens)
                • Introduction: Speculative Anthropologies (Society for Cultural Anthropology)
                • The Parable Series (Octavia E. Butler)
                • Thinking Parabolically: Time Matters in Octavia Butler’s Parables (Society for Cultural Anthropology)
                • Why So Many Readers Are Turning to Octavia Butler’s Apocalypse Fiction Right Now (Slate)
                • Octavia Butler (Society for Cultural Anthropology)
                • Mothership: Voyage Into Afrofuturism (Oakland Museum of California)
                • Afrofuturism: From the Past to the Living Present (UCLA Newsroom)
                • When is Wakanda: Imagining Afrofutures (The Long Now Foundation)
                • Radical Reproduction: Octavia E. Butler’s HistoFuturist Archiving as Speculative Theory (Women’s Studies)
                • The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (via WorldCat)
                • Anthropology in Outerspace (The Geek Anthropologist)
                • Forensic TV Post-Mortem: The 5 Most And Least Accurate Episodes Of 'Bones' (Forbes)
                
                

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                ]]>04f7499c-6a75-11ec-b52b-df295e0c407fMon, 18 Apr 2022 08:00:00 -040001:14:31falsefull185185In a SURPRISE THIRD INSTALLMENT of our discussion of sci fi and archaeology, we talk about two giants of world building, Octavia E Butler and Ursula K LeGuin. We also talk about a few fictional anthropologists of TV and cinema. Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot! Connect with James on Twitter: @paleoimaging Links Speculative Fiction (Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature) Fractured Fairy Tales (Rocky and Bullwinkle Wiki) Indian Epic Poetry & SF Origins (SciFi Fantasy Network) Read Mahabharata as science fiction: C Radhakrishnan (Deccan Chronicle) Vimana Aircraft of India: More Sloppy Scholarship from David Childress (Jason Colavito) Separating fact from ancient Indian science fiction (Live Mint) The Story of Urashima Taro, the Fisher Lad (Japanese Fairy Tales, via Lit2Go) Hafele–Keating experiment (Wikipedia) The Lucian of Samosata Project Abdallah the Fisherman and Abdallah the Merman (Wikisource) The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. LeGuin) The Dispossessed (Ursula K. LeGuin) Ursula Le Guin’s Speculative Anthropology: Thick Description, Historicity and Science Fiction (Theory, Culture & Society) How Ursula Le Guin’s Writing Was Shaped by Anthropology (Sapiens) Introduction: Speculative Anthropologies (Society for Cultural Anthropology) The Parable Series (Octavia E. Butler) Thinking Parabolically: Time Matters in Octavia Butler’s Parables (Society for Cultural Anthropology) Why So Many Readers Are Turning to Octavia Butler’s Apocalypse Fiction Right Now (Slate) Octavia Butler (Society for Cultural Anthropology) Mothership: Voyage Into Afrofuturism (Oakland Museum of California) Afrofuturism: From the Past to the Living Present (UCLA Newsroom) When is Wakanda: Imagining Afrofutures (The Long Now Foundation) Radical Reproduction: Octavia E. Butler’s HistoFuturist Archiving as Speculative Theory (Women’s Studies) The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (via WorldCat) Anthropology in Outerspace (The Geek Anthropologist) Forensic TV Post-Mortem: The 5 Most And Least Accurate Episodes Of 'Bones' (Forbes) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular MotionAPN - The Dirt PodcastScience Fiction and Anthropology: Part 2!We're back! And we're continuing our exploration of science fiction in archaeology AND anthropology in science fiction. Last time, we talked to author Pat Edwards about world-building and storytelling--this time, we tell the stories. Amber gets speculative, Anna spins some yarns, and we investigate the Thousand and One Nights. Show notes coming soon!

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                ]]>We're back! And we're continuing our exploration of science fiction in archaeology AND anthropology in science fiction. Last time, we talked to author Pat Edwards about world-building and storytelling--this time, we tell the stories. Amber gets speculative, Anna spins some yarns, and we investigate the Thousand and One Nights. Show notes coming soon!

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                ]]>04d8d02a-6a75-11ec-b52b-3b3012630da1Mon, 11 Apr 2022 08:00:00 -040001:04:48falsefull184184We're back! And we're continuing our exploration of science fiction in archaeology AND anthropology in science fiction. Last time, we talked to author Pat Edwards about world-building and storytelling--this time, we tell the stories. Amber gets speculative, Anna spins some yarns, and we investigate the Thousand and One Nights. Show notes coming soon! Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot! Connect with James on Twitter: @paleoimaging Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastIt's A Wash(ENCORE) This week, Anna and Amber decided to clean up their act and take a look at the history of bathing and hygiene. We’re dipping our toes into Roman baths, sweating through Finnish and Russian saunas, discussing the shrewd marketing behind the “Halitosis Effect,” and more. Plus, what even IS soap, anyway?

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                • A natural history of hygiene (Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology)
                • Evidence that disgust evolved to protect from risk of disease (Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences)
                • The First Soap - The first recorded evidence of soap making (Soap History)
                • Out of the Vapors: A Social and Architectural History of Bathhouse Row
                • More Than a Bath: An Examination of Japanese Bathing Culture (Claremont Colleges)
                • Self-Reflection in the Tub: Japanese Bathing Culture, Identity, and Cultural Nationalism (Asia Pacific Perspectives)
                • Dip into the history of the Japanese 'system bath' (Japan Times)
                • Networking Naked With Finland's Diplomatic Sauna Society (The Atlantic)
                • A `working' bath: Finland's answer to negotiations. SAUNA DIPLOMACY (Christian Science Monitor)
                • The Standard Guide to Global Bathing Cultures (Standard Hotels)
                • The History and Science Behind Your Terrible Breath (Smithsonian)
                • Fighting bad breath -- a battle through centuries (Los Angeles Times)
                • Who invented the toothbrush and when was it invented? (Library of Congress)
                
                

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                ]]>(ENCORE) This week, Anna and Amber decided to clean up their act and take a look at the history of bathing and hygiene. We’re dipping our toes into Roman baths, sweating through Finnish and Russian saunas, discussing the shrewd marketing behind the “Halitosis Effect,” and more. Plus, what even IS soap, anyway?

                Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot!

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                • A natural history of hygiene (Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology)
                • Evidence that disgust evolved to protect from risk of disease (Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences)
                • The First Soap - The first recorded evidence of soap making (Soap History)
                • Out of the Vapors: A Social and Architectural History of Bathhouse Row
                • More Than a Bath: An Examination of Japanese Bathing Culture (Claremont Colleges)
                • Self-Reflection in the Tub: Japanese Bathing Culture, Identity, and Cultural Nationalism (Asia Pacific Perspectives)
                • Dip into the history of the Japanese 'system bath' (Japan Times)
                • Networking Naked With Finland's Diplomatic Sauna Society (The Atlantic)
                • A `working' bath: Finland's answer to negotiations. SAUNA DIPLOMACY (Christian Science Monitor)
                • The Standard Guide to Global Bathing Cultures (Standard Hotels)
                • The History and Science Behind Your Terrible Breath (Smithsonian)
                • Fighting bad breath -- a battle through centuries (Los Angeles Times)
                • Who invented the toothbrush and when was it invented? (Library of Congress)
                
                

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                ]]>04ba218e-6a75-11ec-b52b-3f99b990cd2eMon, 04 Apr 2022 08:00:00 -040050:19falsefull183183(ENCORE) This week, Anna and Amber decided to clean up their act and take a look at the history of bathing and hygiene. We’re dipping our toes into Roman baths, sweating through Finnish and Russian saunas, discussing the shrewd marketing behind the “Halitosis Effect,” and more. Plus, what even IS soap, anyway? Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot! Links A natural history of hygiene (Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology) Evidence that disgust evolved to protect from risk of disease (Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences) The First Soap - The first recorded evidence of soap making (Soap History) Out of the Vapors: A Social and Architectural History of Bathhouse Row More Than a Bath: An Examination of Japanese Bathing Culture (Claremont Colleges) Self-Reflection in the Tub: Japanese Bathing Culture, Identity, and Cultural Nationalism (Asia Pacific Perspectives) Dip into the history of the Japanese 'system bath' (Japan Times) Networking Naked With Finland's Diplomatic Sauna Society (The Atlantic) A `working' bath: Finland's answer to negotiations. SAUNA DIPLOMACY (Christian Science Monitor) The Standard Guide to Global Bathing Cultures (Standard Hotels) The History and Science Behind Your Terrible Breath (Smithsonian) Fighting bad breath -- a battle through centuries (Los Angeles Times) Who invented the toothbrush and when was it invented? (Library of Congress) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote Digital Marketing Course TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastView to a Kilwa - The Medieval Swahili Coast (CLASSIC)In this re-release of an EARLY classic, take a whirlwind tour of the Swahili coast and the economic and cultural exchanges over land and sea it has enjoyed for more than a thousand years, before zooming in on the very powerful, and very cool, medieval sultanate of Kilwa Kisawani.

                Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot!

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                • Making History: An archaeologist unearths the history of the Swahili States (Bryn Mawr Alumnae Bulletin)
                • East Africa: Five Million Years of History (The Public Medievalist)
                • Early African History: fire, farming, Egypt, and the Bantu (Quatr.us)
                • Collins & Pisarevsky (2004). "Amalgamating eastern Gondwana: The evolution of the Circum-Indian Orogens". Earth-Science Reviews.
                • Richard Pankhurst, An Introduction to the Economic History of Ethiopia, (Lalibela House: 1961)
                • Recipe for ambergris and eggs
                • Early Global Connections: East Africa between Asia, and Mediterranean Europe (Global Middle Ages)
                • Kilwa Kisiwani: Medieval Trade Center of Eastern Africa (Thought.Co)
                • A lost city reveals the grandeur of medieval African civilization (Gizmodo)
                • Chami FA. 2009. Kilwa and the Swahili Towns: Reflections from an archaeological perspective. In: Larsen K, editor. Knowledge, Renewal and Religion: Repositioning and changing ideological and material circumstances among the Swahili on the East African coast. Uppsala: Nordiska Afrikainstitututet.
                • Fleisher J, Wynne-Jones S, Steele C, and Welham K. 2012. Geophysical Survey at Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania. Journal of African Archaeology 10(2):207-220.
                • Pollard E. 2011. Safeguarding Swahili trade in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries: a unique navigational complex in south-east Tanzania. World Archaeology 43(3):458-477.
                • Pollard E, Fleisher J, and Wynne-Jones S. 2012. Beyond the Stone Town: Maritime Architecture at Fourteenth–Fifteenth Century Songo Mnara, Tanzania. Journal of Maritime Archaeology 7(1):43-62
                • Wynne-Jones S. 2007. Creating urban communities at Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania, AD 800-1300. Antiquity 81:368-380.
                • Wynne-Jones S. 2013. The public life of the Swahili stonehouse, 14th–15th centuries AD. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 32(4):759-773.
                • Wynne-Jones S, and Fleisher J. 2012. Coins in Context: Local Economy, Value and Practice on the East African Swahili Coast. Cambridge Archaeological Journal 22(1):19-36.
                • Zhao B. 2012. Global Trade and Swahili Cosmopolitan Material Culture: Chinese-Style Ceramic Shards from Sanje ya Kati and Songo Mnara]]>In this re-release of an EARLY classic, take a whirlwind tour of the Swahili coast and the economic and cultural exchanges over land and sea it has enjoyed for more than a thousand years, before zooming in on the very powerful, and very cool, medieval sultanate of Kilwa Kisawani.

                  Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot!

                  Links

                  • Making History: An archaeologist unearths the history of the Swahili States (Bryn Mawr Alumnae Bulletin)
                  • East Africa: Five Million Years of History (The Public Medievalist)
                  • Early African History: fire, farming, Egypt, and the Bantu (Quatr.us)
                  • Collins & Pisarevsky (2004). "Amalgamating eastern Gondwana: The evolution of the Circum-Indian Orogens". Earth-Science Reviews.
                  • Richard Pankhurst, An Introduction to the Economic History of Ethiopia, (Lalibela House: 1961)
                  • Recipe for ambergris and eggs
                  • Early Global Connections: East Africa between Asia, and Mediterranean Europe (Global Middle Ages)
                  • Kilwa Kisiwani: Medieval Trade Center of Eastern Africa (Thought.Co)
                  • A lost city reveals the grandeur of medieval African civilization (Gizmodo)
                  • Chami FA. 2009. Kilwa and the Swahili Towns: Reflections from an archaeological perspective. In: Larsen K, editor. Knowledge, Renewal and Religion: Repositioning and changing ideological and material circumstances among the Swahili on the East African coast. Uppsala: Nordiska Afrikainstitututet.
                  • Fleisher J, Wynne-Jones S, Steele C, and Welham K. 2012. Geophysical Survey at Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania. Journal of African Archaeology 10(2):207-220.
                  • Pollard E. 2011. Safeguarding Swahili trade in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries: a unique navigational complex in south-east Tanzania. World Archaeology 43(3):458-477.
                  • Pollard E, Fleisher J, and Wynne-Jones S. 2012. Beyond the Stone Town: Maritime Architecture at Fourteenth–Fifteenth Century Songo Mnara, Tanzania. Journal of Maritime Archaeology 7(1):43-62
                  • Wynne-Jones S. 2007. Creating urban communities at Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania, AD 800-1300. Antiquity 81:368-380.
                  • Wynne-Jones S. 2013. The public life of the Swahili stonehouse, 14th–15th centuries AD. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 32(4):759-773.
                  • Wynne-Jones S, and Fleisher J. 2012. Coins in Context: Local Economy, Value and Practice on the East African Swahili Coast. Cambridge Archaeological Journal 22(1):19-36.
                  • Zhao B. 2012. Global Trade and Swahili Cosmopolitan Material Culture: Chinese-Style Ceramic Shards from Sanje ya Kati and Songo Mnara (Kilwa, Tanzania). Journal of World History 23(1):41-85.
                  • Stone Towns of the Swahili Coast (Archaeology)
                  
                  

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                  ]]>049baa74-6a75-11ec-b52b-233575e8ce3cMon, 28 Mar 2022 08:00:00 -040052:21falsefull182182In this re-release of an EARLY classic, take a whirlwind tour of the Swahili coast and the economic and cultural exchanges over land and sea it has enjoyed for more than a thousand years, before zooming in on the very powerful, and very cool, medieval sultanate of Kilwa Kisawani. Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot! Links Making History: An archaeologist unearths the history of the Swahili States (Bryn Mawr Alumnae Bulletin) East Africa: Five Million Years of History (The Public Medievalist) Early African History: fire, farming, Egypt, and the Bantu (Quatr.us) Collins & Pisarevsky (2004). "Amalgamating eastern Gondwana: The evolution of the Circum-Indian Orogens". Earth-Science Reviews. Richard Pankhurst, An Introduction to the Economic History of Ethiopia, (Lalibela House: 1961) Recipe for ambergris and eggs Early Global Connections: East Africa between Asia, and Mediterranean Europe (Global Middle Ages) Kilwa Kisiwani: Medieval Trade Center of Eastern Africa (Thought.Co) A lost city reveals the grandeur of medieval African civilization (Gizmodo) Chami FA. 2009. Kilwa and the Swahili Towns: Reflections from an archaeological perspective. In: Larsen K, editor. Knowledge, Renewal and Religion: Repositioning and changing ideological and material circumstances among the Swahili on the East African coast. Uppsala: Nordiska Afrikainstitututet. Fleisher J, Wynne-Jones S, Steele C, and Welham K. 2012. Geophysical Survey at Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania. Journal of African Archaeology 10(2):207-220. Pollard E. 2011. Safeguarding Swahili trade in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries: a unique navigational complex in south-east Tanzania. World Archaeology 43(3):458-477. Pollard E, Fleisher J, and Wynne-Jones S. 2012. Beyond the Stone Town: Maritime Architecture at Fourteenth–Fifteenth Century Songo Mnara, Tanzania. Journal of Maritime Archaeology 7(1):43-62 Wynne-Jones S. 2007. Creating urban communities at Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania, AD 800-1300. Antiquity 81:368-380. Wynne-Jones S. 2013. The public life of the Swahili stonehouse, 14th–15th centuries AD. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 32(4):759-773. Wynne-Jones S, and Fleisher J. 2012. Coins in Context: Local Economy, Value and Practice on the East African Swahili Coast. Cambridge Archaeological Journal 22(1):19-36. Zhao B. 2012. Global Trade and Swahili Cosmopolitan Material Culture: Chinese-Style Ceramic Shards from Sanje ya Kati and Songo Mnara (Kilwa, Tanzania). Journal of World History 23(1):41-85. Stone Towns of the Swahili Coast (Archaeology) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastAnthropology and Science Fiction with Pat EdwardsPat Edwards is an author, game builder, and creator of all kinds of sci-fi and fantasy content. We all sit down and puzzle through some questions about the boundaries between archaeological interpretation and fiction, the use of anthropological tropes in pop culture, and strategies for drawing from the archaeological record for fictional world-building. We had a blast with this unconventional topic, and we hope you enjoy listening!

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                  ]]>Pat Edwards is an author, game builder, and creator of all kinds of sci-fi and fantasy content. We all sit down and puzzle through some questions about the boundaries between archaeological interpretation and fiction, the use of anthropological tropes in pop culture, and strategies for drawing from the archaeological record for fictional world-building. We had a blast with this unconventional topic, and we hope you enjoy listening!

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                  ]]>047d4d5e-6a75-11ec-b52b-df26b8e80268Mon, 21 Mar 2022 08:00:00 -040001:24:14falsefull181181Pat Edwards is an author, game builder, and creator of all kinds of sci-fi and fantasy content. We all sit down and puzzle through some questions about the boundaries between archaeological interpretation and fiction, the use of anthropological tropes in pop culture, and strategies for drawing from the archaeological record for fictional world-building. We had a blast with this unconventional topic, and we hope you enjoy listening! Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot! Links Pat Edwards Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastThe Sweet StuffWe're bouncing back from some bumps in the road this week, and bring you a short and sweet episode about some of the history and archaeology of two sweet substances--maple syrup and sugarcane.

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                  ]]>We're bouncing back from some bumps in the road this week, and bring you a short and sweet episode about some of the history and archaeology of two sweet substances--maple syrup and sugarcane.

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                  ]]>045f2720-6a75-11ec-b52b-d7efd92084b9Mon, 14 Mar 2022 08:00:00 -040048:19falsefull180180We're bouncing back from some bumps in the road this week, and bring you a short and sweet episode about some of the history and archaeology of two sweet substances--maple syrup and sugarcane. Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot! Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastThem There Hills: Mounds and the Myth of the MoundbuildersHello, lovely listeners--a whole bunch of life stuff has smacked us right in the face recently. Thank you so much for your patience and continued support--we really love you. This week's classic episode is all about mounds and the people that built (and absolutely did not build) them.

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                  • Cahokia: The Great Native American Metropolis (via WorldCat)
                  • Cahokia Mounds
                  • Watson Brake, a Middle Archaic Mound Complex in Northeast Louisiana (American Antiquity)
                  • 12th-Century Cahokia Was a “Melting Pot” (Archaeology)
                  • Cahokia and the Excavation of Mound 72 (Lithics Casting Lab)
                  • The Ancient Mounds of Poverty Point: A Place of Rings (via WorldCat)
                  • Moundbuilders (Newberry)
                  • Early pottery: Technology, Function, Style, and Interaction in the Lower Southeast (via WorldCat)
                  • White Settlers Buried the Truth About the Midwest’s Mysterious Mound Cities (Smithsonian)Check out Ken
                  • Feder’s take on the myth of the moundbuilders over on Archaeological Fantasies. He’s also the author of this week’s Dirt Book Club entry, Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science
                  
                  

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                  ]]>Hello, lovely listeners--a whole bunch of life stuff has smacked us right in the face recently. Thank you so much for your patience and continued support--we really love you. This week's classic episode is all about mounds and the people that built (and absolutely did not build) them.

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                  • Cahokia: The Great Native American Metropolis (via WorldCat)
                  • Cahokia Mounds
                  • Watson Brake, a Middle Archaic Mound Complex in Northeast Louisiana (American Antiquity)
                  • 12th-Century Cahokia Was a “Melting Pot” (Archaeology)
                  • Cahokia and the Excavation of Mound 72 (Lithics Casting Lab)
                  • The Ancient Mounds of Poverty Point: A Place of Rings (via WorldCat)
                  • Moundbuilders (Newberry)
                  • Early pottery: Technology, Function, Style, and Interaction in the Lower Southeast (via WorldCat)
                  • White Settlers Buried the Truth About the Midwest’s Mysterious Mound Cities (Smithsonian)Check out Ken
                  • Feder’s take on the myth of the moundbuilders over on Archaeological Fantasies. He’s also the author of this week’s Dirt Book Club entry, Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science
                  
                  

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                  ]]>04408f36-6a75-11ec-b52b-27e257c7e681Mon, 07 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -040001:01:01falsefull179179Hello, lovely listeners--a whole bunch of life stuff has smacked us right in the face recently. Thank you so much for your patience and continued support--we really love you. This week's classic episode is all about mounds and the people that built (and absolutely did not build) them. Links Cahokia: The Great Native American Metropolis (via WorldCat) Cahokia Mounds Watson Brake, a Middle Archaic Mound Complex in Northeast Louisiana (American Antiquity) 12th-Century Cahokia Was a “Melting Pot” (Archaeology) Cahokia and the Excavation of Mound 72 (Lithics Casting Lab) The Ancient Mounds of Poverty Point: A Place of Rings (via WorldCat) Moundbuilders (Newberry) Early pottery: Technology, Function, Style, and Interaction in the Lower Southeast (via WorldCat) White Settlers Buried the Truth About the Midwest’s Mysterious Mound Cities (Smithsonian)Check out Ken Feder’s take on the myth of the moundbuilders over on Archaeological Fantasies. He’s also the author of this week’s Dirt Book Club entry, Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastCLASSIC: Dogtectives!Amber's traveling for work this week, so we bring you a perfectly dry-aged episode from years past. We bring you a fascinating, poignant, and thoroughly delightful interview with Very Special Guest Lynne Engelbert, a handler with the Institute for Canine Forensics. Learn what the talented pups at the ICF do for a living and prepare to be amazed!

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                  ]]>Amber's traveling for work this week, so we bring you a perfectly dry-aged episode from years past. We bring you a fascinating, poignant, and thoroughly delightful interview with Very Special Guest Lynne Engelbert, a handler with the Institute for Canine Forensics. Learn what the talented pups at the ICF do for a living and prepare to be amazed!

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                  ]]>0421cbc8-6a75-11ec-b52b-b32c545637aeMon, 28 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -040043:05falsefull178178Amber's traveling for work this week, so we bring you a perfectly dry-aged episode from years past. We bring you a fascinating, poignant, and thoroughly delightful interview with Very Special Guest Lynne Engelbert, a handler with the Institute for Canine Forensics. Learn what the talented pups at the ICF do for a living and prepare to be amazed! Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot! Start your own podcast with Zencastr and get 30% off your first three months with code DIRT. Click this message for more information. Links Institute for Canine Forensics Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastYou Are What You Eat (LIVE!)How do we know what people ate in the past? How did they make their food? How did food fit into the social aspect of life in the past? We discuss old old recipes, spicy Sichuanese history, an herbal mystery, how food changed our faces, and more!

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                  • History of Spice in Sichuan (University of Illinois)
                  • Why Revolutionaries Love Spicy Food (Nautilus)
                  • Cooking Before Ceramics (The Atlantic)
                  • Monte Testaccio (Archaeology Magazine)
                  • Oyster Middens (Atlas Obscura)
                  • Oyster Midden Exhibit (University of Maine)
                  • Silphium, an Herbal Mystery (BBC)
                  • What is Silphium?
                  • Early Dilmun Diet (Journal of Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy)
                  • Facial Changes due to Diet (PLOS One)
                  • Changes in Skull Features (PNAS)
                  • How Forks Gave us Overbites (The Atlantic)
                  • Lynne Olver’s Food Timeline (Eater.com)
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                  • APN on Instagram: How do we know what people ate in the past? How did they make their food? How did food fit into the social aspect of life in the past? We discuss old old recipes, spicy Sichuanese history, an herbal mystery, how food changed our faces, and more!

                    Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot!

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                    • Stone Age spices (NPR)
                    • Garlic Mustard Phytoliths (PLOS One)
                    • Oldest Noodles Found in China (BBC)
                    • Decoding Ancient Recipes (BBC)
                    • Roman food blogger Apicius (Wikipedia)
                    • History of Spice in Sichuan (University of Illinois)
                    • Why Revolutionaries Love Spicy Food (Nautilus)
                    • Cooking Before Ceramics (The Atlantic)
                    • Monte Testaccio (Archaeology Magazine)
                    • Oyster Middens (Atlas Obscura)
                    • Oyster Midden Exhibit (University of Maine)
                    • Silphium, an Herbal Mystery (BBC)
                    • What is Silphium?
                    • Early Dilmun Diet (Journal of Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy)
                    • Facial Changes due to Diet (PLOS One)
                    • Changes in Skull Features (PNAS)
                    • How Forks Gave us Overbites (The Atlantic)
                    • Lynne Olver’s Food Timeline (Eater.com)
                    • Virginia Tech Saves the Food Timeline (Eater.com)
                    
                    

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                    ]]>04037858-6a75-11ec-b52b-4f7d7abb5133Mon, 21 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -040056:54falsefull177177How do we know what people ate in the past? How did they make their food? How did food fit into the social aspect of life in the past? We discuss old old recipes, spicy Sichuanese history, an herbal mystery, how food changed our faces, and more! Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot! Start your own podcast with Zencastr and get 30% off your first three months with code DIRT. Click this message for more information. Links Stone Age spices (NPR) Garlic Mustard Phytoliths (PLOS One) Oldest Noodles Found in China (BBC) Decoding Ancient Recipes (BBC) Roman food blogger Apicius (Wikipedia) History of Spice in Sichuan (University of Illinois) Why Revolutionaries Love Spicy Food (Nautilus) Cooking Before Ceramics (The Atlantic) Monte Testaccio (Archaeology Magazine) Oyster Middens (Atlas Obscura) Oyster Midden Exhibit (University of Maine) Silphium, an Herbal Mystery (BBC) What is Silphium? Early Dilmun Diet (Journal of Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy) Facial Changes due to Diet (PLOS One) Changes in Skull Features (PNAS) How Forks Gave us Overbites (The Atlantic) Lynne Olver’s Food Timeline (Eater.com) Virginia Tech Saves the Food Timeline (Eater.com) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastStudying Salvage Anthropology w/ Samuel RedmanWe dive into Dr. Samuel Redman’s latest book, Prophets and Ghosts: The Story of Salvage Anthropology. Amber and Anna (mostly Amber) have lots of questions about the seemingly paradoxical 19th- and 20th- century urge by American scholars to “rescue” objects and even human remains from “disappearing” Indigenous groups. It’s a fascinating window into anthropology viewed as a moral and academic obligation, and the social underpinnings of the development of the discipline in the US. And! You can enter to win your very own copy of Ghosts and Prophets! Harvard University Press generously hooked us up with three copies to give away. The promotion is running via Twitter and Instagram, so keep an eye out for those posts for the extremely low-effort rules for entering.

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                    • Blanket Stories: Transportation Object, Generous Ones, Trek (Marie Watt Studio)
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                    ]]>We dive into Dr. Samuel Redman’s latest book, Prophets and Ghosts: The Story of Salvage Anthropology. Amber and Anna (mostly Amber) have lots of questions about the seemingly paradoxical 19th- and 20th- century urge by American scholars to “rescue” objects and even human remains from “disappearing” Indigenous groups. It’s a fascinating window into anthropology viewed as a moral and academic obligation, and the social underpinnings of the development of the discipline in the US. And! You can enter to win your very own copy of Ghosts and Prophets! Harvard University Press generously hooked us up with three copies to give away. The promotion is running via Twitter and Instagram, so keep an eye out for those posts for the extremely low-effort rules for entering.

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                    • Wendy Red Star’s Children of the Large-Beaked Bird (MASS MoCA)
                    • Blanket Stories: Transportation Object, Generous Ones, Trek (Marie Watt Studio)
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                    ]]>03e519ee-6a75-11ec-b52b-57ef56945c00Mon, 14 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -040001:09:08falsefull176176We dive into Dr. Samuel Redman’s latest book, Prophets and Ghosts: The Story of Salvage Anthropology. Amber and Anna (mostly Amber) have lots of questions about the seemingly paradoxical 19th- and 20th- century urge by American scholars to “rescue” objects and even human remains from “disappearing” Indigenous groups. It’s a fascinating window into anthropology viewed as a moral and academic obligation, and the social underpinnings of the development of the discipline in the US. And! You can enter to win your very own copy of Ghosts and Prophets! Harvard University Press generously hooked us up with three copies to give away. The promotion is running via Twitter and Instagram, so keep an eye out for those posts for the extremely low-effort rules for entering. Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot! Start your own podcast with Zencastr and get 30% off your first three months with code DIRT. Click this message for more information. Links Prophets and Ghosts (via WorldCat) Samuel J. Redman (UMass Amherst) Wendy Red Star’s 1880 Crow Peace Delegation (Birmingham Museum of Art) Wendy Red Star’s Children of the Large-Beaked Bird (MASS MoCA) Blanket Stories: Transportation Object, Generous Ones, Trek (Marie Watt Studio) Publications of the Bureau of American Ethnology (Smithsonian Institution) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastSanxingdui and the Shu StateThis week, we explore yet another place that’s not a backwater or influenced by aliens! In 1986, two pits were excavated at the site of Sanxingdui (Three Stars Mound) in what is today China’s Sichuan province. These two pits, and six more uncovered in 2021, were full of bronze, jade, gold, and ivory objects that appear to have been “sacrificed” (burned or broken) before burial. The artifacts were made in a style never before seen in Chinese material culture. What was going on at Sanxingdui, and why was the site abruptly abandoned thousands of years ago? We can tell you right off the bat that it wasn’t aliens, but you’ll have to listen to the episode to find out more!
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                    • Seismic Shift (Archaeology)
                    • Large Standing Figure, Sanxingdui Museum (Art and Archaeology dot com)
                    • A Preliminary Report on the Standing Bronze Figure from Sacrificial Pit Number Two, Sanxingdui (Early China, via JSTOR)
                    • New finds at Sanxingdui Ruins show creative power in ancient China (Xinhua Net)
                    • Sanxingdui relics: What is the secret of the bronze heavenly tree? (CGTN)
                    • Mysterious Sanxingdui Ruins reveal more stunning relics (Global News)
                    • Mystery of Ancient Chinese Civilization's Disappearance Explained (LiveScience)
                    • Sanxingdui: researchers say newly found sites in China date back as far as 3,200 years (South China Morning Post)
                    • Historical discovery revives wild theories of an alien civilisation in ancient China, but experts say no way (South China Morning Post)
                    
                    

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                    ]]>This week, we explore yet another place that’s not a backwater or influenced by aliens! In 1986, two pits were excavated at the site of Sanxingdui (Three Stars Mound) in what is today China’s Sichuan province. These two pits, and six more uncovered in 2021, were full of bronze, jade, gold, and ivory objects that appear to have been “sacrificed” (burned or broken) before burial. The artifacts were made in a style never before seen in Chinese material culture. What was going on at Sanxingdui, and why was the site abruptly abandoned thousands of years ago? We can tell you right off the bat that it wasn’t aliens, but you’ll have to listen to the episode to find out more!
                    • Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot!
                    • Start your own podcast with Zencastr and get 30% off your first three months with code DIRT. Click this message for more information.
                    
                    

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                    • Seismic Shift (Archaeology)
                    • Large Standing Figure, Sanxingdui Museum (Art and Archaeology dot com)
                    • A Preliminary Report on the Standing Bronze Figure from Sacrificial Pit Number Two, Sanxingdui (Early China, via JSTOR)
                    • New finds at Sanxingdui Ruins show creative power in ancient China (Xinhua Net)
                    • Sanxingdui relics: What is the secret of the bronze heavenly tree? (CGTN)
                    • Mysterious Sanxingdui Ruins reveal more stunning relics (Global News)
                    • Mystery of Ancient Chinese Civilization's Disappearance Explained (LiveScience)
                    • Sanxingdui: researchers say newly found sites in China date back as far as 3,200 years (South China Morning Post)
                    • Historical discovery revives wild theories of an alien civilisation in ancient China, but experts say no way (South China Morning Post)
                    
                    

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                    ]]>03c6a284-6a75-11ec-b52b-fbdc65611ac4Mon, 07 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -040053:31falsefull175175This week, we explore yet another place that’s not a backwater or influenced by aliens! In 1986, two pits were excavated at the site of Sanxingdui (Three Stars Mound) in what is today China’s Sichuan province. These two pits, and six more uncovered in 2021, were full of bronze, jade, gold, and ivory objects that appear to have been “sacrificed” (burned or broken) before burial. The artifacts were made in a style never before seen in Chinese material culture. What was going on at Sanxingdui, and why was the site abruptly abandoned thousands of years ago? We can tell you right off the bat that it wasn’t aliens, but you’ll have to listen to the episode to find out more! Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot! Start your own podcast with Zencastr and get 30% off your first three months with code DIRT. Click this message for more information. Links and Sources Seismic Shift (Archaeology) Large Standing Figure, Sanxingdui Museum (Art and Archaeology dot com) A Preliminary Report on the Standing Bronze Figure from Sacrificial Pit Number Two, Sanxingdui (Early China, via JSTOR) New finds at Sanxingdui Ruins show creative power in ancient China (Xinhua Net) Sanxingdui relics: What is the secret of the bronze heavenly tree? (CGTN) Mysterious Sanxingdui Ruins reveal more stunning relics (Global News) Mystery of Ancient Chinese Civilization's Disappearance Explained (LiveScience) Sanxingdui: researchers say newly found sites in China date back as far as 3,200 years (South China Morning Post) Historical discovery revives wild theories of an alien civilisation in ancient China, but experts say no way (South China Morning Post) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastJANUARY HIATUS CLASSIC - Where Do Babies Come From?This week, we bring you the MIRACLE OF BIRTH. Join Amber and Anna for a brief frolic through some ancient birthing wisdom and evidence of pregnancy and childbirth in the archaeological record. We're also joined by the brilliant Dr. Natalie Laudicina, who takes us on a fascinating and slightly terrifying journey through the surprisingly complicated landscape of the primate birth canal. Content warning: some of the subject material in this episode may be upsetting, but we try to give listeners a heads up.

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                    ]]>This week, we bring you the MIRACLE OF BIRTH. Join Amber and Anna for a brief frolic through some ancient birthing wisdom and evidence of pregnancy and childbirth in the archaeological record. We're also joined by the brilliant Dr. Natalie Laudicina, who takes us on a fascinating and slightly terrifying journey through the surprisingly complicated landscape of the primate birth canal. Content warning: some of the subject material in this episode may be upsetting, but we try to give listeners a heads up.

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                    ]]>03a852fc-6a75-11ec-b52b-37789adfced2Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:00:00 -040001:03:23falsefull174174This week, we bring you the MIRACLE OF BIRTH. Join Amber and Anna for a brief frolic through some ancient birthing wisdom and evidence of pregnancy and childbirth in the archaeological record. We're also joined by the brilliant Dr. Natalie Laudicina, who takes us on a fascinating and slightly terrifying journey through the surprisingly complicated landscape of the primate birth canal. Content warning: some of the subject material in this episode may be upsetting, but we try to give listeners a heads up. Start your own podcast with Zencastr and get 30% off your first three months with code DIRT. Click this message for more information. Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastIt's Jennauary!We’re finally introducing our producer, Jenna Hendrick, in an episode! Jenna has been working with us behind the scenes on our social media posts and some of the nuts and bolts of episode organization for several months now. We chat about popular media portrayals of human life in the Paleolithic, and how those affected popular perception of the human past.

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                    ]]>We’re finally introducing our producer, Jenna Hendrick, in an episode! Jenna has been working with us behind the scenes on our social media posts and some of the nuts and bolts of episode organization for several months now. We chat about popular media portrayals of human life in the Paleolithic, and how those affected popular perception of the human past.

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                    ]]>0389b004-6a75-11ec-b52b-b33151aa6581Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:00:00 -040036:28falsefull173173We’re finally introducing our producer, Jenna Hendrick, in an episode! Jenna has been working with us behind the scenes on our social media posts and some of the nuts and bolts of episode organization for several months now. We chat about popular media portrayals of human life in the Paleolithic, and how those affected popular perception of the human past. Tune in to the full episode on Patreon for our best/worst Pop-Paleo Awards show! Start your own podcast with Zencastr and get 30% off your first three months with code DIRT. Click this message for more information. Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastThe Queen of ShebaIt's another January Hiatus episode--this time a cleaned-up excerpt from Dirt After Dark. Amber drags Anna back to Arabia, where we discuss possibly its most famous inhabitant of all time: the Queen of Sheba. We look at the source material and the archaeology before really getting into it to discuss racism, misogyny, and--of course--camels.

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                    • Camel bones challenge the timing of some Bible stories
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                    ]]>It's another January Hiatus episode--this time a cleaned-up excerpt from Dirt After Dark. Amber drags Anna back to Arabia, where we discuss possibly its most famous inhabitant of all time: the Queen of Sheba. We look at the source material and the archaeology before really getting into it to discuss racism, misogyny, and--of course--camels.

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                    • In search of the real Queen of Sheba
                    • Camel bones challenge the timing of some Bible stories
                    • How black women were whitewashed by art
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                    ]]>036b84b2-6a75-11ec-b52b-9becef0987a1Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:00:00 -040042:41falsefull172172It's another January Hiatus episode--this time a cleaned-up excerpt from Dirt After Dark. Amber drags Anna back to Arabia, where we discuss possibly its most famous inhabitant of all time: the Queen of Sheba. We look at the source material and the archaeology before really getting into it to discuss racism, misogyny, and--of course--camels. Start your own podcast with Zencastr and get 30% off your first three months with code DIRT. Click this message for more information. Links 1 Kings 10: The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon 2 Chronicles 9: The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon Surah an-Nami The kingdoms of ancient South Arabia In search of the real Queen of Sheba Camel bones challenge the timing of some Bible stories How black women were whitewashed by art The Queen of Sheba’s Hairy Legs Demonizing the Queen of Sheba: Boundaries of Gender and Culture in Postbiblical Judaism and Medieval Islam Bilquis, Queen Of Sheba, And American Gods Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastRace and Biological Anthropology with Dr. Rachel Watkins (131)Recently, Anna and Amber sat down with Rachel Watkins, a biological anthropologist and scholar-activist whose research centers on social and biological histories of Black Americans in the 19th and 20th centuries. Learn about the social history of biological anthropology, the exemplary case studies with which Dr. Watkins has worked, why you shouldn't discount the creepy things small children sometimes do, and so much more!

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                    • Rachel Watkins Faculty Profile (American University)
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                    • The Mismeasure of Man (WW Norton)
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                    ]]>Recently, Anna and Amber sat down with Rachel Watkins, a biological anthropologist and scholar-activist whose research centers on social and biological histories of Black Americans in the 19th and 20th centuries. Learn about the social history of biological anthropology, the exemplary case studies with which Dr. Watkins has worked, why you shouldn't discount the creepy things small children sometimes do, and so much more!

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                    ]]>034cfd08-6a75-11ec-b52b-b3b9b8b4dd5cMon, 10 Jan 2022 09:00:00 -040053:47falsefull171171Recently, Anna and Amber sat down with Rachel Watkins, a biological anthropologist and scholar-activist whose research centers on social and biological histories of Black Americans in the 19th and 20th centuries. Learn about the social history of biological anthropology, the exemplary case studies with which Dr. Watkins has worked, why you shouldn't discount the creepy things small children sometimes do, and so much more! Start your own podcast with Zencastr and get 30% off your first three months with code DIRT. Click this message for more information. Links Rachel Watkins Faculty Profile (American University) Rachel J. Watkins on ResearchGate The Mismeasure of Man (WW Norton) The Cobb Collection (W. Montague Cobb Research Laboratory) Watch Now! African Diasporic Activist Scholarship: Beyond the Enlightenment, Toward the Democratization of Science (Wenner-Gren Blog) Science and Freedom (Washington History) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastNeanderthalk with "Kindred" Author Dr. Rebecca Wragg Sykes (113)We hope you enjoy this great interview from the archives. If you're doing cool research, and want to talk about it on the show, drop us a note at thedirtpodcast@gmail.com!

                    Anna and Amber sit down with Dr. Rebecca Wragg Sykes, Paleolithic archaeologist and author of the book "Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death, and Art." We talk about Rebecca's education and her love for all things ancient, and she resolves some common misconceptions about our Neanderthal cousins. "Kindred" just came out in the States, so pick up a copy of your very own for an amazing synthesis of current Neanderthal knowledge.

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                    ]]>We hope you enjoy this great interview from the archives. If you're doing cool research, and want to talk about it on the show, drop us a note at thedirtpodcast@gmail.com!

                    Anna and Amber sit down with Dr. Rebecca Wragg Sykes, Paleolithic archaeologist and author of the book "Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death, and Art." We talk about Rebecca's education and her love for all things ancient, and she resolves some common misconceptions about our Neanderthal cousins. "Kindred" just came out in the States, so pick up a copy of your very own for an amazing synthesis of current Neanderthal knowledge.

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                    ]]>032dccf8-6a75-11ec-b52b-930a131e78f6Mon, 03 Jan 2022 09:00:00 -040001:08:44falsefull170170We hope you enjoy this great interview from the archives. If you're doing cool research, and want to talk about it on the show, drop us a note at thedirtpodcast@gmail.com! Anna and Amber sit down with Dr. Rebecca Wragg Sykes, Paleolithic archaeologist and author of the book "Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death, and Art." We talk about Rebecca's education and her love for all things ancient, and she resolves some common misconceptions about our Neanderthal cousins. "Kindred" just came out in the States, so pick up a copy of your very own for an amazing synthesis of current Neanderthal knowledge. Start your own podcast with 30% off Zencastr for the first 3 months with The Dirt! Click anywhere on this paragraph. Links Neanderthals Among Mammoths: Excavations at Lynford Quarry, Norfolk (via Archaeology Data Service) Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (European Commission) Trowelblazers Rebecca Wragg Sykes Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastOh, NiceWe're closing out the year with a cozy episode about heartwarming things in the archaeological record. That’s right, we’re just going to find examples of nice things that people did and made in the past and tell you all about them. It’s a little year’s-end treat for us all. There's some discussion of Dads Being Dads, some loud opinions from Anna's neighbor's dog, and an all around good time.

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                    • Curious Cat Walks Over Medieval Manuscript (National Geographic)
                    • On Lebanon border, salvage op rappels 2,000-year-old vessels down sheer cliff (Times of Israel)
                    • Rembrandt masterpiece thought lost is found after falling off wall (CNN)
                    • For a Surprisingly Long Time, Humans Have Kept Mementos of Dead Loved Ones (ScienceAlert))
                    • Tradition of keeping mementos in memory of loved ones dates back at least 2,000 years, study shows (Science Daily)
                    • Digging In The Dirt Really Does Make People Happier (Forbes)
                    • These archaeologists helped quell a COVID surge in Madagascar (Nature)
                    • Amazing Artefacts: The Amber Bear Of Slupsk (Digventures)
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                      • Curious Cat Walks Over Medieval Manuscript (National Geographic)
                      • On Lebanon border, salvage op rappels 2,000-year-old vessels down sheer cliff (Times of Israel)
                      • Rembrandt masterpiece thought lost is found after falling off wall (CNN)
                      • For a Surprisingly Long Time, Humans Have Kept Mementos of Dead Loved Ones (ScienceAlert))
                      • Tradition of keeping mementos in memory of loved ones dates back at least 2,000 years, study shows (Science Daily)
                      • Digging In The Dirt Really Does Make People Happier (Forbes)
                      • These archaeologists helped quell a COVID surge in Madagascar (Nature)
                      • Amazing Artefacts: The Amber Bear Of Slupsk (Digventures)
                      • Faience aryballos (oil flask) in the form of a hedgehog (Met Museum)
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                      ]]>13e2d388-dd42-11eb-9996-a3d02c231f70Mon, 27 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -040001:10:24falsefull169169We're closing out the year with a cozy episode about heartwarming things in the archaeological record. That’s right, we’re just going to find examples of nice things that people did and made in the past and tell you all about them. It’s a little year’s-end treat for us all. There's some discussion of Dads Being Dads, some loud opinions from Anna's neighbor's dog, and an all around good time. Start your own podcast with 30% off Zencastr for the first 3 months with The Dirt! Click anywhere on this paragraph. Links Stone-age toddlers had art lessons, study says (The Guardian) Cat Left a Pawprint in a 2,000-Year-Old Roman Roof Tile (Smithsonian) 2000-Year-Old Paw Print Proves Cats Never Cared About Your Stuff (Bored Panda) Curious Cat Walks Over Medieval Manuscript (National Geographic) On Lebanon border, salvage op rappels 2,000-year-old vessels down sheer cliff (Times of Israel) Rembrandt masterpiece thought lost is found after falling off wall (CNN) For a Surprisingly Long Time, Humans Have Kept Mementos of Dead Loved Ones (ScienceAlert)) Tradition of keeping mementos in memory of loved ones dates back at least 2,000 years, study shows (Science Daily) Digging In The Dirt Really Does Make People Happier (Forbes) These archaeologists helped quell a COVID surge in Madagascar (Nature) Amazing Artefacts: The Amber Bear Of Slupsk (Digventures) Faience aryballos (oil flask) in the form of a hedgehog (Met Museum) The Tell Asmar Sculpture Hoard of Prayerful People (ThoughtCo) Sharjah Archaeology Museum (Sharjah Museums Authority) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastHow Long Ago Was the Past?When does “The Past” start, and how far back does it go? How long did it take people to get places in the past? How do we attempt to hold the vastness of time and geography in our minds? Not well, especially in an audio medium, but we’re excited to blow your minds.

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                      • The last slave ship survivor and her descendants identified (National Geographic)
                      • How Far Can A Horse Travel In A Day? (8 Facts) (Deep Hollow Ranch)
                      • RGS-IBG Expedition Handbook (Royal Geographical Society)
                      • Speed Under Sail of Ancient Ships (Transactions of the American Philological Association)
                      • An Ordinary Ship and Its Stories of Early Globalism: World Travel, Mass Production, and Art in the Global Middle Ages (Journal of Medieval Worlds)
                      • Royal Road (Livius.org)
                      • ORBIS: The Stanford Geospatial Network Model of the Roman World (Stanford University)
                      • Modeling Ancient Population Structures and Movement in Linguistics (Annual Review of Anthropology)
                      • Convergent geographic patterns between grizzly bear population genetic structure and Indigenous language groups in coastal British Columbia, Canada (Ecology and Society)
                      • Human mobility and innovation spreading in ancient times: a stochastic agent-based simulation approach (EPJ Data Service)
                      • Optimising human community sizes (Evolution and Human Behavior)
                      • Size of human groups during the Paleolithic and the evolutionary significance of increased group size (Behavioral and Brain Sciences)
                      • The Oaxaca Barrio in Teotihuacan: Mortuary Customs and Ethnicity in Mesoamerica's Greatest Metropolis (Southern Illinois University Carbondale)
                      
                      

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                        • The Greatest Animal War (Nautilus)
                        • The last slave ship survivor and her descendants identified (National Geographic)
                        • How Far Can A Horse Travel In A Day? (8 Facts) (Deep Hollow Ranch)
                        • RGS-IBG Expedition Handbook (Royal Geographical Society)
                        • Speed Under Sail of Ancient Ships (Transactions of the American Philological Association)
                        • An Ordinary Ship and Its Stories of Early Globalism: World Travel, Mass Production, and Art in the Global Middle Ages (Journal of Medieval Worlds)
                        • Royal Road (Livius.org)
                        • ORBIS: The Stanford Geospatial Network Model of the Roman World (Stanford University)
                        • Modeling Ancient Population Structures and Movement in Linguistics (Annual Review of Anthropology)
                        • Convergent geographic patterns between grizzly bear population genetic structure and Indigenous language groups in coastal British Columbia, Canada (Ecology and Society)
                        • Human mobility and innovation spreading in ancient times: a stochastic agent-based simulation approach (EPJ Data Service)
                        • Optimising human community sizes (Evolution and Human Behavior)
                        • Size of human groups during the Paleolithic and the evolutionary significance of increased group size (Behavioral and Brain Sciences)
                        • The Oaxaca Barrio in Teotihuacan: Mortuary Customs and Ethnicity in Mesoamerica's Greatest Metropolis (Southern Illinois University Carbondale)
                        
                        

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                        ]]>13d340b2-dd42-11eb-9996-b329447c6904Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -040001:37:16falsefull168168When does “The Past” start, and how far back does it go? How long did it take people to get places in the past? How do we attempt to hold the vastness of time and geography in our minds? Not well, especially in an audio medium, but we’re excited to blow your minds. Links The Greatest Animal War (Nautilus) The last slave ship survivor and her descendants identified (National Geographic) How Far Can A Horse Travel In A Day? (8 Facts) (Deep Hollow Ranch) RGS-IBG Expedition Handbook (Royal Geographical Society) Speed Under Sail of Ancient Ships (Transactions of the American Philological Association) An Ordinary Ship and Its Stories of Early Globalism: World Travel, Mass Production, and Art in the Global Middle Ages (Journal of Medieval Worlds) Royal Road (Livius.org) ORBIS: The Stanford Geospatial Network Model of the Roman World (Stanford University) Modeling Ancient Population Structures and Movement in Linguistics (Annual Review of Anthropology) Convergent geographic patterns between grizzly bear population genetic structure and Indigenous language groups in coastal British Columbia, Canada (Ecology and Society) Human mobility and innovation spreading in ancient times: a stochastic agent-based simulation approach (EPJ Data Service) Optimising human community sizes (Evolution and Human Behavior) Size of human groups during the Paleolithic and the evolutionary significance of increased group size (Behavioral and Brain Sciences) The Oaxaca Barrio in Teotihuacan: Mortuary Customs and Ethnicity in Mesoamerica's Greatest Metropolis (Southern Illinois University Carbondale) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastFrom The Vault: Portrait of a Podcaster on FireThis week, we bring you another episode from behind the Patreon paywall. Sure, the title is a stretch, but it's hard coming up with a topical joke about portraiture! This month we dive into some early examples of representing individuals in ancient art from several times and places. Amber inexplicably takes umbrage with the entirety of Byzantine art, and both hosts question what is a face and what is a couple of lines that sorta look like a face.

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                        • The oldest known portrait of a human—usually interpreted as a woman—sculpted from mammoth ivory (via ResearchGate)
                        • 26,000 years of capturing the human face (Inspiring Ancestry - Genealogy & DNA)
                        • The woman from the Dolní Věstonice 3 burial: a new view of the face using modern technologies (Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences)
                        • Archaeologists Discover an Ancient Portrait of Young Jesus in an Abandoned Israeli Church (Artnet)
                        • The Oldest Modernist Paintings (Smithsonian)
                        • Scientists Analyze Faiyum Portrait Pigment (Archaeology)
                        • Ancient Faces: Mummy Portraits From Roman Egypt (The Met)
                        • Egyptian Mummy Portrait Mysteries Solved (Artsy)
                        • Old Masters (The Guardian)
                        • The diagnosis of art: facial nerve palsy in ancient Rome (Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine)
                        
                        

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                        ]]>This week, we bring you another episode from behind the Patreon paywall. Sure, the title is a stretch, but it's hard coming up with a topical joke about portraiture! This month we dive into some early examples of representing individuals in ancient art from several times and places. Amber inexplicably takes umbrage with the entirety of Byzantine art, and both hosts question what is a face and what is a couple of lines that sorta look like a face.

                        Links

                        • The oldest known portrait of a human—usually interpreted as a woman—sculpted from mammoth ivory (via ResearchGate)
                        • 26,000 years of capturing the human face (Inspiring Ancestry - Genealogy & DNA)
                        • The woman from the Dolní Věstonice 3 burial: a new view of the face using modern technologies (Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences)
                        • Archaeologists Discover an Ancient Portrait of Young Jesus in an Abandoned Israeli Church (Artnet)
                        • The Oldest Modernist Paintings (Smithsonian)
                        • Scientists Analyze Faiyum Portrait Pigment (Archaeology)
                        • Ancient Faces: Mummy Portraits From Roman Egypt (The Met)
                        • Egyptian Mummy Portrait Mysteries Solved (Artsy)
                        • Old Masters (The Guardian)
                        • The diagnosis of art: facial nerve palsy in ancient Rome (Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine)
                        
                        

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                        ]]>13c3c2fe-dd42-11eb-9996-d30b5306666aMon, 13 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -040055:16falsefull167167This week, we bring you another episode from behind the Patreon paywall. Sure, the title is a stretch, but it's hard coming up with a topical joke about portraiture! This month we dive into some early examples of representing individuals in ancient art from several times and places. Amber inexplicably takes umbrage with the entirety of Byzantine art, and both hosts question what is a face and what is a couple of lines that sorta look like a face. Links The oldest known portrait of a human—usually interpreted as a woman—sculpted from mammoth ivory (via ResearchGate) 26,000 years of capturing the human face (Inspiring Ancestry - Genealogy & DNA) The woman from the Dolní Věstonice 3 burial: a new view of the face using modern technologies (Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences) Archaeologists Discover an Ancient Portrait of Young Jesus in an Abandoned Israeli Church (Artnet) The Oldest Modernist Paintings (Smithsonian) Scientists Analyze Faiyum Portrait Pigment (Archaeology) Ancient Faces: Mummy Portraits From Roman Egypt (The Met) Egyptian Mummy Portrait Mysteries Solved (Artsy) Old Masters (The Guardian) The diagnosis of art: facial nerve palsy in ancient Rome (Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastHow Do We Know What We Know?There are a lot of misconceptions in archaeology that are often perpetuated simply because people don’t think about how the information they take for granted came to be. How do archaeologists know what people were doing in the past? Actually, how do we know anything at all? How do we know what didn’t happen? Tune in and find out!

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                        • Archaeologists Dig For Clues (via WorldCat
                        • Is there a Solutrean-Clovis Connection in the American Colonization? (ThoughtCo)
                        • Who really discovered America? The Solutrean hypothesis is the latest in a long line of theories about the discovery of the New World (Skeptic)
                        • Five Breakthrough Signs of Early Peoples in the Americas (Sapiens)
                        • The Buttermilk Creek Complex and the Origins of Clovis at the Debra L. Friedkin Site, Texas (Science)
                        • People Were Chipping Stone Tools in Texas More Than 15,000 Years Ago (Scientific American)
                        • Rejecting the Solutrean hypothesis: the first peoples in the Americas were not from Europe (Guardian)
                        • Man the Hunter, Woman the Gatherer? The Impact of Gender Studies on Hunter-Gatherer Research (A Retrospective) (The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology and Anthropology of Hunter-Gatherers)
                        • Mammoth FAQ (We Hunted the Mammoth)
                        • Man the Hunter. The First Intensive Survey of a Single, Crucial Stage of Human Development—Man's Once Universal Hunting Way of Life (via Google Books)
                        • Female hunters of the early Americas (Science Advances)
                        • Did prehistoric women hunt? New research suggests so (The Conversation)
                        • This Prehistoric Peruvian Woman Was a Big-Game Hunter (Smithsonian)
                        • Whole-genome sequencing of Atacama skeleton shows novel mutations linked with dysplasia (Genome Research)
                        • The Starchild Project (New England Skeptical Society)
                        • Oldest case of leukemia discovered: Prehistoric female skeleton shows signs of this cancer (ScienceDaily)
                        • Leukemia in Ancient Egypt: Earliest case and state-of-the-art techniques for diagnosing generalized osteolytic lesions (International Journal of Osteology)
                        • A history of true civilisation is not one of monuments (Aeon)
                        • There are a lot of misconceptions in archaeology that are often perpetuated simply because people don’t think about how the information they take for granted came to be. How do archaeologists know what people were doing in the past? Actually, how do we know anything at all? How do we know what didn’t happen? Tune in and find out!

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                          • Archaeologists Dig For Clues (via WorldCat
                          • Is there a Solutrean-Clovis Connection in the American Colonization? (ThoughtCo)
                          • Who really discovered America? The Solutrean hypothesis is the latest in a long line of theories about the discovery of the New World (Skeptic)
                          • Five Breakthrough Signs of Early Peoples in the Americas (Sapiens)
                          • The Buttermilk Creek Complex and the Origins of Clovis at the Debra L. Friedkin Site, Texas (Science)
                          • People Were Chipping Stone Tools in Texas More Than 15,000 Years Ago (Scientific American)
                          • Rejecting the Solutrean hypothesis: the first peoples in the Americas were not from Europe (Guardian)
                          • Man the Hunter, Woman the Gatherer? The Impact of Gender Studies on Hunter-Gatherer Research (A Retrospective) (The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology and Anthropology of Hunter-Gatherers)
                          • Mammoth FAQ (We Hunted the Mammoth)
                          • Man the Hunter. The First Intensive Survey of a Single, Crucial Stage of Human Development—Man's Once Universal Hunting Way of Life (via Google Books)
                          • Female hunters of the early Americas (Science Advances)
                          • Did prehistoric women hunt? New research suggests so (The Conversation)
                          • This Prehistoric Peruvian Woman Was a Big-Game Hunter (Smithsonian)
                          • Whole-genome sequencing of Atacama skeleton shows novel mutations linked with dysplasia (Genome Research)
                          • The Starchild Project (New England Skeptical Society)
                          • Oldest case of leukemia discovered: Prehistoric female skeleton shows signs of this cancer (ScienceDaily)
                          • Leukemia in Ancient Egypt: Earliest case and state-of-the-art techniques for diagnosing generalized osteolytic lesions (International Journal of Osteology)
                          • A history of true civilisation is not one of monuments (Aeon)
                          • What Makes Civilization? The Ancient Near East and the Future of the West (WorldCat)
                          • The Amazon Rainforest Was Profoundly Changed by Ancient Humans (The Atlantic)
                          • Thera (World History Encyclopedia)
                          
                          

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                          ]]>13b41fd4-dd42-11eb-9996-57c20ccc1692Mon, 06 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -040001:32:13falsefull166166There are a lot of misconceptions in archaeology that are often perpetuated simply because people don’t think about how the information they take for granted came to be. How do archaeologists know what people were doing in the past? Actually, how do we know anything at all? How do we know what didn’t happen? Tune in and find out! Links Archaeologists Dig For Clues (via WorldCat Is there a Solutrean-Clovis Connection in the American Colonization? (ThoughtCo) Who really discovered America? The Solutrean hypothesis is the latest in a long line of theories about the discovery of the New World (Skeptic) Five Breakthrough Signs of Early Peoples in the Americas (Sapiens) The Buttermilk Creek Complex and the Origins of Clovis at the Debra L. Friedkin Site, Texas (Science) People Were Chipping Stone Tools in Texas More Than 15,000 Years Ago (Scientific American) Rejecting the Solutrean hypothesis: the first peoples in the Americas were not from Europe (Guardian) Man the Hunter, Woman the Gatherer? The Impact of Gender Studies on Hunter-Gatherer Research (A Retrospective) (The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology and Anthropology of Hunter-Gatherers) Mammoth FAQ (We Hunted the Mammoth) Man the Hunter. The First Intensive Survey of a Single, Crucial Stage of Human Development—Man's Once Universal Hunting Way of Life (via Google Books) Female hunters of the early Americas (Science Advances) Did prehistoric women hunt? New research suggests so (The Conversation) This Prehistoric Peruvian Woman Was a Big-Game Hunter (Smithsonian) Whole-genome sequencing of Atacama skeleton shows novel mutations linked with dysplasia (Genome Research) The Starchild Project (New England Skeptical Society) Oldest case of leukemia discovered: Prehistoric female skeleton shows signs of this cancer (ScienceDaily) Leukemia in Ancient Egypt: Earliest case and state-of-the-art techniques for diagnosing generalized osteolytic lesions (International Journal of Osteology) A history of true civilisation is not one of monuments (Aeon) What Makes Civilization? The Ancient Near East and the Future of the West (WorldCat) The Amazon Rainforest Was Profoundly Changed by Ancient Humans (The Atlantic) Thera (World History Encyclopedia) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastFrom the Vault: "Ancient" "Astronomy"This week, Amber is finishing grad school applications and Anna had some vaccine booster side effects, so we bring you an excerpt from an episode of Dirt After Dark! Amber brings Anna (kicking and screaming) along on an exploration of some space weirdos who interpreted various bits and pieces of archaeology and ethnography to show that there's another mystery planet out there, and it's out to get us. And also bring us civilization? Anyway, it gets really weird, and we hope you enjoy the ride.

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                          ]]>This week, Amber is finishing grad school applications and Anna had some vaccine booster side effects, so we bring you an excerpt from an episode of Dirt After Dark! Amber brings Anna (kicking and screaming) along on an exploration of some space weirdos who interpreted various bits and pieces of archaeology and ethnography to show that there's another mystery planet out there, and it's out to get us. And also bring us civilization? Anyway, it gets really weird, and we hope you enjoy the ride.

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                          ]]>13a468d2-dd42-11eb-9996-772ee403e3a1Mon, 29 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -040052:17falsefull165165This week, Amber is finishing grad school applications and Anna had some vaccine booster side effects, so we bring you an excerpt from an episode of Dirt After Dark! Amber brings Anna (kicking and screaming) along on an exploration of some space weirdos who interpreted various bits and pieces of archaeology and ethnography to show that there's another mystery planet out there, and it's out to get us. And also bring us civilization? Anyway, it gets really weird, and we hope you enjoy the ride. Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastThanksglyphingWe’re shaking things up this year, and instead of doing a ThanksViking episode, we’re peeking into the world of Maya and Aztec art and writing. The Maya wrote using a system of around 800 glyphs--the Aztecs used as many as 2,000. We won’t get to ALL of these, but we’ll talk about how these writing systems developed, how they were used, and the role they played in the lives of the Aztec and Maya people.

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                          ]]>We’re shaking things up this year, and instead of doing a ThanksViking episode, we’re peeking into the world of Maya and Aztec art and writing. The Maya wrote using a system of around 800 glyphs--the Aztecs used as many as 2,000. We won’t get to ALL of these, but we’ll talk about how these writing systems developed, how they were used, and the role they played in the lives of the Aztec and Maya people.

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                          ]]>1394ea42-dd42-11eb-9996-73a20dc743ccMon, 22 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -040042:56falsefull164164We’re shaking things up this year, and instead of doing a ThanksViking episode, we’re peeking into the world of Maya and Aztec art and writing. The Maya wrote using a system of around 800 glyphs--the Aztecs used as many as 2,000. We won’t get to ALL of these, but we’ll talk about how these writing systems developed, how they were used, and the role they played in the lives of the Aztec and Maya people. Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastYes We Cant: Anti-Languages and ArgotsCome along for an exploration of anti-languages and the qualities that make them successful in building community and maintaining safety among the people that develop them. From occupational jargon to survival as a marginalized group to being hip with the kids, we tour a few of these languages, and subject everyone to a 16th century dialogue with translation.

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                          • O latín dos canteiros en Cabana de Bergantiños (Madrygal, in Galician)
                          • Anti-Languages (American Anthropologist)
                          • The Language of the Underworld and its Sociolinguistic Significance (Contributions to the Study of Language, Literature and Culture)
                          • The secret “anti-languages” you’re not supposed to know (BBC Future)
                          • The Book of Vagabonds and Beggars: With a Vocabulary of Their Language (via Google Books)
                          • A caveat or warning for common cursetors, vulgarly called vagabonds. Whereunto is added, The tale of the second taking of the counterfeit crank (via Google Books)
                          • Uncovering Thieves’ Cant, the Elizabethan Slang of the Underworld (MentalFloss)
                          • Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (via Project Gutenberg)
                          • A brief history of Polari: the curious after-life of the dead language for gay men (The Conversation)
                          • The Polari Bible (Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence)
                          • Putting on the Dish (via YouTube)
                          • Putting on the Dish Screenplay (Brian and Karl)
                          • This Month in Linguistics History: Lavender Language/Linguistics (Linguistic Society of America)
                          • Cants And ‘Anti-Languages’ — The Hidden World Of Secret Languages (Babbel Magazine)
                          • Verlan - French Slang (ThoughtCo)
                          
                          

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                          • Come along for an exploration of anti-languages and the qualities that make them successful in building community and maintaining safety among the people that develop them. From occupational jargon to survival as a marginalized group to being hip with the kids, we tour a few of these languages, and subject everyone to a 16th century dialogue with translation.

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                            • O latín dos canteiros en Cabana de Bergantiños (Madrygal, in Galician)
                            • Anti-Languages (American Anthropologist)
                            • The Language of the Underworld and its Sociolinguistic Significance (Contributions to the Study of Language, Literature and Culture)
                            • The secret “anti-languages” you’re not supposed to know (BBC Future)
                            • The Book of Vagabonds and Beggars: With a Vocabulary of Their Language (via Google Books)
                            • A caveat or warning for common cursetors, vulgarly called vagabonds. Whereunto is added, The tale of the second taking of the counterfeit crank (via Google Books)
                            • Uncovering Thieves’ Cant, the Elizabethan Slang of the Underworld (MentalFloss)
                            • Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (via Project Gutenberg)
                            • A brief history of Polari: the curious after-life of the dead language for gay men (The Conversation)
                            • The Polari Bible (Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence)
                            • Putting on the Dish (via YouTube)
                            • Putting on the Dish Screenplay (Brian and Karl)
                            • This Month in Linguistics History: Lavender Language/Linguistics (Linguistic Society of America)
                            • Cants And ‘Anti-Languages’ — The Hidden World Of Secret Languages (Babbel Magazine)
                            • Verlan - French Slang (ThoughtCo)
                            
                            

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                            ]]>1384874c-dd42-11eb-9996-4b09baf73acdMon, 15 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -040048:55falsefull163163Come along for an exploration of anti-languages and the qualities that make them successful in building community and maintaining safety among the people that develop them. From occupational jargon to survival as a marginalized group to being hip with the kids, we tour a few of these languages, and subject everyone to a 16th century dialogue with translation. Links O latín dos canteiros en Cabana de Bergantiños (Madrygal, in Galician) Anti-Languages (American Anthropologist) The Language of the Underworld and its Sociolinguistic Significance (Contributions to the Study of Language, Literature and Culture) The secret “anti-languages” you’re not supposed to know (BBC Future) The Book of Vagabonds and Beggars: With a Vocabulary of Their Language (via Google Books) A caveat or warning for common cursetors, vulgarly called vagabonds. Whereunto is added, The tale of the second taking of the counterfeit crank (via Google Books) Uncovering Thieves’ Cant, the Elizabethan Slang of the Underworld (MentalFloss) Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (via Project Gutenberg) A brief history of Polari: the curious after-life of the dead language for gay men (The Conversation) The Polari Bible (Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence) Putting on the Dish (via YouTube) Putting on the Dish Screenplay (Brian and Karl) This Month in Linguistics History: Lavender Language/Linguistics (Linguistic Society of America) Cants And ‘Anti-Languages’ — The Hidden World Of Secret Languages (Babbel Magazine) Verlan - French Slang (ThoughtCo) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastDeep Cuts: These Aren't the Glyphs You're Looking ForAnna takes Amber on a short but eventful journey into an investigation of Egyptian hieroglyphs located in eastern Australia. How did they get there? Did Egyptians reach Australia thousands of years ago? ARE THE CHICKENS A CLUE?? Plus, a detour into mummy drugs. 

                            For more information, check out:

                            Bulgandry Aboriginal Art Site - This Place (Indigenous.gov.au)

                            Hair Raising Cases in Hair Testing: Are ‘cocaine Mummies’ Real or Fake? (Cotsford Lab)

                            New World Tobacco in Old World Mummies (Skeptoid)

                            Rameses II and the Tobacco Beetle (Antiquity, via ResearchGate)

                            Translated: This Is What The 5,000-Year-Old Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs In Australia Say (Humans Are Free)

                            Egyptologist debunks new claims about 'Gosford glyphs' (ABC)

                            Gosford Glyphs, Walking Track to Secret Treasures! (Kombi Lifestyle, with pics)

                            Gosford Glyphs (Atlas Obscura)

                            The Gosford glyphs, debunked (Australian Geographic)

                            First rock art (National Museum of Australia)

                            ]]>Anna takes Amber on a short but eventful journey into an investigation of Egyptian hieroglyphs located in eastern Australia. How did they get there? Did Egyptians reach Australia thousands of years ago? ARE THE CHICKENS A CLUE?? Plus, a detour into mummy drugs. 

                            For more information, check out:

                            Bulgandry Aboriginal Art Site - This Place (Indigenous.gov.au)

                            Hair Raising Cases in Hair Testing: Are ‘cocaine Mummies’ Real or Fake? (Cotsford Lab)

                            New World Tobacco in Old World Mummies (Skeptoid)

                            Rameses II and the Tobacco Beetle (Antiquity, via ResearchGate)

                            Translated: This Is What The 5,000-Year-Old Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs In Australia Say (Humans Are Free)

                            Egyptologist debunks new claims about 'Gosford glyphs' (ABC)

                            Gosford Glyphs, Walking Track to Secret Treasures! (Kombi Lifestyle, with pics)

                            Gosford Glyphs (Atlas Obscura)

                            The Gosford glyphs, debunked (Australian Geographic)

                            First rock art (National Museum of Australia)

                            ]]>c539c661-e267-4cbd-a826-5effd8cad7baTue, 09 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -040038:56falsebonusThe Dirt PodcastKyle JordanAnna and Amber are joined by wonderful Special Guest, Kyle Jordan! Kyle is a disabled Egyptologist interested in themes of religion, magic and identity in the Egyptian world, with a specific focus on the appearance and interpretation of disability in Ancient Egypt and Egyptology as a discipline. We had a wonderful-- and long-- conversation with Kyle about how Egyptians viewed the embodiment of disability, how perception of disability in archaeology has changed (and how it still needs to change), and more.

                            Listener note, we mistakenly discuss the dialogue of a man and his ka, which was in fact between a man and his ba. This dialogue is on the subject of suicidal ideation, so please take care or skip forward at about [41:04.000].

                            Links

                            • Follow Kyle on Twitter!
                            • "Disability in Ancient Egypt - the Case of Geheset" (via YouTube)
                            • "Disability in Ancient Egyptian Myth and Literature" (via YouTube)
                            • Let That Be Your Last Battlefield: Tutankhamun and Disability (via Semantic Scholar)
                            • Dialogue of a Man with His Soul (Ethics of Suicide Digital Archive) (cn discussion of suicidal ideation)
                            • Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology
                            • Westcar Papyrus: Khufu and the Magician (Ancient Egypt Online)
                            • Human History Gets a Rewrite (The Atlantic)
                            
                            

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                            ]]>Anna and Amber are joined by wonderful Special Guest, Kyle Jordan! Kyle is a disabled Egyptologist interested in themes of religion, magic and identity in the Egyptian world, with a specific focus on the appearance and interpretation of disability in Ancient Egypt and Egyptology as a discipline. We had a wonderful-- and long-- conversation with Kyle about how Egyptians viewed the embodiment of disability, how perception of disability in archaeology has changed (and how it still needs to change), and more.

                            Listener note, we mistakenly discuss the dialogue of a man and his ka, which was in fact between a man and his ba. This dialogue is on the subject of suicidal ideation, so please take care or skip forward at about [41:04.000].

                            Links

                            • Follow Kyle on Twitter!
                            • "Disability in Ancient Egypt - the Case of Geheset" (via YouTube)
                            • "Disability in Ancient Egyptian Myth and Literature" (via YouTube)
                            • Let That Be Your Last Battlefield: Tutankhamun and Disability (via Semantic Scholar)
                            • Dialogue of a Man with His Soul (Ethics of Suicide Digital Archive) (cn discussion of suicidal ideation)
                            • Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology
                            • Westcar Papyrus: Khufu and the Magician (Ancient Egypt Online)
                            • Human History Gets a Rewrite (The Atlantic)
                            
                            

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                            ]]>13751c12-dd42-11eb-9996-83537fb1b6a4Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -040001:40:17falsefull162162Anna and Amber are joined by wonderful Special Guest, Kyle Jordan! Kyle is a disabled Egyptologist interested in themes of religion, magic and identity in the Egyptian world, with a specific focus on the appearance and interpretation of disability in Ancient Egypt and Egyptology as a discipline. We had a wonderful-- and long-- conversation with Kyle about how Egyptians viewed the embodiment of disability, how perception of disability in archaeology has changed (and how it still needs to change), and more. Listener note, we mistakenly discuss the dialogue of a man and his ka, which was in fact between a man and his ba. This dialogue is on the subject of suicidal ideation, so please take care or skip forward at about [41:04.000]. Links Follow Kyle on Twitter! "Disability in Ancient Egypt - the Case of Geheset" (via YouTube) "Disability in Ancient Egyptian Myth and Literature" (via YouTube) Let That Be Your Last Battlefield: Tutankhamun and Disability (via Semantic Scholar) Dialogue of a Man with His Soul (Ethics of Suicide Digital Archive) (cn discussion of suicidal ideation) Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology Westcar Papyrus: Khufu and the Magician (Ancient Egypt Online) Human History Gets a Rewrite (The Atlantic) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt Podcast Let's Call It a Ritual ObjectThanks to everyone who came out to our virtual live show! This is the edited audio of that event. We talk about the role of ritual in daily life, how our big round human brains have evolved the ability to think about abstract meaning and ritual significance, and the theory underpinning all of this. We also take a trip to two incredible archaeological sites to think about how the people living there might have thought about the unknown and unseen in their lives. Whoa.

                            Links

                            • Emile Durkheim: religion – the very idea, part 3: ritual, ancient and modern (The Guardian)
                            • Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice
                            • ‘Materiality, Belief, Ritual – Archaeology and Material Religion’. An Introduction (Material Religion)
                            • Materiality: An Introduction (UCL Anthropology)
                            • Materiality (Society for Cultural Anthropology)
                            • How Did Belief Evolve? (Sapiens)
                            • The evolution of modern human brain shape (Science Advances)
                            • A Shocking Find in a Neanderthal Cave in France (The Atlantic)
                            • Neanderthals Built Mysterious Stone Circles (National Geographic)
                            • Early Neanderthal constructions deep in Bruniquel Cave in southwestern France (Nature)
                            • Athens in Pieces: What Really Happened at Eleusis? (New York Times)
                            • The Psychedelic Cult That Thrived For Nearly 2000 Years (Gizmodo)
                            • mysteries, Eleusinian (Oxford Classical Dictionary)
                            • Mystery Cults in the Greek and Roman World (Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History)
                            • The Ritual Path of Initiation into the Eleusinian Mysteries (Rosicrucian Digest)
                            
                            

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                            ]]>Thanks to everyone who came out to our virtual live show! This is the edited audio of that event. We talk about the role of ritual in daily life, how our big round human brains have evolved the ability to think about abstract meaning and ritual significance, and the theory underpinning all of this. We also take a trip to two incredible archaeological sites to think about how the people living there might have thought about the unknown and unseen in their lives. Whoa.

                            Links

                            • Emile Durkheim: religion – the very idea, part 3: ritual, ancient and modern (The Guardian)
                            • Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice
                            • ‘Materiality, Belief, Ritual – Archaeology and Material Religion’. An Introduction (Material Religion)
                            • Materiality: An Introduction (UCL Anthropology)
                            • Materiality (Society for Cultural Anthropology)
                            • How Did Belief Evolve? (Sapiens)
                            • The evolution of modern human brain shape (Science Advances)
                            • A Shocking Find in a Neanderthal Cave in France (The Atlantic)
                            • Neanderthals Built Mysterious Stone Circles (National Geographic)
                            • Early Neanderthal constructions deep in Bruniquel Cave in southwestern France (Nature)
                            • Athens in Pieces: What Really Happened at Eleusis? (New York Times)
                            • The Psychedelic Cult That Thrived For Nearly 2000 Years (Gizmodo)
                            • mysteries, Eleusinian (Oxford Classical Dictionary)
                            • Mystery Cults in the Greek and Roman World (Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History)
                            • The Ritual Path of Initiation into the Eleusinian Mysteries (Rosicrucian Digest)
                            
                            

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                            ]]>136570f0-dd42-11eb-9996-4388e05af73eMon, 01 Nov 2021 08:00:00 -040001:00:07falsefull161161Thanks to everyone who came out to our virtual live show! This is the edited audio of that event. We talk about the role of ritual in daily life, how our big round human brains have evolved the ability to think about abstract meaning and ritual significance, and the theory underpinning all of this. We also take a trip to two incredible archaeological sites to think about how the people living there might have thought about the unknown and unseen in their lives. Whoa. Links Emile Durkheim: religion – the very idea, part 3: ritual, ancient and modern (The Guardian) Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice ‘Materiality, Belief, Ritual – Archaeology and Material Religion’. An Introduction (Material Religion) Materiality: An Introduction (UCL Anthropology) Materiality (Society for Cultural Anthropology) How Did Belief Evolve? (Sapiens) The evolution of modern human brain shape (Science Advances) A Shocking Find in a Neanderthal Cave in France (The Atlantic) Neanderthals Built Mysterious Stone Circles (National Geographic) Early Neanderthal constructions deep in Bruniquel Cave in southwestern France (Nature) Athens in Pieces: What Really Happened at Eleusis? (New York Times) The Psychedelic Cult That Thrived For Nearly 2000 Years (Gizmodo) mysteries, Eleusinian (Oxford Classical Dictionary) Mystery Cults in the Greek and Roman World (Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History) The Ritual Path of Initiation into the Eleusinian Mysteries (Rosicrucian Digest) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastSpooktober: Fear ItselfWe explore the evolutionary roots of fear, and the science of how it works. Why do some people love thrills and chills, while others don't? Why does fear make us stinky? And how can we think about something as personal and ephemeral as fear in the archaeological record?

                            Links

                            • Why We Physically Feel Fear (University of West Alabama)
                            • The biology of fear- and anxiety-related behaviors (Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience)
                            • What Happens in the Brain When We Feel Fear (Smithsonian)
                            • Humans can smell fear - and it's contagious (NBC News)
                            • Humans Respond to Scent of Fear (LiveScience)
                            • The Powerful Smell of Fear Doesn’t Smell Like Anything At All (Inverse)
                            • Alexithymia and emotional reactions to odors (Nature: Scientific Reports)
                            • Instructed fear learning, extinction, and recall: additive effects of cognitive information on emotional learning of fear (Cognition & Emotion)
                            • Monsters on the Brain (Social Research)
                            • What we fear most: A developmental advantage for threat-relevant stimuli (Developmental Review)
                            • Playing With Fear: A Field Study in Recreational Horror (Psychological Science)
                            • Why is it fun to be frightened? (The Conversation)
                            • Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear? (The Atlantic)
                            • Our age of horror (Aeon) - cn image of human remains
                            • The Archaeology of Anxiety: The Materiality of Anxiousness, Worry and Fear (via Google Books)
                            • The Architecture of Fear: San Sabá’s Lasting Impact on Spanish Colonial Mission Construction as Exemplified at Mission San Lorenzo in Real County, Texas (The Digital Archaeological Record)
                            
                            

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                            • We explore the evolutionary roots of fear, and the science of how it works. Why do some people love thrills and chills, while others don't? Why does fear make us stinky? And how can we think about something as personal and ephemeral as fear in the archaeological record?

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                              • Why We Physically Feel Fear (University of West Alabama)
                              • The biology of fear- and anxiety-related behaviors (Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience)
                              • What Happens in the Brain When We Feel Fear (Smithsonian)
                              • Humans can smell fear - and it's contagious (NBC News)
                              • Humans Respond to Scent of Fear (LiveScience)
                              • The Powerful Smell of Fear Doesn’t Smell Like Anything At All (Inverse)
                              • Alexithymia and emotional reactions to odors (Nature: Scientific Reports)
                              • Instructed fear learning, extinction, and recall: additive effects of cognitive information on emotional learning of fear (Cognition & Emotion)
                              • Monsters on the Brain (Social Research)
                              • What we fear most: A developmental advantage for threat-relevant stimuli (Developmental Review)
                              • Playing With Fear: A Field Study in Recreational Horror (Psychological Science)
                              • Why is it fun to be frightened? (The Conversation)
                              • Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear? (The Atlantic)
                              • Our age of horror (Aeon) - cn image of human remains
                              • The Archaeology of Anxiety: The Materiality of Anxiousness, Worry and Fear (via Google Books)
                              • The Architecture of Fear: San Sabá’s Lasting Impact on Spanish Colonial Mission Construction as Exemplified at Mission San Lorenzo in Real County, Texas (The Digital Archaeological Record)
                              
                              

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                              ]]>1355d212-dd42-11eb-9996-8f28b23b28d7Mon, 25 Oct 2021 08:00:00 -040042:06falsefull160160We explore the evolutionary roots of fear, and the science of how it works. Why do some people love thrills and chills, while others don't? Why does fear make us stinky? And how can we think about something as personal and ephemeral as fear in the archaeological record? Links Why We Physically Feel Fear (University of West Alabama) The biology of fear- and anxiety-related behaviors (Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience) What Happens in the Brain When We Feel Fear (Smithsonian) Humans can smell fear - and it's contagious (NBC News) Humans Respond to Scent of Fear (LiveScience) The Powerful Smell of Fear Doesn’t Smell Like Anything At All (Inverse) Alexithymia and emotional reactions to odors (Nature: Scientific Reports) Instructed fear learning, extinction, and recall: additive effects of cognitive information on emotional learning of fear (Cognition & Emotion) Monsters on the Brain (Social Research) What we fear most: A developmental advantage for threat-relevant stimuli (Developmental Review) Playing With Fear: A Field Study in Recreational Horror (Psychological Science) Why is it fun to be frightened? (The Conversation) Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear? (The Atlantic) Our age of horror (Aeon) - cn image of human remains The Archaeology of Anxiety: The Materiality of Anxiousness, Worry and Fear (via Google Books) The Architecture of Fear: San Sabá’s Lasting Impact on Spanish Colonial Mission Construction as Exemplified at Mission San Lorenzo in Real County, Texas (The Digital Archaeological Record) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastSpooktober: Monster MashThis week, we lift our spirits (oooOOOooo) with a round-up of monsters. We explore their origins and effects on us, with examples ranging from memories of very real things in the past to a hypothesis that doesn't quite have legs (unlike griffins).

                              Links

                              • Why we'll always be obsessed with – and afraid of – monsters (The Conversation)
                              • Why the scariest monsters look almost human (Wellcome Collection)
                              • Why We Still Need Monsters (Nautilus)
                              • Why Are So Many Monsters Hybrids? (Nautilus)
                              • A History of Monsters (Aeon)
                              • Why do we want to feel sorry for monsters that scare us? (Gizmodo)
                              • Why Frankenstein is the story that defines our fears (BBC)
                              • Neanderthals, Scandinavian trolls, and troglodytes (Norwegian American)
                              • Ōnamazu (Yokai.com)
                              • Namazu-e: Earthquake catfish prints (Pink Tentacle)
                              • Namazu (World History Encyclopedia)
                              • Giant catfish and a legacy of disaster in one of the world's most seismically active regions (Phys.org)
                              • Folklore and earthquakes: Native American oral traditions from Cascadia compared with written traditions from Japan (Geological Society, London, Special Publications via ResearchGate)
                              • Why Protoceratops almost certainly wasn't the inspiration for the griffin legend (Mark Witton)
                              • Griffin Bones (American Museum of Natural History)
                              • Andrewsarchus, "Superb Skull of a Gigantic Beast" (American Museum of Natural History)
                              • Jumbies of the West Indies (The Brown Geeks)
                              • Rare Book Library Summons Tales of World’s Oldest Monsters (Smithsonian)
                              • The evolution of monsters in children’s literature (Nature)
                              • A Visual History of Society’s Monsters (Hyperallergic)
                              • The Nazi Werewolves Who Terrorized Allied Soldiers at the End of WWII (Smithsonian)
                              • Doin’ The Mash (Tedium)
                              • The strange tale of ‘Monster]]>This week, we lift our spirits (oooOOOooo) with a round-up of monsters. We explore their origins and effects on us, with examples ranging from memories of very real things in the past to a hypothesis that doesn't quite have legs (unlike griffins).

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                                • Why we'll always be obsessed with – and afraid of – monsters (The Conversation)
                                • Why the scariest monsters look almost human (Wellcome Collection)
                                • Why We Still Need Monsters (Nautilus)
                                • Why Are So Many Monsters Hybrids? (Nautilus)
                                • A History of Monsters (Aeon)
                                • Why do we want to feel sorry for monsters that scare us? (Gizmodo)
                                • Why Frankenstein is the story that defines our fears (BBC)
                                • Neanderthals, Scandinavian trolls, and troglodytes (Norwegian American)
                                • Ōnamazu (Yokai.com)
                                • Namazu-e: Earthquake catfish prints (Pink Tentacle)
                                • Namazu (World History Encyclopedia)
                                • Giant catfish and a legacy of disaster in one of the world's most seismically active regions (Phys.org)
                                • Folklore and earthquakes: Native American oral traditions from Cascadia compared with written traditions from Japan (Geological Society, London, Special Publications via ResearchGate)
                                • Why Protoceratops almost certainly wasn't the inspiration for the griffin legend (Mark Witton)
                                • Griffin Bones (American Museum of Natural History)
                                • Andrewsarchus, "Superb Skull of a Gigantic Beast" (American Museum of Natural History)
                                • Jumbies of the West Indies (The Brown Geeks)
                                • Rare Book Library Summons Tales of World’s Oldest Monsters (Smithsonian)
                                • The evolution of monsters in children’s literature (Nature)
                                • A Visual History of Society’s Monsters (Hyperallergic)
                                • The Nazi Werewolves Who Terrorized Allied Soldiers at the End of WWII (Smithsonian)
                                • Doin’ The Mash (Tedium)
                                • The strange tale of ‘Monster Mash’, the graveyard smash that will never die (NME)
                                
                                

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                                ]]>13466124-dd42-11eb-9996-53cb8ac59421Mon, 18 Oct 2021 08:00:00 -040055:25falsefull159159This week, we lift our spirits (oooOOOooo) with a round-up of monsters. We explore their origins and effects on us, with examples ranging from memories of very real things in the past to a hypothesis that doesn't quite have legs (unlike griffins). Links Why we'll always be obsessed with – and afraid of – monsters (The Conversation) Why the scariest monsters look almost human (Wellcome Collection) Why We Still Need Monsters (Nautilus) Why Are So Many Monsters Hybrids? (Nautilus) A History of Monsters (Aeon) Why do we want to feel sorry for monsters that scare us? (Gizmodo) Why Frankenstein is the story that defines our fears (BBC) Neanderthals, Scandinavian trolls, and troglodytes (Norwegian American) Ōnamazu (Yokai.com) Namazu-e: Earthquake catfish prints (Pink Tentacle) Namazu (World History Encyclopedia) Giant catfish and a legacy of disaster in one of the world's most seismically active regions (Phys.org) Folklore and earthquakes: Native American oral traditions from Cascadia compared with written traditions from Japan (Geological Society, London, Special Publications via ResearchGate) Why Protoceratops almost certainly wasn't the inspiration for the griffin legend (Mark Witton) Griffin Bones (American Museum of Natural History) Andrewsarchus, "Superb Skull of a Gigantic Beast" (American Museum of Natural History) Jumbies of the West Indies (The Brown Geeks) Rare Book Library Summons Tales of World’s Oldest Monsters (Smithsonian) The evolution of monsters in children’s literature (Nature) A Visual History of Society’s Monsters (Hyperallergic) The Nazi Werewolves Who Terrorized Allied Soldiers at the End of WWII (Smithsonian) Doin’ The Mash (Tedium) The strange tale of ‘Monster Mash’, the graveyard smash that will never die (NME) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastSpooktober: Homo lepidopterisThis week, we're taking a turn for the cryptid and spooking local with the legend of West Virginia native son, the Mothman. For a little over a year leading up to December 1967, sightings of a winged humanoid with glowing eyes were reported in and around Point Pleasant, WV. Since then, Mothman has evolved from evil omen to legend to meme. In this episode, we’ll explore the legend, collective memory, and the power of portents.

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                                • Paranormal Activity in West Virginia (Marshall University)
                                • Mothman: The Facts Behind the Legend (West Virginia Book Company)
                                • Mothman myth rooted in Messenger reporter's work (Athens Messenger)
                                • Is the Mothman of West Virginia an Owl? (Audubon Society)
                                • Silver Bridge tragedy still haunts river city residents (Charleston Gazette-Mail)
                                • Tu-Endie-Wei State Park (WV State Parks)
                                • Point Pleasant, West Virginia: Making a Tourism Landscape in an Appalachian Town (Southeastern Geographer)
                                • West Virginian Urban Legends and Their Impact on Cultures Both Local and Abroad (Bowling Green State University)
                                • The Mothman and Other Strange Tales: Shaping Queer Appalachia Through Folkloric Discourse in Online Social Media Communities (University of Kentucky)
                                • UFOs Were Born Among America’s Cold War Fears (Foreign Policy)
                                • Welcome To The 'TNT Area,' Home Of The Mothman (NPR)
                                • Federal Facilities Restoration Program (WV Dept of Environmental Protection)
                                
                                

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                                ]]>This week, we're taking a turn for the cryptid and spooking local with the legend of West Virginia native son, the Mothman. For a little over a year leading up to December 1967, sightings of a winged humanoid with glowing eyes were reported in and around Point Pleasant, WV. Since then, Mothman has evolved from evil omen to legend to meme. In this episode, we’ll explore the legend, collective memory, and the power of portents.

                                Links

                                • Paranormal Activity in West Virginia (Marshall University)
                                • Mothman: The Facts Behind the Legend (West Virginia Book Company)
                                • Mothman myth rooted in Messenger reporter's work (Athens Messenger)
                                • Is the Mothman of West Virginia an Owl? (Audubon Society)
                                • Silver Bridge tragedy still haunts river city residents (Charleston Gazette-Mail)
                                • Tu-Endie-Wei State Park (WV State Parks)
                                • Point Pleasant, West Virginia: Making a Tourism Landscape in an Appalachian Town (Southeastern Geographer)
                                • West Virginian Urban Legends and Their Impact on Cultures Both Local and Abroad (Bowling Green State University)
                                • The Mothman and Other Strange Tales: Shaping Queer Appalachia Through Folkloric Discourse in Online Social Media Communities (University of Kentucky)
                                • UFOs Were Born Among America’s Cold War Fears (Foreign Policy)
                                • Welcome To The 'TNT Area,' Home Of The Mothman (NPR)
                                • Federal Facilities Restoration Program (WV Dept of Environmental Protection)
                                
                                

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                                ]]>13366d3c-dd42-11eb-9996-bba134c37952Mon, 11 Oct 2021 08:00:00 -040001:13:50falsefull158158This week, we're taking a turn for the cryptid and spooking local with the legend of West Virginia native son, the Mothman. For a little over a year leading up to December 1967, sightings of a winged humanoid with glowing eyes were reported in and around Point Pleasant, WV. Since then, Mothman has evolved from evil omen to legend to meme. In this episode, we’ll explore the legend, collective memory, and the power of portents. Links Paranormal Activity in West Virginia (Marshall University) Mothman: The Facts Behind the Legend (West Virginia Book Company) Mothman myth rooted in Messenger reporter's work (Athens Messenger) Is the Mothman of West Virginia an Owl? (Audubon Society) Silver Bridge tragedy still haunts river city residents (Charleston Gazette-Mail) Tu-Endie-Wei State Park (WV State Parks) Point Pleasant, West Virginia: Making a Tourism Landscape in an Appalachian Town (Southeastern Geographer) West Virginian Urban Legends and Their Impact on Cultures Both Local and Abroad (Bowling Green State University) The Mothman and Other Strange Tales: Shaping Queer Appalachia Through Folkloric Discourse in Online Social Media Communities (University of Kentucky) UFOs Were Born Among America’s Cold War Fears (Foreign Policy) Welcome To The 'TNT Area,' Home Of The Mothman (NPR) Federal Facilities Restoration Program (WV Dept of Environmental Protection) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastSpooktober: Feral ChildrenSPOOKTOBER HAS BEGUN! This week, we discuss the trope in myth, legend, horror, and adjacent genres of feral children. We won't be directly discussing actual cases of trauma, neglect, or child abuse, but rather the place of the bestial feral child in the mythology of different ancient cultures all the way up to a more recent timeline. Why do these stories interest us, spook us, and who's the real monster here?

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                                • Register for our International Archaeology Day Live Show on October 16!
                                • Black Doves Speak: Herodotus and the Languages of Barbarians (Center for Hellenic Studies)
                                • How Young Children Learn Language (Scholastic)
                                • Flint Dibble on Wolf’s Milk and More
                                • Guide to the classics: the Epic of Gilgamesh (The Conversation)
                                • Between gods and animals: becoming human in the Gilgamesh epic (Aeon)
                                • The History of Hayy ibn Yaqzan, translated by Simon Ockley
                                • Rewriting the Savage: The Extraordinary Fictions of the "Wild Girl of Champagne" (Eighteenth-Century Studies)
                                • The Wild Girl, Natural Man, and the Monster (via WorldCat)
                                • Why Sasquatch and Other Crypto-Beasts Haunt Our Imaginations (Anthropology of Consciousness)
                                • Feral Disorders and Colonial Exclusions: Animal Reared Feral Children, Discourses of Animality, and the Treatment of Animals in Colonial India (via Academia.edu)
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                                ]]>SPOOKTOBER HAS BEGUN! This week, we discuss the trope in myth, legend, horror, and adjacent genres of feral children. We won't be directly discussing actual cases of trauma, neglect, or child abuse, but rather the place of the bestial feral child in the mythology of different ancient cultures all the way up to a more recent timeline. Why do these stories interest us, spook us, and who's the real monster here?

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                                • Black Doves Speak: Herodotus and the Languages of Barbarians (Center for Hellenic Studies)
                                • How Young Children Learn Language (Scholastic)
                                • Flint Dibble on Wolf’s Milk and More
                                • Guide to the classics: the Epic of Gilgamesh (The Conversation)
                                • Between gods and animals: becoming human in the Gilgamesh epic (Aeon)
                                • The History of Hayy ibn Yaqzan, translated by Simon Ockley
                                • Rewriting the Savage: The Extraordinary Fictions of the "Wild Girl of Champagne" (Eighteenth-Century Studies)
                                • The Wild Girl, Natural Man, and the Monster (via WorldCat)
                                • Why Sasquatch and Other Crypto-Beasts Haunt Our Imaginations (Anthropology of Consciousness)
                                • Feral Disorders and Colonial Exclusions: Animal Reared Feral Children, Discourses of Animality, and the Treatment of Animals in Colonial India (via Academia.edu)
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                                ]]>1326c8c8-dd42-11eb-9996-f71c91ebed12Mon, 04 Oct 2021 08:00:00 -040001:09:54falsefull157157SPOOKTOBER HAS BEGUN! This week, we discuss the trope in myth, legend, horror, and adjacent genres of feral children. We won't be directly discussing actual cases of trauma, neglect, or child abuse, but rather the place of the bestial feral child in the mythology of different ancient cultures all the way up to a more recent timeline. Why do these stories interest us, spook us, and who's the real monster here? Links Register for our International Archaeology Day Live Show on October 16! Black Doves Speak: Herodotus and the Languages of Barbarians (Center for Hellenic Studies) How Young Children Learn Language (Scholastic) Flint Dibble on Wolf’s Milk and More Guide to the classics: the Epic of Gilgamesh (The Conversation) Between gods and animals: becoming human in the Gilgamesh epic (Aeon) The History of Hayy ibn Yaqzan, translated by Simon Ockley Rewriting the Savage: The Extraordinary Fictions of the "Wild Girl of Champagne" (Eighteenth-Century Studies) The Wild Girl, Natural Man, and the Monster (via WorldCat) Why Sasquatch and Other Crypto-Beasts Haunt Our Imaginations (Anthropology of Consciousness) Feral Disorders and Colonial Exclusions: Animal Reared Feral Children, Discourses of Animality, and the Treatment of Animals in Colonial India (via Academia.edu) Wild stories: why do we find feral children so fascinating? (The Guardian) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastDisability in the Ancient World With Andrew GurzaThis week, Anna and Amber are joined by Andrew Gurza, disabled content creator and fellow podcaster, to talk about disability and care in the ancient world. We talk with Andrew about the need for disabled voices in archaeology, his path to podcasting, and some archaeological case studies that show that humans have always taken care of one another.

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                                • Andrew Gurza's website
                                • Ancient Bones That Tell a Story of Compassion (NY Times)
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                                ]]>This week, Anna and Amber are joined by Andrew Gurza, disabled content creator and fellow podcaster, to talk about disability and care in the ancient world. We talk with Andrew about the need for disabled voices in archaeology, his path to podcasting, and some archaeological case studies that show that humans have always taken care of one another.

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                                • Andrew Gurza's website
                                • Ancient Bones That Tell a Story of Compassion (NY Times)
                                • Ancient Bones Offer Clues to How Long Ago Humans Cared for the Vulnerable (NPR Goats and Soda)
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                                ]]>13173a34-dd42-11eb-9996-db98240da13bMon, 27 Sep 2021 08:00:00 -040001:02:31falsefull156156This week, Anna and Amber are joined by Andrew Gurza, disabled content creator and fellow podcaster, to talk about disability and care in the ancient world. We talk with Andrew about the need for disabled voices in archaeology, his path to podcasting, and some archaeological case studies that show that humans have always taken care of one another. Links Andrew Gurza's website Ancient Bones That Tell a Story of Compassion (NY Times) Ancient Bones Offer Clues to How Long Ago Humans Cared for the Vulnerable (NPR Goats and Soda) Follow Andrew on Twitter: @AndrewGurza_ Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastSchool of Rocks with Dr. Danielle MacdonaldDr. Danielle Macdonald specializes in the prehistory of Western Asia and the stone tools that people made and used in their everyday lives. That’s right, three years in, we’re finally doing an episode on lithics! We’ll also talk about Danielle’s path to anthropology and her ongoing work at the site of Kharaneh IV in what's today Jordan.

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                                • Danielle Macdonald (University of Tulsa)
                                • Kharaneh IV Website
                                • Convergent Evolution in Stone-Tool Technology (MIT Press)
                                • Eccentric flint (Wikipedia)
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                                ]]>Dr. Danielle Macdonald specializes in the prehistory of Western Asia and the stone tools that people made and used in their everyday lives. That’s right, three years in, we’re finally doing an episode on lithics! We’ll also talk about Danielle’s path to anthropology and her ongoing work at the site of Kharaneh IV in what's today Jordan.

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                                • Follow Danielle on Twitter!
                                • Danielle Macdonald (University of Tulsa)
                                • Kharaneh IV Website
                                • Convergent Evolution in Stone-Tool Technology (MIT Press)
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                                ]]>1307b078-dd42-11eb-9996-1341d7cf7d10Mon, 20 Sep 2021 08:00:00 -040001:03:33falsefull155155Dr. Danielle Macdonald specializes in the prehistory of Western Asia and the stone tools that people made and used in their everyday lives. That’s right, three years in, we’re finally doing an episode on lithics! We’ll also talk about Danielle’s path to anthropology and her ongoing work at the site of Kharaneh IV in what's today Jordan. Links Follow Danielle on Twitter! Danielle Macdonald (University of Tulsa) Kharaneh IV Website Convergent Evolution in Stone-Tool Technology (MIT Press) Eccentric flint (Wikipedia) Flint Knapping a spear head from English Flint with Will Lord (YouTube) Knapping a Blade Core using a Rocker Punch by Craig Ratzat! Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastÖMG: Ötzi the IcemanIt’s the episode title that’s been making us giggle for months! We’re FINALLY examining the famous Chalcolithic ice-mummy just in time for the 30th anniversary of hikers stumbling upon his body. We’ll explore the archaeological methods and evidence that tell us about who Ötzi was, what his life was like, and how he died. Umlauts will, no doubt, abound.

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                                • Chalcolithic Europe (Wikipedia)
                                • Scientists Reconstruct the Glacial Conditions During Ötzi the Iceman’s Lifetime (Columbia Climate School)
                                • Chalcolithic Period: The Beginnings of Copper Metallurgy (ThoughtCo)
                                • Ötzi, the Iceman (ThoughtCo)
                                • What We Can Learn From Ötzi the Iceman’s Hunting Pack (Smithsonian)
                                • DNA Analysis Reveals What Ötzi the Iceman Wore to His Grave (Smithsonian)
                                • Before He Died, Ötzi the Iceman Ate a Greasy, Fatty Meal (Smithsonian)
                                • Lactose Intolerant, Before Milk Was on Menu (New York Times)
                                • Mosses Expand the Story of Ötzi the Iceman’s Final Journey (Smithsonian)
                                • Frozen moss reveals fatal final journey of 5,300-year-old ice mummy (CNN)
                                • Scientists Have Mapped All of Ötzi the Iceman's 61 Tattoos (Discover) [cn: images of human remains]
                                • Who Killed the Iceman? Clues Emerge in a Very Cold Case (New York Times)
                                • Hear the Recreated Voice of Ötzi the Iceman (Smithsonian)
                                • Ötzi the Iceman: Examining New Evidence from the Famous Copper Age Mummy (Expedition)
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                                • It’s the episode title that’s been making us giggle for months! We’re FINALLY examining the famous Chalcolithic ice-mummy just in time for the 30th anniversary of hikers stumbling upon his body. We’ll explore the archaeological methods and evidence that tell us about who Ötzi was, what his life was like, and how he died. Umlauts will, no doubt, abound.

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                                  • Chalcolithic Europe (Wikipedia)
                                  • Scientists Reconstruct the Glacial Conditions During Ötzi the Iceman’s Lifetime (Columbia Climate School)
                                  • Chalcolithic Period: The Beginnings of Copper Metallurgy (ThoughtCo)
                                  • Ötzi, the Iceman (ThoughtCo)
                                  • What We Can Learn From Ötzi the Iceman’s Hunting Pack (Smithsonian)
                                  • DNA Analysis Reveals What Ötzi the Iceman Wore to His Grave (Smithsonian)
                                  • Before He Died, Ötzi the Iceman Ate a Greasy, Fatty Meal (Smithsonian)
                                  • Lactose Intolerant, Before Milk Was on Menu (New York Times)
                                  • Mosses Expand the Story of Ötzi the Iceman’s Final Journey (Smithsonian)
                                  • Frozen moss reveals fatal final journey of 5,300-year-old ice mummy (CNN)
                                  • Scientists Have Mapped All of Ötzi the Iceman's 61 Tattoos (Discover) [cn: images of human remains]
                                  • Who Killed the Iceman? Clues Emerge in a Very Cold Case (New York Times)
                                  • Hear the Recreated Voice of Ötzi the Iceman (Smithsonian)
                                  • Ötzi the Iceman: Examining New Evidence from the Famous Copper Age Mummy (Expedition)
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                                  ]]>12f7fb6a-dd42-11eb-9996-6f3e4d25768dMon, 13 Sep 2021 08:00:00 -040050:20falsefull154154It’s the episode title that’s been making us giggle for months! We’re FINALLY examining the famous Chalcolithic ice-mummy just in time for the 30th anniversary of hikers stumbling upon his body. We’ll explore the archaeological methods and evidence that tell us about who Ötzi was, what his life was like, and how he died. Umlauts will, no doubt, abound. Links Chalcolithic Europe (Wikipedia) Scientists Reconstruct the Glacial Conditions During Ötzi the Iceman’s Lifetime (Columbia Climate School) Chalcolithic Period: The Beginnings of Copper Metallurgy (ThoughtCo) Ötzi, the Iceman (ThoughtCo) What We Can Learn From Ötzi the Iceman’s Hunting Pack (Smithsonian) DNA Analysis Reveals What Ötzi the Iceman Wore to His Grave (Smithsonian) Before He Died, Ötzi the Iceman Ate a Greasy, Fatty Meal (Smithsonian) Lactose Intolerant, Before Milk Was on Menu (New York Times) Mosses Expand the Story of Ötzi the Iceman’s Final Journey (Smithsonian) Frozen moss reveals fatal final journey of 5,300-year-old ice mummy (CNN) Scientists Have Mapped All of Ötzi the Iceman's 61 Tattoos (Discover) [cn: images of human remains] Who Killed the Iceman? Clues Emerge in a Very Cold Case (New York Times) Hear the Recreated Voice of Ötzi the Iceman (Smithsonian) Ötzi the Iceman: Examining New Evidence from the Famous Copper Age Mummy (Expedition) Ötzi, the Iceman (Archaeology) [cn: images of human remains] 13 Cool Facts About Ötzi the Iceman (Mental Floss) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastWho's the New Guy?Remember that time we did a whole series on the human family tree and then finished talking about evolution forever because we were all done? HA! OF COURSE WE AREN'T DONE! There have been some amazing new discoveries in the human fossil record since that series dropped, so we're here to update you on what our family shrubbery looks like now. We journey to Siberia, the Philippines, China, and other places, and our story gets a whole lot more complicated! We love to see it.

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                                  • Human Evolution Interactive Timeline (Smithsonian Museum of Natural History)
                                  • Are Homo sapiens and Neanderthals the same species? (Stefan Milo, via YouTube)
                                  • ​Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) (National Human Genome Research Institute)
                                  • First portrait of mysterious Denisovans drawn from DNA (Nature)
                                  • Biggest Denisovan fossil yet spills ancient human’s secrets (Nature)
                                  • New clue to human evolution's biggest mystery emerges in Philippines (CNN)
                                  • Indigenous Filipino Group Has Highest Known Denisovan Ancestry (The Scientist)
                                  • Ancient tools and DNA discovered in a Tibetan cave shed unprecedented light on humans' most enigmatic ancestor, the Denisovans (Business Insider)
                                  • Denisovans: The ancient humans who share our ancestry (New Scientist)
                                  • Philippine Ayta possess the highest level of Denisovan ancestry in the world (Current Biology)
                                  • A new species of Homo from the Late Pleistocene of the Philippines (Nature)
                                  • Homo luzonensis: New human species found in Philippines (BBC News)
                                  • New species of ancient human discovered in the Philippines (National Geographic)
                                  • Homo naledi (Smithsonian Museum of Natural History)
                                  • Homo naledi, a new species of the genus Homo from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa (Evolutionary Biology)
                                  • The age of Homo naledi and associated sediments in the Rising Star Cave, South Africa (Evolutionary Biology)
                                  • Homo naledi is only 250,000 years old – here’s why that matters (New Scientist)
                                  • New type of ancient human discovered in Israel (BBC News)
                                  • Remember that time we did a whole series on the human family tree and then finished talking about evolution forever because we were all done? HA! OF COURSE WE AREN'T DONE! There have been some amazing new discoveries in the human fossil record since that series dropped, so we're here to update you on what our family shrubbery looks like now. We journey to Siberia, the Philippines, China, and other places, and our story gets a whole lot more complicated! We love to see it.

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                                    • Human Evolution Interactive Timeline (Smithsonian Museum of Natural History)
                                    • Are Homo sapiens and Neanderthals the same species? (Stefan Milo, via YouTube)
                                    • ​Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) (National Human Genome Research Institute)
                                    • First portrait of mysterious Denisovans drawn from DNA (Nature)
                                    • Biggest Denisovan fossil yet spills ancient human’s secrets (Nature)
                                    • New clue to human evolution's biggest mystery emerges in Philippines (CNN)
                                    • Indigenous Filipino Group Has Highest Known Denisovan Ancestry (The Scientist)
                                    • Ancient tools and DNA discovered in a Tibetan cave shed unprecedented light on humans' most enigmatic ancestor, the Denisovans (Business Insider)
                                    • Denisovans: The ancient humans who share our ancestry (New Scientist)
                                    • Philippine Ayta possess the highest level of Denisovan ancestry in the world (Current Biology)
                                    • A new species of Homo from the Late Pleistocene of the Philippines (Nature)
                                    • Homo luzonensis: New human species found in Philippines (BBC News)
                                    • New species of ancient human discovered in the Philippines (National Geographic)
                                    • Homo naledi (Smithsonian Museum of Natural History)
                                    • Homo naledi, a new species of the genus Homo from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa (Evolutionary Biology)
                                    • The age of Homo naledi and associated sediments in the Rising Star Cave, South Africa (Evolutionary Biology)
                                    • Homo naledi is only 250,000 years old – here’s why that matters (New Scientist)
                                    • New type of ancient human discovered in Israel (BBC News)
                                    • Israeli fossil finds reveal a new hominid group, Nesher Ramla Homo (Science News)
                                    • A new type of Homo unknown to science (ScienceDaily)
                                    • A Middle Pleistocene Homo from Nesher Ramla, Israel (Science)
                                    • Homo longi: extinct human species that may replace Neanderthals as our closest relatives found in China (The Conversation)
                                    • 146,000-Year-Old Archaic Human Cranium Represents New Species: Homo longi (Sci-News)
                                    • Homo Longi: Extinct Human Species That May Replace Neanderthals As Our Closest Relatives Found in China (Discover)
                                    • 'Dragon man' claimed as new species of ancient human but doubts remain
                                    • (New Scientist)
                                    
                                    

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                                    ]]>12e828ca-dd42-11eb-9996-bbd37942c4e3Mon, 06 Sep 2021 08:00:00 -040057:06falsefull153153Remember that time we did a whole series on the human family tree and then finished talking about evolution forever because we were all done? HA! OF COURSE WE AREN'T DONE! There have been some amazing new discoveries in the human fossil record since that series dropped, so we're here to update you on what our family shrubbery looks like now. We journey to Siberia, the Philippines, China, and other places, and our story gets a whole lot more complicated! We love to see it. Links Human Evolution Interactive Timeline (Smithsonian Museum of Natural History) Are Homo sapiens and Neanderthals the same species? (Stefan Milo, via YouTube) ​Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) (National Human Genome Research Institute) First portrait of mysterious Denisovans drawn from DNA (Nature) Biggest Denisovan fossil yet spills ancient human’s secrets (Nature) New clue to human evolution's biggest mystery emerges in Philippines (CNN) Indigenous Filipino Group Has Highest Known Denisovan Ancestry (The Scientist) Ancient tools and DNA discovered in a Tibetan cave shed unprecedented light on humans' most enigmatic ancestor, the Denisovans (Business Insider) Denisovans: The ancient humans who share our ancestry (New Scientist) Philippine Ayta possess the highest level of Denisovan ancestry in the world (Current Biology) A new species of Homo from the Late Pleistocene of the Philippines (Nature) Homo luzonensis: New human species found in Philippines (BBC News) New species of ancient human discovered in the Philippines (National Geographic) Homo naledi (Smithsonian Museum of Natural History) Homo naledi, a new species of the genus Homo from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa (Evolutionary Biology) The age of Homo naledi and associated sediments in the Rising Star Cave, South Africa (Evolutionary Biology) Homo naledi is only 250,000 years old – here’s why that matters (New Scientist) New type of ancient human discovered in Israel (BBC News) Israeli fossil finds reveal a new hominid group, Nesher Ramla Homo (Science News) A new type of Homo unknown to science (ScienceDaily) A Middle Pleistocene Homo from Nesher Ramla, Israel (Science) Homo longi: extinct human species that may replace Neanderthals as our closest relatives found in China (The Conversation) 146,000-Year-Old Archaic Human Cranium Represents New Species: Homo longi (Sci-News) Homo Longi: Extinct Human Species That May Replace Neanderthals As Our Closest Relatives Found in China (Discover) 'Dragon man' claimed as new species of ancient human but doubts remain (New Scientist) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastWe Stan a King: NabonidusThis week, Amber tells Anna the story of Nabonidus, King of Babylon, who, mid-kinging, tootled off to the Arabian desert for a decade to worship the moon god, Sin. But is that the whole story? Of course not. Tune in to learn what Nabonidus was maybe really doing out there.

                                    Links

                                    • Cuneiform inscription from last king of Babylon discovered in Saudi Arabia (LiveScience)
                                    • Mesopotamia (World History Encyclopedia)
                                    • Video: The rise and fall of the Assyrian Empire - Marian H Feldman (TED-Ed via YouTube)
                                    • A History of the Ancient Near East ca. 3000-323 BC (via WorldCat)
                                    • The Reign of Nabonidus King of Babylon 556-539 BC (Yale Babylonian Collection)
                                    • The Harran Inscriptions of Nabonidus (Anatolian Studies)
                                    • Qedar (Livius)
                                    • The Archaeology of Prehistoric Arabia: Adaptation and Social Formation From the Neolithic to the Iron Age (via WorldCat)
                                    • New Discoveries at Sela, the Mountain Stronghold of Edom (Ancient Near East Today)
                                    • First evidence of Nabonidus in the Ancient North Arabian inscriptions from the region of Taymāʾ (Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, Vol. 31 via Academia.edu)
                                    • The Cyrus Cylinder (World History Encyclopedia)
                                    • Arabia and the Arabs: From the Bronze Age to the Coming of Islam (via WorldCat)
                                    
                                    

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                                    ]]>This week, Amber tells Anna the story of Nabonidus, King of Babylon, who, mid-kinging, tootled off to the Arabian desert for a decade to worship the moon god, Sin. But is that the whole story? Of course not. Tune in to learn what Nabonidus was maybe really doing out there.

                                    Links

                                    • Cuneiform inscription from last king of Babylon discovered in Saudi Arabia (LiveScience)
                                    • Mesopotamia (World History Encyclopedia)
                                    • Video: The rise and fall of the Assyrian Empire - Marian H Feldman (TED-Ed via YouTube)
                                    • A History of the Ancient Near East ca. 3000-323 BC (via WorldCat)
                                    • The Reign of Nabonidus King of Babylon 556-539 BC (Yale Babylonian Collection)
                                    • The Harran Inscriptions of Nabonidus (Anatolian Studies)
                                    • Qedar (Livius)
                                    • The Archaeology of Prehistoric Arabia: Adaptation and Social Formation From the Neolithic to the Iron Age (via WorldCat)
                                    • New Discoveries at Sela, the Mountain Stronghold of Edom (Ancient Near East Today)
                                    • First evidence of Nabonidus in the Ancient North Arabian inscriptions from the region of Taymāʾ (Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, Vol. 31 via Academia.edu)
                                    • The Cyrus Cylinder (World History Encyclopedia)
                                    • Arabia and the Arabs: From the Bronze Age to the Coming of Islam (via WorldCat)
                                    
                                    

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                                    ]]>12d89478-dd42-11eb-9996-c762ee394255Mon, 30 Aug 2021 08:00:00 -040001:05:28falsefull152152This week, Amber tells Anna the story of Nabonidus, King of Babylon, who, mid-kinging, tootled off to the Arabian desert for a decade to worship the moon god, Sin. But is that the whole story? Of course not. Tune in to learn what Nabonidus was maybe really doing out there. Links Cuneiform inscription from last king of Babylon discovered in Saudi Arabia (LiveScience) Mesopotamia (World History Encyclopedia) Video: The rise and fall of the Assyrian Empire - Marian H Feldman (TED-Ed via YouTube) A History of the Ancient Near East ca. 3000-323 BC (via WorldCat) The Reign of Nabonidus King of Babylon 556-539 BC (Yale Babylonian Collection) The Harran Inscriptions of Nabonidus (Anatolian Studies) Qedar (Livius) The Archaeology of Prehistoric Arabia: Adaptation and Social Formation From the Neolithic to the Iron Age (via WorldCat) New Discoveries at Sela, the Mountain Stronghold of Edom (Ancient Near East Today) First evidence of Nabonidus in the Ancient North Arabian inscriptions from the region of Taymāʾ (Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, Vol. 31 via Academia.edu) The Cyrus Cylinder (World History Encyclopedia) Arabia and the Arabs: From the Bronze Age to the Coming of Islam (via WorldCat) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastShh! We're in the Library EpisodeThis week, Anna and Amber take a tour of some of the libraries of the ancient world. We visit Mesopotamia for the origins of writing and the heartland of administrative paperwork, hit up Africa for the oral traditions of the Griots, browse the stacks of oracle bones in China, and...yes, talk about the Library of Alexandria.

                                    Links

                                    • The Origins of Writing (Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History)
                                    • Writing (World History Encyclopedia)
                                    • Hidden women of history: Enheduanna, princess, priestess and the world’s first known author (The Conversation)
                                    • Archives and Bookkeeping in Southern Mesopotamia during the Ur III period (Comptabilités)
                                    • Hard Work-Where Will It Get You? Labor Management in Ur III Mesopotamia (Journal of Near Eastern Studies, via CDLI)
                                    • OIP 92. Persepolis Fortification Tablets (Oriental Institute Publications)
                                    • Persepolis Fortification Archive (Oriental Institute)
                                    • A Heritage Threatened: The Persepolis Tablets Lawsuit and the Oriental Institute (Persepolis Fortification Archive Project)
                                    • Persepolis Fortification Tablets (Livius.org)
                                    • The Library of Ashurbanipal (ThoughtCo)
                                    • A Library Fit for a King (British Museum)
                                    • The Library of Alexandria Is Long-Gone – And All Around Us (Daily Beast)
                                    • The Life and Death of the Library of Alexandria (Literary Hub)
                                    • The Great Library of Alexandria (James Grout)
                                    • Chinese Oracle Bones (British Library)
                                    • History of Library Developments in China (IFLA)
                                    • Zhou Period Literature (ChinaKnowledge.de)
                                    • The History of Chinese Literature (China Highlights)
                                    • What Is a Griot and Why Are They Important? (Culture Trip)
                                    • African Music: A People’s Art (via WorldCat)
                                    • The Four Surviving Maya Codices (ThoughtCo)
                                    • Maya codices: invaluable cultural heritage burned by the Inquisition in 1562 (Yucatan Times)
                                    
                                    

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                                    • APN Website: This week, Anna and Amber take a tour of some of the libraries of the ancient world. We visit Mesopotamia for the origins of writing and the heartland of administrative paperwork, hit up Africa for the oral traditions of the Griots, browse the stacks of oracle bones in China, and...yes, talk about the Library of Alexandria.

                                      Links

                                      • The Origins of Writing (Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History)
                                      • Writing (World History Encyclopedia)
                                      • Hidden women of history: Enheduanna, princess, priestess and the world’s first known author (The Conversation)
                                      • Archives and Bookkeeping in Southern Mesopotamia during the Ur III period (Comptabilités)
                                      • Hard Work-Where Will It Get You? Labor Management in Ur III Mesopotamia (Journal of Near Eastern Studies, via CDLI)
                                      • OIP 92. Persepolis Fortification Tablets (Oriental Institute Publications)
                                      • Persepolis Fortification Archive (Oriental Institute)
                                      • A Heritage Threatened: The Persepolis Tablets Lawsuit and the Oriental Institute (Persepolis Fortification Archive Project)
                                      • Persepolis Fortification Tablets (Livius.org)
                                      • The Library of Ashurbanipal (ThoughtCo)
                                      • A Library Fit for a King (British Museum)
                                      • The Library of Alexandria Is Long-Gone – And All Around Us (Daily Beast)
                                      • The Life and Death of the Library of Alexandria (Literary Hub)
                                      • The Great Library of Alexandria (James Grout)
                                      • Chinese Oracle Bones (British Library)
                                      • History of Library Developments in China (IFLA)
                                      • Zhou Period Literature (ChinaKnowledge.de)
                                      • The History of Chinese Literature (China Highlights)
                                      • What Is a Griot and Why Are They Important? (Culture Trip)
                                      • African Music: A People’s Art (via WorldCat)
                                      • The Four Surviving Maya Codices (ThoughtCo)
                                      • Maya codices: invaluable cultural heritage burned by the Inquisition in 1562 (Yucatan Times)
                                      
                                      

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                                      ]]>12c8f3ce-dd42-11eb-9996-8b26614799beMon, 23 Aug 2021 08:00:00 -040058:01falsefull151151This week, Anna and Amber take a tour of some of the libraries of the ancient world. We visit Mesopotamia for the origins of writing and the heartland of administrative paperwork, hit up Africa for the oral traditions of the Griots, browse the stacks of oracle bones in China, and...yes, talk about the Library of Alexandria. Links The Origins of Writing (Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History) Writing (World History Encyclopedia) Hidden women of history: Enheduanna, princess, priestess and the world’s first known author (The Conversation) Archives and Bookkeeping in Southern Mesopotamia during the Ur III period (Comptabilités) Hard Work-Where Will It Get You? Labor Management in Ur III Mesopotamia (Journal of Near Eastern Studies, via CDLI) OIP 92. Persepolis Fortification Tablets (Oriental Institute Publications) Persepolis Fortification Archive (Oriental Institute) A Heritage Threatened: The Persepolis Tablets Lawsuit and the Oriental Institute (Persepolis Fortification Archive Project) Persepolis Fortification Tablets (Livius.org) The Library of Ashurbanipal (ThoughtCo) A Library Fit for a King (British Museum) The Library of Alexandria Is Long-Gone – And All Around Us (Daily Beast) The Life and Death of the Library of Alexandria (Literary Hub) The Great Library of Alexandria (James Grout) Chinese Oracle Bones (British Library) History of Library Developments in China (IFLA) Zhou Period Literature (ChinaKnowledge.de) The History of Chinese Literature (China Highlights) What Is a Griot and Why Are They Important? (Culture Trip) African Music: A People’s Art (via WorldCat) The Four Surviving Maya Codices (ThoughtCo) Maya codices: invaluable cultural heritage burned by the Inquisition in 1562 (Yucatan Times) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastBack to School: StratigraphyIt's our 150th episode! Wow! This week we're starting our Back To School series with a short primer on stratigraphy. How do archaeologists divide a site into time periods? How did people first figure out that layers of sediment accumulate over time through different processes? How many dirt/soil/sediment puns is Anna capable of making in roughly forty minutes? We’ll find out.

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                                      • Stratigraphy: Earth's Geological, Archaeological Layers (ThoughtCo)
                                      • Charles Lyell: Principles of Geology (WGBH)
                                      • About Sir Charles Lyell (University of Edinburgh)
                                      • Charles Lyell (Encyclopedia Britannica)
                                      • The Blasphemous Geologist Who Rocked Our Understanding of Earth’s Age (Smithsonian)
                                      • Harris Matrix (Wikipedia)
                                      • The Harris Matrix Tool for Comprehending the Archaeological Past (ThoughtCo)
                                      • How to Read a Munsell Color Chart (Munsell Color)
                                      • Atapuerca (Don’s Maps)
                                      • Chicken Bones May Be the Legacy of Our Time (Smithsonian)
                                      
                                      

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                                      ]]>It's our 150th episode! Wow! This week we're starting our Back To School series with a short primer on stratigraphy. How do archaeologists divide a site into time periods? How did people first figure out that layers of sediment accumulate over time through different processes? How many dirt/soil/sediment puns is Anna capable of making in roughly forty minutes? We’ll find out.

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                                      • Stratigraphy: Earth's Geological, Archaeological Layers (ThoughtCo)
                                      • Charles Lyell: Principles of Geology (WGBH)
                                      • About Sir Charles Lyell (University of Edinburgh)
                                      • Charles Lyell (Encyclopedia Britannica)
                                      • The Blasphemous Geologist Who Rocked Our Understanding of Earth’s Age (Smithsonian)
                                      • Harris Matrix (Wikipedia)
                                      • The Harris Matrix Tool for Comprehending the Archaeological Past (ThoughtCo)
                                      • How to Read a Munsell Color Chart (Munsell Color)
                                      • Atapuerca (Don’s Maps)
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                                      ]]>12b95b4e-dd42-11eb-9996-17326a435280Mon, 16 Aug 2021 08:00:00 -040041:21falsefull150150It's our 150th episode! Wow! This week we're starting our Back To School series with a short primer on stratigraphy. How do archaeologists divide a site into time periods? How did people first figure out that layers of sediment accumulate over time through different processes? How many dirt/soil/sediment puns is Anna capable of making in roughly forty minutes? We’ll find out. Links Stratigraphy: Earth's Geological, Archaeological Layers (ThoughtCo) Charles Lyell: Principles of Geology (WGBH) About Sir Charles Lyell (University of Edinburgh) Charles Lyell (Encyclopedia Britannica) The Blasphemous Geologist Who Rocked Our Understanding of Earth’s Age (Smithsonian) Harris Matrix (Wikipedia) The Harris Matrix Tool for Comprehending the Archaeological Past (ThoughtCo) How to Read a Munsell Color Chart (Munsell Color) Atapuerca (Don’s Maps) Chicken Bones May Be the Legacy of Our Time (Smithsonian) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastI Gotta Go: Archaeology of AbandonmentThis week, we’ve got an episode that started off as a funny title and became a topic. There are many possible reasons for abandoning a site, and there are plenty of examples from the archaeological record. We’ll look into evidence for climate change, conflict, natural disaster, and other reasons for abandonment (not all at once; that sounds like a really bad place to live). Plus, Anna and Amber do Dickens.

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                                      • What does panarchy even mean? (Foresight Design Initiative)
                                      • A Canaanite palace was abandoned 3,700 years ago. Archaeologists finally know why. (National Geographic)
                                      • Study: Scant evidence that ‘wood overuse’ at Cahokia caused local flooding, subsequent collapse (Washington University in St. Louis)
                                      • Human Poop Reveals That Climate Change Caused The Fall Of Cahokia, A Medieval Native American City (Forbes)
                                      • 10 Deserted Places and Why They Were Abandoned (MentalFloss)
                                      • Internet Archaeology: Behold the Most Hilarious Abandoned Websites (Wired)
                                      • Ghost Towns
                                      
                                      

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                                      ]]>This week, we’ve got an episode that started off as a funny title and became a topic. There are many possible reasons for abandoning a site, and there are plenty of examples from the archaeological record. We’ll look into evidence for climate change, conflict, natural disaster, and other reasons for abandonment (not all at once; that sounds like a really bad place to live). Plus, Anna and Amber do Dickens.

                                      Links

                                      • What does panarchy even mean? (Foresight Design Initiative)
                                      • A Canaanite palace was abandoned 3,700 years ago. Archaeologists finally know why. (National Geographic)
                                      • Study: Scant evidence that ‘wood overuse’ at Cahokia caused local flooding, subsequent collapse (Washington University in St. Louis)
                                      • Human Poop Reveals That Climate Change Caused The Fall Of Cahokia, A Medieval Native American City (Forbes)
                                      • 10 Deserted Places and Why They Were Abandoned (MentalFloss)
                                      • Internet Archaeology: Behold the Most Hilarious Abandoned Websites (Wired)
                                      • Ghost Towns
                                      
                                      

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                                      ]]>12a9cf26-dd42-11eb-9996-47e5b5d5c672Mon, 09 Aug 2021 08:00:00 -040048:32falsefull149149This week, we’ve got an episode that started off as a funny title and became a topic. There are many possible reasons for abandoning a site, and there are plenty of examples from the archaeological record. We’ll look into evidence for climate change, conflict, natural disaster, and other reasons for abandonment (not all at once; that sounds like a really bad place to live). Plus, Anna and Amber do Dickens. Links What does panarchy even mean? (Foresight Design Initiative) A Canaanite palace was abandoned 3,700 years ago. Archaeologists finally know why. (National Geographic) Study: Scant evidence that ‘wood overuse’ at Cahokia caused local flooding, subsequent collapse (Washington University in St. Louis) Human Poop Reveals That Climate Change Caused The Fall Of Cahokia, A Medieval Native American City (Forbes) 10 Deserted Places and Why They Were Abandoned (MentalFloss) Internet Archaeology: Behold the Most Hilarious Abandoned Websites (Wired) Ghost Towns Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastField Season with Carlton GoverThis week, Anna and Amber sit down with archaeologist, podcaster, and member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, Carlton Shield Chief Gover. We talk about his path to archaeology, an Indigenous perspective on archaeology as history and heritage, how to prank your site supervisor, and more!

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                                      ]]>This week, Anna and Amber sit down with archaeologist, podcaster, and member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, Carlton Shield Chief Gover. We talk about his path to archaeology, an Indigenous perspective on archaeology as history and heritage, how to prank your site supervisor, and more!

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                                      ]]>129a3638-dd42-11eb-9996-f7bc10a9fd7cMon, 02 Aug 2021 08:00:00 -040058:40falsefull148148This week, Anna and Amber sit down with archaeologist, podcaster, and member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, Carlton Shield Chief Gover. We talk about his path to archaeology, an Indigenous perspective on archaeology as history and heritage, how to prank your site supervisor, and more! Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastField Season: The Indiana Jones EpisodeIn this installment of Field Season, Amber and Anna take a trip to the semi-mythical world of cinematic archaeology. Who inspired the character of Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr.? Did the Indiana Jones franchise leave a lasting impression on archaeology? Plus--we've got a whole roundup of fellas that likely influenced the American public's perception of what an explorer should look like.

                                      Links

                                      • How Indiana Jones Actually Changed Archaeology (National Geographic)
                                      • The Casual Colonialism of Lara Croft and Indiana Jones (Hyperallergic)
                                      • 2 Archaeologists, Robert Braidwood, 95, And His Wife, Linda Braidwood, 93, Die (New York Times)
                                      • Linda Braidwood (TrowelBlazers)
                                      • Raiders of the Lost Journal: The Hunt for the Real Indiana Jones (Oriental Institute)
                                      • Roy Chapman Andrews and the Kingdom of the Cretaceous Skulls (Scientific American)
                                      • The real-life Indiana Jones was from Wisconsin (The Bozho)
                                      • Badass? This Guy Was the Real-Life Inspiration for Indiana Jones (Adventure Journal)
                                      • Roy Chapman Andrews: A Real Life Indiana Jones (MentalFloss)
                                      • From the State Historian: Discovering the Explorer Hiram Bingham III (History.org)
                                      • Finding Machu Picchu: A Look at Explorer Hiram Bingham, A Real-Life Indiana Jones (National Geographic)
                                      • Who was the real Indiana Jones? -- EXCLUSIVE (Entertainment Weekly)
                                      • Our Very Own Indiana Jones (Northwestern University)
                                      • Walter A. Fairservis, 73, Dies; Was Archeologist and Author (New York Times)
                                      • Science: Journey to Afghanistan (Time)
                                      • ‘Fighting like angry sheep’: Wendell Phillips in the Gulf (National Archives)
                                      
                                      

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                                      • In this installment of Field Season, Amber and Anna take a trip to the semi-mythical world of cinematic archaeology. Who inspired the character of Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr.? Did the Indiana Jones franchise leave a lasting impression on archaeology? Plus--we've got a whole roundup of fellas that likely influenced the American public's perception of what an explorer should look like.

                                        Links

                                        • How Indiana Jones Actually Changed Archaeology (National Geographic)
                                        • The Casual Colonialism of Lara Croft and Indiana Jones (Hyperallergic)
                                        • 2 Archaeologists, Robert Braidwood, 95, And His Wife, Linda Braidwood, 93, Die (New York Times)
                                        • Linda Braidwood (TrowelBlazers)
                                        • Raiders of the Lost Journal: The Hunt for the Real Indiana Jones (Oriental Institute)
                                        • Roy Chapman Andrews and the Kingdom of the Cretaceous Skulls (Scientific American)
                                        • The real-life Indiana Jones was from Wisconsin (The Bozho)
                                        • Badass? This Guy Was the Real-Life Inspiration for Indiana Jones (Adventure Journal)
                                        • Roy Chapman Andrews: A Real Life Indiana Jones (MentalFloss)
                                        • From the State Historian: Discovering the Explorer Hiram Bingham III (History.org)
                                        • Finding Machu Picchu: A Look at Explorer Hiram Bingham, A Real-Life Indiana Jones (National Geographic)
                                        • Who was the real Indiana Jones? -- EXCLUSIVE (Entertainment Weekly)
                                        • Our Very Own Indiana Jones (Northwestern University)
                                        • Walter A. Fairservis, 73, Dies; Was Archeologist and Author (New York Times)
                                        • Science: Journey to Afghanistan (Time)
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                                        ]]>128aa948-dd42-11eb-9996-33da182bd580Mon, 26 Jul 2021 08:00:00 -040001:02:49falsefull147147In this installment of Field Season, Amber and Anna take a trip to the semi-mythical world of cinematic archaeology. Who inspired the character of Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr.? Did the Indiana Jones franchise leave a lasting impression on archaeology? Plus--we've got a whole roundup of fellas that likely influenced the American public's perception of what an explorer should look like. Links How Indiana Jones Actually Changed Archaeology (National Geographic) The Casual Colonialism of Lara Croft and Indiana Jones (Hyperallergic) 2 Archaeologists, Robert Braidwood, 95, And His Wife, Linda Braidwood, 93, Die (New York Times) Linda Braidwood (TrowelBlazers) Raiders of the Lost Journal: The Hunt for the Real Indiana Jones (Oriental Institute) Roy Chapman Andrews and the Kingdom of the Cretaceous Skulls (Scientific American) The real-life Indiana Jones was from Wisconsin (The Bozho) Badass? This Guy Was the Real-Life Inspiration for Indiana Jones (Adventure Journal) Roy Chapman Andrews: A Real Life Indiana Jones (MentalFloss) From the State Historian: Discovering the Explorer Hiram Bingham III (History.org) Finding Machu Picchu: A Look at Explorer Hiram Bingham, A Real-Life Indiana Jones (National Geographic) Who was the real Indiana Jones? -- EXCLUSIVE (Entertainment Weekly) Our Very Own Indiana Jones (Northwestern University) Walter A. Fairservis, 73, Dies; Was Archeologist and Author (New York Times) Science: Journey to Afghanistan (Time) ‘Fighting like angry sheep’: Wendell Phillips in the Gulf (National Archives) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastField Season with Allyson BlanckAnna and Amber are joined this week by Allyson Blanck, a Classical archaeologist and advocate for accessibility and inclusivity in the field. Learn about best practices for accommodating archaeologists with disabilities in the field, the changes that are already underway in the discipline, and how much farther we need to go. Plus, some excellent dog content and a discussion of ancient cranial surgery!

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                                        ]]>12792722-dd42-11eb-9996-e388ff842fa8Mon, 19 Jul 2021 08:00:00 -040001:17:46falsefull146146Anna and Amber are joined this week by Allyson Blanck, a Classical archaeologist and advocate for accessibility and inclusivity in the field. Learn about best practices for accommodating archaeologists with disabilities in the field, the changes that are already underway in the discipline, and how much farther we need to go. Plus, some excellent dog content and a discussion of ancient cranial surgery! Links Allyson on Twitter: @ablanck_page https://classics.arizona.edu/people/ablanck Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastFeeling it Out: PhenomenologyHow do we capture a sense of the experience of living in a landscape of the past? What did the past smell like? What did it feel like? How can we understand ancient people's mindsets, perceptions, intentions, and emotions? Will Anna end up deeply confused? Tune in to find out!

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                                        • A History of Archaeological Thought (via WorldCat)
                                        • Maurice Merleau-Ponty (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
                                        • How Can Phenomenological Methodologies help us understand past Landscapes? (The Post Hole)
                                        • A Phenomenology of Landscape: Places, Paths and Monuments (via WorldCat)
                                        • Archaeological Theory: An Introduction (via WorldCat)
                                        • Phenomenology in Practice: Towards a Methodology for a 'Subjective' Approach (European Journal of Archaeology, via ResearchGate)
                                        • Experiencing the past? The development of a phenomenological archaeology in British prehistory (Archaeological Dialogues)
                                        • Investigating Neolithization of Cultural Landscapes in East Asia: The NEOMAP Project (Journal of World Prehistory)
                                        • Performance Space, Political Theater, and Audibility in Downtown Chaco (Acoustics)
                                        • Mystery of 'chirping' pyramid decoded (Nature)
                                        • Mapping an archaeology of the present: Counter-mapping at the Gummingurru stone arrangement site, southeast Queensland, Australia (Journal of Social Archaeology)
                                        • Mapping an archaeology of the present: Counter-mapping at the Gummingurru stone arrangement site, southeast Queensland, Australia (via Academia.edu)
                                        • Counter mapping at the Gummingurru stone arrangement site (via Academia.edu)
                                        • Gummingurru in the Landscape (Prezi)
                                        • A Phenomenological Approach to the Kom El-Shuqafa Catacombs (Cornell eCommons)
                                        
                                        

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                                        ]]>How do we capture a sense of the experience of living in a landscape of the past? What did the past smell like? What did it feel like? How can we understand ancient people's mindsets, perceptions, intentions, and emotions? Will Anna end up deeply confused? Tune in to find out!

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                                        • A History of Archaeological Thought (via WorldCat)
                                        • Maurice Merleau-Ponty (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
                                        • How Can Phenomenological Methodologies help us understand past Landscapes? (The Post Hole)
                                        • A Phenomenology of Landscape: Places, Paths and Monuments (via WorldCat)
                                        • Archaeological Theory: An Introduction (via WorldCat)
                                        • Phenomenology in Practice: Towards a Methodology for a 'Subjective' Approach (European Journal of Archaeology, via ResearchGate)
                                        • Experiencing the past? The development of a phenomenological archaeology in British prehistory (Archaeological Dialogues)
                                        • Investigating Neolithization of Cultural Landscapes in East Asia: The NEOMAP Project (Journal of World Prehistory)
                                        • Performance Space, Political Theater, and Audibility in Downtown Chaco (Acoustics)
                                        • Mystery of 'chirping' pyramid decoded (Nature)
                                        • Mapping an archaeology of the present: Counter-mapping at the Gummingurru stone arrangement site, southeast Queensland, Australia (Journal of Social Archaeology)
                                        • Mapping an archaeology of the present: Counter-mapping at the Gummingurru stone arrangement site, southeast Queensland, Australia (via Academia.edu)
                                        • Counter mapping at the Gummingurru stone arrangement site (via Academia.edu)
                                        • Gummingurru in the Landscape (Prezi)
                                        • A Phenomenological Approach to the Kom El-Shuqafa Catacombs (Cornell eCommons)
                                        
                                        

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                                        ]]>12699d16-dd42-11eb-9996-cba9f0456991Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:00:00 -040058:00falsefull145145How do we capture a sense of the experience of living in a landscape of the past? What did the past smell like? What did it feel like? How can we understand ancient people's mindsets, perceptions, intentions, and emotions? Will Anna end up deeply confused? Tune in to find out! Links A History of Archaeological Thought (via WorldCat) Maurice Merleau-Ponty (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) How Can Phenomenological Methodologies help us understand past Landscapes? (The Post Hole) A Phenomenology of Landscape: Places, Paths and Monuments (via WorldCat) Archaeological Theory: An Introduction (via WorldCat) Phenomenology in Practice: Towards a Methodology for a 'Subjective' Approach (European Journal of Archaeology, via ResearchGate) Experiencing the past? The development of a phenomenological archaeology in British prehistory (Archaeological Dialogues) Investigating Neolithization of Cultural Landscapes in East Asia: The NEOMAP Project (Journal of World Prehistory) Performance Space, Political Theater, and Audibility in Downtown Chaco (Acoustics) Mystery of 'chirping' pyramid decoded (Nature) Mapping an archaeology of the present: Counter-mapping at the Gummingurru stone arrangement site, southeast Queensland, Australia (Journal of Social Archaeology) Mapping an archaeology of the present: Counter-mapping at the Gummingurru stone arrangement site, southeast Queensland, Australia (via Academia.edu) Counter mapping at the Gummingurru stone arrangement site (via Academia.edu) Gummingurru in the Landscape (Prezi) A Phenomenological Approach to the Kom El-Shuqafa Catacombs (Cornell eCommons) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastNazca, Outside the LinesOn this sponsored episode, Anna and Amber talk about the Nazca culture of coastal Peru. There's SO much more to talk about than the famous Nazca Lines. There's gorgeous ceramics, ingenious irrigation, trophy heads, cactus tripping, and much more!

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                                        • Cahuachi: New Evidence for an Early Nasca Ceremonial Role (Current Anthropology, via ResearchGate)
                                        • Ritual Uses of Trophy Heads in Ancient Nasca Society (Ritual Sacrifice in Ancient Peru,)
                                        • Traditional Medicinal Plant Use in Northern Peru: Tracking Two Thousand Years of Healing Culture (Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
                                        • Nasca Ceramics: Ancient Art from Peru’s South Coast (Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology)
                                        • Nazca Pottery (World History Encyclopedia)
                                        • Nasca Ceramic Iconography: An Overview (The Studio Potter)
                                        • 2,000-Year-Old Nazca Line Featuring Lounging Cat Found in Peru (Smithsonian)
                                        • 2,000-Year-Old Cat Etching Found at Nazca Lines Site in Peru (New York Times)
                                        • Peru’s Nazca Line etchings depict bird species not native to the area (PBS)
                                        • Identifying the bird figures of the Nasca pampas: An ornithological perspective (Journal of Archaeological Science)
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                                        ]]>On this sponsored episode, Anna and Amber talk about the Nazca culture of coastal Peru. There's SO much more to talk about than the famous Nazca Lines. There's gorgeous ceramics, ingenious irrigation, trophy heads, cactus tripping, and much more!

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                                        • The Puquios of Nasca (Latin American Antiquity)
                                        • Cahuachi: New Evidence for an Early Nasca Ceremonial Role (Current Anthropology, via ResearchGate)
                                        • Ritual Uses of Trophy Heads in Ancient Nasca Society (Ritual Sacrifice in Ancient Peru,)
                                        • Traditional Medicinal Plant Use in Northern Peru: Tracking Two Thousand Years of Healing Culture (Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
                                        • Nasca Ceramics: Ancient Art from Peru’s South Coast (Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology)
                                        • Nazca Pottery (World History Encyclopedia)
                                        • Nasca Ceramic Iconography: An Overview (The Studio Potter)
                                        • 2,000-Year-Old Nazca Line Featuring Lounging Cat Found in Peru (Smithsonian)
                                        • 2,000-Year-Old Cat Etching Found at Nazca Lines Site in Peru (New York Times)
                                        • Peru’s Nazca Line etchings depict bird species not native to the area (PBS)
                                        • Identifying the bird figures of the Nasca pampas: An ornithological perspective (Journal of Archaeological Science)
                                        • The Racism Behind Alien Mummy Hoaxes (The Atlantic)
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                                        ]]>1259efa6-dd42-11eb-9996-0bfe924435adMon, 05 Jul 2021 08:00:00 -040057:13falsefull144144On this sponsored episode, Anna and Amber talk about the Nazca culture of coastal Peru. There's SO much more to talk about than the famous Nazca Lines. There's gorgeous ceramics, ingenious irrigation, trophy heads, cactus tripping, and much more! Links The Puquios of Nasca (Latin American Antiquity) Cahuachi: New Evidence for an Early Nasca Ceremonial Role (Current Anthropology, via ResearchGate) Ritual Uses of Trophy Heads in Ancient Nasca Society (Ritual Sacrifice in Ancient Peru,) Traditional Medicinal Plant Use in Northern Peru: Tracking Two Thousand Years of Healing Culture (Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine) Nasca Ceramics: Ancient Art from Peru’s South Coast (Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology) Nazca Pottery (World History Encyclopedia) Nasca Ceramic Iconography: An Overview (The Studio Potter) 2,000-Year-Old Nazca Line Featuring Lounging Cat Found in Peru (Smithsonian) 2,000-Year-Old Cat Etching Found at Nazca Lines Site in Peru (New York Times) Peru’s Nazca Line etchings depict bird species not native to the area (PBS) Identifying the bird figures of the Nasca pampas: An ornithological perspective (Journal of Archaeological Science) The Racism Behind Alien Mummy Hoaxes (The Atlantic) Ancient Nazca people of Peru created own demise (Seattle Times) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastShaking Hands With Ella al-ShamahiElla al-Shamahi is a paleoanthropologist, National Geographic Explorer, evolutionary biologist, stand-up comic, and author of the new book The Handshake: A Gripping History. And NOW, she's a guest on The Dirt Podcast! We chat about how she came to anthropology, learn about the biological and cultural roots of the handshake, about science's Geography Problem, and what it's like to be a capital-E Explorer.

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                                        ]]>Ella al-Shamahi is a paleoanthropologist, National Geographic Explorer, evolutionary biologist, stand-up comic, and author of the new book The Handshake: A Gripping History. And NOW, she's a guest on The Dirt Podcast! We chat about how she came to anthropology, learn about the biological and cultural roots of the handshake, about science's Geography Problem, and what it's like to be a capital-E Explorer.

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                                        ]]>cda5fcc0-47c2-11eb-899b-23e06ce8ca95Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:00:00 -040054:22falsefull143143Ella al-Shamahi is a paleoanthropologist, National Geographic Explorer, evolutionary biologist, stand-up comic, and author of the new book The Handshake: A Gripping History. And NOW, she's a guest on The Dirt Podcast! We chat about how she came to anthropology, learn about the biological and cultural roots of the handshake, about science's Geography Problem, and what it's like to be a capital-E Explorer. Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastStar-Struck by Ancient AstronomyPeople in the past looked up at the stars and planets, too. How did ancient cultures perceive the night sky? How did they explain the movement of celestial bodies? How did astronomy figure into ancient religion, calendars, city planning, and more? Was it aliens? Nope, but it was pretty much all math. Sorry.
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                                        • Decoding European Palaeolithic Art: Extremely Ancient knowledge of Precession of
                                        • Decoding Göbekli Tepe With Archaeoastronomy: What Does The Fox Say? (Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry)
                                        • Celestial Fertility Guide (Science)
                                        • GIFs Show Constellations Transforming Over 150,000 Years (Wired)
                                        • The world's oldest observatory? How Aboriginal astronomy provides clues to ancient life (ABC)
                                        • Nabta Playa: The World's First Astronomical Site Was Built in Africa and Is Older Than Stonehenge (Discover)
                                        • Nabta Playa and Its Role in Northeastern African Prehistory (Journal of Anthropological Archaeology)
                                        • Megaliths and Neolithic astronomy in southern Egypt (Nature)
                                        • Satellite Imagery Measures of the Astronomically Aligned Megaliths at Nabta Playa (Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry)
                                        • Five Solstice Sites That Aren’t Stonehenge (Sapiens)
                                        • Three thousand years of sexagesimal numbers in Mesopotamian mathematical texts (Archive for History of Exact Sciences)
                                        • The History of Trigonometry- Part 1 (NRICH)
                                        • Enuma Anu Enlil (Tablet 50) (British Museum)
                                        • The Theory of Knowledge and the Practice of Celestial Divination (Divination and Interpretation of Signs in the Ancient World)
                                        • Knowledge of Planets in the Third Millennium BC (Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society)
                                        • Vedānga Jyotisha (Encyclopedia.com)
                                        • Vedānga Jyotisha (Indic Civilization Portal)
                                        • Chinese astronomy: a guide to ancient stargazing in China (BBC Sky At Night Magazine)
                                        • July 4, 1054: Crab Nebula Makes a Spectacular Debut in the Heavens (Wired)
                                        • The Dunhuang Star Atlas (International Dunhuang Project)
                                        • Book copied on silk, Divination by Astrological and Meteorological Phenomena (Hunan Museum)
                                        
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                                          Links
                                          • Decoding European Palaeolithic Art: Extremely Ancient knowledge of Precession of
                                          • Decoding Göbekli Tepe With Archaeoastronomy: What Does The Fox Say? (Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry)
                                          • Celestial Fertility Guide (Science)
                                          • GIFs Show Constellations Transforming Over 150,000 Years (Wired)
                                          • The world's oldest observatory? How Aboriginal astronomy provides clues to ancient life (ABC)
                                          • Nabta Playa: The World's First Astronomical Site Was Built in Africa and Is Older Than Stonehenge (Discover)
                                          • Nabta Playa and Its Role in Northeastern African Prehistory (Journal of Anthropological Archaeology)
                                          • Megaliths and Neolithic astronomy in southern Egypt (Nature)
                                          • Satellite Imagery Measures of the Astronomically Aligned Megaliths at Nabta Playa (Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry)
                                          • Five Solstice Sites That Aren’t Stonehenge (Sapiens)
                                          • Three thousand years of sexagesimal numbers in Mesopotamian mathematical texts (Archive for History of Exact Sciences)
                                          • The History of Trigonometry- Part 1 (NRICH)
                                          • Enuma Anu Enlil (Tablet 50) (British Museum)
                                          • The Theory of Knowledge and the Practice of Celestial Divination (Divination and Interpretation of Signs in the Ancient World)
                                          • Knowledge of Planets in the Third Millennium BC (Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society)
                                          • Vedānga Jyotisha (Encyclopedia.com)
                                          • Vedānga Jyotisha (Indic Civilization Portal)
                                          • Chinese astronomy: a guide to ancient stargazing in China (BBC Sky At Night Magazine)
                                          • July 4, 1054: Crab Nebula Makes a Spectacular Debut in the Heavens (Wired)
                                          • The Dunhuang Star Atlas (International Dunhuang Project)
                                          • Book copied on silk, Divination by Astrological and Meteorological Phenomena (Hunan Museum)
                                          
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                                          ]]>cda21592-47c2-11eb-899b-e73c26a5b297Mon, 21 Jun 2021 08:00:00 -040001:20:28falsefull142142People in the past looked up at the stars and planets, too. How did ancient cultures perceive the night sky? How did they explain the movement of celestial bodies? How did astronomy figure into ancient religion, calendars, city planning, and more? Was it aliens? Nope, but it was pretty much all math. Sorry. Links Decoding European Palaeolithic Art: Extremely Ancient knowledge of Precession of Decoding Göbekli Tepe With Archaeoastronomy: What Does The Fox Say? (Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry) Celestial Fertility Guide (Science) GIFs Show Constellations Transforming Over 150,000 Years (Wired) The world's oldest observatory? How Aboriginal astronomy provides clues to ancient life (ABC) Nabta Playa: The World's First Astronomical Site Was Built in Africa and Is Older Than Stonehenge (Discover) Nabta Playa and Its Role in Northeastern African Prehistory (Journal of Anthropological Archaeology) Megaliths and Neolithic astronomy in southern Egypt (Nature) Satellite Imagery Measures of the Astronomically Aligned Megaliths at Nabta Playa (Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry) Five Solstice Sites That Aren’t Stonehenge (Sapiens) Three thousand years of sexagesimal numbers in Mesopotamian mathematical texts (Archive for History of Exact Sciences) The History of Trigonometry- Part 1 (NRICH) Enuma Anu Enlil (Tablet 50) (British Museum) The Theory of Knowledge and the Practice of Celestial Divination (Divination and Interpretation of Signs in the Ancient World) Knowledge of Planets in the Third Millennium BC (Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society) Vedānga Jyotisha (Encyclopedia.com) Vedānga Jyotisha (Indic Civilization Portal) Chinese astronomy: a guide to ancient stargazing in China (BBC Sky At Night Magazine) July 4, 1054: Crab Nebula Makes a Spectacular Debut in the Heavens (Wired) The Dunhuang Star Atlas (International Dunhuang Project) Book copied on silk, Divination by Astrological and Meteorological Phenomena (Hunan Museum) ContactEmail the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: 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 Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastThe Archaeology of PatagoniaThis week, we talk about the first (known) human arrivals in this region, waaaay way down at the tip of South America, and the archaeological remains that tell us how they lived. We've got a cave of hands, commentary from Charles Darwin, old old feet, fish ears, and SO much more!

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                                          • Peopling time, spatial occupation and demography of Late Pleistocene–Holocene human population from Patagonia (Quaternary International, via ResearchGate)
                                          • The initial peopling of Central Western Patagonia (southernmost South America): Late Pleistocene through Holocene site context and archaeological assemblages from Cueva de la Vieja site (Quaternary International)
                                          • New Light on the Ancient Human Populations of Patagonia (Popular Archaeology)
                                          • Patagonia (Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian)
                                          • 500 years after Ferdinand Magellan landed in Patagonia, there’s nothing to celebrate for its indigenous peoples (The Conversation)
                                          • Junius Bird (Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology)
                                          • Junius Bird Collections from Sites Rockshelter 1, 2 and 3 (Beagle Channel, Patagonia, Chile) (tDAR)
                                          • South American Archaeological Collection (American Museum of Natural History)
                                          • Antiquity and Migrations of the Early Inhabitants of Patagonia (Geographical Review)
                                          • La Cueva de las Manos (Cave of Hands) (Atlas Obscura)
                                          • Scientists in Chile have found a 15,000-year-old footprint, the earliest sign of humans' presence in the Americas (CNN)
                                          • Macrauchenia (Wikipedia)
                                          • Oldest Human Footprint in Americas May Be This 15,600-Year-Old Mark in Chile (LiveScience)
                                          • A late Pleistocene human footprint from the Pilauco archaeological site, northern Patagonia, Chile (PLOSOne)
                                          • Characterizing seasonal fishing patterns and growth dynamics during the Middle and Late Holocene in the Strait of Magellan (Chilean Patagonia): Sclerochronological analysis of tadpole codling (Salilota australis) vertebrae (The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology, via ResearchGate)
                                          • Ancient Peoples in Patagonia Who Adapted to Changing Climate Offer Insights for Today (Columbia...]]>This week, we talk about the first (known) human arrivals in this region, waaaay way down at the tip of South America, and the archaeological remains that tell us how they lived. We've got a cave of hands, commentary from Charles Darwin, old old feet, fish ears, and SO much more!

                                            Links

                                            • Peopling time, spatial occupation and demography of Late Pleistocene–Holocene human population from Patagonia (Quaternary International, via ResearchGate)
                                            • The initial peopling of Central Western Patagonia (southernmost South America): Late Pleistocene through Holocene site context and archaeological assemblages from Cueva de la Vieja site (Quaternary International)
                                            • New Light on the Ancient Human Populations of Patagonia (Popular Archaeology)
                                            • Patagonia (Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian)
                                            • 500 years after Ferdinand Magellan landed in Patagonia, there’s nothing to celebrate for its indigenous peoples (The Conversation)
                                            • Junius Bird (Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology)
                                            • Junius Bird Collections from Sites Rockshelter 1, 2 and 3 (Beagle Channel, Patagonia, Chile) (tDAR)
                                            • South American Archaeological Collection (American Museum of Natural History)
                                            • Antiquity and Migrations of the Early Inhabitants of Patagonia (Geographical Review)
                                            • La Cueva de las Manos (Cave of Hands) (Atlas Obscura)
                                            • Scientists in Chile have found a 15,000-year-old footprint, the earliest sign of humans' presence in the Americas (CNN)
                                            • Macrauchenia (Wikipedia)
                                            • Oldest Human Footprint in Americas May Be This 15,600-Year-Old Mark in Chile (LiveScience)
                                            • A late Pleistocene human footprint from the Pilauco archaeological site, northern Patagonia, Chile (PLOSOne)
                                            • Characterizing seasonal fishing patterns and growth dynamics during the Middle and Late Holocene in the Strait of Magellan (Chilean Patagonia): Sclerochronological analysis of tadpole codling (Salilota australis) vertebrae (The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology, via ResearchGate)
                                            • Ancient Peoples in Patagonia Who Adapted to Changing Climate Offer Insights for Today (Columbia Climate School’s GlacierHub)
                                            
                                            

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                                            ]]>cd9e3d64-47c2-11eb-899b-df5aca9b744cMon, 14 Jun 2021 08:00:00 -040047:35falsefull141141This week, we talk about the first (known) human arrivals in this region, waaaay way down at the tip of South America, and the archaeological remains that tell us how they lived. We've got a cave of hands, commentary from Charles Darwin, old old feet, fish ears, and SO much more! Links Peopling time, spatial occupation and demography of Late Pleistocene–Holocene human population from Patagonia (Quaternary International, via ResearchGate) The initial peopling of Central Western Patagonia (southernmost South America): Late Pleistocene through Holocene site context and archaeological assemblages from Cueva de la Vieja site (Quaternary International) New Light on the Ancient Human Populations of Patagonia (Popular Archaeology) Patagonia (Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian) 500 years after Ferdinand Magellan landed in Patagonia, there’s nothing to celebrate for its indigenous peoples (The Conversation) Junius Bird (Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology) Junius Bird Collections from Sites Rockshelter 1, 2 and 3 (Beagle Channel, Patagonia, Chile) (tDAR) South American Archaeological Collection (American Museum of Natural History) Antiquity and Migrations of the Early Inhabitants of Patagonia (Geographical Review) La Cueva de las Manos (Cave of Hands) (Atlas Obscura) Scientists in Chile have found a 15,000-year-old footprint, the earliest sign of humans' presence in the Americas (CNN) Macrauchenia (Wikipedia) Oldest Human Footprint in Americas May Be This 15,600-Year-Old Mark in Chile (LiveScience) A late Pleistocene human footprint from the Pilauco archaeological site, northern Patagonia, Chile (PLOSOne) Characterizing seasonal fishing patterns and growth dynamics during the Middle and Late Holocene in the Strait of Magellan (Chilean Patagonia): Sclerochronological analysis of tadpole codling (Salilota australis) vertebrae (The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology, via ResearchGate) Ancient Peoples in Patagonia Who Adapted to Changing Climate Offer Insights for Today (Columbia Climate School’s GlacierHub) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastThe Plaster Skulls of JerichoIn 1953, archaeologist Kathleen Kenyon and her team uncovered human skulls covered with plaster and decorated with shells to resemble human faces. These Neolithic artifacts may be one of the earliest known examples of human portraits. In this sponsored episode, we’ll dig into the discovery, the site of Jericho itself, and the lives of the people who buried the skulls in the first place.

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                                            • Dame Kathleen Kenyon’s Excavations (msu.edu)
                                            • Biography of Dame Kathleen Kenyon (Archaeology Magazine)
                                            • The John Garstang Excavations (University of Liverpool)
                                            • Jericho (worldhistory.org)
                                            • The Jericho Skull (National Geographic)
                                            • The Jericho Skull reconstruction (The British Museum)
                                            • Early History of Jericho (Auja Ecological Center)
                                            • Why Walls? (Time Magazine)
                                            • Canaanite and Lebanese DNA (The New Scientist)
                                            • DNA study at Jericho (American Journal of Human Genetics)
                                            
                                            

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                                            ]]>In 1953, archaeologist Kathleen Kenyon and her team uncovered human skulls covered with plaster and decorated with shells to resemble human faces. These Neolithic artifacts may be one of the earliest known examples of human portraits. In this sponsored episode, we’ll dig into the discovery, the site of Jericho itself, and the lives of the people who buried the skulls in the first place.

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                                            • Dame Kathleen Kenyon’s Excavations (msu.edu)
                                            • Biography of Dame Kathleen Kenyon (Archaeology Magazine)
                                            • The John Garstang Excavations (University of Liverpool)
                                            • Jericho (worldhistory.org)
                                            • The Jericho Skull (National Geographic)
                                            • The Jericho Skull reconstruction (The British Museum)
                                            • Early History of Jericho (Auja Ecological Center)
                                            • Why Walls? (Time Magazine)
                                            • Canaanite and Lebanese DNA (The New Scientist)
                                            • DNA study at Jericho (American Journal of Human Genetics)
                                            
                                            

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                                            ]]>cd9a5442-47c2-11eb-899b-c789715d143fMon, 07 Jun 2021 08:00:00 -040054:00falsefull140140In 1953, archaeologist Kathleen Kenyon and her team uncovered human skulls covered with plaster and decorated with shells to resemble human faces. These Neolithic artifacts may be one of the earliest known examples of human portraits. In this sponsored episode, we’ll dig into the discovery, the site of Jericho itself, and the lives of the people who buried the skulls in the first place. Links Dame Kathleen Kenyon’s Excavations (msu.edu) Biography of Dame Kathleen Kenyon (Archaeology Magazine) The John Garstang Excavations (University of Liverpool) Jericho (worldhistory.org) The Jericho Skull (National Geographic) The Jericho Skull reconstruction (The British Museum) Early History of Jericho (Auja Ecological Center) Why Walls? (Time Magazine) Canaanite and Lebanese DNA (The New Scientist) DNA study at Jericho (American Journal of Human Genetics) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastWelcome to LemurtownListeners, once again, life has come at us like a poorly written simile, so we're releasing a previous Patreon episode. And once again, we are so deeply grateful for your patience and support. Thank you for sticking with us. As an extension of March Madagascarness, we head back to the island with our (ill-fitting) primatology hats on. Anna put together a fun script about giant extinct lemurs, tiny not-extinct lemurs, and even creepy aye-aye fingers, but somehow Amber managed to have a full on meltdown about a lemur named Maki.

                                            Links

                                            • Graveyard of Giant Lemurs Discovered Underwater in Madagascar (National Geographic)
                                            • Human population boom led to Madagascar’s megafauna extinction: Study (Mongabay)
                                            • A new interpretation of Madagascar's megafaunal decline: The “Subsistence Shift Hypothesis” (Journal of Human Evolution)
                                            • The Aye-Aye and the Finger of Death (Pacific Standard)
                                            • Scientists Discover New Species of Mouse Lemur (SciNews)
                                            • Lemur Missing, Possibly Stolen, From San Francisco Zoo (NPR)
                                            • ‘There’s a lemur!’ 5-year-old helps crack SF Zoo theft case (AP)
                                            
                                            

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                                            ]]>Listeners, once again, life has come at us like a poorly written simile, so we're releasing a previous Patreon episode. And once again, we are so deeply grateful for your patience and support. Thank you for sticking with us. As an extension of March Madagascarness, we head back to the island with our (ill-fitting) primatology hats on. Anna put together a fun script about giant extinct lemurs, tiny not-extinct lemurs, and even creepy aye-aye fingers, but somehow Amber managed to have a full on meltdown about a lemur named Maki.

                                            Links

                                            • Graveyard of Giant Lemurs Discovered Underwater in Madagascar (National Geographic)
                                            • Human population boom led to Madagascar’s megafauna extinction: Study (Mongabay)
                                            • A new interpretation of Madagascar's megafaunal decline: The “Subsistence Shift Hypothesis” (Journal of Human Evolution)
                                            • The Aye-Aye and the Finger of Death (Pacific Standard)
                                            • Scientists Discover New Species of Mouse Lemur (SciNews)
                                            • Lemur Missing, Possibly Stolen, From San Francisco Zoo (NPR)
                                            • ‘There’s a lemur!’ 5-year-old helps crack SF Zoo theft case (AP)
                                            
                                            

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                                            ]]>cd967eb2-47c2-11eb-899b-ff3c5a0dabd0Mon, 31 May 2021 08:00:00 -040049:45falsefull139139Listeners, once again, life has come at us like a poorly written simile, so we're releasing a previous Patreon episode. And once again, we are so deeply grateful for your patience and support. Thank you for sticking with us. As an extension of March Madagascarness, we head back to the island with our (ill-fitting) primatology hats on. Anna put together a fun script about giant extinct lemurs, tiny not-extinct lemurs, and even creepy aye-aye fingers, but somehow Amber managed to have a full on meltdown about a lemur named Maki. Links Graveyard of Giant Lemurs Discovered Underwater in Madagascar (National Geographic) Human population boom led to Madagascar’s megafauna extinction: Study (Mongabay) A new interpretation of Madagascar's megafaunal decline: The “Subsistence Shift Hypothesis” (Journal of Human Evolution) The Aye-Aye and the Finger of Death (Pacific Standard) Scientists Discover New Species of Mouse Lemur (SciNews) Lemur Missing, Possibly Stolen, From San Francisco Zoo (NPR) ‘There’s a lemur!’ 5-year-old helps crack SF Zoo theft case (AP) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastHolding Out for a Hero(dotus)It's Amber's birthday episode! Since she loves historiography, we're taking it back to one of the earliest historians, Herodotus. How did he think about the past, and how did that influence historians who came after him? What did he get right, and what did he get wrong? What's up with that weird boat, those mummy enemas, the flying snakes, and the giant ants? Listen and find out!

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                                            • Herodotus (World History Encyclopedia)
                                            • Guide to the classics: The Histories, by Herodotus (The Conversation)
                                            • Herodotus (Livius.org)
                                            • Herodotus’ Histories (Livius.org)
                                            • The Histories (Perseus)
                                            • From Herodotus to H-Net on WorldCat
                                            • 2,500 Years Ago, Herodotus Described a Weird Ship. Now, Archaeologists Have Found it. (LiveScience)
                                            • 10 Historical Facts That Herodotus Got Hilariously Wrong (Listverse)
                                            • Herodotus on the gold-digging "ants" (Livius.org)
                                            • The Winged Snakes of Arabia and the Fossil Site of Makhtesh Ramon in the Negev (Wiener Zeitschrift Für Die Kunde Des Morgenlandes, via JSTOR)
                                            • Herodotus on the phoenix, on the horned serpent, and on winged snakes (Hyde and Rugg)
                                            • DNA Boosts Herodotus’ Account of Etruscans as Migrants to Italy (The New York Times)
                                            • Darius, Herodotus and the Scythians (British Museum Blog)
                                            • The Real Amazons (New Yorker)
                                            
                                            

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                                            ]]>It's Amber's birthday episode! Since she loves historiography, we're taking it back to one of the earliest historians, Herodotus. How did he think about the past, and how did that influence historians who came after him? What did he get right, and what did he get wrong? What's up with that weird boat, those mummy enemas, the flying snakes, and the giant ants? Listen and find out!

                                            Links

                                            • Herodotus (World History Encyclopedia)
                                            • Guide to the classics: The Histories, by Herodotus (The Conversation)
                                            • Herodotus (Livius.org)
                                            • Herodotus’ Histories (Livius.org)
                                            • The Histories (Perseus)
                                            • From Herodotus to H-Net on WorldCat
                                            • 2,500 Years Ago, Herodotus Described a Weird Ship. Now, Archaeologists Have Found it. (LiveScience)
                                            • 10 Historical Facts That Herodotus Got Hilariously Wrong (Listverse)
                                            • Herodotus on the gold-digging "ants" (Livius.org)
                                            • The Winged Snakes of Arabia and the Fossil Site of Makhtesh Ramon in the Negev (Wiener Zeitschrift Für Die Kunde Des Morgenlandes, via JSTOR)
                                            • Herodotus on the phoenix, on the horned serpent, and on winged snakes (Hyde and Rugg)
                                            • DNA Boosts Herodotus’ Account of Etruscans as Migrants to Italy (The New York Times)
                                            • Darius, Herodotus and the Scythians (British Museum Blog)
                                            • The Real Amazons (New Yorker)
                                            
                                            

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                                            ]]>cd92a878-47c2-11eb-899b-6fd50d305c89Mon, 24 May 2021 08:00:00 -040001:08:18falsefull138138It's Amber's birthday episode! Since she loves historiography, we're taking it back to one of the earliest historians, Herodotus. How did he think about the past, and how did that influence historians who came after him? What did he get right, and what did he get wrong? What's up with that weird boat, those mummy enemas, the flying snakes, and the giant ants? Listen and find out! Links Herodotus (World History Encyclopedia) Guide to the classics: The Histories, by Herodotus (The Conversation) Herodotus (Livius.org) Herodotus’ Histories (Livius.org) The Histories (Perseus) From Herodotus to H-Net on WorldCat 2,500 Years Ago, Herodotus Described a Weird Ship. Now, Archaeologists Have Found it. (LiveScience) 10 Historical Facts That Herodotus Got Hilariously Wrong (Listverse) Herodotus on the gold-digging "ants" (Livius.org) The Winged Snakes of Arabia and the Fossil Site of Makhtesh Ramon in the Negev (Wiener Zeitschrift Für Die Kunde Des Morgenlandes, via JSTOR) Herodotus on the phoenix, on the horned serpent, and on winged snakes (Hyde and Rugg) DNA Boosts Herodotus’ Account of Etruscans as Migrants to Italy (The New York Times) Darius, Herodotus and the Scythians (British Museum Blog) The Real Amazons (New Yorker) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastPrepare to Be Amaz(on)edWe haven’t covered much archaeology from the Amazon Basin on the show, but this week, that changes! Instead of being the primitive groups early European explorers reported on, people lived in the Amazon Basin region for thousands of years by adapting to their landscape as well as modifying their environment to suit their needs! Somehow, we suspect that you, listeners, are not shocked.

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                                            • Amazon People (World Wildlife Fund)
                                            • People of the Amazon (Ascent of the Amazon)
                                            • Who Lives in the Amazon? (Amazon Aid Foundation)
                                            • The Archaeology of Anthropogenic Impacts on the Amazon (Harvard University)
                                            • The legacy of 4,500 years of polyculture agroforestry in the eastern Amazon (Nature Plants)
                                            • Archaeologists find vast network of Amazon villages laid out like clock faces (LiveScience)
                                            • Ancient farmers transformed Amazon and left an enduring legacy on the rainforest (ScienceDaily)
                                            • Archaeologists Discover Some of the Amazon’s Oldest Human Burials (Smithsonian)
                                            • Persistent Early to Middle Holocene tropical foraging in southwestern Amazonia (Science Advances)
                                            
                                            

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                                            ]]>We haven’t covered much archaeology from the Amazon Basin on the show, but this week, that changes! Instead of being the primitive groups early European explorers reported on, people lived in the Amazon Basin region for thousands of years by adapting to their landscape as well as modifying their environment to suit their needs! Somehow, we suspect that you, listeners, are not shocked.

                                            Links

                                            • Amazon People (World Wildlife Fund)
                                            • People of the Amazon (Ascent of the Amazon)
                                            • Who Lives in the Amazon? (Amazon Aid Foundation)
                                            • The Archaeology of Anthropogenic Impacts on the Amazon (Harvard University)
                                            • The legacy of 4,500 years of polyculture agroforestry in the eastern Amazon (Nature Plants)
                                            • Archaeologists find vast network of Amazon villages laid out like clock faces (LiveScience)
                                            • Ancient farmers transformed Amazon and left an enduring legacy on the rainforest (ScienceDaily)
                                            • Archaeologists Discover Some of the Amazon’s Oldest Human Burials (Smithsonian)
                                            • Persistent Early to Middle Holocene tropical foraging in southwestern Amazonia (Science Advances)
                                            
                                            

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                                            ]]>cd8ec550-47c2-11eb-899b-378c53bad0cfMon, 17 May 2021 08:00:00 -040048:49falsefull137137We haven’t covered much archaeology from the Amazon Basin on the show, but this week, that changes! Instead of being the primitive groups early European explorers reported on, people lived in the Amazon Basin region for thousands of years by adapting to their landscape as well as modifying their environment to suit their needs! Somehow, we suspect that you, listeners, are not shocked. Links Amazon People (World Wildlife Fund) People of the Amazon (Ascent of the Amazon) Who Lives in the Amazon? (Amazon Aid Foundation) The Archaeology of Anthropogenic Impacts on the Amazon (Harvard University) The legacy of 4,500 years of polyculture agroforestry in the eastern Amazon (Nature Plants) Archaeologists find vast network of Amazon villages laid out like clock faces (LiveScience) Ancient farmers transformed Amazon and left an enduring legacy on the rainforest (ScienceDaily) Archaeologists Discover Some of the Amazon’s Oldest Human Burials (Smithsonian) Persistent Early to Middle Holocene tropical foraging in southwestern Amazonia (Science Advances) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeulaAPN - The Dirt PodcastMummies' DayThis week, Anna and Amber celebrate some of the lesser-known mummies of the world. Amber shares her hometown mummies, while Anna spins the stories of a smoke-dried philosopher, a legendary Lama, and...a winery? Plus, one Egyptian mummy thrown in for good measure.

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                                            • Jeremy Bentham (Crime Museum)
                                            • English Philosopher’s Dressed-Up Skeleton Goes on View in New Glass Display (Smithsonian)
                                            • Jeremy Bentham's Auto-Icon (Atlas Obscura)
                                            • Jeremy Bentham’s Head Is Coming Out of Its Box and Under the Microscope (Atlas Obscura)
                                            • Nightmarish mummies attracting curious to rural Philippi (West Virginia Explorer)
                                            • Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
                                            • The Mystery Behind Russia's Buddhist "Miracle" (The Culture Trip)
                                            • Ivolginsky Datsan (Atlas Obscura)
                                            • Summum Pyramid (Atlas Obscura)
                                            • First-known pregnant mummy discovered (Live Science)
                                            
                                            

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                                            ]]>This week, Anna and Amber celebrate some of the lesser-known mummies of the world. Amber shares her hometown mummies, while Anna spins the stories of a smoke-dried philosopher, a legendary Lama, and...a winery? Plus, one Egyptian mummy thrown in for good measure.

                                            Links

                                            • Jeremy Bentham (Crime Museum)
                                            • English Philosopher’s Dressed-Up Skeleton Goes on View in New Glass Display (Smithsonian)
                                            • Jeremy Bentham's Auto-Icon (Atlas Obscura)
                                            • Jeremy Bentham’s Head Is Coming Out of Its Box and Under the Microscope (Atlas Obscura)
                                            • Nightmarish mummies attracting curious to rural Philippi (West Virginia Explorer)
                                            • Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
                                            • The Mystery Behind Russia's Buddhist "Miracle" (The Culture Trip)
                                            • Ivolginsky Datsan (Atlas Obscura)
                                            • Summum Pyramid (Atlas Obscura)
                                            • First-known pregnant mummy discovered (Live Science)
                                            
                                            

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                                            ]]>cd8ae73c-47c2-11eb-899b-db17f2164493Mon, 10 May 2021 08:00:00 -040047:56falsefull136136This week, Anna and Amber celebrate some of the lesser-known mummies of the world. Amber shares her hometown mummies, while Anna spins the stories of a smoke-dried philosopher, a legendary Lama, and...a winery? Plus, one Egyptian mummy thrown in for good measure. Links Jeremy Bentham (Crime Museum) English Philosopher’s Dressed-Up Skeleton Goes on View in New Glass Display (Smithsonian) Jeremy Bentham's Auto-Icon (Atlas Obscura) Jeremy Bentham’s Head Is Coming Out of Its Box and Under the Microscope (Atlas Obscura) Nightmarish mummies attracting curious to rural Philippi (West Virginia Explorer) Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum The Mystery Behind Russia's Buddhist "Miracle" (The Culture Trip) Ivolginsky Datsan (Atlas Obscura) Summum Pyramid (Atlas Obscura) First-known pregnant mummy discovered (Live Science) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastThat Good Old Copper ComplexWe’ve been remiss in discussing the Chalcolithic (Copper Age) anywhere in the world, so we’re fixing that by spotlighting one particular technology in what is today the US states of Michigan and Wisconsin, and some of the world’s earliest coppersmiths. Plus, a very salty discussion of the pseudoscience and *bad* historical takes behind some alternative theories for the Old Copper Complex's creators.

                                            
                                            

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                                            • Old Copper Culture (Milwaukee Public Museum)
                                            • Ancient Native Americans were among the world’s first coppersmiths (Science)
                                            • On the Timing of the Old Copper Complex in North America: A Comparison of Radiocarbon Dates From Different Archaeological Contexts (Radiocarbon)
                                            • Miners Left a Pollution Trail in the Great Lakes 6000 Years Ago (Eos)
                                            • Copper mining on Isle Royale 6500– 5400 years ago identified using sediment geochemistry from McCargoe Cove, Lake Superior (The Holocene, via ResearchGate)
                                            • Mining on Minong: Copper Mining on Isle Royale (Michigan History)
                                            • Understanding the copper heart of volcanoes: Scientists find link between volcanism and the formation of copper ore (Science Daily)
                                            • How Cold Working Strengthens Metal (ThoughtCo)
                                            • The exceptional abandonment of metal tools by North American hunter-gatherers, 3000 B.P. (Scientific Reports)
                                            • An Exercise in Poo-Tility: Scientist Tries to Make a Knife Out of Poop (Mental Floss)
                                            • Review: How Not to (Re)Write World History: Gavin Menzies and the Chinese Discovery of America (Journal of World History)
                                            • Bronze Age Part II: The Case of the Missing Copper (Chapelboro.com)
                                            • MacIntosh Stone - Nahma, Michigan (Michigan Back Roads - Oddities)
                                            • Reviewing Gavin Menzies' "Atlantis" (Pt. 4) (Jason Colavito)
                                            • The State of Our Knowledge About Ancient Copper Mining in Michigan (The Michigan Archaeologist)
                                            
                                            

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                                            ]]>We’ve been remiss in discussing the Chalcolithic (Copper Age) anywhere in the world, so we’re fixing that by spotlighting one particular technology in what is today the US states of Michigan and Wisconsin, and some of the world’s earliest coppersmiths. Plus, a very salty discussion of the pseudoscience and *bad* historical takes behind some alternative theories for the Old Copper Complex's creators.

                                            
                                            

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                                            • Old Copper Culture (Milwaukee Public Museum)
                                            • Ancient Native Americans were among the world’s first coppersmiths (Science)
                                            • On the Timing of the Old Copper Complex in North America: A Comparison of Radiocarbon Dates From Different Archaeological Contexts (Radiocarbon)
                                            • Miners Left a Pollution Trail in the Great Lakes 6000 Years Ago (Eos)
                                            • Copper mining on Isle Royale 6500– 5400 years ago identified using sediment geochemistry from McCargoe Cove, Lake Superior (The Holocene, via ResearchGate)
                                            • Mining on Minong: Copper Mining on Isle Royale (Michigan History)
                                            • Understanding the copper heart of volcanoes: Scientists find link between volcanism and the formation of copper ore (Science Daily)
                                            • How Cold Working Strengthens Metal (ThoughtCo)
                                            • The exceptional abandonment of metal tools by North American hunter-gatherers, 3000 B.P. (Scientific Reports)
                                            • An Exercise in Poo-Tility: Scientist Tries to Make a Knife Out of Poop (Mental Floss)
                                            • Review: How Not to (Re)Write World History: Gavin Menzies and the Chinese Discovery of America (Journal of World History)
                                            • Bronze Age Part II: The Case of the Missing Copper (Chapelboro.com)
                                            • MacIntosh Stone - Nahma, Michigan (Michigan Back Roads - Oddities)
                                            • Reviewing Gavin Menzies' "Atlantis" (Pt. 4) (Jason Colavito)
                                            • The State of Our Knowledge About Ancient Copper Mining in Michigan (The Michigan Archaeologist)
                                            
                                            

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                                            ]]>cd870bda-47c2-11eb-899b-8f68e3cced5fMon, 03 May 2021 08:00:00 -040001:20:33falsefull135135We’ve been remiss in discussing the Chalcolithic (Copper Age) anywhere in the world, so we’re fixing that by spotlighting one particular technology in what is today the US states of Michigan and Wisconsin, and some of the world’s earliest coppersmiths. Plus, a very salty discussion of the pseudoscience and *bad* historical takes behind some alternative theories for the Old Copper Complex's creators. Links Old Copper Culture (Milwaukee Public Museum) Ancient Native Americans were among the world’s first coppersmiths (Science) On the Timing of the Old Copper Complex in North America: A Comparison of Radiocarbon Dates From Different Archaeological Contexts (Radiocarbon) Miners Left a Pollution Trail in the Great Lakes 6000 Years Ago (Eos) Copper mining on Isle Royale 6500– 5400 years ago identified using sediment geochemistry from McCargoe Cove, Lake Superior (The Holocene, via ResearchGate) Mining on Minong: Copper Mining on Isle Royale (Michigan History) Understanding the copper heart of volcanoes: Scientists find link between volcanism and the formation of copper ore (Science Daily) How Cold Working Strengthens Metal (ThoughtCo) The exceptional abandonment of metal tools by North American hunter-gatherers, 3000 B.P. (Scientific Reports) An Exercise in Poo-Tility: Scientist Tries to Make a Knife Out of Poop (Mental Floss) Review: How Not to (Re)Write World History: Gavin Menzies and the Chinese Discovery of America (Journal of World History) Bronze Age Part II: The Case of the Missing Copper (Chapelboro.com) MacIntosh Stone - Nahma, Michigan (Michigan Back Roads - Oddities) Reviewing Gavin Menzies' "Atlantis" (Pt. 4) (Jason Colavito) The State of Our Knowledge About Ancient Copper Mining in Michigan (The Michigan Archaeologist) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastAll the Pretty Horses - Dirt 134This week, we've got one more past Patreon episode for you! Thank you all for your patience as we get back into the swing of things. We'll be back with your regularly scheduled new episodes in May. But for now, we're all horses, all the time. Amber gives you an unbridled (har!) look at the Hittite Horse Training Texts, which are much more than just Kikkuli (remember him?). After that, we veer from horsemanship to horse-man-’ship. First there’s a glimpse into the legal mind of the Hittites, and then some interesting commonalities across Indo-European societies and an overview of equine lives in antiquity. Ohhh neigh.

                                            Links

                                            • Kikkuli (International Museum of the Horse)
                                            • Mitanni (Livius)
                                            • These Asian hunter-gatherers may have been the first people to domesticate horses (Science)
                                            • The Kikkuli Text. Hittite Training Instructions for Chariot Horses in the Second Half of the 2nd Millennium B.C. and Their Interdisciplinary Context
                                            • Catalogue of Hittite Language (Konkordanz der heithitischen Keilschrifttafeln)
                                            • Hittite Laws (Law Collections from Mesopotamia and Asia Minor)
                                            • Hittites, Horses, and Corpses (The Early Nature of the Bible)
                                            • The Rise of Bronze Age Society: Travels, Transmissions and Transformations
                                            • Ancient origins of horsemanship (Equine Veterinary Journal)
                                            • Horse Gear from Hasanlu (Expedition)
                                            
                                            

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                                            ]]>This week, we've got one more past Patreon episode for you! Thank you all for your patience as we get back into the swing of things. We'll be back with your regularly scheduled new episodes in May. But for now, we're all horses, all the time. Amber gives you an unbridled (har!) look at the Hittite Horse Training Texts, which are much more than just Kikkuli (remember him?). After that, we veer from horsemanship to horse-man-’ship. First there’s a glimpse into the legal mind of the Hittites, and then some interesting commonalities across Indo-European societies and an overview of equine lives in antiquity. Ohhh neigh.

                                            Links

                                            • Kikkuli (International Museum of the Horse)
                                            • Mitanni (Livius)
                                            • These Asian hunter-gatherers may have been the first people to domesticate horses (Science)
                                            • The Kikkuli Text. Hittite Training Instructions for Chariot Horses in the Second Half of the 2nd Millennium B.C. and Their Interdisciplinary Context
                                            • Catalogue of Hittite Language (Konkordanz der heithitischen Keilschrifttafeln)
                                            • Hittite Laws (Law Collections from Mesopotamia and Asia Minor)
                                            • Hittites, Horses, and Corpses (The Early Nature of the Bible)
                                            • The Rise of Bronze Age Society: Travels, Transmissions and Transformations
                                            • Ancient origins of horsemanship (Equine Veterinary Journal)
                                            • Horse Gear from Hasanlu (Expedition)
                                            
                                            

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                                            ]]>cd8326a0-47c2-11eb-899b-a703760bfaa0Mon, 26 Apr 2021 08:00:00 -040042:40falsefull134134This week, we've got one more past Patreon episode for you! Thank you all for your patience as we get back into the swing of things. We'll be back with your regularly scheduled new episodes in May. But for now, we're all horses, all the time. Amber gives you an unbridled (har!) look at the Hittite Horse Training Texts, which are much more than just Kikkuli (remember him?). After that, we veer from horsemanship to horse-man-’ship. First there’s a glimpse into the legal mind of the Hittites, and then some interesting commonalities across Indo-European societies and an overview of equine lives in antiquity. Ohhh neigh. Links Kikkuli (International Museum of the Horse) Mitanni (Livius) These Asian hunter-gatherers may have been the first people to domesticate horses (Science) The Kikkuli Text. Hittite Training Instructions for Chariot Horses in the Second Half of the 2nd Millennium B.C. and Their Interdisciplinary Context Catalogue of Hittite Language (Konkordanz der heithitischen Keilschrifttafeln) Hittite Laws (Law Collections from Mesopotamia and Asia Minor) Hittites, Horses, and Corpses (The Early Nature of the Bible) The Rise of Bronze Age Society: Travels, Transmissions and Transformations Ancient origins of horsemanship (Equine Veterinary Journal) Horse Gear from Hasanlu (Expedition) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastSorry to Barge InThis week, Anna and Amber are playing catch-up after attending the SAA conference, recovering from vaccine shots, and life in general. We'll be taking the rest of April off for a short break. In the meantime, please enjoy a cleaned-up version of a Dirt After Dark episode where Anna treats Amber to the story of the Roman emperor Caligula's absurd pleasure boats on a tiny, tiny lake.

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                                            • Nemi Ships: How Caligula's Floating Pleasure Palaces Were Found and Lost Again (Discover)
                                            • Divers to scour lake for Emperor Caligula’s 2,000-year-old pleasure ship (Washington Post)
                                            • A missing mosaic from Caligula’s ship served as a coffee table in NYC home for 45 years (The Vintage News)
                                            
                                            

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                                            ]]>This week, Anna and Amber are playing catch-up after attending the SAA conference, recovering from vaccine shots, and life in general. We'll be taking the rest of April off for a short break. In the meantime, please enjoy a cleaned-up version of a Dirt After Dark episode where Anna treats Amber to the story of the Roman emperor Caligula's absurd pleasure boats on a tiny, tiny lake.

                                            Links

                                            • Nemi Ships: How Caligula's Floating Pleasure Palaces Were Found and Lost Again (Discover)
                                            • Divers to scour lake for Emperor Caligula’s 2,000-year-old pleasure ship (Washington Post)
                                            • A missing mosaic from Caligula’s ship served as a coffee table in NYC home for 45 years (The Vintage News)
                                            
                                            

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                                            ]]>cd7f4b7a-47c2-11eb-899b-3ff78bac4ac9Mon, 19 Apr 2021 08:00:00 -040042:10falsefull133133This week, Anna and Amber are playing catch-up after attending the SAA conference, recovering from vaccine shots, and life in general. We'll be taking the rest of April off for a short break. In the meantime, please enjoy a cleaned-up version of a Dirt After Dark episode where Anna treats Amber to the story of the Roman emperor Caligula's absurd pleasure boats on a tiny, tiny lake. Links Nemi Ships: How Caligula's Floating Pleasure Palaces Were Found and Lost Again (Discover) Divers to scour lake for Emperor Caligula’s 2,000-year-old pleasure ship (Washington Post) A missing mosaic from Caligula’s ship served as a coffee table in NYC home for 45 years (The Vintage News) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastOther People of SizeA follow-up and expansion to episode 99, People of Size, Anna and Amber explore other categories of largeness and how they’re represented in the archaeological record. We discuss fat bodies that are coded male, the strength and bulk of sumo wrestlers, and cultural and historical shifts in the aesthetic of the male body.

                                            Links

                                            • Professor Chris Forth on fatness (University of Kansas)
                                            • Burn: New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy (Herman Pontzer)
                                            • Japanese Sumo Wrestling (The Independent)
                                            • Shinto origins of sumo (Wikipedia)
                                            • The sumo diet (sumo.usa)
                                            • Average body fat percentage (Wikipedia)
                                            • How Strong Were Ancient People? (Discover Magazine)
                                            • Late Pleistocene swimmers compared to modern athletes (Journal of Human Evolution)
                                            • The male image in art history (Artsy.com)
                                            • The forgotten history of fat men’s clubs (NPR)
                                            • Anatomy of The Incredible Hulk (Scientific American)
                                            • Using X Men to teach about hominin speciation (Great Lakes Ethnohistorian)
                                            
                                            

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                                            ]]>A follow-up and expansion to episode 99, People of Size, Anna and Amber explore other categories of largeness and how they’re represented in the archaeological record. We discuss fat bodies that are coded male, the strength and bulk of sumo wrestlers, and cultural and historical shifts in the aesthetic of the male body.

                                            Links

                                            • Professor Chris Forth on fatness (University of Kansas)
                                            • Burn: New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy (Herman Pontzer)
                                            • Japanese Sumo Wrestling (The Independent)
                                            • Shinto origins of sumo (Wikipedia)
                                            • The sumo diet (sumo.usa)
                                            • Average body fat percentage (Wikipedia)
                                            • How Strong Were Ancient People? (Discover Magazine)
                                            • Late Pleistocene swimmers compared to modern athletes (Journal of Human Evolution)
                                            • The male image in art history (Artsy.com)
                                            • The forgotten history of fat men’s clubs (NPR)
                                            • Anatomy of The Incredible Hulk (Scientific American)
                                            • Using X Men to teach about hominin speciation (Great Lakes Ethnohistorian)
                                            
                                            

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                                            ]]>cd7b7220-47c2-11eb-899b-a39d92a18c8aMon, 12 Apr 2021 08:00:00 -040055:40falsefull132132A follow-up and expansion to episode 99, People of Size, Anna and Amber explore other categories of largeness and how they’re represented in the archaeological record. We discuss fat bodies that are coded male, the strength and bulk of sumo wrestlers, and cultural and historical shifts in the aesthetic of the male body. Links Professor Chris Forth on fatness (University of Kansas) Burn: New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy (Herman Pontzer) Japanese Sumo Wrestling (The Independent) Shinto origins of sumo (Wikipedia) The sumo diet (sumo.usa) Average body fat percentage (Wikipedia) How Strong Were Ancient People? (Discover Magazine) Late Pleistocene swimmers compared to modern athletes (Journal of Human Evolution) The male image in art history (Artsy.com) The forgotten history of fat men’s clubs (NPR) Anatomy of The Incredible Hulk (Scientific American) Using X Men to teach about hominin speciation (Great Lakes Ethnohistorian) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastRace and Biological Anthropology with Dr. Rachel WatkinsRecently, Anna and Amber sat down with Rachel Watkins, a biological anthropologist and scholar-activist whose research centers on social and biological histories of Black Americans in the 19th and 20th centuries. Learn about the social history of biological anthropology, the exemplary case studies with which Dr. Watkins has worked, why you shouldn't discount the creepy things small children sometimes do, and so much more!

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                                            • Rachel Watkins Faculty Profile (American University)
                                            • Rachel J. Watkins on ResearchGate
                                            • The Mismeasure of Man (WW Norton)
                                            • The Cobb Collection (W. Montague Cobb Research Laboratory)
                                            • Watch Now! African Diasporic Activist Scholarship: Beyond the Enlightenment, Toward the Democratization of Science (Wenner-Gren Blog)
                                            • Science and Freedom (Washington History)
                                            
                                            

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                                            ]]>Recently, Anna and Amber sat down with Rachel Watkins, a biological anthropologist and scholar-activist whose research centers on social and biological histories of Black Americans in the 19th and 20th centuries. Learn about the social history of biological anthropology, the exemplary case studies with which Dr. Watkins has worked, why you shouldn't discount the creepy things small children sometimes do, and so much more!

                                            Links

                                            • Rachel Watkins Faculty Profile (American University)
                                            • Rachel J. Watkins on ResearchGate
                                            • The Mismeasure of Man (WW Norton)
                                            • The Cobb Collection (W. Montague Cobb Research Laboratory)
                                            • Watch Now! African Diasporic Activist Scholarship: Beyond the Enlightenment, Toward the Democratization of Science (Wenner-Gren Blog)
                                            • Science and Freedom (Washington History)
                                            
                                            

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                                            ]]>cd67bb36-47c2-11eb-899b-f7dc48a6bf36Mon, 05 Apr 2021 08:00:00 -040053:47falsefull131131Recently, Anna and Amber sat down with Rachel Watkins, a biological anthropologist and scholar-activist whose research centers on social and biological histories of Black Americans in the 19th and 20th centuries. Learn about the social history of biological anthropology, the exemplary case studies with which Dr. Watkins has worked, why you shouldn't discount the creepy things small children sometimes do, and so much more! Links Rachel Watkins Faculty Profile (American University) Rachel J. Watkins on ResearchGate The Mismeasure of Man (WW Norton) The Cobb Collection (W. Montague Cobb Research Laboratory) Watch Now! African Diasporic Activist Scholarship: Beyond the Enlightenment, Toward the Democratization of Science (Wenner-Gren Blog) Science and Freedom (Washington History) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastApril Fool's: Cursèd Objects - Bonus EpisodeAnna and Amber bring you some bonus April foolery in the form of spooky cursed objects and haunted places. What's up with the Victorians and their creepy parlor displays? Can physics explain a haunted statue? Who asked Alexander Graham Bell about any of this? Apologies if the sound quality is different for this one, friends--Anna's laptop might've had an April Fools' curse of its own going on!

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                                            • Spinning statue at Manchester museum (Manchester Evening News)
                                            • 10 Haunted Museums (ArtNet)
                                            • Are Ghosts Haunting the British Museum? (The Economist)
                                            • Creepy Museum Object Challenge (Smithsonian Magazine)
                                            
                                            

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                                            ]]>Anna and Amber bring you some bonus April foolery in the form of spooky cursed objects and haunted places. What's up with the Victorians and their creepy parlor displays? Can physics explain a haunted statue? Who asked Alexander Graham Bell about any of this? Apologies if the sound quality is different for this one, friends--Anna's laptop might've had an April Fools' curse of its own going on!

                                            Links

                                            • Spinning statue at Manchester museum (Manchester Evening News)
                                            • 10 Haunted Museums (ArtNet)
                                            • Are Ghosts Haunting the British Museum? (The Economist)
                                            • Creepy Museum Object Challenge (Smithsonian Magazine)
                                            
                                            

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                                            ]]>34b8dc50-9284-11eb-a33a-db5a2fa1d5a2Thu, 01 Apr 2021 08:00:00 -040045:11falsefull130130Anna and Amber bring you some bonus April foolery in the form of spooky cursed objects and haunted places. What's up with the Victorians and their creepy parlor displays? Can physics explain a haunted statue? Who asked Alexander Graham Bell about any of this? Apologies if the sound quality is different for this one, friends--Anna's laptop might've had an April Fools' curse of its own going on! Links Spinning statue at Manchester museum (Manchester Evening News) 10 Haunted Museums (ArtNet) Are Ghosts Haunting the British Museum? (The Economist) Creepy Museum Object Challenge (Smithsonian Magazine) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastIt's A Pod MitzvahAmber and Anna discuss some of the different rituals, ceremonies, and traditions associated with coming of age in cultures around the world and throughout time. From tossing baby teeth up to the roof to tying a vine to your ankles and jumping off a wooden tower, it's all fascinating.

                                            Links

                                            • Young People's Conceptions of the Transition to Adulthood (Youth & Society)
                                            • Voice Changes for Boys During Puberty (Very Well Family)
                                            • Right–left and the scrotum in Greek sculpture (Laterality, via ResearchGate)
                                            • 13 Amazing Coming of Age Traditions From Around the World (Global Citizen)
                                            • Rite of Passage (Cultural Anthropology)
                                            • The Excruciating Bullet Ant Glove Test Of The Mawé People (All That’s Interesting)
                                            • What It's Like to Get Stung by the World's Most Painful Insect (Esquire)
                                            • Seijin No Hi: Celebrating Japanese Youth’s Rite of Passage (Savvy Tokyo)
                                            • Meet Vanuatu's land-diving daredevils, who inspired bungee jumping (CNN Travel)
                                            • Coming of Age Rituals (Hudson County Community Colleges Libraries)
                                            • Girling the girl and boying the boy: the production of adulthood in ancient Mesoamerica (World Archaeology)
                                            
                                            

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                                            ]]>Amber and Anna discuss some of the different rituals, ceremonies, and traditions associated with coming of age in cultures around the world and throughout time. From tossing baby teeth up to the roof to tying a vine to your ankles and jumping off a wooden tower, it's all fascinating.

                                            Links

                                            • Young People's Conceptions of the Transition to Adulthood (Youth & Society)
                                            • Voice Changes for Boys During Puberty (Very Well Family)
                                            • Right–left and the scrotum in Greek sculpture (Laterality, via ResearchGate)
                                            • 13 Amazing Coming of Age Traditions From Around the World (Global Citizen)
                                            • Rite of Passage (Cultural Anthropology)
                                            • The Excruciating Bullet Ant Glove Test Of The Mawé People (All That’s Interesting)
                                            • What It's Like to Get Stung by the World's Most Painful Insect (Esquire)
                                            • Seijin No Hi: Celebrating Japanese Youth’s Rite of Passage (Savvy Tokyo)
                                            • Meet Vanuatu's land-diving daredevils, who inspired bungee jumping (CNN Travel)
                                            • Coming of Age Rituals (Hudson County Community Colleges Libraries)
                                            • Girling the girl and boying the boy: the production of adulthood in ancient Mesoamerica (World Archaeology)
                                            
                                            

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                                            ]]>cd6bb664-47c2-11eb-899b-53cfd201a977Mon, 29 Mar 2021 08:00:00 -040053:51falsefull130130Amber and Anna discuss some of the different rituals, ceremonies, and traditions associated with coming of age in cultures around the world and throughout time. From tossing baby teeth up to the roof to tying a vine to your ankles and jumping off a wooden tower, it's all fascinating. Links Young People's Conceptions of the Transition to Adulthood (Youth & Society) Voice Changes for Boys During Puberty (Very Well Family) Right–left and the scrotum in Greek sculpture (Laterality, via ResearchGate) 13 Amazing Coming of Age Traditions From Around the World (Global Citizen) Rite of Passage (Cultural Anthropology) The Excruciating Bullet Ant Glove Test Of The Mawé People (All That’s Interesting) What It's Like to Get Stung by the World's Most Painful Insect (Esquire) Seijin No Hi: Celebrating Japanese Youth’s Rite of Passage (Savvy Tokyo) Meet Vanuatu's land-diving daredevils, who inspired bungee jumping (CNN Travel) Coming of Age Rituals (Hudson County Community Colleges Libraries) Girling the girl and boying the boy: the production of adulthood in ancient Mesoamerica (World Archaeology) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastArchaeology of ChildhoodAmber and Anna examine how different ancient cultures viewed children and childhood. We’ll also discuss how the archaeological interpretation of the lives of children in the ancient past has shifted as we’ve gained more and more evidence.

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                                            • Children Are Not Small Adults: Significance of Biological and Cognitive Development in Medical Practice (Handbook of the Philosophy of Medicine)
                                            • Childhood – an historical perspective (Good Childhood Blog)
                                            • Cultural Relativism (Cultural Anthropology)
                                            • Why babies in medieval paintings look like ugly old men (Vox)
                                            • Role and Importance of Children in the Middle Ages (ThoughtCo.)
                                            • Childbirth, Childhood and Adolescence in the Middle Ages (ThoughtCo.)
                                            • Children in the ancient Middle East were valued and vulnerable — not unlike children today (The Conversation)
                                            • The composition of a Neandertal social group revealed by the hominin footprints at Le Rozel (Normandy, France) (Proceedings of the National Academy of Science)
                                            • Neanderthal children's footprints offer rare snapshot of Stone Age family life (ABC News
                                            • Neanderthal children shivered and suffered in ancient Europe (Science)
                                            • Neanderthal children grew and were weaned similar to us (EurekAlert)
                                            • What ancient footprints can tell us about what it was like to be a child in prehistoric times (The Conversation)
                                            • Prehistoric children as young as eight worked as brickmakers and miners (Nature)
                                            • 400,000-year-old 'School of Rock' Found in Prehistoric Cave in Israel (Ha’aretz)
                                            • These Miniature Tools Taught Ancient Children How to Hunt and Fight (Smithsonian)
                                            • Archaeology and Developmental Psychology: A Brief Survey of Ancient Athenian Toys (American Journal of Play)
                                            • What prehistoric toys can tell us about human evolution (ABC News)
                                            • Why Ancient Toys Are Elusive Artifacts (Discover)
                                            • Is It Ritual?]]>Amber and Anna examine how different ancient cultures viewed children and childhood. We’ll also discuss how the archaeological interpretation of the lives of children in the ancient past has shifted as we’ve gained more and more evidence.

                                              Links

                                              • Children Are Not Small Adults: Significance of Biological and Cognitive Development in Medical Practice (Handbook of the Philosophy of Medicine)
                                              • Childhood – an historical perspective (Good Childhood Blog)
                                              • Cultural Relativism (Cultural Anthropology)
                                              • Why babies in medieval paintings look like ugly old men (Vox)
                                              • Role and Importance of Children in the Middle Ages (ThoughtCo.)
                                              • Childbirth, Childhood and Adolescence in the Middle Ages (ThoughtCo.)
                                              • Children in the ancient Middle East were valued and vulnerable — not unlike children today (The Conversation)
                                              • The composition of a Neandertal social group revealed by the hominin footprints at Le Rozel (Normandy, France) (Proceedings of the National Academy of Science)
                                              • Neanderthal children's footprints offer rare snapshot of Stone Age family life (ABC News
                                              • Neanderthal children shivered and suffered in ancient Europe (Science)
                                              • Neanderthal children grew and were weaned similar to us (EurekAlert)
                                              • What ancient footprints can tell us about what it was like to be a child in prehistoric times (The Conversation)
                                              • Prehistoric children as young as eight worked as brickmakers and miners (Nature)
                                              • 400,000-year-old 'School of Rock' Found in Prehistoric Cave in Israel (Ha’aretz)
                                              • These Miniature Tools Taught Ancient Children How to Hunt and Fight (Smithsonian)
                                              • Archaeology and Developmental Psychology: A Brief Survey of Ancient Athenian Toys (American Journal of Play)
                                              • What prehistoric toys can tell us about human evolution (ABC News)
                                              • Why Ancient Toys Are Elusive Artifacts (Discover)
                                              • Is It Ritual? Or Is It Children? Distinguishing Consequences of Play from Ritual Actions in the Prehistoric Archaeological Record (Current Anthropology)
                                              • Discovering Childhood: Using Fingerprints to Find Children in the Archaeological Record (American Antiquity)
                                              • Animation in Palaeolithic art: a pre-echo of cinema (Antiquity)
                                              • Make your own version of a Palaeolithic Toy and a Thaumatrope (Beanie and J's Creative Adventures)
                                              
                                              

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                                              ]]>cd779b0a-47c2-11eb-899b-7f99a458d0f7Mon, 22 Mar 2021 08:00:00 -040047:01falsefull129129Amber and Anna examine how different ancient cultures viewed children and childhood. We’ll also discuss how the archaeological interpretation of the lives of children in the ancient past has shifted as we’ve gained more and more evidence. Links Children Are Not Small Adults: Significance of Biological and Cognitive Development in Medical Practice (Handbook of the Philosophy of Medicine) Childhood – an historical perspective (Good Childhood Blog) Cultural Relativism (Cultural Anthropology) Why babies in medieval paintings look like ugly old men (Vox) Role and Importance of Children in the Middle Ages (ThoughtCo.) Childbirth, Childhood and Adolescence in the Middle Ages (ThoughtCo.) Children in the ancient Middle East were valued and vulnerable — not unlike children today (The Conversation) The composition of a Neandertal social group revealed by the hominin footprints at Le Rozel (Normandy, France) (Proceedings of the National Academy of Science) Neanderthal children's footprints offer rare snapshot of Stone Age family life (ABC News Neanderthal children shivered and suffered in ancient Europe (Science) Neanderthal children grew and were weaned similar to us (EurekAlert) What ancient footprints can tell us about what it was like to be a child in prehistoric times (The Conversation) Prehistoric children as young as eight worked as brickmakers and miners (Nature) 400,000-year-old 'School of Rock' Found in Prehistoric Cave in Israel (Ha’aretz) These Miniature Tools Taught Ancient Children How to Hunt and Fight (Smithsonian) Archaeology and Developmental Psychology: A Brief Survey of Ancient Athenian Toys (American Journal of Play) What prehistoric toys can tell us about human evolution (ABC News) Why Ancient Toys Are Elusive Artifacts (Discover) Is It Ritual? Or Is It Children? Distinguishing Consequences of Play from Ritual Actions in the Prehistoric Archaeological Record (Current Anthropology) Discovering Childhood: Using Fingerprints to Find Children in the Archaeological Record (American Antiquity) Animation in Palaeolithic art: a pre-echo of cinema (Antiquity) Make your own version of a Palaeolithic Toy and a Thaumatrope (Beanie and J's Creative Adventures) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastMarch MadagascarnessThis week, Anna and Amber journey to the island of Madagascar. Yeah, sure, there were once man-sized lemurs there, but we’re talking about the people of Madagascar, how and when they arrived on the island, their history, archaeology, and more! Plus, Anna discovers that maps are super useful.

                                              Links

                                              • Malagasy? Or is it Madagascan? Our research provides the answer (The Conversation)
                                              • Indian Ocean: Five Island Countries (Library of Congress)
                                              • Madagascar: Precolonial Era, Prior to 1894 (via the Wayback Machine)
                                              • Researchers confirm timeline of human presence on Madagascar (Phys.org)
                                              • Ancient Madagascar Shows Humans Make New Places Suit Them (Futurity)
                                              • Genomic landscape of human diversity across Madagascar (PNAS)
                                              • What are single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)? (MedlinePlus)
                                              • Ancient rice 'first evidence' Madagascan ancestors crossed Indian Ocean from South-East Asia (ABC)
                                              • Ancient crops provide first archaeological signature of the westward Austronesian expansion (PNAS)
                                              • The culture history of Madagascar (Journal of World Prehistory)
                                              • Chapter 15 - The Austronesian Expansion and the First Malagasy Cultures (The Worlds of the Indian Ocean)
                                              • Time and the ancestors: Landscape survey in the Andrantsay region of Madagascar (Antiquity, via ResearchGate)
                                              • Toward a just and inclusive environmental archaeology of southwest Madagascar (Journal of Social Archaeology, via ResarchGate)
                                              • Madagascar / The Great Island: Contemporary Artists from Madagascar (Google Arts + Culture)
                                              • Madagascar of to-day (Internet Archive)
                                              • Situating Madagascar: Indian Ocean dynamics and archaeological histories (Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, via ResearchGate)
                                              
                                              

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                                              ]]>This week, Anna and Amber journey to the island of Madagascar. Yeah, sure, there were once man-sized lemurs there, but we’re talking about the people of Madagascar, how and when they arrived on the island, their history, archaeology, and more! Plus, Anna discovers that maps are super useful.

                                              Links

                                              • Malagasy? Or is it Madagascan? Our research provides the answer (The Conversation)
                                              • Indian Ocean: Five Island Countries (Library of Congress)
                                              • Madagascar: Precolonial Era, Prior to 1894 (via the Wayback Machine)
                                              • Researchers confirm timeline of human presence on Madagascar (Phys.org)
                                              • Ancient Madagascar Shows Humans Make New Places Suit Them (Futurity)
                                              • Genomic landscape of human diversity across Madagascar (PNAS)
                                              • What are single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)? (MedlinePlus)
                                              • Ancient rice 'first evidence' Madagascan ancestors crossed Indian Ocean from South-East Asia (ABC)
                                              • Ancient crops provide first archaeological signature of the westward Austronesian expansion (PNAS)
                                              • The culture history of Madagascar (Journal of World Prehistory)
                                              • Chapter 15 - The Austronesian Expansion and the First Malagasy Cultures (The Worlds of the Indian Ocean)
                                              • Time and the ancestors: Landscape survey in the Andrantsay region of Madagascar (Antiquity, via ResearchGate)
                                              • Toward a just and inclusive environmental archaeology of southwest Madagascar (Journal of Social Archaeology, via ResarchGate)
                                              • Madagascar / The Great Island: Contemporary Artists from Madagascar (Google Arts + Culture)
                                              • Madagascar of to-day (Internet Archive)
                                              • Situating Madagascar: Indian Ocean dynamics and archaeological histories (Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, via ResearchGate)
                                              
                                              

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                                              ]]>cd73a87e-47c2-11eb-899b-7b4fe1048011Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:00:00 -040001:12:22falsefull128128This week, Anna and Amber journey to the island of Madagascar. Yeah, sure, there were once man-sized lemurs there, but we’re talking about the people of Madagascar, how and when they arrived on the island, their history, archaeology, and more! Plus, Anna discovers that maps are super useful. Links Malagasy? Or is it Madagascan? Our research provides the answer (The Conversation) Indian Ocean: Five Island Countries (Library of Congress) Madagascar: Precolonial Era, Prior to 1894 (via the Wayback Machine) Researchers confirm timeline of human presence on Madagascar (Phys.org) Ancient Madagascar Shows Humans Make New Places Suit Them (Futurity) Genomic landscape of human diversity across Madagascar (PNAS) What are single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)? (MedlinePlus) Ancient rice 'first evidence' Madagascan ancestors crossed Indian Ocean from South-East Asia (ABC) Ancient crops provide first archaeological signature of the westward Austronesian expansion (PNAS) The culture history of Madagascar (Journal of World Prehistory) Chapter 15 - The Austronesian Expansion and the First Malagasy Cultures (The Worlds of the Indian Ocean) Time and the ancestors: Landscape survey in the Andrantsay region of Madagascar (Antiquity, via ResearchGate) Toward a just and inclusive environmental archaeology of southwest Madagascar (Journal of Social Archaeology, via ResarchGate) Madagascar / The Great Island: Contemporary Artists from Madagascar (Google Arts + Culture) Madagascar of to-day (Internet Archive) Situating Madagascar: Indian Ocean dynamics and archaeological histories (Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, via ResearchGate) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastAnna's Birthday PodcastleThis episode happens to fall within Anna's birthday week, so Amber has very kindly indulged Anna's childhood love of knights, castles, magic, and adventure. This week, we're exploring Arthurian legend, and some of the...unique legacies it has left behind. We firmly establish that Arthur had TWO different swords. We also confirm that no, Robin Hood was not a Knight of the Round Table. Plus, the Yelp review that made Amber laugh until she cried.

                                              Links

                                              • Guide to the classics: the Arthurian legend (The Conversation)
                                              • King Arthur: Myth-Making and History
                                              • Was There A Real King Arthur? (Archaeology)
                                              • King Arthur’s Ancestor, the Legendary Brutus of Troy, Is Focus of New Biography (Children of Arthur)
                                              • The Literary Development of the Arthurian Legend (World History Encyclopedia)
                                              • The Legendary King: How the Figure of King Arthur Shaped a National Identity and the Field of Archaeology in Britain (via Digital Commons)
                                              • Great Riddles in Archaeology: King Arthur, Camelot, and the Quest for a Holy Grail (Penn Museum)
                                              • Archaeologists Have Uncovered a Massive Palace at The Legendary Birthplace of King Arthur (Science Alert)
                                              • How Medieval Times survives in the digital age (Toronto Star)
                                              • Zounds, Milady! (Slate)
                                              • Well Met: Renaissance Faires and the American Counterculture
                                              • The Utopian Vision That Explains Renaissance Fairs (Bloomberg CityLab)
                                              
                                              

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                                              ]]>This episode happens to fall within Anna's birthday week, so Amber has very kindly indulged Anna's childhood love of knights, castles, magic, and adventure. This week, we're exploring Arthurian legend, and some of the...unique legacies it has left behind. We firmly establish that Arthur had TWO different swords. We also confirm that no, Robin Hood was not a Knight of the Round Table. Plus, the Yelp review that made Amber laugh until she cried.

                                              Links

                                              • Guide to the classics: the Arthurian legend (The Conversation)
                                              • King Arthur: Myth-Making and History
                                              • Was There A Real King Arthur? (Archaeology)
                                              • King Arthur’s Ancestor, the Legendary Brutus of Troy, Is Focus of New Biography (Children of Arthur)
                                              • The Literary Development of the Arthurian Legend (World History Encyclopedia)
                                              • The Legendary King: How the Figure of King Arthur Shaped a National Identity and the Field of Archaeology in Britain (via Digital Commons)
                                              • Great Riddles in Archaeology: King Arthur, Camelot, and the Quest for a Holy Grail (Penn Museum)
                                              • Archaeologists Have Uncovered a Massive Palace at The Legendary Birthplace of King Arthur (Science Alert)
                                              • How Medieval Times survives in the digital age (Toronto Star)
                                              • Zounds, Milady! (Slate)
                                              • Well Met: Renaissance Faires and the American Counterculture
                                              • The Utopian Vision That Explains Renaissance Fairs (Bloomberg CityLab)
                                              
                                              

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                                              ]]>cd6fba8e-47c2-11eb-899b-bba55ed9ca93Mon, 08 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -040058:32falsefull127127This episode happens to fall within Anna's birthday week, so Amber has very kindly indulged Anna's childhood love of knights, castles, magic, and adventure. This week, we're exploring Arthurian legend, and some of the...unique legacies it has left behind. We firmly establish that Arthur had TWO different swords. We also confirm that no, Robin Hood was not a Knight of the Round Table. Plus, the Yelp review that made Amber laugh until she cried. Links Guide to the classics: the Arthurian legend (The Conversation) King Arthur: Myth-Making and History Was There A Real King Arthur? (Archaeology) King Arthur’s Ancestor, the Legendary Brutus of Troy, Is Focus of New Biography (Children of Arthur) The Literary Development of the Arthurian Legend (World History Encyclopedia) The Legendary King: How the Figure of King Arthur Shaped a National Identity and the Field of Archaeology in Britain (via Digital Commons) Great Riddles in Archaeology: King Arthur, Camelot, and the Quest for a Holy Grail (Penn Museum) Archaeologists Have Uncovered a Massive Palace at The Legendary Birthplace of King Arthur (Science Alert) How Medieval Times survives in the digital age (Toronto Star) Zounds, Milady! (Slate) Well Met: Renaissance Faires and the American Counterculture The Utopian Vision That Explains Renaissance Fairs (Bloomberg CityLab) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastThe Dirt Caves In: LIVE! If you were a pre-Homo sapiens hominin, the place to see and be seen was Africa in what is today colloquially known as the Cradle of Humankind. True to form, we're late to the party, but come along with us anyway for a tour of the cave sites that revolutionized paleoanthropology.

                                              Thank you to everyone who came out to the live show!

                                              Links

                                              • When Did Homo Sapiens First Appear? (Discover)
                                              • Oldest Homo sapiens bones ever found shake foundations of the human story (The Guardian)
                                              • Scientists discover the oldest Homo sapiens fossils at Jebel Irhoud, Morocco (Phys.org)
                                              • Caves of Hercules (Atlas Obscura)
                                              • The Caves of Hercules – The Map of Africa (Barclays Travel)
                                              • Skull Fossils in Cave Show Mix of Human Relatives Roamed South Africa (The New York Times)
                                              • Contemporaneity of Australopithecus, Paranthropus, and early Homo erectus in South Africa (Science)
                                              • Newly discovered fossil documents small-scale evolutionary changes in an extinct human species (Washington University in St. Louis)
                                              • ‘Little Foot’ hominin emerges from stone after millions of years (Nature)
                                              • World’s oldest camp bedding found in South African cave (Science)
                                              • Fire and grass-bedding construction 200 thousand years ago at Border Cave, South Africa (Science)
                                              • 200,000 years ago, humans preferred to kip cozy (Science Daily)
                                              • First Use of Poison (Archaeology)
                                              • When the Sea Saved Humanity (Scientific American)
                                              • Early Tools Were Born From Fire (Science)
                                              • Ancient hominins used fire to make stone tools (Phys.org)
                                              • South Africa’s Blombos cave is home to the earliest drawing by a human (The Convo)
                                              
                                              

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                                              ]]>If you were a pre-Homo sapiens hominin, the place to see and be seen was Africa in what is today colloquially known as the Cradle of Humankind. True to form, we're late to the party, but come along with us anyway for a tour of the cave sites that revolutionized paleoanthropology.

                                              Thank you to everyone who came out to the live show!

                                              Links

                                              • When Did Homo Sapiens First Appear? (Discover)
                                              • Oldest Homo sapiens bones ever found shake foundations of the human story (The Guardian)
                                              • Scientists discover the oldest Homo sapiens fossils at Jebel Irhoud, Morocco (Phys.org)
                                              • Caves of Hercules (Atlas Obscura)
                                              • The Caves of Hercules – The Map of Africa (Barclays Travel)
                                              • Skull Fossils in Cave Show Mix of Human Relatives Roamed South Africa (The New York Times)
                                              • Contemporaneity of Australopithecus, Paranthropus, and early Homo erectus in South Africa (Science)
                                              • Newly discovered fossil documents small-scale evolutionary changes in an extinct human species (Washington University in St. Louis)
                                              • ‘Little Foot’ hominin emerges from stone after millions of years (Nature)
                                              • World’s oldest camp bedding found in South African cave (Science)
                                              • Fire and grass-bedding construction 200 thousand years ago at Border Cave, South Africa (Science)
                                              • 200,000 years ago, humans preferred to kip cozy (Science Daily)
                                              • First Use of Poison (Archaeology)
                                              • When the Sea Saved Humanity (Scientific American)
                                              • Early Tools Were Born From Fire (Science)
                                              • Ancient hominins used fire to make stone tools (Phys.org)
                                              • South Africa’s Blombos cave is home to the earliest drawing by a human (The Convo)
                                              
                                              

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                                              ]]>cd63f1ae-47c2-11eb-899b-af9407eac0efMon, 01 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -040001:03:52falsefull126126If you were a pre-Homo sapiens hominin, the place to see and be seen was Africa in what is today colloquially known as the Cradle of Humankind. True to form, we're late to the party, but come along with us anyway for a tour of the cave sites that revolutionized paleoanthropology. Thank you to everyone who came out to the live show! Links When Did Homo Sapiens First Appear? (Discover) Oldest Homo sapiens bones ever found shake foundations of the human story (The Guardian) Scientists discover the oldest Homo sapiens fossils at Jebel Irhoud, Morocco (Phys.org) Caves of Hercules (Atlas Obscura) The Caves of Hercules – The Map of Africa (Barclays Travel) Skull Fossils in Cave Show Mix of Human Relatives Roamed South Africa (The New York Times) Contemporaneity of Australopithecus, Paranthropus, and early Homo erectus in South Africa (Science) Newly discovered fossil documents small-scale evolutionary changes in an extinct human species (Washington University in St. Louis) ‘Little Foot’ hominin emerges from stone after millions of years (Nature) World’s oldest camp bedding found in South African cave (Science) Fire and grass-bedding construction 200 thousand years ago at Border Cave, South Africa (Science) 200,000 years ago, humans preferred to kip cozy (Science Daily) First Use of Poison (Archaeology) When the Sea Saved Humanity (Scientific American) Early Tools Were Born From Fire (Science) Ancient hominins used fire to make stone tools (Phys.org) South Africa’s Blombos cave is home to the earliest drawing by a human (The Convo) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastDirt After Dark: Tiki Crazes and Volcano SacrificesIn this super long, super exciting installment of Dirt After Dark, we pick up where we left off in our volcanoes episode and take a look at volcano-informed myth and culture in fact and fiction (and the things that fall somewhere in the middle) before jumping feet first into an exploration of the trope of volcano sacrifices. Plus, we tackle tiki culture and Amber finds a new favorite movie. 

                                              Current Eruptions (Smithsonian National HIstory Museum Global Volcanism Program)

                                              The Golden Bough (Project Gutenberg) - Chapter 8: The Worship of Volcanoes in other Lands.

                                              Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics (via Google Books)

                                              Yadnya Kasada festival - in pictures (The Guardian)

                                              Here's what it's like to get thrown into a volcano (Popular Science)

                                              The Unlikely Philosophy of Joe Versus the Volcano (Tor.com)

                                              The Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary  - entry "tiki"

                                              Tiki bars are built on cultural appropriation and colonial nostalgia. Where’s the reckoning? (Los Angeles Times)

                                              Lovely Hula Lands: Corporate Tourism and the Prostitution of Hawaiian Culture (Border/Lines)

                                              Is Tiki "Cultural Appropriation"? (Yesterday, Tomorrow, and Fantasy)

                                              The Real and the Fake: Polynesian Culture and How We Perceive It (Critiki News)

                                              On Culturally Thoughtful Tiki (Critiki News)

                                              ]]>In this super long, super exciting installment of Dirt After Dark, we pick up where we left off in our volcanoes episode and take a look at volcano-informed myth and culture in fact and fiction (and the things that fall somewhere in the middle) before jumping feet first into an exploration of the trope of volcano sacrifices. Plus, we tackle tiki culture and Amber finds a new favorite movie. 

                                              Current Eruptions (Smithsonian National HIstory Museum Global Volcanism Program)

                                              The Golden Bough (Project Gutenberg) - Chapter 8: The Worship of Volcanoes in other Lands.

                                              Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics (via Google Books)

                                              Yadnya Kasada festival - in pictures (The Guardian)

                                              Here's what it's like to get thrown into a volcano (Popular Science)

                                              The Unlikely Philosophy of Joe Versus the Volcano (Tor.com)

                                              The Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary  - entry "tiki"

                                              Tiki bars are built on cultural appropriation and colonial nostalgia. Where’s the reckoning? (Los Angeles Times)

                                              Lovely Hula Lands: Corporate Tourism and the Prostitution of Hawaiian Culture (Border/Lines)

                                              Is Tiki "Cultural Appropriation"? (Yesterday, Tomorrow, and Fantasy)

                                              The Real and the Fake: Polynesian Culture and How We Perceive It (Critiki News)

                                              On Culturally Thoughtful Tiki (Critiki News)

                                              ]]>031102e9-ca30-4740-a2c2-cf122afe4954Sun, 28 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -040001:29:13truebonusThe Dirt PodcastDirt After Dark: Tiki Crazes and Volcano SacrificesIn this super long, super exciting installment of Dirt After Dark, we pick up where we left off in our volcanoes episode and take a look at volcano-informed myth and culture in fact and fiction (and the things that fall somewhere in the middle) before jumping feet first into an exploration of the trope of volcano sacrifices. Plus, we tackle tiki culture and Amber finds a new favorite movie. 

                                              Current Eruptions (Smithsonian National HIstory Museum Global Volcanism Program)

                                              The Golden Bough (Project Gutenberg) - Chapter 8: The Worship of Volcanoes in other Lands.

                                              Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics (via Google Books)

                                              Yadnya Kasada festival - in pictures (The Guardian)

                                              Here's what it's like to get thrown into a volcano (Popular Science)

                                              The Unlikely Philosophy of Joe Versus the Volcano (Tor.com)

                                              The Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary  - entry "tiki"

                                              Tiki bars are built on cultural appropriation and colonial nostalgia. Where’s the reckoning? (Los Angeles Times)

                                              Lovely Hula Lands: Corporate Tourism and the Prostitution of Hawaiian Culture (Border/Lines)

                                              Is Tiki "Cultural Appropriation"? (Yesterday, Tomorrow, and Fantasy)

                                              The Real and the Fake: Polynesian Culture and How We Perceive It (Critiki News)

                                              On Culturally Thoughtful Tiki (Critiki News)

                                              ]]>In this super long, super exciting installment of Dirt After Dark, we pick up where we left off in our volcanoes episode and take a look at volcano-informed myth and culture in fact and fiction (and the things that fall somewhere in the middle) before jumping feet first into an exploration of the trope of volcano sacrifices. Plus, we tackle tiki culture and Amber finds a new favorite movie. 

                                              Current Eruptions (Smithsonian National HIstory Museum Global Volcanism Program)

                                              The Golden Bough (Project Gutenberg) - Chapter 8: The Worship of Volcanoes in other Lands.

                                              Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics (via Google Books)

                                              Yadnya Kasada festival - in pictures (The Guardian)

                                              Here's what it's like to get thrown into a volcano (Popular Science)

                                              The Unlikely Philosophy of Joe Versus the Volcano (Tor.com)

                                              The Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary  - entry "tiki"

                                              Tiki bars are built on cultural appropriation and colonial nostalgia. Where’s the reckoning? (Los Angeles Times)

                                              Lovely Hula Lands: Corporate Tourism and the Prostitution of Hawaiian Culture (Border/Lines)

                                              Is Tiki "Cultural Appropriation"? (Yesterday, Tomorrow, and Fantasy)

                                              The Real and the Fake: Polynesian Culture and How We Perceive It (Critiki News)

                                              On Culturally Thoughtful Tiki (Critiki News)

                                              ]]>1d83f2c9-59cf-4c5a-b88c-c494ae27b543Sun, 28 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -040001:29:13truebonusThe Dirt PodcastDNA: The Dirt, uh, Finds a WayThis year is the 20th anniversary of the first publication of the Human Genome Project, and the 10th anniversary of the Neanderthal Genome Project. Since both of these projects began, DNA research has changed what we know about the human story more than we could ever possibly have imagined. Come learn about a tiny fraction of this knowledge with us, and listen to our brains explode.

                                              Links

                                              • Protein Synthesis: an Epic on the Cellular Level (Internet Archive)
                                              • Human Genome Project Information Archive 1990–2003 (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
                                              • Human Genome Project FAQ (National Human Genome Research Institute)
                                              • Game of chances: inheritance is a question of probability, not destiny (The Guardian)
                                              • Why Race Is Not a Thing, According to Genetics (National Geographic)
                                              • How to Argue With a Racist: What Our Genes Do (and Don't) Say About Human Difference (The Experiment Publishing)
                                              • The Neanderthal DNA you carry may have surprisingly little impact on your looks, moods (Science)
                                              • Neanderthal DNA highlights complexity of COVID risk factors (Nature)
                                              • Neanderthal DNA in Modern Human Genomes Is Not Silent (The Scientist)
                                              • Multiple lines of mysterious ancient humans interbred with us (National Geographic)
                                              • Denisovan DNA in the genome of early East Asians (Max Planck Gesellscheft)
                                              • The complete genome sequence of a Neandertal from the Altai Mountains (Nature)
                                              • The Contribution of Neanderthals to Phenotypic Variation in Modern Humans (The American Journal of Human Genetics)
                                              • Evidence found of Denisovans interbreeding with humans in Southeast Asia more recently than thought (Phys.org)
                                              • The CRISPR-baby scandal: what’s next for human gene-editing (Nature)
                                              • In a possible step forward for gene therapy, Stanford researchers made mice glow like fireflies (Stanford News)
                                              • Neanderthal-like ‘mini-brains’ created in lab with CRISPR (Nature)
                                              • 3 Human Chimeras That Already Exist (Scientific American)
                                              • This Woman Is Her Own...]]>This year is the 20th anniversary of the first publication of the Human Genome Project, and the 10th anniversary of the Neanderthal Genome Project. Since both of these projects began, DNA research has changed what we know about the human story more than we could ever possibly have imagined. Come learn about a tiny fraction of this knowledge with us, and listen to our brains explode.

                                                Links

                                                • Protein Synthesis: an Epic on the Cellular Level (Internet Archive)
                                                • Human Genome Project Information Archive 1990–2003 (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
                                                • Human Genome Project FAQ (National Human Genome Research Institute)
                                                • Game of chances: inheritance is a question of probability, not destiny (The Guardian)
                                                • Why Race Is Not a Thing, According to Genetics (National Geographic)
                                                • How to Argue With a Racist: What Our Genes Do (and Don't) Say About Human Difference (The Experiment Publishing)
                                                • The Neanderthal DNA you carry may have surprisingly little impact on your looks, moods (Science)
                                                • Neanderthal DNA highlights complexity of COVID risk factors (Nature)
                                                • Neanderthal DNA in Modern Human Genomes Is Not Silent (The Scientist)
                                                • Multiple lines of mysterious ancient humans interbred with us (National Geographic)
                                                • Denisovan DNA in the genome of early East Asians (Max Planck Gesellscheft)
                                                • The complete genome sequence of a Neandertal from the Altai Mountains (Nature)
                                                • The Contribution of Neanderthals to Phenotypic Variation in Modern Humans (The American Journal of Human Genetics)
                                                • Evidence found of Denisovans interbreeding with humans in Southeast Asia more recently than thought (Phys.org)
                                                • The CRISPR-baby scandal: what’s next for human gene-editing (Nature)
                                                • In a possible step forward for gene therapy, Stanford researchers made mice glow like fireflies (Stanford News)
                                                • Neanderthal-like ‘mini-brains’ created in lab with CRISPR (Nature)
                                                • 3 Human Chimeras That Already Exist (Scientific American)
                                                • This Woman Is Her Own Twin: What Is Chimerism? (Live Science)
                                                • The Case of the Woman Who Was Her Own Twin (Genetics Illustrated)
                                                • Disputed Maternity Leading to Identification of Tetragametic Chimerism (New England Journal of Medicine)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>cd60234e-47c2-11eb-899b-43f21272c931Mon, 22 Feb 2021 09:00:00 -040059:36falsefull125125This year is the 20th anniversary of the first publication of the Human Genome Project, and the 10th anniversary of the Neanderthal Genome Project. Since both of these projects began, DNA research has changed what we know about the human story more than we could ever possibly have imagined. Come learn about a tiny fraction of this knowledge with us, and listen to our brains explode. Links Protein Synthesis: an Epic on the Cellular Level (Internet Archive) Human Genome Project Information Archive 1990–2003 (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) Human Genome Project FAQ (National Human Genome Research Institute) Game of chances: inheritance is a question of probability, not destiny (The Guardian) Why Race Is Not a Thing, According to Genetics (National Geographic) How to Argue With a Racist: What Our Genes Do (and Don't) Say About Human Difference (The Experiment Publishing) The Neanderthal DNA you carry may have surprisingly little impact on your looks, moods (Science) Neanderthal DNA highlights complexity of COVID risk factors (Nature) Neanderthal DNA in Modern Human Genomes Is Not Silent (The Scientist) Multiple lines of mysterious ancient humans interbred with us (National Geographic) Denisovan DNA in the genome of early East Asians (Max Planck Gesellscheft) The complete genome sequence of a Neandertal from the Altai Mountains (Nature) The Contribution of Neanderthals to Phenotypic Variation in Modern Humans (The American Journal of Human Genetics) Evidence found of Denisovans interbreeding with humans in Southeast Asia more recently than thought (Phys.org) The CRISPR-baby scandal: what’s next for human gene-editing (Nature) In a possible step forward for gene therapy, Stanford researchers made mice glow like fireflies (Stanford News) Neanderthal-like ‘mini-brains’ created in lab with CRISPR (Nature) 3 Human Chimeras That Already Exist (Scientific American) This Woman Is Her Own Twin: What Is Chimerism? (Live Science) The Case of the Woman Who Was Her Own Twin (Genetics Illustrated) Disputed Maternity Leading to Identification of Tetragametic Chimerism (New England Journal of Medicine) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastVolcanoes!Let’s lean into our fear of pyroclastic flow and talk about the traces that volcanoes can leave in the archaeological record. Turns out, it’s a lot more than buried cities. We’ll also take a look at how volcanoes manifest in the myths and legends of various cultures.

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                                                • Hawaiian Myths Tell A Story About Volcanic Activity At Kilauea (Forbes)
                                                • Volcano Myths and Rituals (American Scientist)
                                                • Why ancient myths about volcanoes are often true (BBC)
                                                • The Harmful Pseudoarchaeology of Mythological Atlantis (Women Write About Comics)
                                                • Santorini eruption: new theory says ‘pyroclastic flows’ caused devastating Bronze Age tsunamis (The Conversation)
                                                • The A.D. 79 Eruption at Mt. Vesuvius (UCSD Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics)
                                                • Tephrochronology and its application: A review (Quaternary Geology)
                                                
                                                

                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>Let’s lean into our fear of pyroclastic flow and talk about the traces that volcanoes can leave in the archaeological record. Turns out, it’s a lot more than buried cities. We’ll also take a look at how volcanoes manifest in the myths and legends of various cultures.

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                                                • Hawaiian Myths Tell A Story About Volcanic Activity At Kilauea (Forbes)
                                                • Volcano Myths and Rituals (American Scientist)
                                                • Why ancient myths about volcanoes are often true (BBC)
                                                • The Harmful Pseudoarchaeology of Mythological Atlantis (Women Write About Comics)
                                                • Santorini eruption: new theory says ‘pyroclastic flows’ caused devastating Bronze Age tsunamis (The Conversation)
                                                • The A.D. 79 Eruption at Mt. Vesuvius (UCSD Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics)
                                                • Tephrochronology and its application: A review (Quaternary Geology)
                                                
                                                

                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>cd5c4a76-47c2-11eb-899b-07f9453a6832Mon, 15 Feb 2021 09:00:00 -040001:10:27falsefull124124Let’s lean into our fear of pyroclastic flow and talk about the traces that volcanoes can leave in the archaeological record. Turns out, it’s a lot more than buried cities. We’ll also take a look at how volcanoes manifest in the myths and legends of various cultures. Links Hawaiian Myths Tell A Story About Volcanic Activity At Kilauea (Forbes) Volcano Myths and Rituals (American Scientist) Why ancient myths about volcanoes are often true (BBC) The Harmful Pseudoarchaeology of Mythological Atlantis (Women Write About Comics) Santorini eruption: new theory says ‘pyroclastic flows’ caused devastating Bronze Age tsunamis (The Conversation) The A.D. 79 Eruption at Mt. Vesuvius (UCSD Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics) Tephrochronology and its application: A review (Quaternary Geology) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastThe Good Old Days: Prehistoric InequalityThis week's episode is a listener-sponsored one! Ancient hunter-gatherers are often painted as egalitarian, with all members contributing to the needs of the group. But what does evidence from prehistory say about things like access to nutrition, or care for the sick or injured? Are there cases where some individuals were clearly treated differently from others? How far back can we go to find clues? Stay tuned, sleuths.

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                                                • Did agriculture create inequality? (Scientific American)
                                                • Hunter-getherer envy (SAPIENS)
                                                • Issues with using modern forager groups as proxy for ancient ones (Evolutionary Anthropology)
                                                • The earliest deliberate burial? (SAPIENS)
                                                • Sunghir burials (SAPIENS)
                                                • Different types of burials at Sunghir (Antiquity)
                                                • Status-symbol scapulae? (Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>This week's episode is a listener-sponsored one! Ancient hunter-gatherers are often painted as egalitarian, with all members contributing to the needs of the group. But what does evidence from prehistory say about things like access to nutrition, or care for the sick or injured? Are there cases where some individuals were clearly treated differently from others? How far back can we go to find clues? Stay tuned, sleuths.

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                                                • Did agriculture create inequality? (Scientific American)
                                                • Hunter-getherer envy (SAPIENS)
                                                • Issues with using modern forager groups as proxy for ancient ones (Evolutionary Anthropology)
                                                • The earliest deliberate burial? (SAPIENS)
                                                • Sunghir burials (SAPIENS)
                                                • Different types of burials at Sunghir (Antiquity)
                                                • Status-symbol scapulae? (Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>cd585768-47c2-11eb-899b-17b7f28ec6b5Mon, 08 Feb 2021 12:07:07 -040001:24:05falsefull123123This week's episode is a listener-sponsored one! Ancient hunter-gatherers are often painted as egalitarian, with all members contributing to the needs of the group. But what does evidence from prehistory say about things like access to nutrition, or care for the sick or injured? Are there cases where some individuals were clearly treated differently from others? How far back can we go to find clues? Stay tuned, sleuths. Links Did agriculture create inequality? (Scientific American) Hunter-getherer envy (SAPIENS) Issues with using modern forager groups as proxy for ancient ones (Evolutionary Anthropology) The earliest deliberate burial? (SAPIENS) Sunghir burials (SAPIENS) Different types of burials at Sunghir (Antiquity) Status-symbol scapulae? (Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastUnboxing BoxgroveThis week, Anna introduces Amber to the site of Boxgrove, in what is now Sussex, England. It's one of the oldest known hominin sites in the UK, and features the remains of our early relative, Homo heidelbergensis. Join us to learn more about the Muddle in the Middle, the world's hardest jigsaw puzzle, and the molecular clock.

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                                                • The man who died half a million years ago (Current Archaeology)
                                                • We may now know what our common ancestor with Neanderthals looked like (New Scientist)
                                                • Boxgrove Project Blog
                                                • The Middle Pleistocene human tibia from Boxgrove (Science Direct)
                                                • Flint formed in chalk (The Geological Society)
                                                • Boxgrove: how we found Europe’s oldest bone tools – and what we learned about their makers (The Conversation)
                                                • Europe’s Oldest Bone Tools Hint at Early Hominin Sophistication (Smithsonian Magazine)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>This week, Anna introduces Amber to the site of Boxgrove, in what is now Sussex, England. It's one of the oldest known hominin sites in the UK, and features the remains of our early relative, Homo heidelbergensis. Join us to learn more about the Muddle in the Middle, the world's hardest jigsaw puzzle, and the molecular clock.

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                                                • The man who died half a million years ago (Current Archaeology)
                                                • We may now know what our common ancestor with Neanderthals looked like (New Scientist)
                                                • Boxgrove Project Blog
                                                • The Middle Pleistocene human tibia from Boxgrove (Science Direct)
                                                • Flint formed in chalk (The Geological Society)
                                                • Boxgrove: how we found Europe’s oldest bone tools – and what we learned about their makers (The Conversation)
                                                • Europe’s Oldest Bone Tools Hint at Early Hominin Sophistication (Smithsonian Magazine)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>cd543c28-47c2-11eb-899b-5f4ea1a7ab5eMon, 01 Feb 2021 12:09:04 -040044:17falsefull122122This week, Anna introduces Amber to the site of Boxgrove, in what is now Sussex, England. It's one of the oldest known hominin sites in the UK, and features the remains of our early relative, Homo heidelbergensis. Join us to learn more about the Muddle in the Middle, the world's hardest jigsaw puzzle, and the molecular clock. Links The man who died half a million years ago (Current Archaeology) We may now know what our common ancestor with Neanderthals looked like (New Scientist) Boxgrove Project Blog The Middle Pleistocene human tibia from Boxgrove (Science Direct) Flint formed in chalk (The Geological Society) Boxgrove: how we found Europe’s oldest bone tools – and what we learned about their makers (The Conversation) Europe’s Oldest Bone Tools Hint at Early Hominin Sophistication (Smithsonian Magazine) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastFive Stars' Worth of Fun with One Star ArchaeologyIt's a bonus episode! Anna and Amber are joined by some of the wonderful folks at One Star Archaeology (Twitter: @1starchaeology, Instagram: @onestarchaeology) for dramatic readings of internet reviews of archaeological sites.

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                                                ]]>It's a bonus episode! Anna and Amber are joined by some of the wonderful folks at One Star Archaeology (Twitter: @1starchaeology, Instagram: @onestarchaeology) for dramatic readings of internet reviews of archaeological sites.

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                                                ]]>cd502fa2-47c2-11eb-899b-efce2af3447aFri, 22 Jan 2021 09:00:00 -040030:48falsefull121121It's a bonus episode! Anna and Amber are joined by some of the wonderful folks at One Star Archaeology (Twitter: @1starchaeology, Instagram: @onestarchaeology) for dramatic readings of internet reviews of archaeological sites. Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastMerry Hyksmas! With Dr. Chris StantisSeasons greetings! And by that we mean we're wrapping up 2020 by sitting down with Dr. Chris Stantis, who uses stable isotope analyses to learn how people lived in the ancient past. We discuss the real story of the Hyksos Dynasty during the Second Intermediate Period in Egypt. Were they the pushy invaders they've been made out to be? Or is there more to the story? (There's more to the story). Not only ALL THIS, but Dr. Stantis convinces Amber and Anna to love those pesky little atoms--stable isotopes!

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                                                • Who were the Hyksos? Challenging traditional narratives using strontium isotope (87Sr/86Sr) analysis of human remains from ancient Egypt (PLOSOne)
                                                • The Foreigner as Scapegoat: Lessons from Ancient Egypt and Today (Chris Naughton dot com)
                                                • Additionally, Dr. Stantis has the following recommendations for those interested in learning more about the Hyksos:
                                                • The Ascendancy of the Kushite Kingdom of Kerma in the Post Middle Kingdom Era: Revisiting the Second Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt (Archaeological Research Facility, UC Berkeley)
                                                • Dr. Danielle Candelora’s research on Hyksos and “race” in scholarship
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>Seasons greetings! And by that we mean we're wrapping up 2020 by sitting down with Dr. Chris Stantis, who uses stable isotope analyses to learn how people lived in the ancient past. We discuss the real story of the Hyksos Dynasty during the Second Intermediate Period in Egypt. Were they the pushy invaders they've been made out to be? Or is there more to the story? (There's more to the story). Not only ALL THIS, but Dr. Stantis convinces Amber and Anna to love those pesky little atoms--stable isotopes!

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                                                • Who were the Hyksos? Challenging traditional narratives using strontium isotope (87Sr/86Sr) analysis of human remains from ancient Egypt (PLOSOne)
                                                • The Foreigner as Scapegoat: Lessons from Ancient Egypt and Today (Chris Naughton dot com)
                                                • Additionally, Dr. Stantis has the following recommendations for those interested in learning more about the Hyksos:
                                                • The Ascendancy of the Kushite Kingdom of Kerma in the Post Middle Kingdom Era: Revisiting the Second Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt (Archaeological Research Facility, UC Berkeley)
                                                • Dr. Danielle Candelora’s research on Hyksos and “race” in scholarship
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>1d41340a-efaf-11ea-884d-9f3e0e718228Mon, 28 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -040001:14:27falsefull121121Seasons greetings! And by that we mean we're wrapping up 2020 by sitting down with Dr. Chris Stantis, who uses stable isotope analyses to learn how people lived in the ancient past. We discuss the real story of the Hyksos Dynasty during the Second Intermediate Period in Egypt. Were they the pushy invaders they've been made out to be? Or is there more to the story? (There's more to the story). Not only ALL THIS, but Dr. Stantis convinces Amber and Anna to love those pesky little atoms--stable isotopes! Links Who were the Hyksos? Challenging traditional narratives using strontium isotope (87Sr/86Sr) analysis of human remains from ancient Egypt (PLOSOne) The Foreigner as Scapegoat: Lessons from Ancient Egypt and Today (Chris Naughton dot com) Additionally, Dr. Stantis has the following recommendations for those interested in learning more about the Hyksos: The Ascendancy of the Kushite Kingdom of Kerma in the Post Middle Kingdom Era: Revisiting the Second Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt (Archaeological Research Facility, UC Berkeley) Dr. Danielle Candelora’s research on Hyksos and “race” in scholarship Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastShow and Tell AbraqThis week, Amber takes Anna on a guided tour of her beloved Arabia. Learn about the varied mountains, deserts, and oases that are nowhere near as empty or inactive as Western explorers might have you believe. We examine the archaeology of Tell Abraq, get scammed by a guy named Ea-Nasir, solve the mystery of Magan (hint: not actually a mystery), and share insights from skeletal remains about community care and compassion thousands of years ago. Disappointingly, we still don't know what Dilmun onions are.

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                                                • Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - Theatrical Trailer (YouTube)
                                                • The Archaeology of Prehistoric Arabia: Adaptation and Social Formation from the Neolithic to the Iron Age (via WorldCat)
                                                • The Seafaring Merchants of Ur (Journal of the American Oriental Society)
                                                • Meet The Worst Businessman Of The 18th Century BC (Forbes)
                                                • Ancient Magan: The Secrets of Tell Abraq (Ancient Ports - Ports Antiques)
                                                • Before the Emirates: an Archaeological and Historical Account of Developments in the Region c. 5000 BC to 676 AD (from United Arab Emirates: A New Perspective)
                                                • Lesley of Tell Abraq (Bronze Age 2400 - 2000 BC) (Sketchfab)
                                                • Bioarchaeology of compassion: Exploring extreme cases of pathology in a Bronze Age skeletal population from Tell Abraq, U.A.E. (Digital Scholarship@UNLV)
                                                • Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun (UNESCO)
                                                • Looking for Dilmun (Archive.org)
                                                • Young Woman With Disabilities Found In Artifact-Packed Bronze Age Burial (Forbes) - cn, images of human remains
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>This week, Amber takes Anna on a guided tour of her beloved Arabia. Learn about the varied mountains, deserts, and oases that are nowhere near as empty or inactive as Western explorers might have you believe. We examine the archaeology of Tell Abraq, get scammed by a guy named Ea-Nasir, solve the mystery of Magan (hint: not actually a mystery), and share insights from skeletal remains about community care and compassion thousands of years ago. Disappointingly, we still don't know what Dilmun onions are.

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                                                • Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - Theatrical Trailer (YouTube)
                                                • The Archaeology of Prehistoric Arabia: Adaptation and Social Formation from the Neolithic to the Iron Age (via WorldCat)
                                                • The Seafaring Merchants of Ur (Journal of the American Oriental Society)
                                                • Meet The Worst Businessman Of The 18th Century BC (Forbes)
                                                • Ancient Magan: The Secrets of Tell Abraq (Ancient Ports - Ports Antiques)
                                                • Before the Emirates: an Archaeological and Historical Account of Developments in the Region c. 5000 BC to 676 AD (from United Arab Emirates: A New Perspective)
                                                • Lesley of Tell Abraq (Bronze Age 2400 - 2000 BC) (Sketchfab)
                                                • Bioarchaeology of compassion: Exploring extreme cases of pathology in a Bronze Age skeletal population from Tell Abraq, U.A.E. (Digital Scholarship@UNLV)
                                                • Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun (UNESCO)
                                                • Looking for Dilmun (Archive.org)
                                                • Young Woman With Disabilities Found In Artifact-Packed Bronze Age Burial (Forbes) - cn, images of human remains
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>1d3c3978-efaf-11ea-884d-8337ee360058Mon, 21 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -040001:11:38falsefull120120This week, Amber takes Anna on a guided tour of her beloved Arabia. Learn about the varied mountains, deserts, and oases that are nowhere near as empty or inactive as Western explorers might have you believe. We examine the archaeology of Tell Abraq, get scammed by a guy named Ea-Nasir, solve the mystery of Magan (hint: not actually a mystery), and share insights from skeletal remains about community care and compassion thousands of years ago. Disappointingly, we still don't know what Dilmun onions are. Links Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - Theatrical Trailer (YouTube) The Archaeology of Prehistoric Arabia: Adaptation and Social Formation from the Neolithic to the Iron Age (via WorldCat) The Seafaring Merchants of Ur (Journal of the American Oriental Society) Meet The Worst Businessman Of The 18th Century BC (Forbes) Ancient Magan: The Secrets of Tell Abraq (Ancient Ports - Ports Antiques) Before the Emirates: an Archaeological and Historical Account of Developments in the Region c. 5000 BC to 676 AD (from United Arab Emirates: A New Perspective) Lesley of Tell Abraq (Bronze Age 2400 - 2000 BC) (Sketchfab) Bioarchaeology of compassion: Exploring extreme cases of pathology in a Bronze Age skeletal population from Tell Abraq, U.A.E. (Digital Scholarship@UNLV) Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun (UNESCO) Looking for Dilmun (Archive.org) Young Woman With Disabilities Found In Artifact-Packed Bronze Age Burial (Forbes) - cn, images of human remains Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastMausoleum? I hardly know 'em!This week, Amber and Anna delve into the massive site of the first Chinese Emperor's burial complex. Were there flowing rivers of mercury? Maybe. Are there thousands of terra cotta soldiers? Definitely. Do we understand how metal detectors work? Kind of! Plus, some thumb-related Art Crime, and Anna finally apologizes for attributing Hey Ya to Snoop Dogg when it is absolutely by Outkast. How embarrassing. WARNING: Episode contains spoilers for Waiting for Godot.

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                                                • Who was the Chinese emperor behind the terra-cotta warriors? (National Geographic)
                                                • The Mercury Rivers of Emperor Qin Shi Huang (Skeptoid)
                                                • Flowing rivers of mercury (Chemistry World)
                                                • Mercury and health (World Health Organization)
                                                • Making the Warrior: The Qin Terracotta Soldiers in Age of Empires (The Met)
                                                • Chinese terra cotta warriors had real, and very carefully made, weapons (Washington Post)
                                                • What You Need to Know About the Terra-Cotta Warrior's Stolen Thumb (National Geographic)
                                                • The army that conquered the world (BBC Culture)
                                                • The Secret Tomb of China's 1st Emperor: Will We Ever See Inside? (LiveScience)
                                                • Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (UNESCO)
                                                • Surface chromium on Terracotta Army bronze weapons is neither an ancient anti-rust treatment nor the reason for their good preservation (Nature)
                                                • Archaeologists Excavate 200 More Chinese Terracotta Warriors (Smithsonian)
                                                
                                                

                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>This week, Amber and Anna delve into the massive site of the first Chinese Emperor's burial complex. Were there flowing rivers of mercury? Maybe. Are there thousands of terra cotta soldiers? Definitely. Do we understand how metal detectors work? Kind of! Plus, some thumb-related Art Crime, and Anna finally apologizes for attributing Hey Ya to Snoop Dogg when it is absolutely by Outkast. How embarrassing. WARNING: Episode contains spoilers for Waiting for Godot.

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                                                • Who was the Chinese emperor behind the terra-cotta warriors? (National Geographic)
                                                • The Mercury Rivers of Emperor Qin Shi Huang (Skeptoid)
                                                • Flowing rivers of mercury (Chemistry World)
                                                • Mercury and health (World Health Organization)
                                                • Making the Warrior: The Qin Terracotta Soldiers in Age of Empires (The Met)
                                                • Chinese terra cotta warriors had real, and very carefully made, weapons (Washington Post)
                                                • What You Need to Know About the Terra-Cotta Warrior's Stolen Thumb (National Geographic)
                                                • The army that conquered the world (BBC Culture)
                                                • The Secret Tomb of China's 1st Emperor: Will We Ever See Inside? (LiveScience)
                                                • Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (UNESCO)
                                                • Surface chromium on Terracotta Army bronze weapons is neither an ancient anti-rust treatment nor the reason for their good preservation (Nature)
                                                • Archaeologists Excavate 200 More Chinese Terracotta Warriors (Smithsonian)
                                                
                                                

                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>1d376db2-efaf-11ea-884d-cbfe4ff3d479Mon, 14 Dec 2020 09:01:00 -040001:11:13falsefull119119This week, Amber and Anna delve into the massive site of the first Chinese Emperor's burial complex. Were there flowing rivers of mercury? Maybe. Are there thousands of terra cotta soldiers? Definitely. Do we understand how metal detectors work? Kind of! Plus, some thumb-related Art Crime, and Anna finally apologizes for attributing Hey Ya to Snoop Dogg when it is absolutely by Outkast. How embarrassing. WARNING: Episode contains spoilers for Waiting for Godot. Links Who was the Chinese emperor behind the terra-cotta warriors? (National Geographic) The Mercury Rivers of Emperor Qin Shi Huang (Skeptoid) Flowing rivers of mercury (Chemistry World) Mercury and health (World Health Organization) Making the Warrior: The Qin Terracotta Soldiers in Age of Empires (The Met) Chinese terra cotta warriors had real, and very carefully made, weapons (Washington Post) What You Need to Know About the Terra-Cotta Warrior's Stolen Thumb (National Geographic) The army that conquered the world (BBC Culture) The Secret Tomb of China's 1st Emperor: Will We Ever See Inside? (LiveScience) Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (UNESCO) Surface chromium on Terracotta Army bronze weapons is neither an ancient anti-rust treatment nor the reason for their good preservation (Nature) Archaeologists Excavate 200 More Chinese Terracotta Warriors (Smithsonian) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastBMAC: The Best Bronze Age Complex You've Never Heard OfThis week, Anna and Amber head to ancient Central Asia for a sponsored episode in which they explore the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex. Come along and learn why there’s BMAC stuff all over the place! Visit Gonur and the man that wants to be buried in its deserts! Consider the who and the why of the BMAC and its collapse (psst it wasn’t a collapse)! Meet some Horse Guys!

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                                                • Bactria (Encyclopedia Iranica)
                                                • Margiana (Livius)
                                                • Archaeology Wordsmith
                                                • Central and North Asia, 2000–1000 B.C. (Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History)
                                                • Art of the Bronze Age: Southeastern Iran, Western Central Asia, and the Indus Valley (via Google Books)
                                                • Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex objects in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection
                                                • On the Origin of Metallurgical Technologies in the Bronze Age (Powder Metallurgy and Metal Ceramics)
                                                • The Middle Asian Interaction Sphere (Expedition)
                                                • Central Asia's Lost Civilization (Discover)
                                                • The Roots of Hinduism: The Early Aryans and The Indus Civilization (Oxford University Press)
                                                • Early evidence for horse utilization in the Eurasian steppes and the case of the Novoil’inovskiy 2 Cemetery in Kazakhstan (Journal of Archaeological Science)
                                                • What Language Was Spoken by the People of the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex? (“At the Shores of the Sky": Asian Studies for Albert Hoffstädt)
                                                • The Formation of Human Populations in South and Central Asia (Science)
                                                • Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of the Oxus Civilization in Southern Central Asia (Socio-Environmental Dynamics along the Historical Silk Road)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>This week, Anna and Amber head to ancient Central Asia for a sponsored episode in which they explore the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex. Come along and learn why there’s BMAC stuff all over the place! Visit Gonur and the man that wants to be buried in its deserts! Consider the who and the why of the BMAC and its collapse (psst it wasn’t a collapse)! Meet some Horse Guys!

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                                                • Bactria (Encyclopedia Iranica)
                                                • Margiana (Livius)
                                                • Archaeology Wordsmith
                                                • Central and North Asia, 2000–1000 B.C. (Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History)
                                                • Art of the Bronze Age: Southeastern Iran, Western Central Asia, and the Indus Valley (via Google Books)
                                                • Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex objects in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection
                                                • On the Origin of Metallurgical Technologies in the Bronze Age (Powder Metallurgy and Metal Ceramics)
                                                • The Middle Asian Interaction Sphere (Expedition)
                                                • Central Asia's Lost Civilization (Discover)
                                                • The Roots of Hinduism: The Early Aryans and The Indus Civilization (Oxford University Press)
                                                • Early evidence for horse utilization in the Eurasian steppes and the case of the Novoil’inovskiy 2 Cemetery in Kazakhstan (Journal of Archaeological Science)
                                                • What Language Was Spoken by the People of the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex? (“At the Shores of the Sky": Asian Studies for Albert Hoffstädt)
                                                • The Formation of Human Populations in South and Central Asia (Science)
                                                • Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of the Oxus Civilization in Southern Central Asia (Socio-Environmental Dynamics along the Historical Silk Road)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>1d32d78e-efaf-11ea-884d-ab31c740b64cMon, 07 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -040001:18:23falsefull118118This week, Anna and Amber head to ancient Central Asia for a sponsored episode in which they explore the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex. Come along and learn why there’s BMAC stuff all over the place! Visit Gonur and the man that wants to be buried in its deserts! Consider the who and the why of the BMAC and its collapse (psst it wasn’t a collapse)! Meet some Horse Guys! Links Bactria (Encyclopedia Iranica) Margiana (Livius) Archaeology Wordsmith Central and North Asia, 2000–1000 B.C. (Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History) Art of the Bronze Age: Southeastern Iran, Western Central Asia, and the Indus Valley (via Google Books) Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex objects in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection On the Origin of Metallurgical Technologies in the Bronze Age (Powder Metallurgy and Metal Ceramics) The Middle Asian Interaction Sphere (Expedition) Central Asia's Lost Civilization (Discover) The Roots of Hinduism: The Early Aryans and The Indus Civilization (Oxford University Press) Early evidence for horse utilization in the Eurasian steppes and the case of the Novoil’inovskiy 2 Cemetery in Kazakhstan (Journal of Archaeological Science) What Language Was Spoken by the People of the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex? (“At the Shores of the Sky": Asian Studies for Albert Hoffstädt) The Formation of Human Populations in South and Central Asia (Science) Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of the Oxus Civilization in Southern Central Asia (Socio-Environmental Dynamics along the Historical Silk Road) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastFish PeopleThis week, Anna and Amber bring you the result of episode planning by two hosts who have had a VERY long year and who refuse to back down from a dumb joke. We're talking Mersons of Interest, aquatic apes, men who wear fish, and more! Make sure to listen through the end for...what can only be described as a musical masterpiece.

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                                                • Are mermaids real? (NOAA National Ocean Service)
                                                • Did Human Evolution Include a Semi-Aquatic Phase? (The Scientist [not the Coldplay song])
                                                • The African ape-like foot of Ardipithecus ramidus and its implications for the origin of bipedalism (Elife)
                                                • The Neanderthal Ear—Prone to Irritating Infections (Sapiens)
                                                • Fantastically Wrong: The Murderous, Sometimes Sexy History of the Mermaid (Wired)
                                                • An Archaeological Puzzle on the Danube (The New York Times)
                                                • Lepenski Vir (Atlas Obscura)
                                                • The genomic history of southeastern Europe (Nature)
                                                • The Ichthyophagi: Fishing for Monstrosity in Alexander Romances (EsoterX)
                                                • Olaus Magnus (Strange Science)
                                                • Olaus Magnus, A Description of the Northern Peoples, 1555: Volume III, Volume 3 (via Google Books)
                                                • The Mythology of Kingship in Neo-Assyrian Art (via Google Books)
                                                • Neo-Assyrian fish-apkallu wall panel relief (British Museum)
                                                • Neo-Assyrian apkallu figurine (British Museum)
                                                • Berossus on the Creation (Livius)
                                                • Oannes: The Best Evidence for Ancient Aliens? (Jason Colavito)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>This week, Anna and Amber bring you the result of episode planning by two hosts who have had a VERY long year and who refuse to back down from a dumb joke. We're talking Mersons of Interest, aquatic apes, men who wear fish, and more! Make sure to listen through the end for...what can only be described as a musical masterpiece.

                                                Links

                                                • Are mermaids real? (NOAA National Ocean Service)
                                                • Did Human Evolution Include a Semi-Aquatic Phase? (The Scientist [not the Coldplay song])
                                                • The African ape-like foot of Ardipithecus ramidus and its implications for the origin of bipedalism (Elife)
                                                • The Neanderthal Ear—Prone to Irritating Infections (Sapiens)
                                                • Fantastically Wrong: The Murderous, Sometimes Sexy History of the Mermaid (Wired)
                                                • An Archaeological Puzzle on the Danube (The New York Times)
                                                • Lepenski Vir (Atlas Obscura)
                                                • The genomic history of southeastern Europe (Nature)
                                                • The Ichthyophagi: Fishing for Monstrosity in Alexander Romances (EsoterX)
                                                • Olaus Magnus (Strange Science)
                                                • Olaus Magnus, A Description of the Northern Peoples, 1555: Volume III, Volume 3 (via Google Books)
                                                • The Mythology of Kingship in Neo-Assyrian Art (via Google Books)
                                                • Neo-Assyrian fish-apkallu wall panel relief (British Museum)
                                                • Neo-Assyrian apkallu figurine (British Museum)
                                                • Berossus on the Creation (Livius)
                                                • Oannes: The Best Evidence for Ancient Aliens? (Jason Colavito)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>1d2de8dc-efaf-11ea-884d-dfdf1e5559abMon, 30 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -040001:04:17falsefull117117This week, Anna and Amber bring you the result of episode planning by two hosts who have had a VERY long year and who refuse to back down from a dumb joke. We're talking Mersons of Interest, aquatic apes, men who wear fish, and more! Make sure to listen through the end for...what can only be described as a musical masterpiece. Links Are mermaids real? (NOAA National Ocean Service) Did Human Evolution Include a Semi-Aquatic Phase? (The Scientist [not the Coldplay song]) The African ape-like foot of Ardipithecus ramidus and its implications for the origin of bipedalism (Elife) The Neanderthal Ear—Prone to Irritating Infections (Sapiens) Fantastically Wrong: The Murderous, Sometimes Sexy History of the Mermaid (Wired) An Archaeological Puzzle on the Danube (The New York Times) Lepenski Vir (Atlas Obscura) The genomic history of southeastern Europe (Nature) The Ichthyophagi: Fishing for Monstrosity in Alexander Romances (EsoterX) Olaus Magnus (Strange Science) Olaus Magnus, A Description of the Northern Peoples, 1555: Volume III, Volume 3 (via Google Books) The Mythology of Kingship in Neo-Assyrian Art (via Google Books) Neo-Assyrian fish-apkallu wall panel relief (British Museum) Neo-Assyrian apkallu figurine (British Museum) Berossus on the Creation (Livius) Oannes: The Best Evidence for Ancient Aliens? (Jason Colavito) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastThanksviking II: The Vikinging Anna and Amber embark once again into the Viking Age, this time with the help of Neil Price's excellent book Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings. Come learn about the origins of Ragnarok, Viking sorcery, and more!

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                                                ]]>Anna and Amber embark once again into the Viking Age, this time with the help of Neil Price's excellent book Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings. Come learn about the origins of Ragnarok, Viking sorcery, and more!

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                                                ]]>1d291abe-efaf-11ea-884d-8f098e474294Mon, 23 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -040054:10falsefull116116Anna and Amber embark once again into the Viking Age, this time with the help of Neil Price's excellent book Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings. Come learn about the origins of Ragnarok, Viking sorcery, and more! Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastEllora CavesThis week, Anna and Amber engage in some light speleology to give you a glimpse of the Ellora Caves--a shared Hindu, Buddhist and Jain sacred site in India. What makes a place feel sacred and special, and why are so many caves viewed as sacred places around the world and throughout time? Plus, Amber's review of Werner Herzog's opus In the Cave of Forgotten Dreams. We are all crocodiles looking back into the abyss of time, friends.

                                                Links

                                                • Ellora Caves (UNESCO World Heritage Sites)
                                                • Vignettes of Ajanta & Ellora (Google Arts and Culture)
                                                • Ellora Cave Temples
                                                • Ellora Caves (Atlas Obscura)
                                                • Hinduism Primer
                                                • Buddhist Caves - Ellora (Lonely Planet)
                                                • Hindu Caves (Lonely Planet)
                                                • Jaina Caves at Ellora (Sahapedia)
                                                • Jain Caves (Lonely Planet)
                                                • The Sacred Cave (Sweet Briar College)
                                                • Sacred Caves of the World: Illuminating the Darkness (The Changing World Religion Map)
                                                • Mayan Caves: Places of Sacred Rituals (National Geographic)
                                                • Virtual Visit - La Grotte Chauvet
                                                • Visit the Cave - Lascaux
                                                • 10 sacred caves around the world (National Geographic)
                                                • The Art and Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent (via WorldCat)
                                                • Royal Patronage and Religious Tolerance: The Formative Period of Gupta—Vākāṭaka Culture (Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>This week, Anna and Amber engage in some light speleology to give you a glimpse of the Ellora Caves--a shared Hindu, Buddhist and Jain sacred site in India. What makes a place feel sacred and special, and why are so many caves viewed as sacred places around the world and throughout time? Plus, Amber's review of Werner Herzog's opus In the Cave of Forgotten Dreams. We are all crocodiles looking back into the abyss of time, friends.

                                                Links

                                                • Ellora Caves (UNESCO World Heritage Sites)
                                                • Vignettes of Ajanta & Ellora (Google Arts and Culture)
                                                • Ellora Cave Temples
                                                • Ellora Caves (Atlas Obscura)
                                                • Hinduism Primer
                                                • Buddhist Caves - Ellora (Lonely Planet)
                                                • Hindu Caves (Lonely Planet)
                                                • Jaina Caves at Ellora (Sahapedia)
                                                • Jain Caves (Lonely Planet)
                                                • The Sacred Cave (Sweet Briar College)
                                                • Sacred Caves of the World: Illuminating the Darkness (The Changing World Religion Map)
                                                • Mayan Caves: Places of Sacred Rituals (National Geographic)
                                                • Virtual Visit - La Grotte Chauvet
                                                • Visit the Cave - Lascaux
                                                • 10 sacred caves around the world (National Geographic)
                                                • The Art and Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent (via WorldCat)
                                                • Royal Patronage and Religious Tolerance: The Formative Period of Gupta—Vākāṭaka Culture (Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>1d24b38e-efaf-11ea-884d-7701df5b1b5dMon, 16 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -040001:20:47falsefull115115This week, Anna and Amber engage in some light speleology to give you a glimpse of the Ellora Caves--a shared Hindu, Buddhist and Jain sacred site in India. What makes a place feel sacred and special, and why are so many caves viewed as sacred places around the world and throughout time? Plus, Amber's review of Werner Herzog's opus In the Cave of Forgotten Dreams. We are all crocodiles looking back into the abyss of time, friends. Links Ellora Caves (UNESCO World Heritage Sites) Vignettes of Ajanta & Ellora (Google Arts and Culture) Ellora Cave Temples Ellora Caves (Atlas Obscura) Hinduism Primer Buddhist Caves - Ellora (Lonely Planet) Hindu Caves (Lonely Planet) Jaina Caves at Ellora (Sahapedia) Jain Caves (Lonely Planet) The Sacred Cave (Sweet Briar College) Sacred Caves of the World: Illuminating the Darkness (The Changing World Religion Map) Mayan Caves: Places of Sacred Rituals (National Geographic) Virtual Visit - La Grotte Chauvet Visit the Cave - Lascaux 10 sacred caves around the world (National Geographic) The Art and Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent (via WorldCat) Royal Patronage and Religious Tolerance: The Formative Period of Gupta—Vākāṭaka Culture (Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastWe Bet You'll Enjoy This EpisodeThis week, Anna and Amber have dealt you an excellent hand of examples of gambling, and the archaeology and anthropology thereof! Listeners, we hope you'll bear with us on this episode. We recorded on day three of the 2020 electoral vote counts, and we've both lost our minds. Come along on this ride with us as we explore what evidence we have for gambling in the archaeological record, and what we can learn from the types of games people play.

                                                Links

                                                • Gambling (Cambridge Encyclopedia of Anthropology)
                                                • There’s no such thing as a natural-born gambler (The Conversation)
                                                • Gambling Across Cultures: Mapping Worldwide Occurrence and Learning from Ethnographic Comparison (International Gambling Studies)
                                                • Per Binde - On Gambling
                                                • Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight (The Interpretation of Cultures)
                                                • When The Gambler Came To Chaco (American Archaeology)
                                                • Sociopolitical, Ceremonial, and Economic Aspects of Gambling in Ancient North America: A Case Study of Chaco Canyon (American Antiquity)
                                                • Visitors to Northern Australia: Debating the History of Indigenous Gambling (International Gambling Studies, via ResearchGate)
                                                • Macassan History and Heritage (Australian National University)
                                                • Where to gamble on the medieval Adriatic? (Medievalists.net)
                                                • Queen Elizabeth I Held England’s First Official Lottery 450 Years Ago (Smithsonian)
                                                • Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” (New Yorker)
                                                • Gaming among Enslaved Africans in the Caribbean and its uses in Navigating Social Interactions (W&M ScholarWorks)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>This week, Anna and Amber have dealt you an excellent hand of examples of gambling, and the archaeology and anthropology thereof! Listeners, we hope you'll bear with us on this episode. We recorded on day three of the 2020 electoral vote counts, and we've both lost our minds. Come along on this ride with us as we explore what evidence we have for gambling in the archaeological record, and what we can learn from the types of games people play.

                                                Links

                                                • Gambling (Cambridge Encyclopedia of Anthropology)
                                                • There’s no such thing as a natural-born gambler (The Conversation)
                                                • Gambling Across Cultures: Mapping Worldwide Occurrence and Learning from Ethnographic Comparison (International Gambling Studies)
                                                • Per Binde - On Gambling
                                                • Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight (The Interpretation of Cultures)
                                                • When The Gambler Came To Chaco (American Archaeology)
                                                • Sociopolitical, Ceremonial, and Economic Aspects of Gambling in Ancient North America: A Case Study of Chaco Canyon (American Antiquity)
                                                • Visitors to Northern Australia: Debating the History of Indigenous Gambling (International Gambling Studies, via ResearchGate)
                                                • Macassan History and Heritage (Australian National University)
                                                • Where to gamble on the medieval Adriatic? (Medievalists.net)
                                                • Queen Elizabeth I Held England’s First Official Lottery 450 Years Ago (Smithsonian)
                                                • Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” (New Yorker)
                                                • Gaming among Enslaved Africans in the Caribbean and its uses in Navigating Social Interactions (W&M ScholarWorks)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>1d1f82ec-efaf-11ea-884d-d39221f2cb76Mon, 09 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -040001:18:52falsefull114114This week, Anna and Amber have dealt you an excellent hand of examples of gambling, and the archaeology and anthropology thereof! Listeners, we hope you'll bear with us on this episode. We recorded on day three of the 2020 electoral vote counts, and we've both lost our minds. Come along on this ride with us as we explore what evidence we have for gambling in the archaeological record, and what we can learn from the types of games people play. Links Gambling (Cambridge Encyclopedia of Anthropology) There’s no such thing as a natural-born gambler (The Conversation) Gambling Across Cultures: Mapping Worldwide Occurrence and Learning from Ethnographic Comparison (International Gambling Studies) Per Binde - On Gambling Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight (The Interpretation of Cultures) When The Gambler Came To Chaco (American Archaeology) Sociopolitical, Ceremonial, and Economic Aspects of Gambling in Ancient North America: A Case Study of Chaco Canyon (American Antiquity) Visitors to Northern Australia: Debating the History of Indigenous Gambling (International Gambling Studies, via ResearchGate) Macassan History and Heritage (Australian National University) Where to gamble on the medieval Adriatic? (Medievalists.net) Queen Elizabeth I Held England’s First Official Lottery 450 Years Ago (Smithsonian) Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” (New Yorker) Gaming among Enslaved Africans in the Caribbean and its uses in Navigating Social Interactions (W&M ScholarWorks) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastNeanderthalk with "Kindred" Author Dr. Rebecca Wragg SykesAnna and Amber sit down with Dr. Rebecca Wragg Sykes, Paleolithic archaeologist and author of the book "Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death, and Art." We talk about Rebecca's education and her love for all things ancient, and she resolves some common misconceptions about our Neanderthal cousins. "Kindred" just came out in the States, so pick up a copy of your very own for an amazing synthesis of current Neanderthal knowledge.

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                                                • Neanderthals Among Mammoths: Excavations at Lynford Quarry, Norfolk (via Archaeology Data Service)
                                                • Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (European Commission)
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                                                • Rebecca Wragg Sykes
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>Anna and Amber sit down with Dr. Rebecca Wragg Sykes, Paleolithic archaeologist and author of the book "Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death, and Art." We talk about Rebecca's education and her love for all things ancient, and she resolves some common misconceptions about our Neanderthal cousins. "Kindred" just came out in the States, so pick up a copy of your very own for an amazing synthesis of current Neanderthal knowledge.

                                                Links

                                                • Neanderthals Among Mammoths: Excavations at Lynford Quarry, Norfolk (via Archaeology Data Service)
                                                • Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (European Commission)
                                                • Trowelblazers
                                                • Rebecca Wragg Sykes
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>1d1a5e0c-efaf-11ea-884d-f358895ab3acMon, 02 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -040001:08:44falsefull113113Anna and Amber sit down with Dr. Rebecca Wragg Sykes, Paleolithic archaeologist and author of the book "Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death, and Art." We talk about Rebecca's education and her love for all things ancient, and she resolves some common misconceptions about our Neanderthal cousins. "Kindred" just came out in the States, so pick up a copy of your very own for an amazing synthesis of current Neanderthal knowledge. Links Neanderthals Among Mammoths: Excavations at Lynford Quarry, Norfolk (via Archaeology Data Service) Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (European Commission) Trowelblazers Rebecca Wragg Sykes Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastSpooktober: Buried Alive?!?!?!For the final spooky episode of 2020, Amber and Anna take on the extremely frightening topic of live burials. We discuss the forensic evidence that indicates that a person might have been buried alive, talk about some archaeological contexts for live burials, and cover some real and probably-not-so-real accounts from history. This one's got some real ups and downs, so buckle up.

                                                Links

                                                • The Live Burial: A multidisciplinary approach to the identification and exploration of live burials (via Academia.edu) (CN: graphic images of human remains)
                                                • The Bride escaping live burial in Kill Bill Vol 2 (YouTube)
                                                • Casts of Pompeii (Archaeology)
                                                • Plaster Citizens of Pompeii (Atlas Obscura)
                                                • Volcanic Ash (National Geographic)
                                                • EarthWord – Nuée Ardente (USGS)
                                                • Mount Vesuvius Boiled Its Victims’ Blood and Caused Their Skulls to Explode (Smithsonian) (CN: images of human remains)
                                                • Frozen Mummies from Andean Mountaintop Shrines:Bioarchaeology and Ethnohistory of Inca Human Sacrifice (BioMed Research International, via ResearchGate) (CN: images of human remains)
                                                • Violence in pre-Columbian Panama exaggerated, new study shows (Phys.org) (CN: images of human remains)
                                                • The History of Ancient Nubia (Oriental Institute)
                                                • Retainer Sacrifice in Egypt and in Nubia (The Strange World of Human Sacrifice)
                                                • Buried but Alive? Interpreting Post-depositional Bone Movement, Anxieties over Death and Premature Burial (Lund Archaeological Review)
                                                • Four People Who Were Buried Alive and How They Got Out (MentalFloss)
                                                • PICS: Remember the Mansfield man buried alive for five months (Chad.co.uk)
                                                • Esmeralda Lundius Staff Bio (Durham University)
                                                • The 'Pompeii' of the Western Front: Archaeologists find the bodies of 21 tragic World War One German soldiers in perfectly preserved trenches where they were buried alive by an Allied shell (Daily Mail)
                                                
                                                

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                                                Find this show on the educational podcast app,...]]>For the final spooky episode of 2020, Amber and Anna take on the extremely frightening topic of live burials. We discuss the forensic evidence that indicates that a person might have been buried alive, talk about some archaeological contexts for live burials, and cover some real and probably-not-so-real accounts from history. This one's got some real ups and downs, so buckle up.

                                                Links

                                                • The Live Burial: A multidisciplinary approach to the identification and exploration of live burials (via Academia.edu) (CN: graphic images of human remains)
                                                • The Bride escaping live burial in Kill Bill Vol 2 (YouTube)
                                                • Casts of Pompeii (Archaeology)
                                                • Plaster Citizens of Pompeii (Atlas Obscura)
                                                • Volcanic Ash (National Geographic)
                                                • EarthWord – Nuée Ardente (USGS)
                                                • Mount Vesuvius Boiled Its Victims’ Blood and Caused Their Skulls to Explode (Smithsonian) (CN: images of human remains)
                                                • Frozen Mummies from Andean Mountaintop Shrines:Bioarchaeology and Ethnohistory of Inca Human Sacrifice (BioMed Research International, via ResearchGate) (CN: images of human remains)
                                                • Violence in pre-Columbian Panama exaggerated, new study shows (Phys.org) (CN: images of human remains)
                                                • The History of Ancient Nubia (Oriental Institute)
                                                • Retainer Sacrifice in Egypt and in Nubia (The Strange World of Human Sacrifice)
                                                • Buried but Alive? Interpreting Post-depositional Bone Movement, Anxieties over Death and Premature Burial (Lund Archaeological Review)
                                                • Four People Who Were Buried Alive and How They Got Out (MentalFloss)
                                                • PICS: Remember the Mansfield man buried alive for five months (Chad.co.uk)
                                                • Esmeralda Lundius Staff Bio (Durham University)
                                                • The 'Pompeii' of the Western Front: Archaeologists find the bodies of 21 tragic World War One German soldiers in perfectly preserved trenches where they were buried alive by an Allied shell (Daily Mail)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>1d152ffe-efaf-11ea-884d-87082225131aMon, 26 Oct 2020 08:00:00 -040001:06:50falsefull112112For the final spooky episode of 2020, Amber and Anna take on the extremely frightening topic of live burials. We discuss the forensic evidence that indicates that a person might have been buried alive, talk about some archaeological contexts for live burials, and cover some real and probably-not-so-real accounts from history. This one's got some real ups and downs, so buckle up. Links The Live Burial: A multidisciplinary approach to the identification and exploration of live burials (via Academia.edu) (CN: graphic images of human remains) The Bride escaping live burial in Kill Bill Vol 2 (YouTube) Casts of Pompeii (Archaeology) Plaster Citizens of Pompeii (Atlas Obscura) Volcanic Ash (National Geographic) EarthWord – Nuée Ardente (USGS) Mount Vesuvius Boiled Its Victims’ Blood and Caused Their Skulls to Explode (Smithsonian) (CN: images of human remains) Frozen Mummies from Andean Mountaintop Shrines:Bioarchaeology and Ethnohistory of Inca Human Sacrifice (BioMed Research International, via ResearchGate) (CN: images of human remains) Violence in pre-Columbian Panama exaggerated, new study shows (Phys.org) (CN: images of human remains) The History of Ancient Nubia (Oriental Institute) Retainer Sacrifice in Egypt and in Nubia (The Strange World of Human Sacrifice) Buried but Alive? Interpreting Post-depositional Bone Movement, Anxieties over Death and Premature Burial (Lund Archaeological Review) Four People Who Were Buried Alive and How They Got Out (MentalFloss) PICS: Remember the Mansfield man buried alive for five months (Chad.co.uk) Esmeralda Lundius Staff Bio (Durham University) The 'Pompeii' of the Western Front: Archaeologists find the bodies of 21 tragic World War One German soldiers in perfectly preserved trenches where they were buried alive by an Allied shell (Daily Mail) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastSpooktober: It's A Whole OrdealSure, maybe you've heard of the River Ordeal, or trial by fire, but have you heard of Trial by Bean? How about the Ordeal of the Turf? In this Spooktober installment, Amber walks Anna through the ways that those accused of crimes have proven their innocence (or not!) throughout history and all over the world.

                                                Links

                                                • Why the trial by ordeal was actually an effective test of guilt (Aeon.com)
                                                • The Laws of King Athelstan 924-939 A.D. (Internet History Sourcebooks)
                                                • Trial by ordeal: When fire and water determined guilt (BBC News)
                                                • River Ordeal—Trial by Water—Swimming of Witches: Procedures of Ordeal in Witch Trials (Witchcraft Mythologies and Persecutions, via Academia.edu)
                                                • The Law of Hammurabi and Its Audience (Yale Journal of Law & The Humanities)
                                                • The Code of Hammurabi (Yale University Avalon Project)
                                                • Poisonous plants: Calabar beans were used to determine guilt in prehistoric trials. (Slate.com)
                                                • The State and Pre-Colonial Demographic History: The Case of Nineteenth-Century Madagascar (The Journal of African History)
                                                • Cerbera manghas (Wikipedia)
                                                • Ātash (Encyclopedia Iranica)
                                                • Ordeal in Iceland (Scandinavian Studies)
                                                • Common superstition, swearing of oath and ordeal of Koren (The Sangai Express)
                                                • Sassywood (Journal of Comparative Economics)
                                                • Historical Techniques of Lie Detection (European Journal of Psychology)
                                                • Bisha’a (Wikipedia)
                                                • Ordeal of the bitter water (Wikipedia)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>Sure, maybe you've heard of the River Ordeal, or trial by fire, but have you heard of Trial by Bean? How about the Ordeal of the Turf? In this Spooktober installment, Amber walks Anna through the ways that those accused of crimes have proven their innocence (or not!) throughout history and all over the world.

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                                                • Why the trial by ordeal was actually an effective test of guilt (Aeon.com)
                                                • The Laws of King Athelstan 924-939 A.D. (Internet History Sourcebooks)
                                                • Trial by ordeal: When fire and water determined guilt (BBC News)
                                                • River Ordeal—Trial by Water—Swimming of Witches: Procedures of Ordeal in Witch Trials (Witchcraft Mythologies and Persecutions, via Academia.edu)
                                                • The Law of Hammurabi and Its Audience (Yale Journal of Law & The Humanities)
                                                • The Code of Hammurabi (Yale University Avalon Project)
                                                • Poisonous plants: Calabar beans were used to determine guilt in prehistoric trials. (Slate.com)
                                                • The State and Pre-Colonial Demographic History: The Case of Nineteenth-Century Madagascar (The Journal of African History)
                                                • Cerbera manghas (Wikipedia)
                                                • Ātash (Encyclopedia Iranica)
                                                • Ordeal in Iceland (Scandinavian Studies)
                                                • Common superstition, swearing of oath and ordeal of Koren (The Sangai Express)
                                                • Sassywood (Journal of Comparative Economics)
                                                • Historical Techniques of Lie Detection (European Journal of Psychology)
                                                • Bisha’a (Wikipedia)
                                                • Ordeal of the bitter water (Wikipedia)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>1d0f65b0-efaf-11ea-884d-375de93d8f17Mon, 19 Oct 2020 08:00:00 -040001:04:17falsefull111111Sure, maybe you've heard of the River Ordeal, or trial by fire, but have you heard of Trial by Bean? How about the Ordeal of the Turf? In this Spooktober installment, Amber walks Anna through the ways that those accused of crimes have proven their innocence (or not!) throughout history and all over the world. Links Why the trial by ordeal was actually an effective test of guilt (Aeon.com) The Laws of King Athelstan 924-939 A.D. (Internet History Sourcebooks) Trial by ordeal: When fire and water determined guilt (BBC News) River Ordeal—Trial by Water—Swimming of Witches: Procedures of Ordeal in Witch Trials (Witchcraft Mythologies and Persecutions, via Academia.edu) The Law of Hammurabi and Its Audience (Yale Journal of Law & The Humanities) The Code of Hammurabi (Yale University Avalon Project) Poisonous plants: Calabar beans were used to determine guilt in prehistoric trials. (Slate.com) The State and Pre-Colonial Demographic History: The Case of Nineteenth-Century Madagascar (The Journal of African History) Cerbera manghas (Wikipedia) Ātash (Encyclopedia Iranica) Ordeal in Iceland (Scandinavian Studies) Common superstition, swearing of oath and ordeal of Koren (The Sangai Express) Sassywood (Journal of Comparative Economics) Historical Techniques of Lie Detection (European Journal of Psychology) Bisha’a (Wikipedia) Ordeal of the bitter water (Wikipedia) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastSpooktober: They Built It On a Haunted Burial GroundFor decades, American horror has been haunted by the specter of the "Indian Burial Ground." This week, we look at the roots of the phenomenon, the history behind some of the most famous instances, and Indigenous responses to the trope. Plus, Amber serves the worst Maine accent while trying to explain the plot of Pet Sematary, and bullies you all into checking out her Book Club recs.

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                                                • Why Every Horror Film of the 1980s Was Built On ‘Indian Burial Grounds’ (Atlas Obscura)
                                                • The Indian Burying Ground (Poetry Foundation)
                                                • The Suburban Horror of the Indian Burial Ground (The National Review)
                                                • Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places (via WorldCat)
                                                • ‘Winchester’ Continues Hollywood’s Tradition of Mining Native American Suffering for Ghost Stories (Wear Your Voice Magazine)
                                                • Bury My Guilt in an Indian Burial Ground (Medium)
                                                • Horror Older Than America: Whitewashing Native Tales For A Mass-Market Audience (Northwest Public Broadcasting)
                                                • This Essay Was Not Built On an Ancient Indian Burial Ground (Off Screen)
                                                • Twisting Conventions: A Feminist Indigenous Perspective on the Horror Genre (Off Screen)
                                                • Jeff Barnaby on Blood Quantum and colonialist zombies (Seventh Row)
                                                • Podcast Ep. 39: Jeff Barnaby’s Rhymes for Young Ghouls & Blood Quantum (Seventh Row)
                                                • Blood Quantum (2020) Official Red Band Trailer HD (via YouTube)
                                                • Reservation Reelism: Redfacing, Visual Sovereignty, and Representations of Native Americans in Film (via WorldCat)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>For decades, American horror has been haunted by the specter of the "Indian Burial Ground." This week, we look at the roots of the phenomenon, the history behind some of the most famous instances, and Indigenous responses to the trope. Plus, Amber serves the worst Maine accent while trying to explain the plot of Pet Sematary, and bullies you all into checking out her Book Club recs.

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                                                • Why Every Horror Film of the 1980s Was Built On ‘Indian Burial Grounds’ (Atlas Obscura)
                                                • The Indian Burying Ground (Poetry Foundation)
                                                • The Suburban Horror of the Indian Burial Ground (The National Review)
                                                • Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places (via WorldCat)
                                                • ‘Winchester’ Continues Hollywood’s Tradition of Mining Native American Suffering for Ghost Stories (Wear Your Voice Magazine)
                                                • Bury My Guilt in an Indian Burial Ground (Medium)
                                                • Horror Older Than America: Whitewashing Native Tales For A Mass-Market Audience (Northwest Public Broadcasting)
                                                • This Essay Was Not Built On an Ancient Indian Burial Ground (Off Screen)
                                                • Twisting Conventions: A Feminist Indigenous Perspective on the Horror Genre (Off Screen)
                                                • Jeff Barnaby on Blood Quantum and colonialist zombies (Seventh Row)
                                                • Podcast Ep. 39: Jeff Barnaby’s Rhymes for Young Ghouls & Blood Quantum (Seventh Row)
                                                • Blood Quantum (2020) Official Red Band Trailer HD (via YouTube)
                                                • Reservation Reelism: Redfacing, Visual Sovereignty, and Representations of Native Americans in Film (via WorldCat)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>1d09303c-efaf-11ea-884d-bbafaf70817cMon, 12 Oct 2020 08:00:00 -040054:40falsefull110110For decades, American horror has been haunted by the specter of the "Indian Burial Ground." This week, we look at the roots of the phenomenon, the history behind some of the most famous instances, and Indigenous responses to the trope. Plus, Amber serves the worst Maine accent while trying to explain the plot of Pet Sematary, and bullies you all into checking out her Book Club recs. Links Why Every Horror Film of the 1980s Was Built On ‘Indian Burial Grounds’ (Atlas Obscura) The Indian Burying Ground (Poetry Foundation) The Suburban Horror of the Indian Burial Ground (The National Review) Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places (via WorldCat) ‘Winchester’ Continues Hollywood’s Tradition of Mining Native American Suffering for Ghost Stories (Wear Your Voice Magazine) Bury My Guilt in an Indian Burial Ground (Medium) Horror Older Than America: Whitewashing Native Tales For A Mass-Market Audience (Northwest Public Broadcasting) This Essay Was Not Built On an Ancient Indian Burial Ground (Off Screen) Twisting Conventions: A Feminist Indigenous Perspective on the Horror Genre (Off Screen) Jeff Barnaby on Blood Quantum and colonialist zombies (Seventh Row) Podcast Ep. 39: Jeff Barnaby’s Rhymes for Young Ghouls & Blood Quantum (Seventh Row) Blood Quantum (2020) Official Red Band Trailer HD (via YouTube) Reservation Reelism: Redfacing, Visual Sovereignty, and Representations of Native Americans in Film (via WorldCat) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastHanding It Over to SpooktoberAmber eases Anna into Spooktober with some archaeological accounts of hands in... unexpected places.

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                                                • The Second Intermediate Period: The Hyksos (slide show, via Brown University)
                                                • Severed Hands Discovered in Ancient Egypt Palace (LiveScience)
                                                • Stone Age Horror! Pit Filled with Severed Limbs Uncovered (LiveScience)
                                                • A farewell to arms: a deposit of human limbs and bodies at Bergheim, France, c. 4000 BC (Antiquity)
                                                • Hand of Glory (Whitby Museum)
                                                • Strange stone age skull-hands burial in Brazil has anthropologists stumped (News.com.au)
                                                • The Oldest Case of Decapitation in the New World (Lapa do Santo, East-Central Brazil) (PLOSOne)
                                                • Ancient Roman ‘hand of god’ discovered near Hadrian’s Wall sheds light on biggest combat operation ever in UK (The Independent)
                                                • Archaeologists Make Rare, Gruesome Find in Portugal (MentalFloss)
                                                • Canadian researchers say they can explain these imprints of disfigured human hands (National Post)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>Amber eases Anna into Spooktober with some archaeological accounts of hands in... unexpected places.

                                                Links

                                                • The Second Intermediate Period: The Hyksos (slide show, via Brown University)
                                                • Severed Hands Discovered in Ancient Egypt Palace (LiveScience)
                                                • Stone Age Horror! Pit Filled with Severed Limbs Uncovered (LiveScience)
                                                • A farewell to arms: a deposit of human limbs and bodies at Bergheim, France, c. 4000 BC (Antiquity)
                                                • Hand of Glory (Whitby Museum)
                                                • Strange stone age skull-hands burial in Brazil has anthropologists stumped (News.com.au)
                                                • The Oldest Case of Decapitation in the New World (Lapa do Santo, East-Central Brazil) (PLOSOne)
                                                • Ancient Roman ‘hand of god’ discovered near Hadrian’s Wall sheds light on biggest combat operation ever in UK (The Independent)
                                                • Archaeologists Make Rare, Gruesome Find in Portugal (MentalFloss)
                                                • Canadian researchers say they can explain these imprints of disfigured human hands (National Post)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>1d0370ac-efaf-11ea-884d-0fa6ff6e7378Mon, 05 Oct 2020 11:16:36 -040051:16falsefull109109Amber eases Anna into Spooktober with some archaeological accounts of hands in... unexpected places. Links The Second Intermediate Period: The Hyksos (slide show, via Brown University) Severed Hands Discovered in Ancient Egypt Palace (LiveScience) Stone Age Horror! Pit Filled with Severed Limbs Uncovered (LiveScience) A farewell to arms: a deposit of human limbs and bodies at Bergheim, France, c. 4000 BC (Antiquity) Hand of Glory (Whitby Museum) Strange stone age skull-hands burial in Brazil has anthropologists stumped (News.com.au) The Oldest Case of Decapitation in the New World (Lapa do Santo, East-Central Brazil) (PLOSOne) Ancient Roman ‘hand of god’ discovered near Hadrian’s Wall sheds light on biggest combat operation ever in UK (The Independent) Archaeologists Make Rare, Gruesome Find in Portugal (MentalFloss) Canadian researchers say they can explain these imprints of disfigured human hands (National Post) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastWarding Off EvilThis week, Anna and Amber get ready for the spooky season by talking about some of the ways that people in various cultures have protected themselves from bad luck, ill will, and evil. Load up on garlic, toss some salt over your shoulder, and join us!

                                                Links

                                                • The strange power of the ‘evil eye’ (BBC Culture)
                                                • The Evil Eye: An Account of this Ancient & Widespread Superstition (via WorldCat)
                                                • Apotropaic Plants in the Persian Folk Culture (Iran & The Caucasus)
                                                • 21 Food Superstitions You Should Really Know About (Bon Appetit, oof)
                                                • Indigenous People Want Brands To Stop Selling Sage And Smudge Kits (HuffPost)
                                                • Native Americans Troubled By The Appropriation And Commoditization Of Smudging (Beauty Independent)
                                                • American Indian Religious Freedom Act (NOAA)
                                                • Burning Sage May Not Be Cultural Appropriation — But It Isn’t Very Sensitive, Either (Bustle)
                                                • Prayers, Amulets, and Charms: Health and Social Control (African Studies Review)
                                                • Folk Figures (Western Folklore)
                                                • Spheres of Influence: The Magical History of the Witch Ball (Inner Lives)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>This week, Anna and Amber get ready for the spooky season by talking about some of the ways that people in various cultures have protected themselves from bad luck, ill will, and evil. Load up on garlic, toss some salt over your shoulder, and join us!

                                                Links

                                                • The strange power of the ‘evil eye’ (BBC Culture)
                                                • The Evil Eye: An Account of this Ancient & Widespread Superstition (via WorldCat)
                                                • Apotropaic Plants in the Persian Folk Culture (Iran & The Caucasus)
                                                • 21 Food Superstitions You Should Really Know About (Bon Appetit, oof)
                                                • Indigenous People Want Brands To Stop Selling Sage And Smudge Kits (HuffPost)
                                                • Native Americans Troubled By The Appropriation And Commoditization Of Smudging (Beauty Independent)
                                                • American Indian Religious Freedom Act (NOAA)
                                                • Burning Sage May Not Be Cultural Appropriation — But It Isn’t Very Sensitive, Either (Bustle)
                                                • Prayers, Amulets, and Charms: Health and Social Control (African Studies Review)
                                                • Folk Figures (Western Folklore)
                                                • Spheres of Influence: The Magical History of the Witch Ball (Inner Lives)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>1cfe18d2-efaf-11ea-884d-a754b747d514Mon, 28 Sep 2020 08:00:00 -040050:06falsefull108108This week, Anna and Amber get ready for the spooky season by talking about some of the ways that people in various cultures have protected themselves from bad luck, ill will, and evil. Load up on garlic, toss some salt over your shoulder, and join us! Links The strange power of the ‘evil eye’ (BBC Culture) The Evil Eye: An Account of this Ancient & Widespread Superstition (via WorldCat) Apotropaic Plants in the Persian Folk Culture (Iran & The Caucasus) 21 Food Superstitions You Should Really Know About (Bon Appetit, oof) Indigenous People Want Brands To Stop Selling Sage And Smudge Kits (HuffPost) Native Americans Troubled By The Appropriation And Commoditization Of Smudging (Beauty Independent) American Indian Religious Freedom Act (NOAA) Burning Sage May Not Be Cultural Appropriation — But It Isn’t Very Sensitive, Either (Bustle) Prayers, Amulets, and Charms: Health and Social Control (African Studies Review) Folk Figures (Western Folklore) Spheres of Influence: The Magical History of the Witch Ball (Inner Lives) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastA Very Brief Intro to Ancient Egyptian ArchaeologyThis week, Amber and Anna bring you three of the best-known archaeological sites from Ancient Egypt. These sites tell us a whole lot about life in the past--not just for the pharaohs and the elites, but the workers who built them. We also dip our toes into Ancient Egyptian cosmology and zip through the dynastic timeline!

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                                                ]]>This week, Amber and Anna bring you three of the best-known archaeological sites from Ancient Egypt. These sites tell us a whole lot about life in the past--not just for the pharaohs and the elites, but the workers who built them. We also dip our toes into Ancient Egyptian cosmology and zip through the dynastic timeline!

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                                                ]]>1cf8adb6-efaf-11ea-884d-77ca14f75b28Mon, 21 Sep 2020 08:00:00 -040001:04:16falsefull107107This week, Amber and Anna bring you three of the best-known archaeological sites from Ancient Egypt. These sites tell us a whole lot about life in the past--not just for the pharaohs and the elites, but the workers who built them. We also dip our toes into Ancient Egyptian cosmology and zip through the dynastic timeline! Contact Email the Dirt Podcast; thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastLinguistics and Endangered Languages with Dr. Chris DonlayAnna and Amber finally get some much-needed linguistics help from Dr. Chris Donlay. We talk about his unconventional academic path and his work recording and studying endangered languages! Plus, he schools us on how language shapes our perception of the world, how old spoken language *might* be, and what to do with a linguistics degree.

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                                                ]]>Anna and Amber finally get some much-needed linguistics help from Dr. Chris Donlay. We talk about his unconventional academic path and his work recording and studying endangered languages! Plus, he schools us on how language shapes our perception of the world, how old spoken language *might* be, and what to do with a linguistics degree.

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                                                ]]>1cf3169e-efaf-11ea-884d-93d3a72a5628Mon, 14 Sep 2020 08:00:00 -040001:11:33falsefull106106Anna and Amber finally get some much-needed linguistics help from Dr. Chris Donlay. We talk about his unconventional academic path and his work recording and studying endangered languages! Plus, he schools us on how language shapes our perception of the world, how old spoken language *might* be, and what to do with a linguistics degree. Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastBuilding a Better Researcher, Part 2, with Tasha Bergson-MichelsonThe second half of Anna and Amber's conversation with librarian and research guru Tasha Bergson-Michelson. This week, we chat about the value of critical thinking, combatting misinformation in our social circles, and how to hack Wikipedia for the greater good. Plus, some unexpected facts about ice cream parlors and fog!

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                                                ]]>The second half of Anna and Amber's conversation with librarian and research guru Tasha Bergson-Michelson. This week, we chat about the value of critical thinking, combatting misinformation in our social circles, and how to hack Wikipedia for the greater good. Plus, some unexpected facts about ice cream parlors and fog!

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                                                ]]>1ceb707e-efaf-11ea-884d-cbde2c8ee848Mon, 07 Sep 2020 08:00:00 -040047:37falsefull105105The second half of Anna and Amber's conversation with librarian and research guru Tasha Bergson-Michelson. This week, we chat about the value of critical thinking, combatting misinformation in our social circles, and how to hack Wikipedia for the greater good. Plus, some unexpected facts about ice cream parlors and fog! Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastBuilding a Better Researcher, Part 1, with Tasha Bergson-MichelsonAmber and Anna sit down to chat with the incomparable Tasha Bergson-Michelson, a librarian and educator. Research is a skill that is learned, and Tasha teaches us how to up our game. We learn about the process of good research, how to avoid sketchy sources, and the best ways to get started on any research project. We enjoyed talking with Tasha so much that we did it a whole bunch! Next week, we'll bring you the second half of our conversation.

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                                                ]]>Amber and Anna sit down to chat with the incomparable Tasha Bergson-Michelson, a librarian and educator. Research is a skill that is learned, and Tasha teaches us how to up our game. We learn about the process of good research, how to avoid sketchy sources, and the best ways to get started on any research project. We enjoyed talking with Tasha so much that we did it a whole bunch! Next week, we'll bring you the second half of our conversation.

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                                                ]]>ee76fcae-bf43-11ea-b880-bf45784b85a1Mon, 31 Aug 2020 08:00:00 -040056:09falsefull105105Amber and Anna sit down to chat with the incomparable Tasha Bergson-Michelson, a librarian and educator. Research is a skill that is learned, and Tasha teaches us how to up our game. We learn about the process of good research, how to avoid sketchy sources, and the best ways to get started on any research project. We enjoyed talking with Tasha so much that we did it a whole bunch! Next week, we'll bring you the second half of our conversation. Contact thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastQueryin' the IllyriansThis week, on a sponsored episode, Anna and Amber examine the traces left by the various ancient cultures called "Illyrians." We've got some architecture, coin-nerdery, a smattering of religion, and a complicated political legacy. It all makes for an excellent entry in our collection of supporting characters from the Classical world!

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                                                • The Illyrians on WorldCat
                                                • Discovery of ‘Lost City’ in Albania Thrills Archaeologists (Balkan Insight)
                                                • Image of a Liburnian Ship on Wikimedia Commons
                                                • Nadin-Gradina Archaeological Project Gallery
                                                • A Liburnian Necropolis from Nadin, Croatia (Institute for Study of the Ancient World)
                                                • Illyrian Temples Found At Ancient Doclea In Montenegro (Archaeology News Network)
                                                • Who are the Illyrians? The Use and Abuse of Archaeology in the Construction of National and Trans-National Identities in the Southwestern Balkans (via ResearchGate)
                                                • Ancient Illyria : An Archaeological Exploration on WorldCat
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>This week, on a sponsored episode, Anna and Amber examine the traces left by the various ancient cultures called "Illyrians." We've got some architecture, coin-nerdery, a smattering of religion, and a complicated political legacy. It all makes for an excellent entry in our collection of supporting characters from the Classical world!

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                                                • The Illyrians on WorldCat
                                                • Discovery of ‘Lost City’ in Albania Thrills Archaeologists (Balkan Insight)
                                                • Image of a Liburnian Ship on Wikimedia Commons
                                                • Nadin-Gradina Archaeological Project Gallery
                                                • A Liburnian Necropolis from Nadin, Croatia (Institute for Study of the Ancient World)
                                                • Illyrian Temples Found At Ancient Doclea In Montenegro (Archaeology News Network)
                                                • Who are the Illyrians? The Use and Abuse of Archaeology in the Construction of National and Trans-National Identities in the Southwestern Balkans (via ResearchGate)
                                                • Ancient Illyria : An Archaeological Exploration on WorldCat
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>ee73ede8-bf43-11ea-b880-f72d2190b7e4Mon, 24 Aug 2020 08:00:00 -040047:36falsefull104104This week, on a sponsored episode, Anna and Amber examine the traces left by the various ancient cultures called "Illyrians." We've got some architecture, coin-nerdery, a smattering of religion, and a complicated political legacy. It all makes for an excellent entry in our collection of supporting characters from the Classical world! Links The Illyrians on WorldCat Discovery of ‘Lost City’ in Albania Thrills Archaeologists (Balkan Insight) Image of a Liburnian Ship on Wikimedia Commons Nadin-Gradina Archaeological Project Gallery A Liburnian Necropolis from Nadin, Croatia (Institute for Study of the Ancient World) Illyrian Temples Found At Ancient Doclea In Montenegro (Archaeology News Network) Who are the Illyrians? The Use and Abuse of Archaeology in the Construction of National and Trans-National Identities in the Southwestern Balkans (via ResearchGate) Ancient Illyria : An Archaeological Exploration on WorldCat Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastIllustrating ArchaeologyThis week, Anna and Amber take on archaeological illustration. That's right-it's an audio episode about an entirely visual topic! This'll go well. We cover the merits of hand drawing vs. photography, reveal some stories from our own...mixed experiences, and investigate the very cool technique of photogrammetry.

                                                Links

                                                • Pencils and Pixels: Drawing and Digital Media in Archaeological Field Recording (Journal of Field Archaeology)
                                                • Why Archaeological drawing is still so important (New Archaeology)
                                                • A Simple Photogrammetry Rig for the Reliable Creation of 3D Artifact Models in the Field: Lithic Examples from the Early Upper Paleolithic Sequence of Les Cottés (France) (Advances in Archaeological Practice)
                                                • A Simple Method for Reliable Creation of 3D Artifact Models in the Field (Leakey Foundation)
                                                • @SamScansStuff on Twitter
                                                • IF/THEN Collection
                                                • ‘Visual competence’ in archaeology: a problem hiding in plain sight (Antiquity)
                                                • The Profession (Graphic Archaeology Group)
                                                • Science and Art in Archaeological Illustration (Columbia College)
                                                • Scientific Illustration | Time Team America (PBS)
                                                • Resources (Graphic Archaeology Group)
                                                • Approaches to Archaeological Illustration, A Handbook by Mélanie Steiner (via Digital Epigraphy)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>This week, Anna and Amber take on archaeological illustration. That's right-it's an audio episode about an entirely visual topic! This'll go well. We cover the merits of hand drawing vs. photography, reveal some stories from our own...mixed experiences, and investigate the very cool technique of photogrammetry.

                                                Links

                                                • Pencils and Pixels: Drawing and Digital Media in Archaeological Field Recording (Journal of Field Archaeology)
                                                • Why Archaeological drawing is still so important (New Archaeology)
                                                • A Simple Photogrammetry Rig for the Reliable Creation of 3D Artifact Models in the Field: Lithic Examples from the Early Upper Paleolithic Sequence of Les Cottés (France) (Advances in Archaeological Practice)
                                                • A Simple Method for Reliable Creation of 3D Artifact Models in the Field (Leakey Foundation)
                                                • @SamScansStuff on Twitter
                                                • IF/THEN Collection
                                                • ‘Visual competence’ in archaeology: a problem hiding in plain sight (Antiquity)
                                                • The Profession (Graphic Archaeology Group)
                                                • Science and Art in Archaeological Illustration (Columbia College)
                                                • Scientific Illustration | Time Team America (PBS)
                                                • Resources (Graphic Archaeology Group)
                                                • Approaches to Archaeological Illustration, A Handbook by Mélanie Steiner (via Digital Epigraphy)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>ee708f40-bf43-11ea-b880-e3b3136ee1c7Mon, 17 Aug 2020 08:00:00 -040048:47falsefull103103This week, Anna and Amber take on archaeological illustration. That's right-it's an audio episode about an entirely visual topic! This'll go well. We cover the merits of hand drawing vs. photography, reveal some stories from our own...mixed experiences, and investigate the very cool technique of photogrammetry. Links Pencils and Pixels: Drawing and Digital Media in Archaeological Field Recording (Journal of Field Archaeology) Why Archaeological drawing is still so important (New Archaeology) A Simple Photogrammetry Rig for the Reliable Creation of 3D Artifact Models in the Field: Lithic Examples from the Early Upper Paleolithic Sequence of Les Cottés (France) (Advances in Archaeological Practice) A Simple Method for Reliable Creation of 3D Artifact Models in the Field (Leakey Foundation) @SamScansStuff on Twitter IF/THEN Collection ‘Visual competence’ in archaeology: a problem hiding in plain sight (Antiquity) The Profession (Graphic Archaeology Group) Science and Art in Archaeological Illustration (Columbia College) Scientific Illustration | Time Team America (PBS) Resources (Graphic Archaeology Group) Approaches to Archaeological Illustration, A Handbook by Mélanie Steiner (via Digital Epigraphy) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastChalk it Up to ScienceThis week, on a short but fun episode, Anna and Amber investigate some of the massive figures cut into the chalk landscape of the Southern UK. Who made them? How old are they? Why are there so many horses?

                                                Links

                                                • Cerne Abbas Giant is NOT prehistoric and may have been created just a few hundred years ago before becoming a propaganda tool for William of Orange, snail shells reveal (Daily Mail)
                                                • England’s 7 most intriguing chalk figures and the stories behind them (Wanderlust)
                                                • Chalk Hill Figures (Historic UK)
                                                • Southern England Chalk Formation (Wikipedia)
                                                • An Introduction to Prehistoric England (Before 43 BC) (English Heritage)
                                                • Bronze Age discovery reveals surprising extent of Britain’s trade with Europe 3,600 years ago (The Conversation)
                                                • Bronze Age Britain (BBC)
                                                • Footprints, Size 10, From Britain’s Bronze Age (The New Yorker)
                                                • The Beaker phenomenon and the genomic transformation of northwest Europe (Nature)
                                                • Boom and bust in Bronze Age Britain: major copper production from the Great Orme mine and European trade, c. 1600–1400 BC (Antiquity)
                                                • Against All Odds, England’s Massive Chalk Horse Has Survived 3,000 Years (Smithsonian)
                                                • England’s Enormous Chalk Figures (Atlas Obscura via Google Earth)
                                                • Britain's Spectacular (and Sometimes Mysterious) Hill Figures (Gizmodo UK)
                                                • Why Is the Kiwi’s Egg So Big? (Audubon)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>This week, on a short but fun episode, Anna and Amber investigate some of the massive figures cut into the chalk landscape of the Southern UK. Who made them? How old are they? Why are there so many horses?

                                                Links

                                                • Cerne Abbas Giant is NOT prehistoric and may have been created just a few hundred years ago before becoming a propaganda tool for William of Orange, snail shells reveal (Daily Mail)
                                                • England’s 7 most intriguing chalk figures and the stories behind them (Wanderlust)
                                                • Chalk Hill Figures (Historic UK)
                                                • Southern England Chalk Formation (Wikipedia)
                                                • An Introduction to Prehistoric England (Before 43 BC) (English Heritage)
                                                • Bronze Age discovery reveals surprising extent of Britain’s trade with Europe 3,600 years ago (The Conversation)
                                                • Bronze Age Britain (BBC)
                                                • Footprints, Size 10, From Britain’s Bronze Age (The New Yorker)
                                                • The Beaker phenomenon and the genomic transformation of northwest Europe (Nature)
                                                • Boom and bust in Bronze Age Britain: major copper production from the Great Orme mine and European trade, c. 1600–1400 BC (Antiquity)
                                                • Against All Odds, England’s Massive Chalk Horse Has Survived 3,000 Years (Smithsonian)
                                                • England’s Enormous Chalk Figures (Atlas Obscura via Google Earth)
                                                • Britain's Spectacular (and Sometimes Mysterious) Hill Figures (Gizmodo UK)
                                                • Why Is the Kiwi’s Egg So Big? (Audubon)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>ee6daf32-bf43-11ea-b880-0b61bc670515Mon, 10 Aug 2020 08:00:00 -040039:26falsefull102102This week, on a short but fun episode, Anna and Amber investigate some of the massive figures cut into the chalk landscape of the Southern UK. Who made them? How old are they? Why are there so many horses? Links Cerne Abbas Giant is NOT prehistoric and may have been created just a few hundred years ago before becoming a propaganda tool for William of Orange, snail shells reveal (Daily Mail) England’s 7 most intriguing chalk figures and the stories behind them (Wanderlust) Chalk Hill Figures (Historic UK) Southern England Chalk Formation (Wikipedia) An Introduction to Prehistoric England (Before 43 BC) (English Heritage) Bronze Age discovery reveals surprising extent of Britain’s trade with Europe 3,600 years ago (The Conversation) Bronze Age Britain (BBC) Footprints, Size 10, From Britain’s Bronze Age (The New Yorker) The Beaker phenomenon and the genomic transformation of northwest Europe (Nature) Boom and bust in Bronze Age Britain: major copper production from the Great Orme mine and European trade, c. 1600–1400 BC (Antiquity) Against All Odds, England’s Massive Chalk Horse Has Survived 3,000 Years (Smithsonian) England’s Enormous Chalk Figures (Atlas Obscura via Google Earth) Britain's Spectacular (and Sometimes Mysterious) Hill Figures (Gizmodo UK) Why Is the Kiwi’s Egg So Big? (Audubon) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastMythteries and MythnomersSince back-to-school season is rolling around again, let's return to our annual tradition of busting myths and righting wrongs! This time, we cover pyramid construction (and curses), the Genghis Khan family reunion, the end of James Cook, Stonehenge, the Dark Ages, and more. This episode is not to be myth-ed.

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                                                • This 4,500-Year-Old Ramp Contraption May Have Been Used to Build Egypt's Great Pyramid (LiveScience)
                                                • How Were the Egyptian Pyramids Built? (LiveScience)
                                                • Was It Really a Mummy’s Curse? (JSTOR Daily)
                                                • Tomb of Pennut - Amada (Osirisnet)
                                                • 'Bent' pyramid: Egypt opens ancient oddity for tourism (The Guardian)
                                                • Ancient Egyptian tomb warnings, curses and ghosts (National Museums Scotland)
                                                • Whence Came Stonehenge’s Stones? Now We Know (The New York Times)
                                                • We owe it all to superstud Genghis (The Guardian)
                                                • Did Genghis Khan really kill 1,748,000 people in one hour? (How Stuff Works)
                                                • 1 in 200 Men Are Direct Descendants of Genghis Khan (Discover)
                                                • Genghis Khan's Genetic Legacy Has Competition (Scientific American)
                                                • 1.5m Chinese 'descendants of one man' (BBC News)
                                                • The genetic imprint of Niall of the Nine Hostages (Irish Times)
                                                • A Y-Chromosome Signature of Hegemony in Gaelic Ireland (American Journal of Human Genetics)
                                                • Mythbusting Cook: Fact fiction and total fallacy (Australian National Maritime Museum)
                                                • Cooktown's Indigenous people help commemorate 250 years since Captain Cook's landing with re-enactment (ABC)
                                                • How the foolish rumour that Hawaiians ate Cook began (National Indigenous Television)
                                                • The ‘Dark Ages’ Weren’t As Dark As We Thought (LitHub)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ...]]>Since back-to-school season is rolling around again, let's return to our annual tradition of busting myths and righting wrongs! This time, we cover pyramid construction (and curses), the Genghis Khan family reunion, the end of James Cook, Stonehenge, the Dark Ages, and more. This episode is not to be myth-ed.

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                                                • This 4,500-Year-Old Ramp Contraption May Have Been Used to Build Egypt's Great Pyramid (LiveScience)
                                                • How Were the Egyptian Pyramids Built? (LiveScience)
                                                • Was It Really a Mummy’s Curse? (JSTOR Daily)
                                                • Tomb of Pennut - Amada (Osirisnet)
                                                • 'Bent' pyramid: Egypt opens ancient oddity for tourism (The Guardian)
                                                • Ancient Egyptian tomb warnings, curses and ghosts (National Museums Scotland)
                                                • Whence Came Stonehenge’s Stones? Now We Know (The New York Times)
                                                • We owe it all to superstud Genghis (The Guardian)
                                                • Did Genghis Khan really kill 1,748,000 people in one hour? (How Stuff Works)
                                                • 1 in 200 Men Are Direct Descendants of Genghis Khan (Discover)
                                                • Genghis Khan's Genetic Legacy Has Competition (Scientific American)
                                                • 1.5m Chinese 'descendants of one man' (BBC News)
                                                • The genetic imprint of Niall of the Nine Hostages (Irish Times)
                                                • A Y-Chromosome Signature of Hegemony in Gaelic Ireland (American Journal of Human Genetics)
                                                • Mythbusting Cook: Fact fiction and total fallacy (Australian National Maritime Museum)
                                                • Cooktown's Indigenous people help commemorate 250 years since Captain Cook's landing with re-enactment (ABC)
                                                • How the foolish rumour that Hawaiians ate Cook began (National Indigenous Television)
                                                • The ‘Dark Ages’ Weren’t As Dark As We Thought (LitHub)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>ee6adff0-bf43-11ea-b880-ab97b67f5426Mon, 03 Aug 2020 08:00:00 -040045:02falsefull101101Since back-to-school season is rolling around again, let's return to our annual tradition of busting myths and righting wrongs! This time, we cover pyramid construction (and curses), the Genghis Khan family reunion, the end of James Cook, Stonehenge, the Dark Ages, and more. This episode is not to be myth-ed. Links Enter to win Dirt merch This 4,500-Year-Old Ramp Contraption May Have Been Used to Build Egypt's Great Pyramid (LiveScience) How Were the Egyptian Pyramids Built? (LiveScience) Was It Really a Mummy’s Curse? (JSTOR Daily) Tomb of Pennut - Amada (Osirisnet) 'Bent' pyramid: Egypt opens ancient oddity for tourism (The Guardian) Ancient Egyptian tomb warnings, curses and ghosts (National Museums Scotland) Whence Came Stonehenge’s Stones? Now We Know (The New York Times) We owe it all to superstud Genghis (The Guardian) Did Genghis Khan really kill 1,748,000 people in one hour? (How Stuff Works) 1 in 200 Men Are Direct Descendants of Genghis Khan (Discover) Genghis Khan's Genetic Legacy Has Competition (Scientific American) 1.5m Chinese 'descendants of one man' (BBC News) The genetic imprint of Niall of the Nine Hostages (Irish Times) A Y-Chromosome Signature of Hegemony in Gaelic Ireland (American Journal of Human Genetics) Mythbusting Cook: Fact fiction and total fallacy (Australian National Maritime Museum) Cooktown's Indigenous people help commemorate 250 years since Captain Cook's landing with re-enactment (ABC) How the foolish rumour that Hawaiians ate Cook began (National Indigenous Television) The ‘Dark Ages’ Weren’t As Dark As We Thought (LitHub) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastIt's Time to Talk About the FutureThis week, for our ONE HUNDREDTH EPISODE, Anna and Amber bend their brains around the archaeology of the future and the future of archaeology. What will excavation look like in 100, 1,000, or 5,000 years? What about human evolution? Human culture? Language? We come up with more questions than answers, and have a great time doing it. THANK YOU for getting us to Episode 100!

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                                                • Chicken Bones May Be the Legacy of Our Time (Smithsonian)
                                                • The broiler chicken as a signal of a human reconfigured biosphere (Royal Society Open Science)
                                                • Changes in the lead isotopic composition of blood, diet and air in Australia over a decade: Globalization and implications for future isotopic studies (Environmental Research)
                                                • Dietary Heterogeneity among Western Industrialized Countries Reflected in the Stable Isotope Ratios of Human Hair (PLoS One)
                                                • The Future of Archaeology Is 'Spacejunk' (The Atlantic)
                                                • The Future of Archeology Is Plastic (Medium)
                                                • The past, present and future of human evolution (Nature)
                                                • What May Become of Homo sapiens (Scientific American)
                                                • Edible Insects and Human Evolution (via Project MUSE)
                                                • Dougal Dixon - After Man (A Zoology of the Future) 1981 (Monster Brains blog)
                                                • Man After Man: An Anthropology of the Future (via WorldCat)
                                                • How Afrofuturism Can Help the World Mend (Wired)
                                                • The Long Now Foundation
                                                • What will English language look like in the future? (Oxford Academic on YouTube)
                                                • What will the English language be like in 100 years? (The Conversation)
                                                • Esperanto (Encyclopedia Britannica)
                                                • Incubus (1966) on YouTube
                                                • Hello (Adele Cover) - Esperanto version (YouTube)
                                                • Pleistocenese: A Language of 40,000 Years Ago (Justin B. Rye)
                                                • Futurese: The American Language in 3000 AD (Justin B. Rye)
                                                • Beyond Biohazard: Why Danger Symbols Can’t Last Forever (99% Invisible)
                                                
                                                

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                                                This week, for our ONE HUNDREDTH EPISODE, Anna and Amber bend their brains around the archaeology of the future and the future of archaeology. What will excavation look like in 100, 1,000, or 5,000 years? What about human evolution? Human culture? Language? We come up with more questions than answers, and have a great time doing it. THANK YOU for getting us to Episode 100!

                                                Links

                                                • Chicken Bones May Be the Legacy of Our Time (Smithsonian)
                                                • The broiler chicken as a signal of a human reconfigured biosphere (Royal Society Open Science)
                                                • Changes in the lead isotopic composition of blood, diet and air in Australia over a decade: Globalization and implications for future isotopic studies (Environmental Research)
                                                • Dietary Heterogeneity among Western Industrialized Countries Reflected in the Stable Isotope Ratios of Human Hair (PLoS One)
                                                • The Future of Archaeology Is 'Spacejunk' (The Atlantic)
                                                • The Future of Archeology Is Plastic (Medium)
                                                • The past, present and future of human evolution (Nature)
                                                • What May Become of Homo sapiens (Scientific American)
                                                • Edible Insects and Human Evolution (via Project MUSE)
                                                • Dougal Dixon - After Man (A Zoology of the Future) 1981 (Monster Brains blog)
                                                • Man After Man: An Anthropology of the Future (via WorldCat)
                                                • How Afrofuturism Can Help the World Mend (Wired)
                                                • The Long Now Foundation
                                                • What will English language look like in the future? (Oxford Academic on YouTube)
                                                • What will the English language be like in 100 years? (The Conversation)
                                                • Esperanto (Encyclopedia Britannica)
                                                • Incubus (1966) on YouTube
                                                • Hello (Adele Cover) - Esperanto version (YouTube)
                                                • Pleistocenese: A Language of 40,000 Years Ago (Justin B. Rye)
                                                • Futurese: The American Language in 3000 AD (Justin B. Rye)
                                                • Beyond Biohazard: Why Danger Symbols Can’t Last Forever (99% Invisible)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>ee67e106-bf43-11ea-b880-636bbbf1d0c2Mon, 27 Jul 2020 08:00:00 -040059:59falsefull100100This week, for our ONE HUNDREDTH EPISODE, Anna and Amber bend their brains around the archaeology of the future and the future of archaeology. What will excavation look like in 100, 1,000, or 5,000 years? What about human evolution? Human culture? Language? We come up with more questions than answers, and have a great time doing it. THANK YOU for getting us to Episode 100! Links Chicken Bones May Be the Legacy of Our Time (Smithsonian) The broiler chicken as a signal of a human reconfigured biosphere (Royal Society Open Science) Changes in the lead isotopic composition of blood, diet and air in Australia over a decade: Globalization and implications for future isotopic studies (Environmental Research) Dietary Heterogeneity among Western Industrialized Countries Reflected in the Stable Isotope Ratios of Human Hair (PLoS One) The Future of Archaeology Is 'Spacejunk' (The Atlantic) The Future of Archeology Is Plastic (Medium) The past, present and future of human evolution (Nature) What May Become of Homo sapiens (Scientific American) Edible Insects and Human Evolution (via Project MUSE) Dougal Dixon - After Man (A Zoology of the Future) 1981 (Monster Brains blog) Man After Man: An Anthropology of the Future (via WorldCat) How Afrofuturism Can Help the World Mend (Wired) The Long Now Foundation What will English language look like in the future? (Oxford Academic on YouTube) What will the English language be like in 100 years? (The Conversation) Esperanto (Encyclopedia Britannica) Incubus (1966) on YouTube Hello (Adele Cover) - Esperanto version (YouTube) Pleistocenese: A Language of 40,000 Years Ago (Justin B. Rye) Futurese: The American Language in 3000 AD (Justin B. Rye) Beyond Biohazard: Why Danger Symbols Can’t Last Forever (99% Invisible) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastPeople of SizeAmber and Anna explore perceptions of human body shape in different times and places. What’s the difference between fatness and obesity? Why should we look askance at BMI? What is UP with Peter Paul Rubens and his damp, shiny nudes? And more!

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                                                • The Bizarre and Racist History of the BMI (Medium’s Elemental)
                                                • A History of Obesity, or How What Was Good Became Ugly and Then Bad (Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease)
                                                • The evolution of human fatness and susceptibility to obesity: an ethological approach (Biological Reviews)
                                                • A Brief History of Obesity: Truths and Illusions (Clinical Oncology News)
                                                • Obesity in the paleolithic era (Hormones)
                                                • Obesity in the Neolithic Era: A Greek Female Figurine (Obesity Surgery)
                                                • The significance of Sarah Baartman (BBC)
                                                • Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia (via Worldcat)
                                                • Socio-cultural norms of body size in Westerners and Polynesians affect heart rate variability and emotion during social interactions (Culture and Brain)
                                                • How paradise became the fattest place in the world (CNN)
                                                • How a Powerful Obesity Gene Helped Samoans Conquer the South Pacific (Gizmodo)
                                                • A thrifty variant in CREBRF strongly influences body mass index in Samoans (Nature Genetics)
                                                • “Un-Hottentoting the Queen of Punt” (via Academia.edu)
                                                • The Expedition to Punt (Nova)
                                                • Queen of Punt (Clinical Infectious Diseases)
                                                • When Fat Was in Fashion (New York Times)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>Amber and Anna explore perceptions of human body shape in different times and places. What’s the difference between fatness and obesity? Why should we look askance at BMI? What is UP with Peter Paul Rubens and his damp, shiny nudes? And more!

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                                                • The Bizarre and Racist History of the BMI (Medium’s Elemental)
                                                • A History of Obesity, or How What Was Good Became Ugly and Then Bad (Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease)
                                                • The evolution of human fatness and susceptibility to obesity: an ethological approach (Biological Reviews)
                                                • A Brief History of Obesity: Truths and Illusions (Clinical Oncology News)
                                                • Obesity in the paleolithic era (Hormones)
                                                • Obesity in the Neolithic Era: A Greek Female Figurine (Obesity Surgery)
                                                • The significance of Sarah Baartman (BBC)
                                                • Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia (via Worldcat)
                                                • Socio-cultural norms of body size in Westerners and Polynesians affect heart rate variability and emotion during social interactions (Culture and Brain)
                                                • How paradise became the fattest place in the world (CNN)
                                                • How a Powerful Obesity Gene Helped Samoans Conquer the South Pacific (Gizmodo)
                                                • A thrifty variant in CREBRF strongly influences body mass index in Samoans (Nature Genetics)
                                                • “Un-Hottentoting the Queen of Punt” (via Academia.edu)
                                                • The Expedition to Punt (Nova)
                                                • Queen of Punt (Clinical Infectious Diseases)
                                                • When Fat Was in Fashion (New York Times)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>ee64cb10-bf43-11ea-b880-e39b928c3252Mon, 20 Jul 2020 08:00:00 -040001:15:07falsefull9999Amber and Anna explore perceptions of human body shape in different times and places. What’s the difference between fatness and obesity? Why should we look askance at BMI? What is UP with Peter Paul Rubens and his damp, shiny nudes? And more! Links The Bizarre and Racist History of the BMI (Medium’s Elemental) A History of Obesity, or How What Was Good Became Ugly and Then Bad (Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease) The evolution of human fatness and susceptibility to obesity: an ethological approach (Biological Reviews) A Brief History of Obesity: Truths and Illusions (Clinical Oncology News) Obesity in the paleolithic era (Hormones) Obesity in the Neolithic Era: A Greek Female Figurine (Obesity Surgery) The significance of Sarah Baartman (BBC) Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia (via Worldcat) Socio-cultural norms of body size in Westerners and Polynesians affect heart rate variability and emotion during social interactions (Culture and Brain) How paradise became the fattest place in the world (CNN) How a Powerful Obesity Gene Helped Samoans Conquer the South Pacific (Gizmodo) A thrifty variant in CREBRF strongly influences body mass index in Samoans (Nature Genetics) “Un-Hottentoting the Queen of Punt” (via Academia.edu) The Expedition to Punt (Nova) Queen of Punt (Clinical Infectious Diseases) When Fat Was in Fashion (New York Times) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastOscan the Right QuestionsThis week, on a special sponsored episode, Anna and Amber explore some of the lesser-known Italic cultural groups that were peripheral to Ancient Rome. We seek out Samnites and uncover Umbrians. We also take a brief tour of Etruscan wine country.

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                                                ]]>This week, on a special sponsored episode, Anna and Amber explore some of the lesser-known Italic cultural groups that were peripheral to Ancient Rome. We seek out Samnites and uncover Umbrians. We also take a brief tour of Etruscan wine country.

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                                                ]]>ee61dfc2-bf43-11ea-b880-5bdd4f1eef0bMon, 13 Jul 2020 08:00:00 -040050:35falsefull9898This week, on a special sponsored episode, Anna and Amber explore some of the lesser-known Italic cultural groups that were peripheral to Ancient Rome. We seek out Samnites and uncover Umbrians. We also take a brief tour of Etruscan wine country. Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastHip Neanderthals with Mayowa AdeboyegaThese hips don't lie. Amber and Anna talk with paleoanthropologist Mayowa Adeboyega about her research on the evolution of the pelvis. Mayowa also gives us some insights on the experience of being Black in academia, and how she uses science communication and the occasional silliness to make anthropology more accessible.

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                                                ]]>These hips don't lie. Amber and Anna talk with paleoanthropologist Mayowa Adeboyega about her research on the evolution of the pelvis. Mayowa also gives us some insights on the experience of being Black in academia, and how she uses science communication and the occasional silliness to make anthropology more accessible.

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                                                ]]>ee5dfdd0-bf43-11ea-b880-a791dff3b50aMon, 06 Jul 2020 08:00:00 -040052:53falsefull9797These hips don't lie. Amber and Anna talk with paleoanthropologist Mayowa Adeboyega about her research on the evolution of the pelvis. Mayowa also gives us some insights on the experience of being Black in academia, and how she uses science communication and the occasional silliness to make anthropology more accessible. Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastThe Dirt Digs PrideAmber and Anna are holding their very own Pod Pride Parade this week! We talk about the possible genetic influences behind human sexuality and discuss instances of queerness in archaeology (and some TRULY bad takes from news outlets). We also discuss gay icons from ancient history, badass queer archaeologists, and more!

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                                                • No ‘gay gene’: Massive study homes in on genetic basis of human sexuality (Nature)
                                                • Genetics of Sexual Behavior
                                                • Sexuality Studies in Archaeology (Annual Reviews in Anthropology)
                                                • The Oldest Known Gay Man? (ABC News)
                                                • First homosexual caveman found (Telegraph)
                                                • 'Gay Caveman' Story Overblown, Archaeologists Say (LiveScience)
                                                • Is That Skeleton Gay? The Problem With Projecting Modern Ideas Onto The Past (Forbes)
                                                • Alexander the Great or Alexander the Gay? (University of Liverpool)
                                                • Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones (University of Cardiff)
                                                • Queering Hippolytus: Asexuality and Ancient Greece (Notches)
                                                • Sapphistry on the Spoil Heap: Lesbianism and Female Homosociality in Early Archaeology (TORCH)
                                                • In Han Dynasty China, Bisexuality Was the Norm (JSTOR Daily)
                                                • Feminisms, Queer Theories, and the Archaeological Study of Past Sexualities (World Archaeology)
                                                • Historical archaeology (The International Encyclopedia of Human Sexuality)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>Amber and Anna are holding their very own Pod Pride Parade this week! We talk about the possible genetic influences behind human sexuality and discuss instances of queerness in archaeology (and some TRULY bad takes from news outlets). We also discuss gay icons from ancient history, badass queer archaeologists, and more!

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                                                • No ‘gay gene’: Massive study homes in on genetic basis of human sexuality (Nature)
                                                • Genetics of Sexual Behavior
                                                • Sexuality Studies in Archaeology (Annual Reviews in Anthropology)
                                                • The Oldest Known Gay Man? (ABC News)
                                                • First homosexual caveman found (Telegraph)
                                                • 'Gay Caveman' Story Overblown, Archaeologists Say (LiveScience)
                                                • Is That Skeleton Gay? The Problem With Projecting Modern Ideas Onto The Past (Forbes)
                                                • Alexander the Great or Alexander the Gay? (University of Liverpool)
                                                • Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones (University of Cardiff)
                                                • Queering Hippolytus: Asexuality and Ancient Greece (Notches)
                                                • Sapphistry on the Spoil Heap: Lesbianism and Female Homosociality in Early Archaeology (TORCH)
                                                • In Han Dynasty China, Bisexuality Was the Norm (JSTOR Daily)
                                                • Feminisms, Queer Theories, and the Archaeological Study of Past Sexualities (World Archaeology)
                                                • Historical archaeology (The International Encyclopedia of Human Sexuality)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>794fa5f8-1fbf-11ea-9362-075810b287cfMon, 29 Jun 2020 08:00:00 -040053:13falsefull9696Amber and Anna are holding their very own Pod Pride Parade this week! We talk about the possible genetic influences behind human sexuality and discuss instances of queerness in archaeology (and some TRULY bad takes from news outlets). We also discuss gay icons from ancient history, badass queer archaeologists, and more! Links No ‘gay gene’: Massive study homes in on genetic basis of human sexuality (Nature) Genetics of Sexual Behavior Sexuality Studies in Archaeology (Annual Reviews in Anthropology) The Oldest Known Gay Man? (ABC News) First homosexual caveman found (Telegraph) 'Gay Caveman' Story Overblown, Archaeologists Say (LiveScience) Is That Skeleton Gay? The Problem With Projecting Modern Ideas Onto The Past (Forbes) Alexander the Great or Alexander the Gay? (University of Liverpool) Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones (University of Cardiff) Queering Hippolytus: Asexuality and Ancient Greece (Notches) Sapphistry on the Spoil Heap: Lesbianism and Female Homosociality in Early Archaeology (TORCH) In Han Dynasty China, Bisexuality Was the Norm (JSTOR Daily) Feminisms, Queer Theories, and the Archaeological Study of Past Sexualities (World Archaeology) Historical archaeology (The International Encyclopedia of Human Sexuality) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastTeeth and Trowelblazing with Special Guest Dr. Brenna HassettThis week, Anna and Amber chat with researcher, author, science communicator, founding TrowelBlazer, and wearer of many hats, Dr. Brenna Hassett! We learn that we've all got a mouthful of clocks, that women have always been a part of the digging sciences, and that networks truly matter.

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                                                • Dr. Brenna Hassett (UCL)
                                                • @brennawalks on Twitter
                                                • TrowelBlazers
                                                • Built on Bones: 15,000 Years of Urban Life and Death
                                                • And Dr. Hassett mentioned two books by Angela Saini:
                                                • Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong and the New Research That’s Rewriting the Story
                                                • Superior: The Return of Race Science
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>This week, Anna and Amber chat with researcher, author, science communicator, founding TrowelBlazer, and wearer of many hats, Dr. Brenna Hassett! We learn that we've all got a mouthful of clocks, that women have always been a part of the digging sciences, and that networks truly matter.

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                                                • Dr. Brenna Hassett (UCL)
                                                • @brennawalks on Twitter
                                                • TrowelBlazers
                                                • Built on Bones: 15,000 Years of Urban Life and Death
                                                • And Dr. Hassett mentioned two books by Angela Saini:
                                                • Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong and the New Research That’s Rewriting the Story
                                                • Superior: The Return of Race Science
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>794c16a4-1fbf-11ea-9362-7f0447ba175bMon, 22 Jun 2020 08:00:00 -040001:16:18falsefull9595This week, Anna and Amber chat with researcher, author, science communicator, founding TrowelBlazer, and wearer of many hats, Dr. Brenna Hassett! We learn that we've all got a mouthful of clocks, that women have always been a part of the digging sciences, and that networks truly matter. Links Dr. Brenna Hassett (UCL) @brennawalks on Twitter TrowelBlazers Built on Bones: 15,000 Years of Urban Life and Death And Dr. Hassett mentioned two books by Angela Saini: Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong and the New Research That’s Rewriting the Story Superior: The Return of Race Science Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastHunting and GatheringThis week, Anna and Amber have foraged up an episode all about hunting and gathering. We also examine anthropology and ethnography, and the problematic origins of these disciplines. We discuss the Grandmother Hypothesis, wax rhapsodic about salmon, and...Amber tells another honey story.

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                                                • Hunter-Gatherers (Foragers) (Human Research Area Files)
                                                • Hunter-Gatherer Culture (National Geographic)
                                                • What Is a Hunter-Gatherer? Variation in the Archaeological Record of Eastern and Southern Africa (Journal of Archaeological Research)
                                                • Hunter-gatherer studies and human evolution: a very selective review (American Journal of Physical Anthropology)
                                                • The Ethnohistory and Anthropology of ‘Modern’ Hunter-Gatherers (The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology and Anthropology of Hunter-Gatherers)
                                                • AnthroBites: Scientific Racism (AnthroPod)
                                                • Grandmothering, menopause, and the evolution of human life histories (UNM Digital Repository)
                                                • Whales and humans linked by 'helpful grandmothers' (BBC)
                                                • Why Grandmothers May Hold The Key To Human Evolution (NPR)
                                                • The Evolutionary Importance of Grandmothers (The Atlantic)
                                                • The Surprisingly Sticky Tale of the Hadza and the Honeyguide Bird (Atlas Obscura)
                                                • Honey, Hadza, hunter-gatherers, and human evolution (Journal of Human Evolution)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>This week, Anna and Amber have foraged up an episode all about hunting and gathering. We also examine anthropology and ethnography, and the problematic origins of these disciplines. We discuss the Grandmother Hypothesis, wax rhapsodic about salmon, and...Amber tells another honey story.

                                                Links

                                                • Hunter-Gatherers (Foragers) (Human Research Area Files)
                                                • Hunter-Gatherer Culture (National Geographic)
                                                • What Is a Hunter-Gatherer? Variation in the Archaeological Record of Eastern and Southern Africa (Journal of Archaeological Research)
                                                • Hunter-gatherer studies and human evolution: a very selective review (American Journal of Physical Anthropology)
                                                • The Ethnohistory and Anthropology of ‘Modern’ Hunter-Gatherers (The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology and Anthropology of Hunter-Gatherers)
                                                • AnthroBites: Scientific Racism (AnthroPod)
                                                • Grandmothering, menopause, and the evolution of human life histories (UNM Digital Repository)
                                                • Whales and humans linked by 'helpful grandmothers' (BBC)
                                                • Why Grandmothers May Hold The Key To Human Evolution (NPR)
                                                • The Evolutionary Importance of Grandmothers (The Atlantic)
                                                • The Surprisingly Sticky Tale of the Hadza and the Honeyguide Bird (Atlas Obscura)
                                                • Honey, Hadza, hunter-gatherers, and human evolution (Journal of Human Evolution)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>79488bba-1fbf-11ea-9362-8badfc62a206Mon, 15 Jun 2020 08:00:00 -040044:43falsefull9494This week, Anna and Amber have foraged up an episode all about hunting and gathering. We also examine anthropology and ethnography, and the problematic origins of these disciplines. We discuss the Grandmother Hypothesis, wax rhapsodic about salmon, and...Amber tells another honey story. Links Hunter-Gatherers (Foragers) (Human Research Area Files) Hunter-Gatherer Culture (National Geographic) What Is a Hunter-Gatherer? Variation in the Archaeological Record of Eastern and Southern Africa (Journal of Archaeological Research) Hunter-gatherer studies and human evolution: a very selective review (American Journal of Physical Anthropology) The Ethnohistory and Anthropology of ‘Modern’ Hunter-Gatherers (The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology and Anthropology of Hunter-Gatherers) AnthroBites: Scientific Racism (AnthroPod) Grandmothering, menopause, and the evolution of human life histories (UNM Digital Repository) Whales and humans linked by 'helpful grandmothers' (BBC) Why Grandmothers May Hold The Key To Human Evolution (NPR) The Evolutionary Importance of Grandmothers (The Atlantic) The Surprisingly Sticky Tale of the Hadza and the Honeyguide Bird (Atlas Obscura) Honey, Hadza, hunter-gatherers, and human evolution (Journal of Human Evolution) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastRapa Nui!This week, Anna and Amber voyage to the island of Rapa Nui, famous for its monumental stone heads, and for the idea that its islanders caused their own collapse through environmental exploitation. Turns out, that's probably not what happened! Tune in to learn more about what archaeology and anthropology can tell us about the real stories of the Rapanui people.

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                                                • A model-based approach to the tempo of “collapse”: The case of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) (Journal of Archaeological Science)
                                                • Rethinking Easter Island’s Historic “Collapse” (Sapiens)
                                                • The Archaeology of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) (Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Oceania)
                                                • Indigenous World 2019: Rapa Nui (Easter Islands) (IWGIA)
                                                • Rapa Nui (Easter Island) monument (ahu) locations explained by freshwater sources (PLOSOne)
                                                • Easter Island Statue Project
                                                • The ‘walking’ megalithic statues (moai) of Easter Island (Journal of Archaeological Science)
                                                • Easter Island Mystery Solved? New Theory Says Giant Statues Rocked (National Geographic)
                                                • Object: Hoa Hakananai'a ('lost or stolen friend') (British Museum)
                                                • Rock art of Easter Island : symbols of power, prayers to the gods (via WorldCat)
                                                • Cristián Moreno Pakarati (Rapa Nui Pioneers Society)
                                                • Tangata Manu, The Bird-Man and its Origins (moeVaruna)
                                                • The Soft, Warm, Wet Technology of Native Oceania (Whole Earth Review)
                                                • Easter Island land dispute clashes leave dozens injured (BBC News, 2010)
                                                • Police evict Rapa Nui clan from Easter Island hotel (BBC News, 2011)
                                                • Fighting for Survival on Easter Island (Cultural Survival)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>This week, Anna and Amber voyage to the island of Rapa Nui, famous for its monumental stone heads, and for the idea that its islanders caused their own collapse through environmental exploitation. Turns out, that's probably not what happened! Tune in to learn more about what archaeology and anthropology can tell us about the real stories of the Rapanui people.

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                                                • A model-based approach to the tempo of “collapse”: The case of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) (Journal of Archaeological Science)
                                                • Rethinking Easter Island’s Historic “Collapse” (Sapiens)
                                                • The Archaeology of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) (Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Oceania)
                                                • Indigenous World 2019: Rapa Nui (Easter Islands) (IWGIA)
                                                • Rapa Nui (Easter Island) monument (ahu) locations explained by freshwater sources (PLOSOne)
                                                • Easter Island Statue Project
                                                • The ‘walking’ megalithic statues (moai) of Easter Island (Journal of Archaeological Science)
                                                • Easter Island Mystery Solved? New Theory Says Giant Statues Rocked (National Geographic)
                                                • Object: Hoa Hakananai'a ('lost or stolen friend') (British Museum)
                                                • Rock art of Easter Island : symbols of power, prayers to the gods (via WorldCat)
                                                • Cristián Moreno Pakarati (Rapa Nui Pioneers Society)
                                                • Tangata Manu, The Bird-Man and its Origins (moeVaruna)
                                                • The Soft, Warm, Wet Technology of Native Oceania (Whole Earth Review)
                                                • Easter Island land dispute clashes leave dozens injured (BBC News, 2010)
                                                • Police evict Rapa Nui clan from Easter Island hotel (BBC News, 2011)
                                                • Fighting for Survival on Easter Island (Cultural Survival)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>79450bd4-1fbf-11ea-9362-d3283b76bc5bMon, 08 Jun 2020 20:35:49 -040001:06:56falsefull9696This week, Anna and Amber voyage to the island of Rapa Nui, famous for its monumental stone heads, and for the idea that its islanders caused their own collapse through environmental exploitation. Turns out, that's probably not what happened! Tune in to learn more about what archaeology and anthropology can tell us about the real stories of the Rapanui people. Links A model-based approach to the tempo of “collapse”: The case of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) (Journal of Archaeological Science) Rethinking Easter Island’s Historic “Collapse” (Sapiens) The Archaeology of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) (Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Oceania) Indigenous World 2019: Rapa Nui (Easter Islands) (IWGIA) Rapa Nui (Easter Island) monument (ahu) locations explained by freshwater sources (PLOSOne) Easter Island Statue Project The ‘walking’ megalithic statues (moai) of Easter Island (Journal of Archaeological Science) Easter Island Mystery Solved? New Theory Says Giant Statues Rocked (National Geographic) Object: Hoa Hakananai'a ('lost or stolen friend') (British Museum) Rock art of Easter Island : symbols of power, prayers to the gods (via WorldCat) Cristián Moreno Pakarati (Rapa Nui Pioneers Society) Tangata Manu, The Bird-Man and its Origins (moeVaruna) The Soft, Warm, Wet Technology of Native Oceania (Whole Earth Review) Easter Island land dispute clashes leave dozens injured (BBC News, 2010) Police evict Rapa Nui clan from Easter Island hotel (BBC News, 2011) Fighting for Survival on Easter Island (Cultural Survival) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastNot Before I've Had My CoffeeAnna and Amber fill your brain mug with piping hot knowledge about the archaeology, genetics, and culture behind some of our favorite morning drinks.
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                                                • A history of coffee:
                                                • Coffee botany:
                                                • Origins of coffee:
                                                • First writings on coffee:
                                                • World's oldest tea:
                                                • Tea and the Silk Road
                                                • Tea origin story:
                                                • Tea genetics:
                                                • History of yerba mate:
                                                • Yaupon use by Indigenous Americans:
                                                • Yaupon archaeological residues:
                                                
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                                                ]]>Anna and Amber fill your brain mug with piping hot knowledge about the archaeology, genetics, and culture behind some of our favorite morning drinks.
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                                                • A history of coffee:
                                                • Coffee botany:
                                                • Origins of coffee:
                                                • First writings on coffee:
                                                • World's oldest tea:
                                                • Tea and the Silk Road
                                                • Tea origin story:
                                                • Tea genetics:
                                                • History of yerba mate:
                                                • Yaupon use by Indigenous Americans:
                                                • Yaupon archaeological residues:
                                                
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                                                ]]>7940e5fe-1fbf-11ea-9362-5be53b526aa7Mon, 01 Jun 2020 08:00:00 -040046:56falsefull9292Anna and Amber fill your brain mug with piping hot knowledge about the archaeology, genetics, and culture behind some of our favorite morning drinks. Links A history of coffee: Coffee botany: Origins of coffee: First writings on coffee: World's oldest tea: Tea and the Silk Road Tea origin story: Tea genetics: History of yerba mate: Yaupon use by Indigenous Americans: Yaupon archaeological residues: ContactEmail the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastThe Dirt Digs Down UnderDescription: Anna and Amber make a long-overdue trip to Australia this week. How did humans get there? How long ago did they arrive? What have they been doing since then? We cover these and other big brain-exploding topics for your education and entertainment!

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                                                • Humans First Arrived in Australia 65,000 Years Ago, Study Suggests (The New York Times)
                                                • Human occupation of northern Australia by 65,000 years ago (Nature)
                                                • The first genomic history of Australia’s peopling (ScienceDaily)
                                                • The spread of people to Australia (Australian Museum)
                                                • Mungo Lady and Mungo Man (Visit Mungo)
                                                • A 42,000-year-old Man Finally Goes Home (Smithsonian)
                                                • Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander collection timeline (Australian Museum)
                                                • Explore cultural objects, art & technology (Australian Museum)
                                                • Identifying Aboriginal Sites (Aboriginal Heritage Office)
                                                • Indigenous Archaeology: Historical Interpretation from an Emic Perspective (Nebraska Anthropologist)
                                                • Guidelines for Ethical Research in Australian Indigenous Studies (AIATSIS)
                                                • ‘Dreamtime’ and ‘The Dreaming’ – an introduction (The Conversation)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>Description: Anna and Amber make a long-overdue trip to Australia this week. How did humans get there? How long ago did they arrive? What have they been doing since then? We cover these and other big brain-exploding topics for your education and entertainment!

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                                                • Humans First Arrived in Australia 65,000 Years Ago, Study Suggests (The New York Times)
                                                • Human occupation of northern Australia by 65,000 years ago (Nature)
                                                • The first genomic history of Australia’s peopling (ScienceDaily)
                                                • The spread of people to Australia (Australian Museum)
                                                • Mungo Lady and Mungo Man (Visit Mungo)
                                                • A 42,000-year-old Man Finally Goes Home (Smithsonian)
                                                • Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander collection timeline (Australian Museum)
                                                • Explore cultural objects, art & technology (Australian Museum)
                                                • Identifying Aboriginal Sites (Aboriginal Heritage Office)
                                                • Indigenous Archaeology: Historical Interpretation from an Emic Perspective (Nebraska Anthropologist)
                                                • Guidelines for Ethical Research in Australian Indigenous Studies (AIATSIS)
                                                • ‘Dreamtime’ and ‘The Dreaming’ – an introduction (The Conversation)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>793d7edc-1fbf-11ea-9362-6701c60bc118Mon, 25 May 2020 16:26:43 -040001:05:30falsefull9191Description: Anna and Amber make a long-overdue trip to Australia this week. How did humans get there? How long ago did they arrive? What have they been doing since then? We cover these and other big brain-exploding topics for your education and entertainment! Links Humans First Arrived in Australia 65,000 Years Ago, Study Suggests (The New York Times) Human occupation of northern Australia by 65,000 years ago (Nature) The first genomic history of Australia’s peopling (ScienceDaily) The spread of people to Australia (Australian Museum) Mungo Lady and Mungo Man (Visit Mungo) A 42,000-year-old Man Finally Goes Home (Smithsonian) Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander collection timeline (Australian Museum) Explore cultural objects, art & technology (Australian Museum) Identifying Aboriginal Sites (Aboriginal Heritage Office) Indigenous Archaeology: Historical Interpretation from an Emic Perspective (Nebraska Anthropologist) Guidelines for Ethical Research in Australian Indigenous Studies (AIATSIS) ‘Dreamtime’ and ‘The Dreaming’ – an introduction (The Conversation) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastEven Tinier Plants with Dr. Kristen WrothWe've talked tiny plants, but this week we're going EVEN SMALLER. Anna and Amber chat with Dr. Kristen Wroth, who studies plant micro-remains like phytoliths to learn about ancient human behavior. We talk about favorite plants, field stories, and more!

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                                                ]]>We've talked tiny plants, but this week we're going EVEN SMALLER. Anna and Amber chat with Dr. Kristen Wroth, who studies plant micro-remains like phytoliths to learn about ancient human behavior. We talk about favorite plants, field stories, and more!

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                                                ]]>79397918-1fbf-11ea-9362-5bd885c7e8daMon, 18 May 2020 08:00:00 -040055:28falsefull9090We've talked tiny plants, but this week we're going EVEN SMALLER. Anna and Amber chat with Dr. Kristen Wroth, who studies plant micro-remains like phytoliths to learn about ancient human behavior. We talk about favorite plants, field stories, and more! Links Phytoliths: What They Are and What They Tell Us (Environmentalscience.org) Phytoliths: A Comprehensive Guide for Archaeologists and Paleoecologists (via WorldCat) Dr. Kristen Wroth on ResearchGate Dr. Kristen Wroth on Academia.edu Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!The Archaeology Podcast NetworkArchaeo Mad Libs With The DirtWe took paragraphs from two very out-of-date archaeology papers and took out lots of key words. Then, listeners sent in their own word lists, with which we filled in those paragraphs! The results were very silly, and we had a lot of fun!

                                                Stay tuned for upcoming live events, and come hang out with us on our stream!

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                                                ]]>We took paragraphs from two very out-of-date archaeology papers and took out lots of key words. Then, listeners sent in their own word lists, with which we filled in those paragraphs! The results were very silly, and we had a lot of fun!

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                                                ]]>72a7c142-9344-11ea-9848-fbb8d3e4e73fWed, 13 May 2020 08:00:00 -040032:16falsefull8989We took paragraphs from two very out-of-date archaeology papers and took out lots of key words. Then, listeners sent in their own word lists, with which we filled in those paragraphs! The results were very silly, and we had a lot of fun! Stay tuned for upcoming live events, and come hang out with us on our stream! Links twitch.tv/thedirtpodcast Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastThe Dirt Stays HomeLike most of you, we've been staying at home for the past several weeks, so we thought--what better way to distract our listeners from THEIR households than a look at OTHER people's households! Anna and Amber talk about how archaeologists' concept of "house" and "home" and "living space" has shifted over the years, and take a look at some ancient examples of home life.

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                                                • The Archaeology of Household: An Introduction (via ResearchGate)
                                                • Processual Archaeology (ThoughtCo)
                                                • Post-Processual Archaeology (ThoughtCo)
                                                • Archaeological houses, households, housework and the home (via ResearchGate)
                                                • Syllabus - ARCH 2320 Household Archaeology in the Ancient Near East and Beyond
                                                • Household Studies in Complex Societies (Oriental Institute Seminars)
                                                • A Child's House: Social Memory, Identity, and the Construction of Childhood in Early Postclassic Mexican Households (American Anthropologist)
                                                • Gender, Social Networks, and Labor Disputes: Household Archaeology at the Industrial Mine Camp (DU Digital Commons)
                                                • Colorado Coal Field War Project (University of Denver)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>Like most of you, we've been staying at home for the past several weeks, so we thought--what better way to distract our listeners from THEIR households than a look at OTHER people's households! Anna and Amber talk about how archaeologists' concept of "house" and "home" and "living space" has shifted over the years, and take a look at some ancient examples of home life.

                                                Links

                                                • The Archaeology of Household: An Introduction (via ResearchGate)
                                                • Processual Archaeology (ThoughtCo)
                                                • Post-Processual Archaeology (ThoughtCo)
                                                • Archaeological houses, households, housework and the home (via ResearchGate)
                                                • Syllabus - ARCH 2320 Household Archaeology in the Ancient Near East and Beyond
                                                • Household Studies in Complex Societies (Oriental Institute Seminars)
                                                • A Child's House: Social Memory, Identity, and the Construction of Childhood in Early Postclassic Mexican Households (American Anthropologist)
                                                • Gender, Social Networks, and Labor Disputes: Household Archaeology at the Industrial Mine Camp (DU Digital Commons)
                                                • Colorado Coal Field War Project (University of Denver)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>793538ee-1fbf-11ea-9362-0ba0bcc3521aMon, 11 May 2020 08:00:00 -040001:09:34falsefull8989Like most of you, we've been staying at home for the past several weeks, so we thought--what better way to distract our listeners from THEIR households than a look at OTHER people's households! Anna and Amber talk about how archaeologists' concept of "house" and "home" and "living space" has shifted over the years, and take a look at some ancient examples of home life. Links The Archaeology of Household: An Introduction (via ResearchGate) Processual Archaeology (ThoughtCo) Post-Processual Archaeology (ThoughtCo) Archaeological houses, households, housework and the home (via ResearchGate) Syllabus - ARCH 2320 Household Archaeology in the Ancient Near East and Beyond Household Studies in Complex Societies (Oriental Institute Seminars) A Child's House: Social Memory, Identity, and the Construction of Childhood in Early Postclassic Mexican Households (American Anthropologist) Gender, Social Networks, and Labor Disputes: Household Archaeology at the Industrial Mine Camp (DU Digital Commons) Colorado Coal Field War Project (University of Denver) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastArt CrimesCue the tense cinematic score. We’re talking about art crimes, both solved and unsolved! Heists, forgeries, and criminal masterminds abound, as we discuss the “value” of art, and why the black market for art and antiquities continues to thrive.

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                                                • 8 of the Most Notorious Art Forgeries in History (Mental Floss)
                                                • Museum's Collection Of Purported Dead Sea Scroll Fragments Are Fakes, Experts Say (NPR)
                                                • All of the Museum of the Bible’s Dead Sea Scrolls Are Fake, Report Finds (Smithsonian)
                                                • The Ten Most Notorious Art Forgers Of All Time (Sleek)
                                                • Family of forgers fooled art world with array of finely crafted fakes (The Independent)
                                                • Fälschermuseum
                                                • Diary of the Hitler Diary Hoax (New Yorker)
                                                • Schtonk! (Wikipedia)
                                                • The Global Fight Against Black Market Antiquities Intensifies (The Medialine)
                                                • Networks can stop the black-market antiquities trade (ShareAmerica.gov)
                                                • Are amazon and ebay the new black market? Archaeologists warn against ancient artifacts sold online (Newsweek)
                                                • Illegal trade in antiquities: a scourge that has gone on for millennia too long (The Conversation)
                                                • The Archaeologist as Titan (New York Times)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>Cue the tense cinematic score. We’re talking about art crimes, both solved and unsolved! Heists, forgeries, and criminal masterminds abound, as we discuss the “value” of art, and why the black market for art and antiquities continues to thrive.

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                                                • 8 of the Most Notorious Art Forgeries in History (Mental Floss)
                                                • Museum's Collection Of Purported Dead Sea Scroll Fragments Are Fakes, Experts Say (NPR)
                                                • All of the Museum of the Bible’s Dead Sea Scrolls Are Fake, Report Finds (Smithsonian)
                                                • The Ten Most Notorious Art Forgers Of All Time (Sleek)
                                                • Family of forgers fooled art world with array of finely crafted fakes (The Independent)
                                                • Fälschermuseum
                                                • Diary of the Hitler Diary Hoax (New Yorker)
                                                • Schtonk! (Wikipedia)
                                                • The Global Fight Against Black Market Antiquities Intensifies (The Medialine)
                                                • Networks can stop the black-market antiquities trade (ShareAmerica.gov)
                                                • Are amazon and ebay the new black market? Archaeologists warn against ancient artifacts sold online (Newsweek)
                                                • Illegal trade in antiquities: a scourge that has gone on for millennia too long (The Conversation)
                                                • The Archaeologist as Titan (New York Times)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>7930ff86-1fbf-11ea-9362-9bb75dd7b125Mon, 04 May 2020 08:00:00 -040051:26falsefull8888Cue the tense cinematic score. We’re talking about art crimes, both solved and unsolved! Heists, forgeries, and criminal masterminds abound, as we discuss the “value” of art, and why the black market for art and antiquities continues to thrive. Links 8 of the Most Notorious Art Forgeries in History (Mental Floss) Museum's Collection Of Purported Dead Sea Scroll Fragments Are Fakes, Experts Say (NPR) All of the Museum of the Bible’s Dead Sea Scrolls Are Fake, Report Finds (Smithsonian) The Ten Most Notorious Art Forgers Of All Time (Sleek) Family of forgers fooled art world with array of finely crafted fakes (The Independent) Fälschermuseum Diary of the Hitler Diary Hoax (New Yorker) Schtonk! (Wikipedia) The Global Fight Against Black Market Antiquities Intensifies (The Medialine) Networks can stop the black-market antiquities trade (ShareAmerica.gov) Are amazon and ebay the new black market? Archaeologists warn against ancient artifacts sold online (Newsweek) Illegal trade in antiquities: a scourge that has gone on for millennia too long (The Conversation) The Archaeologist as Titan (New York Times) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm!APN - The Dirt PodcastHere There Be Dragons: EtiologiesThis week, Anna and Amber talk about those pesky Big Questions: How are we here? Why are we here? Where do dragons come from? Turns out, people have been coming up with explanations, myths, and stories for questions like this since prehistory. 

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                                                • Here There Be Dragons: Etiologies
                                                • Creation Stories from around the World: Encapsulations of some traditional stories explaining the origin of the Earth, its life, and its peoples
                                                • The Origin of Dragons (Anthropos)
                                                • Dragons: A Brief History of the Mythical, Fire-Breathing Beasts (LiveScience)
                                                • Cyclops Myth Spurred by 'One-Eyed' Fossils? (National Geographic)
                                                • 10 Mythological Perspectives On Menstruation (Listverse)
                                                • Religion and Women (via Google Books)
                                                • Menstruation (Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961)
                                                • Star Gods of the Maya: Astronomy in Art, Folklore, and Calendars (via Google Books)
                                                • Ancient mantis-man petroglyph discovered in Iran (Phys.org)
                                                • Iconography of the Indus Unicorn: Origins and Legacy (Harappa.com)
                                                • Now we know the reason for the narwhal's tusk (Mother Nature Network)
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                                                ]]>This week, Anna and Amber talk about those pesky Big Questions: How are we here? Why are we here? Where do dragons come from? Turns out, people have been coming up with explanations, myths, and stories for questions like this since prehistory. 

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                                                • Here There Be Dragons: Etiologies
                                                • Creation Stories from around the World: Encapsulations of some traditional stories explaining the origin of the Earth, its life, and its peoples
                                                • The Origin of Dragons (Anthropos)
                                                • Dragons: A Brief History of the Mythical, Fire-Breathing Beasts (LiveScience)
                                                • Cyclops Myth Spurred by 'One-Eyed' Fossils? (National Geographic)
                                                • 10 Mythological Perspectives On Menstruation (Listverse)
                                                • Religion and Women (via Google Books)
                                                • Menstruation (Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961)
                                                • Star Gods of the Maya: Astronomy in Art, Folklore, and Calendars (via Google Books)
                                                • Ancient mantis-man petroglyph discovered in Iran (Phys.org)
                                                • Iconography of the Indus Unicorn: Origins and Legacy (Harappa.com)
                                                • Now we know the reason for the narwhal's tusk (Mother Nature Network)
                                                • The Travels of Marco Polo (Wikisource)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>792cde74-1fbf-11ea-9362-7feb73c1fb9dMon, 27 Apr 2020 13:33:00 -040001:07:39falsefull8787This week, Anna and Amber talk about those pesky Big Questions: How are we here? Why are we here? Where do dragons come from? Turns out, people have been coming up with explanations, myths, and stories for questions like this since prehistory.  Links Here There Be Dragons: Etiologies Creation Stories from around the World: Encapsulations of some traditional stories explaining the origin of the Earth, its life, and its peoples The Origin of Dragons (Anthropos) Dragons: A Brief History of the Mythical, Fire-Breathing Beasts (LiveScience) Cyclops Myth Spurred by 'One-Eyed' Fossils? (National Geographic) 10 Mythological Perspectives On Menstruation (Listverse) Religion and Women (via Google Books) Menstruation (Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961) Star Gods of the Maya: Astronomy in Art, Folklore, and Calendars (via Google Books) Ancient mantis-man petroglyph discovered in Iran (Phys.org) Iconography of the Indus Unicorn: Origins and Legacy (Harappa.com) Now we know the reason for the narwhal's tusk (Mother Nature Network) The Travels of Marco Polo (Wikisource) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastCheck Yourself Before You Shipwreck YourselfAnna and Amber venture beneath the waves this week to bring you an episode about shipwrecks and underwater archaeology! We visit a few of the most famous ships in Davy Jones' Locker, Amber learns that underwater archaeology means more than "just pick it up from the bottom," and Anna dusts off that pirate accent.

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                                                • The popular “pirate accent” is based on Robert Newton’s performance in the movie Treasure Island (The Vintage News)
                                                • Underwater Archaeology (NOAA)
                                                • More Than Just Archaeology Underwater (Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology)
                                                • Uluburun Late Bronze Age Shipwreck Excavation (Institute of Nautical Archaeology)
                                                • Queen Anne’s Revenge Project
                                                • Archaeology of Titanic (Archaeology)
                                                • RMS Titanic (Archaeology)
                                                • Surveying the Titanic (Real Archaeology)
                                                • Antikythera Shipwreck (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
                                                • Ancient Skeleton Discovered on Antikythera Shipwreck (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
                                                • Antikythera Shipwreck Yields New Cache of Treasures, Hints More May Be Buried at Site (Smithsonian)
                                                • The Mary Rose: The Excavation and Raising of Henry VIII's Flagship
                                                • Hatch, the Mary Rose dog
                                                • Conservation of Cultural Materials from Underwater Sites (Archives and Museum Informatics)
                                                • Conservation for Underwater Archaeology (tDAR)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>Anna and Amber venture beneath the waves this week to bring you an episode about shipwrecks and underwater archaeology! We visit a few of the most famous ships in Davy Jones' Locker, Amber learns that underwater archaeology means more than "just pick it up from the bottom," and Anna dusts off that pirate accent.

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                                                • The popular “pirate accent” is based on Robert Newton’s performance in the movie Treasure Island (The Vintage News)
                                                • Underwater Archaeology (NOAA)
                                                • More Than Just Archaeology Underwater (Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology)
                                                • Uluburun Late Bronze Age Shipwreck Excavation (Institute of Nautical Archaeology)
                                                • Queen Anne’s Revenge Project
                                                • Archaeology of Titanic (Archaeology)
                                                • RMS Titanic (Archaeology)
                                                • Surveying the Titanic (Real Archaeology)
                                                • Antikythera Shipwreck (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
                                                • Ancient Skeleton Discovered on Antikythera Shipwreck (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
                                                • Antikythera Shipwreck Yields New Cache of Treasures, Hints More May Be Buried at Site (Smithsonian)
                                                • The Mary Rose: The Excavation and Raising of Henry VIII's Flagship
                                                • Hatch, the Mary Rose dog
                                                • Conservation of Cultural Materials from Underwater Sites (Archives and Museum Informatics)
                                                • Conservation for Underwater Archaeology (tDAR)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>7928799c-1fbf-11ea-9362-07f545ddc54cMon, 20 Apr 2020 08:00:00 -040001:03:33falsefull8686Anna and Amber venture beneath the waves this week to bring you an episode about shipwrecks and underwater archaeology! We visit a few of the most famous ships in Davy Jones' Locker, Amber learns that underwater archaeology means more than "just pick it up from the bottom," and Anna dusts off that pirate accent. Links The popular “pirate accent” is based on Robert Newton’s performance in the movie Treasure Island (The Vintage News) Underwater Archaeology (NOAA) More Than Just Archaeology Underwater (Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology) Uluburun Late Bronze Age Shipwreck Excavation (Institute of Nautical Archaeology) Queen Anne’s Revenge Project Archaeology of Titanic (Archaeology) RMS Titanic (Archaeology) Surveying the Titanic (Real Archaeology) Antikythera Shipwreck (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) Ancient Skeleton Discovered on Antikythera Shipwreck (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) Antikythera Shipwreck Yields New Cache of Treasures, Hints More May Be Buried at Site (Smithsonian) The Mary Rose: The Excavation and Raising of Henry VIII's Flagship Hatch, the Mary Rose dog Conservation of Cultural Materials from Underwater Sites (Archives and Museum Informatics) Conservation for Underwater Archaeology (tDAR) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastGreen Sahara: The African Humid PeriodThe grass is always greener on the other side (of the Holocene). What is today a vast and inhospitable home to many people and creatures was, between ten and five thousand years ago, a lush environment replete with lakes, forests, and grasses. We examine the first clues that suggested a Green Sahara to researchers, explore the technologies and societies that lived there, and contemplate what the Sahara’s past might suggest about its future.

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                                                • Megalakes in the Sahara? A Review (Quaternary Research)
                                                • Saharan Dust Blows Across the Atlantic (NOAA)
                                                • The emergence of pottery in Africa during the tenth millennium cal BC : new evidence from Ounjougou (Mali) (Antiquity)
                                                • Ounjougou
                                                • Technological and Cultural Change Among the Last Hunter-Gatherers of the Maghreb: The Capsian (10,000–6000 B.P.) (Journal of World Prehistory)
                                                • Capsian (Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology)
                                                • The 8,000-year-old dugout canoe from Dufuna (NE Nigeria)
                                                • Africa’s oldest boat set for exhibit in Nigeria (Africa Times)
                                                • First dairying in green Saharan Africa in the fifth millennium BC (Nature)
                                                • History of the Domestication of Cows and Yaks (ThoughtCo)
                                                • Chad Genetic Diversity Reveals an African History Marked by Multiple Holocene Eurasian Migrations (American Journal of Human Genetics)
                                                • End of the African Humid Period (NOAA)
                                                • End of the African Humid Period (Nature)
                                                • Climate Change in North Africa: The Past is Not the Future (Climatic Change)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>The grass is always greener on the other side (of the Holocene). What is today a vast and inhospitable home to many people and creatures was, between ten and five thousand years ago, a lush environment replete with lakes, forests, and grasses. We examine the first clues that suggested a Green Sahara to researchers, explore the technologies and societies that lived there, and contemplate what the Sahara’s past might suggest about its future.

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                                                • Megalakes in the Sahara? A Review (Quaternary Research)
                                                • Saharan Dust Blows Across the Atlantic (NOAA)
                                                • The emergence of pottery in Africa during the tenth millennium cal BC : new evidence from Ounjougou (Mali) (Antiquity)
                                                • Ounjougou
                                                • Technological and Cultural Change Among the Last Hunter-Gatherers of the Maghreb: The Capsian (10,000–6000 B.P.) (Journal of World Prehistory)
                                                • Capsian (Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology)
                                                • The 8,000-year-old dugout canoe from Dufuna (NE Nigeria)
                                                • Africa’s oldest boat set for exhibit in Nigeria (Africa Times)
                                                • First dairying in green Saharan Africa in the fifth millennium BC (Nature)
                                                • History of the Domestication of Cows and Yaks (ThoughtCo)
                                                • Chad Genetic Diversity Reveals an African History Marked by Multiple Holocene Eurasian Migrations (American Journal of Human Genetics)
                                                • End of the African Humid Period (NOAA)
                                                • End of the African Humid Period (Nature)
                                                • Climate Change in North Africa: The Past is Not the Future (Climatic Change)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>7924453e-1fbf-11ea-9362-2b688a4f3fcbMon, 13 Apr 2020 13:19:54 -040001:04:10falsefull8585The grass is always greener on the other side (of the Holocene). What is today a vast and inhospitable home to many people and creatures was, between ten and five thousand years ago, a lush environment replete with lakes, forests, and grasses. We examine the first clues that suggested a Green Sahara to researchers, explore the technologies and societies that lived there, and contemplate what the Sahara’s past might suggest about its future. Links Megalakes in the Sahara? A Review (Quaternary Research) Saharan Dust Blows Across the Atlantic (NOAA) The emergence of pottery in Africa during the tenth millennium cal BC : new evidence from Ounjougou (Mali) (Antiquity) Ounjougou Technological and Cultural Change Among the Last Hunter-Gatherers of the Maghreb: The Capsian (10,000–6000 B.P.) (Journal of World Prehistory) Capsian (Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology) The 8,000-year-old dugout canoe from Dufuna (NE Nigeria) Africa’s oldest boat set for exhibit in Nigeria (Africa Times) First dairying in green Saharan Africa in the fifth millennium BC (Nature) History of the Domestication of Cows and Yaks (ThoughtCo) Chad Genetic Diversity Reveals an African History Marked by Multiple Holocene Eurasian Migrations (American Journal of Human Genetics) End of the African Humid Period (NOAA) End of the African Humid Period (Nature) Climate Change in North Africa: The Past is Not the Future (Climatic Change) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastBook Club BonanzaSettle into your comfiest chair for Book Club with Anna and Amber this week. We talk about our favorite books, movies, and TV shows with archaeological or anthropological themes! We've also got some tips for listeners on how to get your literary fix while you're sheltering in place.

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                                                • 8 Home Library Apps to Keep Your Book Collection Organized (Book Riot)
                                                • Thanks to Bookshop, There Is No Reason to Buy Books on Amazon Anymore (InsideHook)
                                                • An Update From Emily Powell (Powell’s Books)
                                                • National Emergency Library (Archive.gov)
                                                • Crocodile on the Sandbank
                                                • Lest Darkness Fall
                                                • Motel of the Mysteries
                                                • Compass
                                                • The Last Neanderthal
                                                • The English Patient
                                                • Anil’s Ghost
                                                • The Golden Goblet
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>Settle into your comfiest chair for Book Club with Anna and Amber this week. We talk about our favorite books, movies, and TV shows with archaeological or anthropological themes! We've also got some tips for listeners on how to get your literary fix while you're sheltering in place.

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                                                • 8 Home Library Apps to Keep Your Book Collection Organized (Book Riot)
                                                • Thanks to Bookshop, There Is No Reason to Buy Books on Amazon Anymore (InsideHook)
                                                • An Update From Emily Powell (Powell’s Books)
                                                • National Emergency Library (Archive.gov)
                                                • Crocodile on the Sandbank
                                                • Lest Darkness Fall
                                                • Motel of the Mysteries
                                                • Compass
                                                • The Last Neanderthal
                                                • The English Patient
                                                • Anil’s Ghost
                                                • The Golden Goblet
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>79201630-1fbf-11ea-9362-377f6c1ff015Mon, 06 Apr 2020 08:00:00 -040001:09:56falsefull8484Settle into your comfiest chair for Book Club with Anna and Amber this week. We talk about our favorite books, movies, and TV shows with archaeological or anthropological themes! We've also got some tips for listeners on how to get your literary fix while you're sheltering in place. Links 8 Home Library Apps to Keep Your Book Collection Organized (Book Riot) Thanks to Bookshop, There Is No Reason to Buy Books on Amazon Anymore (InsideHook) An Update From Emily Powell (Powell’s Books) National Emergency Library (Archive.gov) Crocodile on the Sandbank Lest Darkness Fall Motel of the Mysteries Compass The Last Neanderthal The English Patient Anil’s Ghost The Golden Goblet Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastA Giant April Fool's EpisodeThis year's April Fool's Day episode is on the biggest thing that never was: giants! Dive normal-sized-headfirst into conspiracy theories and hoaxes surrounding giants in the archaeological record, and meet some giants that didn't exist in Saudi Arabia, India, the Caucasus, and Appalachia.

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                                                • Did the Smithsonian Destroy Thousands of Giant Human Skeletons? (Snopes)
                                                • "Skeleton of Giant" Is Internet Photo Hoax (National Geographic)
                                                • “Flashpoints & Giants” (Coast to Coast AM)
                                                • Steve Quayle (RationalWiki)
                                                • Giants and Bonus Potatoes (Knowledge Fight)
                                                • Was 19th Century apewoman a yeti? 6ft 6in Russian serf who could outrun a horse was 'not human', according to DNA tests (Daily Mail)
                                                • Scholars debunk myth of prehistoric giants in West Virginia (West Virginia Explorer)
                                                • Giant Amerindians: Fact or Fantasy? (Southeastern Archaeology)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>This year's April Fool's Day episode is on the biggest thing that never was: giants! Dive normal-sized-headfirst into conspiracy theories and hoaxes surrounding giants in the archaeological record, and meet some giants that didn't exist in Saudi Arabia, India, the Caucasus, and Appalachia.

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                                                • Did the Smithsonian Destroy Thousands of Giant Human Skeletons? (Snopes)
                                                • "Skeleton of Giant" Is Internet Photo Hoax (National Geographic)
                                                • “Flashpoints & Giants” (Coast to Coast AM)
                                                • Steve Quayle (RationalWiki)
                                                • Giants and Bonus Potatoes (Knowledge Fight)
                                                • Was 19th Century apewoman a yeti? 6ft 6in Russian serf who could outrun a horse was 'not human', according to DNA tests (Daily Mail)
                                                • Scholars debunk myth of prehistoric giants in West Virginia (West Virginia Explorer)
                                                • Giant Amerindians: Fact or Fantasy? (Southeastern Archaeology)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>9f0a1698-723f-11ea-9759-0bea1f13642aWed, 01 Apr 2020 08:00:00 -040037:21falsefull8383This year's April Fool's Day episode is on the biggest thing that never was: giants! Dive normal-sized-headfirst into conspiracy theories and hoaxes surrounding giants in the archaeological record, and meet some giants that didn't exist in Saudi Arabia, India, the Caucasus, and Appalachia. Links Did the Smithsonian Destroy Thousands of Giant Human Skeletons? (Snopes) "Skeleton of Giant" Is Internet Photo Hoax (National Geographic) “Flashpoints & Giants” (Coast to Coast AM) Steve Quayle (RationalWiki) Giants and Bonus Potatoes (Knowledge Fight) Was 19th Century apewoman a yeti? 6ft 6in Russian serf who could outrun a horse was 'not human', according to DNA tests (Daily Mail) Scholars debunk myth of prehistoric giants in West Virginia (West Virginia Explorer) Giant Amerindians: Fact or Fantasy? (Southeastern Archaeology) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastTiny Plants: Paleoethnobotany with Special Guest Dr. Madelynn von BaeyerAnna and Amber chat with Dr. Madelynn von Baeyer about archaeological plants. How do you find 'em? What can they tell us? What's the best archaeological plant? And what does any of this have to do with MUMMIES?!?

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                                                • Madelynn von Baeyer Bio
                                                • Early Lives: The Late Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age at Çadır Höyük (Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology & Heritage Studies)
                                                • Three Ancient Egyptian Coffins at Harvard University (Sketchfab)
                                                • Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>Anna and Amber chat with Dr. Madelynn von Baeyer about archaeological plants. How do you find 'em? What can they tell us? What's the best archaeological plant? And what does any of this have to do with MUMMIES?!?

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                                                • Madelynn von Baeyer Bio
                                                • Early Lives: The Late Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age at Çadır Höyük (Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology & Heritage Studies)
                                                • Three Ancient Egyptian Coffins at Harvard University (Sketchfab)
                                                • Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>791bf3ca-1fbf-11ea-9362-3322cea46b42Mon, 30 Mar 2020 08:00:00 -040001:15:05falsefull8383Anna and Amber chat with Dr. Madelynn von Baeyer about archaeological plants. How do you find 'em? What can they tell us? What's the best archaeological plant? And what does any of this have to do with MUMMIES?!? Links Madelynn von Baeyer Bio Early Lives: The Late Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age at Çadır Höyük (Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology & Heritage Studies) Three Ancient Egyptian Coffins at Harvard University (Sketchfab) Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastA Day at the Museum with Dr. Briana PobinerAnna and Amber chat with Dr. Briana Pobiner, a researcher and educator at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's Human Origins Program. We talk favorite hominins, meat science, evolutionary education, how to get the most out of a frolic through the museum, and some of the zillion other things Dr. Pobiner does.

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                                                • Briana Pobiner (Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History)
                                                • Briana Pobiner (Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History)
                                                • Acknowledging students’ concerns about evolution: a proactive teaching strategy (Evolution: Education and Outreach)
                                                • Accepting, understanding, teaching, and learning (human) evolution: Obstacles and opportunities (American Journal of Physical Anthropology)
                                                • Dietary Detective: Smithsonian Scientist Briana Pobiner (Smithsonian Institution Youtube)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>Anna and Amber chat with Dr. Briana Pobiner, a researcher and educator at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's Human Origins Program. We talk favorite hominins, meat science, evolutionary education, how to get the most out of a frolic through the museum, and some of the zillion other things Dr. Pobiner does.

                                                Links

                                                • Briana Pobiner (Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History)
                                                • Briana Pobiner (Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History)
                                                • Acknowledging students’ concerns about evolution: a proactive teaching strategy (Evolution: Education and Outreach)
                                                • Accepting, understanding, teaching, and learning (human) evolution: Obstacles and opportunities (American Journal of Physical Anthropology)
                                                • Dietary Detective: Smithsonian Scientist Briana Pobiner (Smithsonian Institution Youtube)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>7917b74c-1fbf-11ea-9362-ab1ee0e8871fMon, 23 Mar 2020 12:55:05 -040047:15falsefull8282Anna and Amber chat with Dr. Briana Pobiner, a researcher and educator at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's Human Origins Program. We talk favorite hominins, meat science, evolutionary education, how to get the most out of a frolic through the museum, and some of the zillion other things Dr. Pobiner does. Links Briana Pobiner (Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History) Briana Pobiner (Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History) Acknowledging students’ concerns about evolution: a proactive teaching strategy (Evolution: Education and Outreach) Accepting, understanding, teaching, and learning (human) evolution: Obstacles and opportunities (American Journal of Physical Anthropology) Dietary Detective: Smithsonian Scientist Briana Pobiner (Smithsonian Institution Youtube) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastMark My Words: Linguistics!In this episode, Amber and Anna talk about talking. It’s finally an episode on linguistics! We think about Neanderthal speech, wrestle with syntax and semantics, and have a whole language family reunion.

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                                                • What is Speech? What is Language? (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
                                                • The Neanderthal Throat—Did Neanderthals Speak? (Sapiens)
                                                • Introduction to Linguistics (UCLA Linguistics)
                                                • Glottolog
                                                • Map of Indo-European Languages (Wikimedia)
                                                • The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World (via Google Books)
                                                • The Origins of Proto-Indo-European: The Caucasian Substrate Hypothesis (Journal of Indo European Studies)
                                                • Massive migration from the steppe was a source for Indo-European languages in Europe (Nature)
                                                • Mysterious Indo-European homeland may have been in the steppes of Ukraine and Russia (Science)
                                                • Telling Tales in Proto-Indo-European (Archaeology Magazine)
                                                • Language Isolates and Their History, or, What’s Weird, Anyway?
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>In this episode, Amber and Anna talk about talking. It’s finally an episode on linguistics! We think about Neanderthal speech, wrestle with syntax and semantics, and have a whole language family reunion.

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                                                • What is Speech? What is Language? (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
                                                • The Neanderthal Throat—Did Neanderthals Speak? (Sapiens)
                                                • Introduction to Linguistics (UCLA Linguistics)
                                                • Glottolog
                                                • Map of Indo-European Languages (Wikimedia)
                                                • The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World (via Google Books)
                                                • The Origins of Proto-Indo-European: The Caucasian Substrate Hypothesis (Journal of Indo European Studies)
                                                • Massive migration from the steppe was a source for Indo-European languages in Europe (Nature)
                                                • Mysterious Indo-European homeland may have been in the steppes of Ukraine and Russia (Science)
                                                • Telling Tales in Proto-Indo-European (Archaeology Magazine)
                                                • Language Isolates and Their History, or, What’s Weird, Anyway?
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>791372ea-1fbf-11ea-9362-5b35a1d69943Mon, 16 Mar 2020 08:00:00 -040052:09falsefull8181In this episode, Amber and Anna talk about talking. It’s finally an episode on linguistics! We think about Neanderthal speech, wrestle with syntax and semantics, and have a whole language family reunion. Links What is Speech? What is Language? (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) The Neanderthal Throat—Did Neanderthals Speak? (Sapiens) Introduction to Linguistics (UCLA Linguistics) Glottolog Map of Indo-European Languages (Wikimedia) The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World (via Google Books) The Origins of Proto-Indo-European: The Caucasian Substrate Hypothesis (Journal of Indo European Studies) Massive migration from the steppe was a source for Indo-European languages in Europe (Nature) Mysterious Indo-European homeland may have been in the steppes of Ukraine and Russia (Science) Telling Tales in Proto-Indo-European (Archaeology Magazine) Language Isolates and Their History, or, What’s Weird, Anyway? Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastEat Locally: The Archaeology of Indigenous American FoodThis week, Anna and Amber take a look at foodways in the archaeological record of North America. What does archaeological evidence say about what was cooked, who was cooking, and what vessels were used to prepare and store food? What evidence is there for recreating ancient and pre-contact diets? How does this fit in with contemporary food sovereignty movements among Indigenous people? How great are potatoes? All this and more!
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                                                • Archaeological Studies of Cooking and Food Preparation (Journal of Archaeological Research)
                                                • Reconstructing sexual divisions of labor from fingerprints on Ancestral Puebloan pottery (PNAS)
                                                • Traditional Foods in Native America (CDC)
                                                • Countryman: Foraging California's Wild Side
                                                • What is mak-’amham? (Cafe Ohlone)
                                                • Investigating the function of prehistoric stone bowls and griddle stones in the Aleutian Islands by lipid residue analysis (Quaternary Research)
                                                • One of the Oldest Spuds In the World Is Poised For a Comeback (Heated by Medium)
                                                • North American Indian Recipes – Acorn Recipes & Facts! (The People’s Paths)
                                                • Native American Food (Arkansas Archaeological Survey)
                                                • The Mitsitam Cafe Cookbook: Recipes from the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (via WorldCat)
                                                
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                                                ]]>This week, Anna and Amber take a look at foodways in the archaeological record of North America. What does archaeological evidence say about what was cooked, who was cooking, and what vessels were used to prepare and store food? What evidence is there for recreating ancient and pre-contact diets? How does this fit in with contemporary food sovereignty movements among Indigenous people? How great are potatoes? All this and more!
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                                                • Archaeological Studies of Cooking and Food Preparation (Journal of Archaeological Research)
                                                • Reconstructing sexual divisions of labor from fingerprints on Ancestral Puebloan pottery (PNAS)
                                                • Traditional Foods in Native America (CDC)
                                                • Countryman: Foraging California's Wild Side
                                                • What is mak-’amham? (Cafe Ohlone)
                                                • Investigating the function of prehistoric stone bowls and griddle stones in the Aleutian Islands by lipid residue analysis (Quaternary Research)
                                                • One of the Oldest Spuds In the World Is Poised For a Comeback (Heated by Medium)
                                                • North American Indian Recipes – Acorn Recipes & Facts! (The People’s Paths)
                                                • Native American Food (Arkansas Archaeological Survey)
                                                • The Mitsitam Cafe Cookbook: Recipes from the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (via WorldCat)
                                                
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                                                ]]>790f3e50-1fbf-11ea-9362-c76257884e97Mon, 09 Mar 2020 08:00:00 -040046:21falsefull8080This week, Anna and Amber take a look at foodways in the archaeological record of North America. What does archaeological evidence say about what was cooked, who was cooking, and what vessels were used to prepare and store food? What evidence is there for recreating ancient and pre-contact diets? How does this fit in with contemporary food sovereignty movements among Indigenous people? How great are potatoes? All this and more! Links Archaeological Studies of Cooking and Food Preparation (Journal of Archaeological Research) Reconstructing sexual divisions of labor from fingerprints on Ancestral Puebloan pottery (PNAS) Traditional Foods in Native America (CDC) Countryman: Foraging California's Wild Side What is mak-’amham? (Cafe Ohlone) Investigating the function of prehistoric stone bowls and griddle stones in the Aleutian Islands by lipid residue analysis (Quaternary Research) One of the Oldest Spuds In the World Is Poised For a Comeback (Heated by Medium) North American Indian Recipes – Acorn Recipes & Facts! (The People’s Paths) Native American Food (Arkansas Archaeological Survey) The Mitsitam Cafe Cookbook: Recipes from the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (via WorldCat) ContactEmail the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastNot All Heroes Wear Capes: Countering Human Remains TraffickingThis week, Anna and Amber are joined by Dr. Damien Huffer, a bioarchaeologist and crime fighter. Dr. Huffer’s work was featured way, way back in Episode 36, “The Unsettling Business of Curating Human Remains,” and Anna and Amber are keen to learn more. How does one get into this line of work? What makes people want to own parts of other people? What’s being done to stop trafficking, and what lies ahead?

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                                                • The Bonetrade Project
                                                • Alliance to Counter Crime Online
                                                • Bringing Them Home: The Repatriation of Priceless Human Remains and Artifacts to Cambodia (SAFE: Saving Antiquities for Everyone)
                                                • Fighting trade in human remains antiquities (Saturday Paper)
                                                • This Archaeologist Uses Instagram To Track The Human Skeleton Trade (Forbes)
                                                • The Insta-Dead: The rhetoric of the human remains trade on Instagram (Internet Archaeology)
                                                • The Dirt Episode 36: The Unsettling Business of Curating Human Remains
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>This week, Anna and Amber are joined by Dr. Damien Huffer, a bioarchaeologist and crime fighter. Dr. Huffer’s work was featured way, way back in Episode 36, “The Unsettling Business of Curating Human Remains,” and Anna and Amber are keen to learn more. How does one get into this line of work? What makes people want to own parts of other people? What’s being done to stop trafficking, and what lies ahead?

                                                Links

                                                • The Bonetrade Project
                                                • Alliance to Counter Crime Online
                                                • Bringing Them Home: The Repatriation of Priceless Human Remains and Artifacts to Cambodia (SAFE: Saving Antiquities for Everyone)
                                                • Fighting trade in human remains antiquities (Saturday Paper)
                                                • This Archaeologist Uses Instagram To Track The Human Skeleton Trade (Forbes)
                                                • The Insta-Dead: The rhetoric of the human remains trade on Instagram (Internet Archaeology)
                                                • The Dirt Episode 36: The Unsettling Business of Curating Human Remains
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>790b5ede-1fbf-11ea-9362-13b7a2a943b1Mon, 02 Mar 2020 09:00:00 -040001:09:05falsefull7979This week, Anna and Amber are joined by Dr. Damien Huffer, a bioarchaeologist and crime fighter. Dr. Huffer’s work was featured way, way back in Episode 36, “The Unsettling Business of Curating Human Remains,” and Anna and Amber are keen to learn more. How does one get into this line of work? What makes people want to own parts of other people? What’s being done to stop trafficking, and what lies ahead? Links The Bonetrade Project Alliance to Counter Crime Online Bringing Them Home: The Repatriation of Priceless Human Remains and Artifacts to Cambodia (SAFE: Saving Antiquities for Everyone) Fighting trade in human remains antiquities (Saturday Paper) This Archaeologist Uses Instagram To Track The Human Skeleton Trade (Forbes) The Insta-Dead: The rhetoric of the human remains trade on Instagram (Internet Archaeology) The Dirt Episode 36: The Unsettling Business of Curating Human Remains Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastHasanlu: An Iron Age WhodunnitIn the early first millennium BCE, the city of Hasanlu was destroyed in a single, terrible day. Excavations reveal murdered civilians and a citadel engulfed in fire, but who was responsible for destroying this town on the road to everywhere in Iron Age Western Asia? This week, Anna and Amber tell Hasanlu's story, and of the academic drama that followed its excavation (and continues to this day).

                                                Links

                                                • Ḥasanlu Teppe (Encyclopedia Iranica)
                                                • Tell (mound) (Encyclopedia Britannica)
                                                • Hasanlu Publication Project
                                                • Hasanlu in the Iron Age (Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History)
                                                • Rediscovering Hasanlu (Expedition)
                                                • Special Issue: East of Assyria--The Highland Settlement of Hasanlu (Expedition)
                                                • The Excavation of Hasanlu: An Archaeological Evaluation (Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research)
                                                • Last Day at Hasanlu (Expedition)
                                                • Iran's Pompeii: Astounding story of a massacre buried for millennia (New Scientist)
                                                • The Hasanlu Lovers (Penn Museum)
                                                • Lovers, Friends, or Strangers? New Thoughts on a Museum Icon (Penn Museum)
                                                • East of Assyria? Hasanlu and the Problem of Assyrianization (in Imperial Peripheries in the Neo-Assyrian Period)
                                                • Warfare at Hasanlu in the Late 9th Century B.C. (Expedition)
                                                • Urartu (Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History)
                                                • Who Destroyed Hasanlu IV? (Iran)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>In the early first millennium BCE, the city of Hasanlu was destroyed in a single, terrible day. Excavations reveal murdered civilians and a citadel engulfed in fire, but who was responsible for destroying this town on the road to everywhere in Iron Age Western Asia? This week, Anna and Amber tell Hasanlu's story, and of the academic drama that followed its excavation (and continues to this day).

                                                Links

                                                • Ḥasanlu Teppe (Encyclopedia Iranica)
                                                • Tell (mound) (Encyclopedia Britannica)
                                                • Hasanlu Publication Project
                                                • Hasanlu in the Iron Age (Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History)
                                                • Rediscovering Hasanlu (Expedition)
                                                • Special Issue: East of Assyria--The Highland Settlement of Hasanlu (Expedition)
                                                • The Excavation of Hasanlu: An Archaeological Evaluation (Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research)
                                                • Last Day at Hasanlu (Expedition)
                                                • Iran's Pompeii: Astounding story of a massacre buried for millennia (New Scientist)
                                                • The Hasanlu Lovers (Penn Museum)
                                                • Lovers, Friends, or Strangers? New Thoughts on a Museum Icon (Penn Museum)
                                                • East of Assyria? Hasanlu and the Problem of Assyrianization (in Imperial Peripheries in the Neo-Assyrian Period)
                                                • Warfare at Hasanlu in the Late 9th Century B.C. (Expedition)
                                                • Urartu (Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History)
                                                • Who Destroyed Hasanlu IV? (Iran)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>79076950-1fbf-11ea-9362-c34ecbe907b3Mon, 24 Feb 2020 09:00:00 -040052:24falsefull7878In the early first millennium BCE, the city of Hasanlu was destroyed in a single, terrible day. Excavations reveal murdered civilians and a citadel engulfed in fire, but who was responsible for destroying this town on the road to everywhere in Iron Age Western Asia? This week, Anna and Amber tell Hasanlu's story, and of the academic drama that followed its excavation (and continues to this day). Links Ḥasanlu Teppe (Encyclopedia Iranica) Tell (mound) (Encyclopedia Britannica) Hasanlu Publication Project Hasanlu in the Iron Age (Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History) Rediscovering Hasanlu (Expedition) Special Issue: East of Assyria--The Highland Settlement of Hasanlu (Expedition) The Excavation of Hasanlu: An Archaeological Evaluation (Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research) Last Day at Hasanlu (Expedition) Iran's Pompeii: Astounding story of a massacre buried for millennia (New Scientist) The Hasanlu Lovers (Penn Museum) Lovers, Friends, or Strangers? New Thoughts on a Museum Icon (Penn Museum) East of Assyria? Hasanlu and the Problem of Assyrianization (in Imperial Peripheries in the Neo-Assyrian Period) Warfare at Hasanlu in the Late 9th Century B.C. (Expedition) Urartu (Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History) Who Destroyed Hasanlu IV? (Iran) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastThe Dirt Travel Club: Bulgaria EditionThis week, Anna gets out her box of slides from her recent trip to Bulgaria. We discuss some of the deep history (and prehistory) of Bulgaria, as well as some mythology and folk traditions. Then, we have a chat about some of our favorite ways to experience different communities and cultures when we travel. (Hot tip: EAT EVERYTHING)

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                                                • Late Neandertals and Early Modern Humans in Western Europe (Max Planck Gesellschaft)
                                                • Levallois Technique - Middle Paleolithic Stone Tool Working (ThoughtCo)
                                                • Zagreus (GreekMythology.com)
                                                • Wine Traditions (BulWine)
                                                • Kukeri, Bulgaria's Bizarre Festival of Monsters (Culture Trip)
                                                • Surreal Pictures Show Bulgaria’s Masked Dancers Warding Off Evil Spirits (National Geographic)
                                                • Kukeri – An old and scary Bulgarian tradition (Free Sofia Tour)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>This week, Anna gets out her box of slides from her recent trip to Bulgaria. We discuss some of the deep history (and prehistory) of Bulgaria, as well as some mythology and folk traditions. Then, we have a chat about some of our favorite ways to experience different communities and cultures when we travel. (Hot tip: EAT EVERYTHING)

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                                                • Late Neandertals and Early Modern Humans in Western Europe (Max Planck Gesellschaft)
                                                • Levallois Technique - Middle Paleolithic Stone Tool Working (ThoughtCo)
                                                • Zagreus (GreekMythology.com)
                                                • Wine Traditions (BulWine)
                                                • Kukeri, Bulgaria's Bizarre Festival of Monsters (Culture Trip)
                                                • Surreal Pictures Show Bulgaria’s Masked Dancers Warding Off Evil Spirits (National Geographic)
                                                • Kukeri – An old and scary Bulgarian tradition (Free Sofia Tour)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>79031ef4-1fbf-11ea-9362-237e35b7b3a2Mon, 17 Feb 2020 09:00:00 -040001:15:43falsefull7777This week, Anna gets out her box of slides from her recent trip to Bulgaria. We discuss some of the deep history (and prehistory) of Bulgaria, as well as some mythology and folk traditions. Then, we have a chat about some of our favorite ways to experience different communities and cultures when we travel. (Hot tip: EAT EVERYTHING) Links Late Neandertals and Early Modern Humans in Western Europe (Max Planck Gesellschaft) Levallois Technique - Middle Paleolithic Stone Tool Working (ThoughtCo) Zagreus (GreekMythology.com) Wine Traditions (BulWine) Kukeri, Bulgaria's Bizarre Festival of Monsters (Culture Trip) Surreal Pictures Show Bulgaria’s Masked Dancers Warding Off Evil Spirits (National Geographic) Kukeri – An old and scary Bulgarian tradition (Free Sofia Tour) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote Digital Marketing Course TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastSpecial Guest Kimberlee Moran and the Arch Street ProjectAnna and Amber are joined by forensic archaeologist Kimberlee Moran to talk about the unique story of the First Baptist Church cemetery in Philadelphia, PA. Our story this week has twists, turns, and more information about preserved brains than you might think possible!

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                                                • Kimberlee Moran (Rutgers University - Camden)
                                                • Arch Street Project
                                                • Old bones found - and nobody's in charge (Philadelphia Inquirer) (cn images of human skeletal remains)
                                                • A Colonial-Era Cemetery Resurfaces in Philadelphia (The New York Times) (cn images of human skeletal remains)
                                                • Dr. Moran discussing forensic archaeology on NPR’s You’re the Expert Contact
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                                                ]]>Anna and Amber are joined by forensic archaeologist Kimberlee Moran to talk about the unique story of the First Baptist Church cemetery in Philadelphia, PA. Our story this week has twists, turns, and more information about preserved brains than you might think possible!

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                                                • Kimberlee Moran (Rutgers University - Camden)
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                                                • Old bones found - and nobody's in charge (Philadelphia Inquirer) (cn images of human skeletal remains)
                                                • A Colonial-Era Cemetery Resurfaces in Philadelphia (The New York Times) (cn images of human skeletal remains)
                                                • Dr. Moran discussing forensic archaeology on NPR’s You’re the Expert Contact
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                                                ]]>78fe5dec-1fbf-11ea-9362-e706ce2811ceMon, 10 Feb 2020 14:28:27 -040001:14:16falsefull7676Anna and Amber are joined by forensic archaeologist Kimberlee Moran to talk about the unique story of the First Baptist Church cemetery in Philadelphia, PA. Our story this week has twists, turns, and more information about preserved brains than you might think possible! Links Kimberlee Moran (Rutgers University - Camden) Arch Street Project Old bones found - and nobody's in charge (Philadelphia Inquirer) (cn images of human skeletal remains) A Colonial-Era Cemetery Resurfaces in Philadelphia (The New York Times) (cn images of human skeletal remains) Dr. Moran discussing forensic archaeology on NPR’s You’re the Expert Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote Digital Marketing Course TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastThis Is Your Brain on DrumsWe're back! Anna and Amber are marching to a very special beat this week, as we talk about sound-induced trances and other ways in which people achieved altered states in the past. Tune in, turn on, and join us!

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                                                ]]>We're back! Anna and Amber are marching to a very special beat this week, as we talk about sound-induced trances and other ways in which people achieved altered states in the past. Tune in, turn on, and join us!

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                                                ]]>78fa0da0-1fbf-11ea-9362-f37a056b217aMon, 03 Feb 2020 09:00:00 -040050:22falsefull7575We're back! Anna and Amber are marching to a very special beat this week, as we talk about sound-induced trances and other ways in which people achieved altered states in the past. Tune in, turn on, and join us! Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastFieldwork StoriesThis week is a little different! As we head into a brief holiday break, we want to show our fellow archaeologists some love. We took to Twitter, and in this episode we share some fieldwork stories from you, our listeners! Amber and Anna also share their own field experiences. 

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                                                ]]>This week is a little different! As we head into a brief holiday break, we want to show our fellow archaeologists some love. We took to Twitter, and in this episode we share some fieldwork stories from you, our listeners! Amber and Anna also share their own field experiences. 

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                                                ]]>d2a91424-c996-11e9-92b0-4b7fab4b3732Mon, 23 Dec 2019 09:00:00 -040045:44falsefull7474This week is a little different! As we head into a brief holiday break, we want to show our fellow archaeologists some love. We took to Twitter, and in this episode we share some fieldwork stories from you, our listeners! Amber and Anna also share their own field experiences.  Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote Digital Marketing Course TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastOur Most Metal Episode of All TimeTime to throw the devil horns and apply superfluous umlauts to vöwëls, because this week The Dirt is totally metal! Metallurgy, that is. How and when did humans first use metals, and what can we learn about them? Some come straight from the ground, others from far, far away, some from a combination of raw materials, and some? Some come FROM OUTER SPACE.

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                                                • King Tut’s Dagger Was Made From a Meteorite (Smithsonian)
                                                • The meteoritic origin of Tutankhamun's iron dagger blade (Meteoritics and Planetary Science)
                                                • Greenland's Iron Age came from space (Science Nordic)
                                                • New Respect for Metal's Role in Ancient Arctic Cultures (Science)
                                                • Robert E. Peary and the Cape York Meteorites (Polar Geography)
                                                • The Dollop Episode 240: North Pole Madness
                                                • On the origins of extractive metallurgy: new evidence from Europe (Journal of Archaeological Science)
                                                • Prehistoric Balkans Were 'Faking' Gold 6,500 Years Ago (Ha’aretz)
                                                • Theorizing Bronze-Age Intercultural trade : the evidence of the weights (Paléorient)
                                                • Exchange Systems and Trade Networks in Anthropology and Archaeology (ThoughtCo)
                                                • Antikythera Shipwreck Yields New Cache of Treasures, Hints More May Be Buried at Site (Smithsonian)
                                                • High spatial dynamics-photoluminescence imaging reveals the metallurgy of the earliest lost-wax cast object (Nature Communications)
                                                • Lost Wax Casting Process (National Sculpture Society)
                                                • How Was Iron Smelted in Ancient Israel? Researchers Build Kilns to Find Out (Ha’aretz)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>Time to throw the devil horns and apply superfluous umlauts to vöwëls, because this week The Dirt is totally metal! Metallurgy, that is. How and when did humans first use metals, and what can we learn about them? Some come straight from the ground, others from far, far away, some from a combination of raw materials, and some? Some come FROM OUTER SPACE.

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                                                • King Tut’s Dagger Was Made From a Meteorite (Smithsonian)
                                                • The meteoritic origin of Tutankhamun's iron dagger blade (Meteoritics and Planetary Science)
                                                • Greenland's Iron Age came from space (Science Nordic)
                                                • New Respect for Metal's Role in Ancient Arctic Cultures (Science)
                                                • Robert E. Peary and the Cape York Meteorites (Polar Geography)
                                                • The Dollop Episode 240: North Pole Madness
                                                • On the origins of extractive metallurgy: new evidence from Europe (Journal of Archaeological Science)
                                                • Prehistoric Balkans Were 'Faking' Gold 6,500 Years Ago (Ha’aretz)
                                                • Theorizing Bronze-Age Intercultural trade : the evidence of the weights (Paléorient)
                                                • Exchange Systems and Trade Networks in Anthropology and Archaeology (ThoughtCo)
                                                • Antikythera Shipwreck Yields New Cache of Treasures, Hints More May Be Buried at Site (Smithsonian)
                                                • High spatial dynamics-photoluminescence imaging reveals the metallurgy of the earliest lost-wax cast object (Nature Communications)
                                                • Lost Wax Casting Process (National Sculpture Society)
                                                • How Was Iron Smelted in Ancient Israel? Researchers Build Kilns to Find Out (Ha’aretz)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>d2a3e7b0-c996-11e9-92b0-0f093d12613cMon, 16 Dec 2019 09:00:00 -040055:31falsefull7373Time to throw the devil horns and apply superfluous umlauts to vöwëls, because this week The Dirt is totally metal! Metallurgy, that is. How and when did humans first use metals, and what can we learn about them? Some come straight from the ground, others from far, far away, some from a combination of raw materials, and some? Some come FROM OUTER SPACE. Links King Tut’s Dagger Was Made From a Meteorite (Smithsonian) The meteoritic origin of Tutankhamun's iron dagger blade (Meteoritics and Planetary Science) Greenland's Iron Age came from space (Science Nordic) New Respect for Metal's Role in Ancient Arctic Cultures (Science) Robert E. Peary and the Cape York Meteorites (Polar Geography) The Dollop Episode 240: North Pole Madness On the origins of extractive metallurgy: new evidence from Europe (Journal of Archaeological Science) Prehistoric Balkans Were 'Faking' Gold 6,500 Years Ago (Ha’aretz) Theorizing Bronze-Age Intercultural trade : the evidence of the weights (Paléorient) Exchange Systems and Trade Networks in Anthropology and Archaeology (ThoughtCo) Antikythera Shipwreck Yields New Cache of Treasures, Hints More May Be Buried at Site (Smithsonian) High spatial dynamics-photoluminescence imaging reveals the metallurgy of the earliest lost-wax cast object (Nature Communications) Lost Wax Casting Process (National Sculpture Society) How Was Iron Smelted in Ancient Israel? Researchers Build Kilns to Find Out (Ha’aretz) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote Digital Marketing Course TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastIt's the (Moral) Circle of Life!This week, Amber and Anna wade into the moral circle. When it comes to deserving help and care, who counts? What does that care look like, and how can we see evidence for it in the historical and archaeological record? We do our best to wrap our brains around all this and more.

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                                                • Should animals, plants, and robots have the same rights as you? (Vox)
                                                • Lake Erie now has legal rights, just like you (Vox)
                                                • Expanding the moral circle: Inclusion and exclusion mindsets and the circle of moral regard (Journal of Experimental Social Psychology)
                                                • A Brief History of Charitable Giving (Visual.ly)
                                                • Ancient Bones That Tell a Story of Compassion (New York Times)
                                                • Calculated or caring? Neanderthal healthcare in social context (World Archaeology)
                                                • Brutal Brawls And Cranial Surgery Discovered On Ancient Skeletons From Lake Titicaca (Forbes)
                                                • How the poor became blessed (Aeon)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>This week, Amber and Anna wade into the moral circle. When it comes to deserving help and care, who counts? What does that care look like, and how can we see evidence for it in the historical and archaeological record? We do our best to wrap our brains around all this and more.

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                                                • Should animals, plants, and robots have the same rights as you? (Vox)
                                                • Lake Erie now has legal rights, just like you (Vox)
                                                • Expanding the moral circle: Inclusion and exclusion mindsets and the circle of moral regard (Journal of Experimental Social Psychology)
                                                • A Brief History of Charitable Giving (Visual.ly)
                                                • Ancient Bones That Tell a Story of Compassion (New York Times)
                                                • Calculated or caring? Neanderthal healthcare in social context (World Archaeology)
                                                • Brutal Brawls And Cranial Surgery Discovered On Ancient Skeletons From Lake Titicaca (Forbes)
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                                                ]]>d29ed6d0-c996-11e9-92b0-0b70f28b940fMon, 09 Dec 2019 09:00:00 -040001:05:46falsefull7272This week, Amber and Anna wade into the moral circle. When it comes to deserving help and care, who counts? What does that care look like, and how can we see evidence for it in the historical and archaeological record? We do our best to wrap our brains around all this and more. Links Should animals, plants, and robots have the same rights as you? (Vox) Lake Erie now has legal rights, just like you (Vox) Expanding the moral circle: Inclusion and exclusion mindsets and the circle of moral regard (Journal of Experimental Social Psychology) A Brief History of Charitable Giving (Visual.ly) Ancient Bones That Tell a Story of Compassion (New York Times) Calculated or caring? Neanderthal healthcare in social context (World Archaeology) Brutal Brawls And Cranial Surgery Discovered On Ancient Skeletons From Lake Titicaca (Forbes) How the poor became blessed (Aeon) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote Digital Marketing Course TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastAiding and A-vetting: The Archaeology of Animal CareThis week Anna and Amber told you we’re going to the park, but really it’s a trip to the v-e-t in an episode all about evidence for animal care and veterinary medicine in the archaeological record. Learn how archaeologists assess animal welfare from bone analysis, ancient Egyptian animal medicine, a snapshot of life on a medieval French farm, and more, including 2nd millennium BCE pro tips on how to get your horse absolutely jacked.

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                                                • Prehistoric Puppy May Be Earliest Evidence of Pet-Human Bonding (National Geographic)
                                                • Excavating the history of ancient veterinary practices (Veterinary Record)
                                                • The Kikkuli Text. Hittite Training Instructions for Chariot Horses in the Second Half of the 2nd Millennium B.C. and Their Interdisciplinary Context (Peter Raulwing, via Academia.edu)
                                                • Kikkuli (International Museum of the Horse)
                                                • A Quick History of Veterinary History (Canidae)
                                                • Care or Neglect?: Evidence of Animal Disease in Archaeology
                                                • One and the same? An investigation into the connection between veterinary and medical practice in ancient Egypt (in Mummies, magic and medicine in ancient Egypt)
                                                • Lahun Veterinary Papyrus
                                                • Early Egyptians Revered Lowly Donkeys (New York Times)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>This week Anna and Amber told you we’re going to the park, but really it’s a trip to the v-e-t in an episode all about evidence for animal care and veterinary medicine in the archaeological record. Learn how archaeologists assess animal welfare from bone analysis, ancient Egyptian animal medicine, a snapshot of life on a medieval French farm, and more, including 2nd millennium BCE pro tips on how to get your horse absolutely jacked.

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                                                • Prehistoric Puppy May Be Earliest Evidence of Pet-Human Bonding (National Geographic)
                                                • Excavating the history of ancient veterinary practices (Veterinary Record)
                                                • The Kikkuli Text. Hittite Training Instructions for Chariot Horses in the Second Half of the 2nd Millennium B.C. and Their Interdisciplinary Context (Peter Raulwing, via Academia.edu)
                                                • Kikkuli (International Museum of the Horse)
                                                • A Quick History of Veterinary History (Canidae)
                                                • Care or Neglect?: Evidence of Animal Disease in Archaeology
                                                • One and the same? An investigation into the connection between veterinary and medical practice in ancient Egypt (in Mummies, magic and medicine in ancient Egypt)
                                                • Lahun Veterinary Papyrus
                                                • Early Egyptians Revered Lowly Donkeys (New York Times)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>d299c136-c996-11e9-92b0-db8ceee17628Mon, 02 Dec 2019 09:00:00 -040046:33falsefull7171This week Anna and Amber told you we’re going to the park, but really it’s a trip to the v-e-t in an episode all about evidence for animal care and veterinary medicine in the archaeological record. Learn how archaeologists assess animal welfare from bone analysis, ancient Egyptian animal medicine, a snapshot of life on a medieval French farm, and more, including 2nd millennium BCE pro tips on how to get your horse absolutely jacked. Links Prehistoric Puppy May Be Earliest Evidence of Pet-Human Bonding (National Geographic) Excavating the history of ancient veterinary practices (Veterinary Record) The Kikkuli Text. Hittite Training Instructions for Chariot Horses in the Second Half of the 2nd Millennium B.C. and Their Interdisciplinary Context (Peter Raulwing, via Academia.edu) Kikkuli (International Museum of the Horse) A Quick History of Veterinary History (Canidae) Care or Neglect?: Evidence of Animal Disease in Archaeology One and the same? An investigation into the connection between veterinary and medical practice in ancient Egypt (in Mummies, magic and medicine in ancient Egypt) Lahun Veterinary Papyrus Early Egyptians Revered Lowly Donkeys (New York Times) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote Digital Marketing Course TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastJapanese Food and Drink, Then, Now, and Way Back WhenIt’s the second half of our two-episode series on Japan! This week, Amber and Anna explore some of the traditions and material culture surrounding Japanese food. We research rice, sample sake, banter about bento, and MAYBE MAKE THE BEST SERIES OF PUNS EVER HEARD ON THE SHOW.

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                                                • Rice in Japan: History, Kinds of Rice and Cooking and Eating Rice (Facts and Details)
                                                • How Japanese Traditions Work (How Stuff Works)
                                                • Rice: It's More Than Food In Japan (Stanford SPICE)
                                                • A Brief History of Japanese Sake (Culture Trip)
                                                • Brewing Behind Barbed Wire: An Archaeology of Saké at Amache (Digital Commons @ DU)
                                                • The Japanese Ghost Town Buried Deep in a Canadian Forest (Gastro Obscura)
                                                • The controversial history of the bento box (Timeline)
                                                • Sampuru: Japanese Food Models (Tofugo)
                                                • The Japanese Tea Ceremony (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
                                                • The Story Behind the Japanese Tea Ceremony (Culture Trip)
                                                • Ancient Pottery Reveals Japanese Hunter-Gatherers’ Taste for Fish (SciNews)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>It’s the second half of our two-episode series on Japan! This week, Amber and Anna explore some of the traditions and material culture surrounding Japanese food. We research rice, sample sake, banter about bento, and MAYBE MAKE THE BEST SERIES OF PUNS EVER HEARD ON THE SHOW.

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                                                • Rice in Japan: History, Kinds of Rice and Cooking and Eating Rice (Facts and Details)
                                                • How Japanese Traditions Work (How Stuff Works)
                                                • Rice: It's More Than Food In Japan (Stanford SPICE)
                                                • A Brief History of Japanese Sake (Culture Trip)
                                                • Brewing Behind Barbed Wire: An Archaeology of Saké at Amache (Digital Commons @ DU)
                                                • The Japanese Ghost Town Buried Deep in a Canadian Forest (Gastro Obscura)
                                                • The controversial history of the bento box (Timeline)
                                                • Sampuru: Japanese Food Models (Tofugo)
                                                • The Japanese Tea Ceremony (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
                                                • The Story Behind the Japanese Tea Ceremony (Culture Trip)
                                                • Ancient Pottery Reveals Japanese Hunter-Gatherers’ Taste for Fish (SciNews)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>d2948d38-c996-11e9-92b0-5b65ce93625fMon, 25 Nov 2019 09:00:00 -040047:35falsefull7070It’s the second half of our two-episode series on Japan! This week, Amber and Anna explore some of the traditions and material culture surrounding Japanese food. We research rice, sample sake, banter about bento, and MAYBE MAKE THE BEST SERIES OF PUNS EVER HEARD ON THE SHOW. Links Rice in Japan: History, Kinds of Rice and Cooking and Eating Rice (Facts and Details) How Japanese Traditions Work (How Stuff Works) Rice: It's More Than Food In Japan (Stanford SPICE) A Brief History of Japanese Sake (Culture Trip) Brewing Behind Barbed Wire: An Archaeology of Saké at Amache (Digital Commons @ DU) The Japanese Ghost Town Buried Deep in a Canadian Forest (Gastro Obscura) The controversial history of the bento box (Timeline) Sampuru: Japanese Food Models (Tofugo) The Japanese Tea Ceremony (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) The Story Behind the Japanese Tea Ceremony (Culture Trip) Ancient Pottery Reveals Japanese Hunter-Gatherers’ Taste for Fish (SciNews) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote Digital Marketing Course TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastPrehistoric Japanese Pt 1 This week, it’s a sponsored episode (thanks Elizabeth!) and part one in a two-part series on ancient Japan. This week—the Jomon, prehistoric Japanese hunter-gatherers, and their descendants, the Ainu indigenous people. Also, some bears.
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                                                • Spotlight on Research: What Can Archaeology Tell Us About the Prehistory of the Japanese Islands? (Hokkaido University)
                                                • The Untold Story of Japan’s First People (Sapiens)
                                                • A-hunting we will go! (Heritage of Japan)
                                                • Tattooing Among Japan’s Ainu People (Lars Krutak)
                                                • Ainu Decorative Needlework (TRC Leiden)
                                                • 20 Vintage Portraits of Japanese Ainu Women With Their Traditional Tattooed Lips (Heritage Daily)
                                                
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                                                ]]>This week, it’s a sponsored episode (thanks Elizabeth!) and part one in a two-part series on ancient Japan. This week—the Jomon, prehistoric Japanese hunter-gatherers, and their descendants, the Ainu indigenous people. Also, some bears.
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                                                • Spotlight on Research: What Can Archaeology Tell Us About the Prehistory of the Japanese Islands? (Hokkaido University)
                                                • The Untold Story of Japan’s First People (Sapiens)
                                                • A-hunting we will go! (Heritage of Japan)
                                                • Tattooing Among Japan’s Ainu People (Lars Krutak)
                                                • Ainu Decorative Needlework (TRC Leiden)
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                                                ]]>d28f70fa-c996-11e9-92b0-5bedc04b2bdbMon, 18 Nov 2019 09:00:00 -040039:23falsefull6969This week, it’s a sponsored episode (thanks Elizabeth!) and part one in a two-part series on ancient Japan. This week—the Jomon, prehistoric Japanese hunter-gatherers, and their descendants, the Ainu indigenous people. Also, some bears. Links Spotlight on Research: What Can Archaeology Tell Us About the Prehistory of the Japanese Islands? (Hokkaido University) The Untold Story of Japan’s First People (Sapiens) A-hunting we will go! (Heritage of Japan) Tattooing Among Japan’s Ainu People (Lars Krutak) Ainu Decorative Needlework (TRC Leiden) 20 Vintage Portraits of Japanese Ainu Women With Their Traditional Tattooed Lips (Heritage Daily) ContactEmail the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote Digital Marketing Course TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastIt's A WashThis week, Anna and Amber decided to clean up their act and take a look at the history of bathing and hygiene. We’re dipping our toes into Roman baths, sweating through Finnish and Russian saunas, discussing the shrewd marketing behind the “Halitosis Effect,” and more. Plus, what even IS soap, anyway?
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                                                • A natural history of hygiene (Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology)
                                                • Evidence that disgust evolved to protect from risk of disease (Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences)
                                                • The First Soap - The first recorded evidence of soap making (Soap History)
                                                • Out of the Vapors: A Social and Architectural History of Bathhouse Row
                                                • More Than a Bath: An Examination of Japanese Bathing Culture (Claremont Colleges)
                                                • Self-Reflection in the Tub: Japanese Bathing Culture, Identity, and Cultural Nationalism (Asia Pacific Perspectives)
                                                • Dip into the history of the Japanese 'system bath' (Japan Times)
                                                • Networking Naked With Finland's Diplomatic Sauna Society (The Atlantic)
                                                • A `working' bath: Finland's answer to negotiations. SAUNA DIPLOMACY (Christian Science Monitor)
                                                • The Standard Guide to Global Bathing Cultures (Standard Hotels)
                                                • The History and Science Behind Your Terrible Breath (Smithsonian)
                                                • Fighting bad breath -- a battle through centuries (Los Angeles Times)
                                                • Who invented the toothbrush and when was it invented? (Library of Congress)
                                                
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                                                ]]>This week, Anna and Amber decided to clean up their act and take a look at the history of bathing and hygiene. We’re dipping our toes into Roman baths, sweating through Finnish and Russian saunas, discussing the shrewd marketing behind the “Halitosis Effect,” and more. Plus, what even IS soap, anyway?
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                                                • A natural history of hygiene (Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology)
                                                • Evidence that disgust evolved to protect from risk of disease (Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences)
                                                • The First Soap - The first recorded evidence of soap making (Soap History)
                                                • Out of the Vapors: A Social and Architectural History of Bathhouse Row
                                                • More Than a Bath: An Examination of Japanese Bathing Culture (Claremont Colleges)
                                                • Self-Reflection in the Tub: Japanese Bathing Culture, Identity, and Cultural Nationalism (Asia Pacific Perspectives)
                                                • Dip into the history of the Japanese 'system bath' (Japan Times)
                                                • Networking Naked With Finland's Diplomatic Sauna Society (The Atlantic)
                                                • A `working' bath: Finland's answer to negotiations. SAUNA DIPLOMACY (Christian Science Monitor)
                                                • The Standard Guide to Global Bathing Cultures (Standard Hotels)
                                                • The History and Science Behind Your Terrible Breath (Smithsonian)
                                                • Fighting bad breath -- a battle through centuries (Los Angeles Times)
                                                • Who invented the toothbrush and when was it invented? (Library of Congress)
                                                
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                                                ]]>d28a8658-c996-11e9-92b0-dbfbdc75e4aeMon, 11 Nov 2019 09:00:00 -040050:19falsefull6868This week, Anna and Amber decided to clean up their act and take a look at the history of bathing and hygiene. We’re dipping our toes into Roman baths, sweating through Finnish and Russian saunas, discussing the shrewd marketing behind the “Halitosis Effect,” and more. Plus, what even IS soap, anyway? Links A natural history of hygiene (Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology) Evidence that disgust evolved to protect from risk of disease (Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences) The First Soap - The first recorded evidence of soap making (Soap History) Out of the Vapors: A Social and Architectural History of Bathhouse Row More Than a Bath: An Examination of Japanese Bathing Culture (Claremont Colleges) Self-Reflection in the Tub: Japanese Bathing Culture, Identity, and Cultural Nationalism (Asia Pacific Perspectives) Dip into the history of the Japanese 'system bath' (Japan Times) Networking Naked With Finland's Diplomatic Sauna Society (The Atlantic) A `working' bath: Finland's answer to negotiations. SAUNA DIPLOMACY (Christian Science Monitor) The Standard Guide to Global Bathing Cultures (Standard Hotels) The History and Science Behind Your Terrible Breath (Smithsonian) Fighting bad breath -- a battle through centuries (Los Angeles Times) Who invented the toothbrush and when was it invented? (Library of Congress) ContactEmail the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote Digital Marketing Course TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastOctober Bonus Episode - Deep CutsDeep Cuts from October episodes.
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                                                ]]>Deep Cuts from October episodes.
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                                                ]]>c2f9d94c-027a-11ea-9dbd-9f2e12ad9221Fri, 08 Nov 2019 22:47:31 -040022:38falsefull6767Deep Cuts from October episodes. ContactEmail the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote Digital Marketing Course TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastStill Spooktober: They Built It on a Haunted Burial GroundSpooktober winds to a close once again, and we end with a mystery. Bundle up and join Anna and Amber at Roopkund Lake, where bones scatter the shore and speculation and science meet. Who were the people whose skeletal remains keep appearing in a remote lake in northern India? How did they get there? How might we find out?

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                                                • Nanda Devi Raaj Jat Yatra (Uttarakhand Tourism)
                                                • 10 Things You Should Know About Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra (eUttarakhand)
                                                • Roopkund Lake (EcoIndia)
                                                • There's A Frozen Lake In India That's Full Of Skeletons. What On Earth Happened Here? (IFL Science)
                                                • Skeleton Lake of Roopkund, India (Atlas Obscura)
                                                • Mystery Solved - The Skeleton Lake of India (Science, Dummy) cw: human remains
                                                • Inside Roopkund Lake, The Curious Indian Lake Where Skeletons Wash Ashore (All That’s Interesting)
                                                • Tourists to Roopkund trek back with human skeletons (The Indian Express)
                                                • The Mystery of ‘Skeleton Lake’ Gets Deeper (The Atlantic)
                                                • Biomolecular analyses of Roopkund skeletons show Mediterranean migrants in Indian Himalaya (Phys.org)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>Spooktober winds to a close once again, and we end with a mystery. Bundle up and join Anna and Amber at Roopkund Lake, where bones scatter the shore and speculation and science meet. Who were the people whose skeletal remains keep appearing in a remote lake in northern India? How did they get there? How might we find out?

                                                Links

                                                • Nanda Devi Raaj Jat Yatra (Uttarakhand Tourism)
                                                • 10 Things You Should Know About Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra (eUttarakhand)
                                                • Roopkund Lake (EcoIndia)
                                                • There's A Frozen Lake In India That's Full Of Skeletons. What On Earth Happened Here? (IFL Science)
                                                • Skeleton Lake of Roopkund, India (Atlas Obscura)
                                                • Mystery Solved - The Skeleton Lake of India (Science, Dummy) cw: human remains
                                                • Inside Roopkund Lake, The Curious Indian Lake Where Skeletons Wash Ashore (All That’s Interesting)
                                                • Tourists to Roopkund trek back with human skeletons (The Indian Express)
                                                • The Mystery of ‘Skeleton Lake’ Gets Deeper (The Atlantic)
                                                • Biomolecular analyses of Roopkund skeletons show Mediterranean migrants in Indian Himalaya (Phys.org)
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>d2857b04-c996-11e9-92b0-d34cb85c6a76Mon, 04 Nov 2019 09:00:00 -040035:31falsefull6767Spooktober winds to a close once again, and we end with a mystery. Bundle up and join Anna and Amber at Roopkund Lake, where bones scatter the shore and speculation and science meet. Who were the people whose skeletal remains keep appearing in a remote lake in northern India? How did they get there? How might we find out? Links Nanda Devi Raaj Jat Yatra (Uttarakhand Tourism) 10 Things You Should Know About Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra (eUttarakhand) Roopkund Lake (EcoIndia) There's A Frozen Lake In India That's Full Of Skeletons. What On Earth Happened Here? (IFL Science) Skeleton Lake of Roopkund, India (Atlas Obscura) Mystery Solved - The Skeleton Lake of India (Science, Dummy) cw: human remains Inside Roopkund Lake, The Curious Indian Lake Where Skeletons Wash Ashore (All That’s Interesting) Tourists to Roopkund trek back with human skeletons (The Indian Express) The Mystery of ‘Skeleton Lake’ Gets Deeper (The Atlantic) Biomolecular analyses of Roopkund skeletons show Mediterranean migrants in Indian Himalaya (Phys.org) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote Digital Marketing Course TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastSpooktober: The Nature of EvilCome along for a look at the anthropology of “evil,” some of the psychological designations that true crime podcasts might neglect, some wildly speculative thoughts about the roots of human evil, and how scores on “psychopath tests” vary across societies. Plus, the earliest cold case murder, Machiavelli on Machiavellianism, and unfortunately, the entirely unwelcome reappearance of the Evil Neanderthal theory.

                                                Links

                                                • Cultural Relativism (WIkibooks)
                                                • How evil is a socially constructed concept: Evil across societies (The Manitoban)
                                                • Demons, Dybbuks, Ghosts, & Golems (My Jewish Learning)
                                                • Psychiatric labeling in cross-cultural perspective (Science)
                                                • The Anthropology of Evil
                                                • The Nature of Evil (Huffington Post)
                                                • The Stigma of Personality Disorders (Current Psychiatry Reports)
                                                • Personality Disorders (The Mayo Clinic)
                                                • Why It Pays to Be a Bit of a Psychopath (LiveScience)
                                                • Successful cavemen were serial killers (New York Post)
                                                • The Criminal Psychopath: History, Neuroscience, Treatment, and Economics (Jurimetrics)
                                                • Quick and Dirty: Some Psychosocial Costs Associated with the Dark Triad in Three Countries (Evolutionary Psychology)
                                                • A world shrouded in darkness: Accounting for variance in the Dark Triad traits around the world (ANU)
                                                • This Author Thinks We Might Be on the Verge of a New Generation of Serial Killers (Vice)
                                                • World's Oldest Cold Case: A 430,000-Year-Old Murder Victim Found In Pit Of Bones (Forbes)
                                                • Unraveling the True Machiavelli (JHU Arts & Sciences Magazine)
                                                • 500-year-old arrest warrant for Machiavelli discovered (Archaeology.wiki)
                                                • Monster Talk episode with Jon Ronson discussing the Psychopath Test
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>Come along for a look at the anthropology of “evil,” some of the psychological designations that true crime podcasts might neglect, some wildly speculative thoughts about the roots of human evil, and how scores on “psychopath tests” vary across societies. Plus, the earliest cold case murder, Machiavelli on Machiavellianism, and unfortunately, the entirely unwelcome reappearance of the Evil Neanderthal theory.

                                                Links

                                                • Cultural Relativism (WIkibooks)
                                                • How evil is a socially constructed concept: Evil across societies (The Manitoban)
                                                • Demons, Dybbuks, Ghosts, & Golems (My Jewish Learning)
                                                • Psychiatric labeling in cross-cultural perspective (Science)
                                                • The Anthropology of Evil
                                                • The Nature of Evil (Huffington Post)
                                                • The Stigma of Personality Disorders (Current Psychiatry Reports)
                                                • Personality Disorders (The Mayo Clinic)
                                                • Why It Pays to Be a Bit of a Psychopath (LiveScience)
                                                • Successful cavemen were serial killers (New York Post)
                                                • The Criminal Psychopath: History, Neuroscience, Treatment, and Economics (Jurimetrics)
                                                • Quick and Dirty: Some Psychosocial Costs Associated with the Dark Triad in Three Countries (Evolutionary Psychology)
                                                • A world shrouded in darkness: Accounting for variance in the Dark Triad traits around the world (ANU)
                                                • This Author Thinks We Might Be on the Verge of a New Generation of Serial Killers (Vice)
                                                • World's Oldest Cold Case: A 430,000-Year-Old Murder Victim Found In Pit Of Bones (Forbes)
                                                • Unraveling the True Machiavelli (JHU Arts & Sciences Magazine)
                                                • 500-year-old arrest warrant for Machiavelli discovered (Archaeology.wiki)
                                                • Monster Talk episode with Jon Ronson discussing the Psychopath Test
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>d2809d00-c996-11e9-92b0-9ba848975a5aMon, 28 Oct 2019 08:00:00 -040001:10:44falsefull6666Come along for a look at the anthropology of “evil,” some of the psychological designations that true crime podcasts might neglect, some wildly speculative thoughts about the roots of human evil, and how scores on “psychopath tests” vary across societies. Plus, the earliest cold case murder, Machiavelli on Machiavellianism, and unfortunately, the entirely unwelcome reappearance of the Evil Neanderthal theory. Links Cultural Relativism (WIkibooks) How evil is a socially constructed concept: Evil across societies (The Manitoban) Demons, Dybbuks, Ghosts, & Golems (My Jewish Learning) Psychiatric labeling in cross-cultural perspective (Science) The Anthropology of Evil The Nature of Evil (Huffington Post) The Stigma of Personality Disorders (Current Psychiatry Reports) Personality Disorders (The Mayo Clinic) Why It Pays to Be a Bit of a Psychopath (LiveScience) Successful cavemen were serial killers (New York Post) The Criminal Psychopath: History, Neuroscience, Treatment, and Economics (Jurimetrics) Quick and Dirty: Some Psychosocial Costs Associated with the Dark Triad in Three Countries (Evolutionary Psychology) A world shrouded in darkness: Accounting for variance in the Dark Triad traits around the world (ANU) This Author Thinks We Might Be on the Verge of a New Generation of Serial Killers (Vice) World's Oldest Cold Case: A 430,000-Year-Old Murder Victim Found In Pit Of Bones (Forbes) Unraveling the True Machiavelli (JHU Arts & Sciences Magazine) 500-year-old arrest warrant for Machiavelli discovered (Archaeology.wiki) Monster Talk episode with Jon Ronson discussing the Psychopath Test Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote Digital Marketing Course TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastSpooktober: South American Horror StoryThis week, head south to the misty, mysterious island of Chiloé, Chile, where Amber tells Anna a story of a powerful cult of warlocks that held the island in their grip in the late 19th century CE. But, as in all good horror stories, the true villain is possibly something else entirely. Sit down for a hearty meal of the spookiest spaghetti and explore indigenous Mapuche governance, colonization, and whether the ghost stories of Chiloé might be more meaningful than they seem.

                                                Content warning: there is a brief scene describing graphic violence, but we’ll warn you when it’s time for sensitive ears to skip ahead.

                                                Links

                                                • Into the Cave of Chile’s Witches (Smithsonian)
                                                • The Myths and Mythologies of Chiloe, Chile's Most Haunted Island (Culture Trip)
                                                • Myth and Magic Infuse Chilean Island (NPR)
                                                • Invunche (Chiloé Mitologico)
                                                • The Cave of Quicaví (VoiceMap Tours)
                                                • La Enfermadad de todos en El Cuerpo Propia: Brujeria y performatividad del Tribual de la Raza Indigena en Chiloé (Universum)
                                                • Rhetorical Imperialism (Digital Commons @DU)
                                                • Shamans' Pragmatic Gendered Negotiations with Mapuche Resistance Movements and Chilean Political Authorities (Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power)
                                                • Imbunches and Other Monsters: Enemy Legends and Underground Histories in José Donoso and Catalina Parra (Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies)
                                                • Reyes Sobre La Tierra: Brujería Y Chamanismo En Una Cultura Insular. Chiloé Entre Los Siglos XVIII y XY
                                                • Pueblos Originarios - Indigenous Populations of Chile Map
                                                • The Cinematic Spell in an Island of Uncertainty (Anthrovision)
                                                • Lore Episode 25, “The Cave”
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>This week, head south to the misty, mysterious island of Chiloé, Chile, where Amber tells Anna a story of a powerful cult of warlocks that held the island in their grip in the late 19th century CE. But, as in all good horror stories, the true villain is possibly something else entirely. Sit down for a hearty meal of the spookiest spaghetti and explore indigenous Mapuche governance, colonization, and whether the ghost stories of Chiloé might be more meaningful than they seem.

                                                Content warning: there is a brief scene describing graphic violence, but we’ll warn you when it’s time for sensitive ears to skip ahead.

                                                Links

                                                • Into the Cave of Chile’s Witches (Smithsonian)
                                                • The Myths and Mythologies of Chiloe, Chile's Most Haunted Island (Culture Trip)
                                                • Myth and Magic Infuse Chilean Island (NPR)
                                                • Invunche (Chiloé Mitologico)
                                                • The Cave of Quicaví (VoiceMap Tours)
                                                • La Enfermadad de todos en El Cuerpo Propia: Brujeria y performatividad del Tribual de la Raza Indigena en Chiloé (Universum)
                                                • Rhetorical Imperialism (Digital Commons @DU)
                                                • Shamans' Pragmatic Gendered Negotiations with Mapuche Resistance Movements and Chilean Political Authorities (Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power)
                                                • Imbunches and Other Monsters: Enemy Legends and Underground Histories in José Donoso and Catalina Parra (Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies)
                                                • Reyes Sobre La Tierra: Brujería Y Chamanismo En Una Cultura Insular. Chiloé Entre Los Siglos XVIII y XY
                                                • Pueblos Originarios - Indigenous Populations of Chile Map
                                                • The Cinematic Spell in an Island of Uncertainty (Anthrovision)
                                                • Lore Episode 25, “The Cave”
                                                
                                                

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                                                ]]>d27bcce4-c996-11e9-92b0-5b23749e7127Mon, 21 Oct 2019 08:00:00 -040050:07falsefull6565This week, head south to the misty, mysterious island of Chiloé, Chile, where Amber tells Anna a story of a powerful cult of warlocks that held the island in their grip in the late 19th century CE. But, as in all good horror stories, the true villain is possibly something else entirely. Sit down for a hearty meal of the spookiest spaghetti and explore indigenous Mapuche governance, colonization, and whether the ghost stories of Chiloé might be more meaningful than they seem. Content warning: there is a brief scene describing graphic violence, but we’ll warn you when it’s time for sensitive ears to skip ahead. Links Into the Cave of Chile’s Witches (Smithsonian) The Myths and Mythologies of Chiloe, Chile's Most Haunted Island (Culture Trip) Myth and Magic Infuse Chilean Island (NPR) Invunche (Chiloé Mitologico) The Cave of Quicaví (VoiceMap Tours) La Enfermadad de todos en El Cuerpo Propia: Brujeria y performatividad del Tribual de la Raza Indigena en Chiloé (Universum) Rhetorical Imperialism (Digital Commons @DU) Shamans' Pragmatic Gendered Negotiations with Mapuche Resistance Movements and Chilean Political Authorities (Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power) Imbunches and Other Monsters: Enemy Legends and Underground Histories in José Donoso and Catalina Parra (Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies) Reyes Sobre La Tierra: Brujería Y Chamanismo En Una Cultura Insular. Chiloé Entre Los Siglos XVIII y XY Pueblos Originarios - Indigenous Populations of Chile Map The Cinematic Spell in an Island of Uncertainty (Anthrovision) Lore Episode 25, “The Cave” Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote Digital Marketing Course TeePublic TimeularAPN - The Dirt PodcastOld News, Issue 12OLD NEWS IS BACK and slightly older than usual, dear listener! This month, we look at lovers, fighters, sports fans, sippy cups, and so much more!

                                                Viking Drinking Hall in Scotland (Archaeology Magazine)

                                                Ancient Egyptian Yeast (Archaeology Magazine)

                                                Woodstock Archaeology (Time) 

                                                The bow of a World War II submarine was discovered off the coast of the Aleutian Islands (CNN)

                                                Ancient DNA from Roman and medieval grape seeds reveal ancestry of wine making (Science Daily)

                                                Age of Discovery ship found perfectly preserved in Baltic Sea (The Independent)

                                                Indigenous petroglyphs found for 1st time in Newfoundland (CBC)

                                                This Young Man and Woman Were Buried Face-to-Face 4,000 Years Ago in Kazakhstan (Live Science)

                                                'Lovers of Modena' Buried Hand-in-Hand Turn Out to Be Men (Live Science)

                                                Forgotten Sculpture of Alexander the Great Found in Greek Museum’s Storage (Greek Reporter)

                                                Skeleton of Ancient Sports Fan and Head-Shaped Jar Found in Bulgarian Grave (Live Science)

                                                Babies Drank from Ancient 'Sippy Cups' Thousands of Years Ago (Live Science)

                                                15th-Century Scottish Warrior Who Died in a Clan Feud Was Buried with 5 Extra Heads (Live Science)

                                                Genome of nearly 5000-year-old woman links modern Indians to ancient civilization (Science)

                                                Extinction of Icelandic walrus coincides with Norse settlement (ScienceDaily)

                                                ]]>OLD NEWS IS BACK and slightly older than usual, dear listener! This month, we look at lovers, fighters, sports fans, sippy cups, and so much more!

                                                Viking Drinking Hall in Scotland (Archaeology Magazine)

                                                Ancient Egyptian Yeast (Archaeology Magazine)

                                                Woodstock Archaeology (Time) 

                                                The bow of a World War II submarine was discovered off the coast of the Aleutian Islands (CNN)

                                                Ancient DNA from Roman and medieval grape seeds reveal ancestry of wine making (Science Daily)

                                                Age of Discovery ship found perfectly preserved in Baltic Sea (The Independent)

                                                Indigenous petroglyphs found for 1st time in Newfoundland (CBC)

                                                This Young Man and Woman Were Buried Face-to-Face 4,000 Years Ago in Kazakhstan (Live Science)

                                                'Lovers of Modena' Buried Hand-in-Hand Turn Out to Be Men (Live Science)

                                                Forgotten Sculpture of Alexander the Great Found in Greek Museum’s Storage (Greek Reporter)

                                                Skeleton of Ancient Sports Fan and Head-Shaped Jar Found in Bulgarian Grave (Live Science)

                                                Babies Drank from Ancient 'Sippy Cups' Thousands of Years Ago (Live Science)

                                                15th-Century Scottish Warrior Who Died in a Clan Feud Was Buried with 5 Extra Heads (Live Science)

                                                Genome of nearly 5000-year-old woman links modern Indians to ancient civilization (Science)

                                                Extinction of Icelandic walrus coincides with Norse settlement (ScienceDaily)

                                                ]]>56775ed8-fbd1-4c71-b219-7de02bf08913Fri, 18 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -040054:41falsebonusThe Dirt PodcastSpooktober: CryptoanthropologyIt's here! Spooktober is here! Your (g)hosts kick off the month with an exploration of things that go bump in the woods, and discuss what anthropology has to say about Bigfoot. Turns out, a whole lot. There’s skepticism, mild skepticism, and then there's theory that may finally break Anna altogether.

                                                LinksIs Bigfoot Real? The Long Strange Story of Our Search for Bigfoot (Popular Mechanics)People Have Been Chasing Bigfoot for 60 Years—Here's How It Began (History.com)Bigfoot 411Them + UsHomo heidelbergensis (Smithsonian Museum of Natural History)Bigfoot Culture and Belief of Sasquatch in the United States (Esri)The Science Behind Bigfoot an Interview With Dr. Jeff Meldrum (BYU-Idaho Radio)Are Other Hominins (Hominoids) Alive Today? (Relict Hominid Inquiry)Bigfoot DNA (Monster Talk)We Burn as Many Calories as Hunter-Gatherers, So What Makes Us Fat? (Time)How many humans would it take to keep our species alive? One scientist's surprising answer (NBC News)Bigfoot Skepticism (Monster Talk)ContactEmail the Dirt Podcast

                                                ]]>It's here! Spooktober is here! Your (g)hosts kick off the month with an exploration of things that go bump in the woods, and discuss what anthropology has to say about Bigfoot. Turns out, a whole lot. There’s skepticism, mild skepticism, and then there's theory that may finally break Anna altogether.

                                                LinksIs Bigfoot Real? The Long Strange Story of Our Search for Bigfoot (Popular Mechanics)People Have Been Chasing Bigfoot for 60 Years—Here's How It Began (History.com)Bigfoot 411Them + UsHomo heidelbergensis (Smithsonian Museum of Natural History)Bigfoot Culture and Belief of Sasquatch in the United States (Esri)The Science Behind Bigfoot an Interview With Dr. Jeff Meldrum (BYU-Idaho Radio)Are Other Hominins (Hominoids) Alive Today? (Relict Hominid Inquiry)Bigfoot DNA (Monster Talk)We Burn as Many Calories as Hunter-Gatherers, So What Makes Us Fat? (Time)How many humans would it take to keep our species alive? One scientist's surprising answer (NBC News)Bigfoot Skepticism (Monster Talk)ContactEmail the Dirt Podcast

                                                ]]>d276e97c-c996-11e9-92b0-93b8096d258fMon, 14 Oct 2019 08:00:00 -040001:26:31falsefull6464It's here! Spooktober is here! Your (g)hosts kick off the month with an exploration of things that go bump in the woods, and discuss what anthropology has to say about Bigfoot. Turns out, a whole lot. There’s skepticism, mild skepticism, and then there's theory that may finally break Anna altogether. LinksIs Bigfoot Real? The Long Strange Story of Our Search for Bigfoot (Popular Mechanics)People Have Been Chasing Bigfoot for 60 Years—Here's How It Began (History.com)Bigfoot 411Them + UsHomo heidelbergensis (Smithsonian Museum of Natural History)Bigfoot Culture and Belief of Sasquatch in the United States (Esri)The Science Behind Bigfoot an Interview With Dr. Jeff Meldrum (BYU-Idaho Radio)Are Other Hominins (Hominoids) Alive Today? (Relict Hominid Inquiry)Bigfoot DNA (Monster Talk)We Burn as Many Calories as Hunter-Gatherers, So What Makes Us Fat? (Time)How many humans would it take to keep our species alive? One scientist's surprising answer (NBC News)Bigfoot Skepticism (Monster Talk)ContactEmail the Dirt PodcastAPN - The Dirt PodcastThe Professor Is In (And Pseudoscience Is Out)This week, Anna and Amber welcome Very Special Guest Ken Feder (Central Connecticut State This week, Anna and Amber welcome Very Special Guest Ken Feder (Central Connecticut State University) to talk all things archaeological and pseudoarchaeological. Amber and Anna ask Ken about teaching strategies! Hot takes from critics! The real impact of archaeological research on living communities! The proper way to say 'Thames!' And more! Plus, why you should buy all of Ken’s books.

                                                LinksAncient America: Fifty Archaeological Sites to See for Yourself“Outcasts” Build Their Own Village in 18th-Century Barkhamsted (Connecticut History)Building in Egypt: Pharaonic Stone MasonrySteph Halmhofer and Bones, Stones, and BooksArchaeological Fantasies Kenneth Feder’s Faculty BioContactEmail the Dirt Podcast

                                                ]]>This week, Anna and Amber welcome Very Special Guest Ken Feder (Central Connecticut State This week, Anna and Amber welcome Very Special Guest Ken Feder (Central Connecticut State University) to talk all things archaeological and pseudoarchaeological. Amber and Anna ask Ken about teaching strategies! Hot takes from critics! The real impact of archaeological research on living communities! The proper way to say 'Thames!' And more! Plus, why you should buy all of Ken’s books.

                                                LinksAncient America: Fifty Archaeological Sites to See for Yourself“Outcasts” Build Their Own Village in 18th-Century Barkhamsted (Connecticut History)Building in Egypt: Pharaonic Stone MasonrySteph Halmhofer and Bones, Stones, and BooksArchaeological Fantasies Kenneth Feder’s Faculty BioContactEmail the Dirt Podcast

                                                ]]>d2720466-c996-11e9-92b0-5f20585c5608Mon, 07 Oct 2019 08:00:00 -040001:28:51falsefull6363This week, Anna and Amber welcome Very Special Guest Ken Feder (Central Connecticut State This week, Anna and Amber welcome Very Special Guest Ken Feder (Central Connecticut State University) to talk all things archaeological and pseudoarchaeological. Amber and Anna ask Ken about teaching strategies! Hot takes from critics! The real impact of archaeological research on living communities! The proper way to say 'Thames!' And more! Plus, why you should buy all of Ken’s books. LinksAncient America: Fifty Archaeological Sites to See for Yourself“Outcasts” Build Their Own Village in 18th-Century Barkhamsted (Connecticut History)Building in Egypt: Pharaonic Stone MasonrySteph Halmhofer and Bones, Stones, and BooksArchaeological Fantasies Kenneth Feder’s Faculty BioContactEmail the Dirt PodcastAPN - The Dirt PodcastListening to the OldiesThis week, Anna and Amber sing you a little tune about musical instruments in the archaeological record, and the ways that we can access ancient music today. From the discoveries of the earliest known flutes, to jamming out with Homer, to some mind-blowing takes on sound and silence, consider it our first movement in this composition.

                                                Links

                                                Scales from Around the World (How Music Really Works)

                                                A Biological Rationale for Musical Scales (PLOSOne)

                                                A Voice from the Past (The New Yorker)

                                                The European Music Archaeology Project Recreates Instruments of Old (New York Times)

                                                Ice and Longboats: Ancient Music of Scandinavia (European Music Archaeology Project, Volume 2)

                                                Ancient Greek music: now we finally know what it sounded like (The Conversation)

                                                8 Oldest Musical Instruments in the World (Oldest.org)

                                                Brookhaven Lab Expert Helps Date Flute Thought to be Oldest Playable Musical Instrument (Brookhaven National Laboratory)

                                                Oldest Greek Fragment of Homer Discovered on Clay Tablet (Smithsonian)

                                                Sing like you mean it! - the Linguistics of Tonal Languages

                                                Listen to Sappho Read By Stephen G. Daitz (The New Yorker Podcast)

                                                Hear What Homer’s Odyssey Sounded Like When Sung in the Original Ancient Greek (Open Culture)

                                                Homer Multitext Project

                                                We can tell where a whale has travelled from the themes in its song (New Scientist)

                                                ContactEmail the Dirt Podcast

                                                ]]>This week, Anna and Amber sing you a little tune about musical instruments in the archaeological record, and the ways that we can access ancient music today. From the discoveries of the earliest known flutes, to jamming out with Homer, to some mind-blowing takes on sound and silence, consider it our first movement in this composition.

                                                Links

                                                Scales from Around the World (How Music Really Works)

                                                A Biological Rationale for Musical Scales (PLOSOne)

                                                A Voice from the Past (The New Yorker)

                                                The European Music Archaeology Project Recreates Instruments of Old (New York Times)

                                                Ice and Longboats: Ancient Music of Scandinavia (European Music Archaeology Project, Volume 2)

                                                Ancient Greek music: now we finally know what it sounded like (The Conversation)

                                                8 Oldest Musical Instruments in the World (Oldest.org)

                                                Brookhaven Lab Expert Helps Date Flute Thought to be Oldest Playable Musical Instrument (Brookhaven National Laboratory)

                                                Oldest Greek Fragment of Homer Discovered on Clay Tablet (Smithsonian)

                                                Sing like you mean it! - the Linguistics of Tonal Languages

                                                Listen to Sappho Read By Stephen G. Daitz (The New Yorker Podcast)

                                                Hear What Homer’s Odyssey Sounded Like When Sung in the Original Ancient Greek (Open Culture)

                                                Homer Multitext Project

                                                We can tell where a whale has travelled from the themes in its song (New Scientist)

                                                ContactEmail the Dirt Podcast

                                                ]]>d26cd59a-c996-11e9-92b0-e78a496b807eMon, 30 Sep 2019 08:00:00 -040046:26falsefull6262This week, Anna and Amber sing you a little tune about musical instruments in the archaeological record, and the ways that we can access ancient music today. From the discoveries of the earliest known flutes, to jamming out with Homer, to some mind-blowing takes on sound and silence, consider it our first movement in this composition. Links Scales from Around the World (How Music Really Works) A Biological Rationale for Musical Scales (PLOSOne) A Voice from the Past (The New Yorker) The European Music Archaeology Project Recreates Instruments of Old (New York Times) Ice and Longboats: Ancient Music of Scandinavia (European Music Archaeology Project, Volume 2) Ancient Greek music: now we finally know what it sounded like (The Conversation) 8 Oldest Musical Instruments in the World (Oldest.org) Brookhaven Lab Expert Helps Date Flute Thought to be Oldest Playable Musical Instrument (Brookhaven National Laboratory) Oldest Greek Fragment of Homer Discovered on Clay Tablet (Smithsonian) Sing like you mean it! - the Linguistics of Tonal Languages Listen to Sappho Read By Stephen G. Daitz (The New Yorker Podcast) Hear What Homer’s Odyssey Sounded Like When Sung in the Original Ancient Greek (Open Culture) Homer Multitext Project We can tell where a whale has travelled from the themes in its song (New Scientist) ContactEmail the Dirt PodcastAPN - The Dirt PodcastStory Time with Anna: Olaus and the Chamber of Confirmation BiasSnuggle on down in your jimjams with a mug of your favorite warm beverage, as Anna tells Amber a bedtime story about a great moment in archaeological discovery. This week, we travel back to 17th century Sweden, where a professor named Olof Rudbeck changed the world with his research. No spoilers, so check out thedirtpod.com for this week's show notes and recommended reading.

                                                ContactEmail the Dirt Podcast

                                                ]]>Snuggle on down in your jimjams with a mug of your favorite warm beverage, as Anna tells Amber a bedtime story about a great moment in archaeological discovery. This week, we travel back to 17th century Sweden, where a professor named Olof Rudbeck changed the world with his research. No spoilers, so check out thedirtpod.com for this week's show notes and recommended reading.

                                                ContactEmail the Dirt Podcast

                                                ]]>d26802cc-c996-11e9-92b0-f7d20653dd28Mon, 23 Sep 2019 08:00:00 -040046:20falsefull6161Snuggle on down in your jimjams with a mug of your favorite warm beverage, as Anna tells Amber a bedtime story about a great moment in archaeological discovery. This week, we travel back to 17th century Sweden, where a professor named Olof Rudbeck changed the world with his research. No spoilers, so check out thedirtpod.com for this week's show notes and recommended reading. ContactEmail the Dirt PodcastAPN - The Dirt PodcastListener QuestionsThis week, Anna and Amber tackle some questions submitted from you, the listener! It's a lightning round of stories about ghost puppers, citizen archaeology, glimpses of what happens behind closed doors, Stone Age musicians, and much more!

                                                LinksArchaeology, folklore, and the skeletal remains of a hellhound (Strange Remains)Leiston: Are these the bones of devil dog, Black Shuck? (East Anglia Daily Times)What To Do If You Find A Site (Archaeological Society of Virginia)Moundville Archaeological ParkSwimming in the Sahara (Discover Magazine)How Climate Change May Have Shaped Human Evolution (Smithsonian Magazine)Earliest music instruments found (BBC News)A Vest Pocket Guide to Brothels in 19th-Century New York for Gentlemen on the Go (New York Times)A Guide to Houses No Gentleman Would Dare to Frequent (New York Times)Pre-Incan Civilizations in Peru (Kuoda)ContactEmail the Dirt Podcast

                                                ]]>This week, Anna and Amber tackle some questions submitted from you, the listener! It's a lightning round of stories about ghost puppers, citizen archaeology, glimpses of what happens behind closed doors, Stone Age musicians, and much more!

                                                LinksArchaeology, folklore, and the skeletal remains of a hellhound (Strange Remains)Leiston: Are these the bones of devil dog, Black Shuck? (East Anglia Daily Times)What To Do If You Find A Site (Archaeological Society of Virginia)Moundville Archaeological ParkSwimming in the Sahara (Discover Magazine)How Climate Change May Have Shaped Human Evolution (Smithsonian Magazine)Earliest music instruments found (BBC News)A Vest Pocket Guide to Brothels in 19th-Century New York for Gentlemen on the Go (New York Times)A Guide to Houses No Gentleman Would Dare to Frequent (New York Times)Pre-Incan Civilizations in Peru (Kuoda)ContactEmail the Dirt Podcast

                                                ]]>d26336fc-c996-11e9-92b0-3b2ce8934270Mon, 16 Sep 2019 14:55:48 -040001:03:34falsefull6060This week, Anna and Amber tackle some questions submitted from you, the listener! It's a lightning round of stories about ghost puppers, citizen archaeology, glimpses of what happens behind closed doors, Stone Age musicians, and much more! LinksArchaeology, folklore, and the skeletal remains of a hellhound (Strange Remains)Leiston: Are these the bones of devil dog, Black Shuck? (East Anglia Daily Times)What To Do If You Find A Site (Archaeological Society of Virginia)Moundville Archaeological ParkSwimming in the Sahara (Discover Magazine)How Climate Change May Have Shaped Human Evolution (Smithsonian Magazine)Earliest music instruments found (BBC News)A Vest Pocket Guide to Brothels in 19th-Century New York for Gentlemen on the Go (New York Times)A Guide to Houses No Gentleman Would Dare to Frequent (New York Times)Pre-Incan Civilizations in Peru (Kuoda)ContactEmail the Dirt PodcastAPN - The Dirt PodcastFun-A with FaunaAnna and Amber talk about animal bones and what you can learn from them about domestication! Learn about how selective breeding affects animals' bodies (and also learn that Amber is very afraid of pigs). We also take a detour into Spookytown with some bizarre Iron age animal burials, and top it off with a lovely story about a kitten.

                                                LinksTop Signs of Animal Domestication (ThoughtCo)Early Date for Horse Domestication in Kazakhstan (Current World Archaeology)The boneyard of the bizarre that rewrites our Celtic past to include hybrid-animal monster myths (The Independent)Ritual and Burial: The Strange and Elaborate Ways Humans Prepared Animals for the Afterlife (Ancient Origins)Ancient bobcat buried like a human being (Science)ContactEmail the Dirt Podcast

                                                ]]>Anna and Amber talk about animal bones and what you can learn from them about domestication! Learn about how selective breeding affects animals' bodies (and also learn that Amber is very afraid of pigs). We also take a detour into Spookytown with some bizarre Iron age animal burials, and top it off with a lovely story about a kitten.

                                                LinksTop Signs of Animal Domestication (ThoughtCo)Early Date for Horse Domestication in Kazakhstan (Current World Archaeology)The boneyard of the bizarre that rewrites our Celtic past to include hybrid-animal monster myths (The Independent)Ritual and Burial: The Strange and Elaborate Ways Humans Prepared Animals for the Afterlife (Ancient Origins)Ancient bobcat buried like a human being (Science)ContactEmail the Dirt Podcast

                                                ]]>d25e114a-c996-11e9-92b0-43cf565c9cd2Mon, 09 Sep 2019 08:00:00 -040049:38falsefull5959Anna and Amber talk about animal bones and what you can learn from them about domestication! Learn about how selective breeding affects animals' bodies (and also learn that Amber is very afraid of pigs). We also take a detour into Spookytown with some bizarre Iron age animal burials, and top it off with a lovely story about a kitten. LinksTop Signs of Animal Domestication (ThoughtCo)Early Date for Horse Domestication in Kazakhstan (Current World Archaeology)The boneyard of the bizarre that rewrites our Celtic past to include hybrid-animal monster myths (The Independent)Ritual and Burial: The Strange and Elaborate Ways Humans Prepared Animals for the Afterlife (Ancient Origins)Ancient bobcat buried like a human being (Science)ContactEmail the Dirt PodcastAPN - The Dirt PodcastThe Dirt Potcast: Ceramics in ArchaeologyThis week, we’re talking ceramics! Anna and Amber explain how bits of pottery aren’t called shards, but do hold lots of secrets (and sometimes blood!), the role of ceramics in archaeology, evidence for amateur and student potters, and how Amber clearly didn’t miss her calling as a ceramic artist.

                                                LinksBasic Concepts: Pottery in the Archaeological Record (Archaeology Review)

                                                [https://ahotcupofjoe.net/2007/01/basic-concepts-pottery-in-the-archaeological-record/]Ancient Chinese pottery confirmed as the oldest yet found (The Guardian)

                                                [https://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/jun/28/ancient-chinese-pottery-oldest-yet]Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) in the Study of Archaeological Ceramics (Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Ceramic Analysis)

                                                [https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199681532.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199681532-e-24]Thule tradition (University of Waterloo)

                                                [http://anthropology.uwaterloo.ca/ArcticArchStuff/thule.html]Ceramic Technology of Arctic Alaska: An Experimental and Adaptive Craft (Teal Sullivan)

                                                [http://www.tealsullivan.com/ceramics/arcticpottery/]How to Make an Unfired Clay Cooking Pot: Understanding the Technological Choices Made by Arctic Potters (Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory)

                                                [https://www.jstor.org/stable/25653111?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents]Muweilah (Universes in Universe)

                                                [https://universes.art/en/art-destinations/sharjah/archaeological-sites/muweilah]Prehistoric Children Working and Playing: A Southwestern Case Study in Learning Ceramics (Journal of Archaeological Research)

                                                [https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/jar.57.4.3631354]The Dirt Book Club!

                                                When Clay Sings (via WorldCat) [https://www.worldcat.org/title/when-clay-sings/oclc/340283]ContactEmail the Dirt Podcast

                                                ]]>This week, we’re talking ceramics! Anna and Amber explain how bits of pottery aren’t called shards, but do hold lots of secrets (and sometimes blood!), the role of ceramics in archaeology, evidence for amateur and student potters, and how Amber clearly didn’t miss her calling as a ceramic artist.

                                                LinksBasic Concepts: Pottery in the Archaeological Record (Archaeology Review)

                                                [https://ahotcupofjoe.net/2007/01/basic-concepts-pottery-in-the-archaeological-record/]Ancient Chinese pottery confirmed as the oldest yet found (The Guardian)

                                                [https://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/jun/28/ancient-chinese-pottery-oldest-yet]Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) in the Study of Archaeological Ceramics (Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Ceramic Analysis)

                                                [https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199681532.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199681532-e-24]Thule tradition (University of Waterloo)

                                                [http://anthropology.uwaterloo.ca/ArcticArchStuff/thule.html]Ceramic Technology of Arctic Alaska: An Experimental and Adaptive Craft (Teal Sullivan)

                                                [http://www.tealsullivan.com/ceramics/arcticpottery/]How to Make an Unfired Clay Cooking Pot: Understanding the Technological Choices Made by Arctic Potters (Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory)

                                                [https://www.jstor.org/stable/25653111?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents]Muweilah (Universes in Universe)

                                                [https://universes.art/en/art-destinations/sharjah/archaeological-sites/muweilah]Prehistoric Children Working and Playing: A Southwestern Case Study in Learning Ceramics (Journal of Archaeological Research)

                                                [https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/jar.57.4.3631354]The Dirt Book Club!

                                                When Clay Sings (via WorldCat) [https://www.worldcat.org/title/when-clay-sings/oclc/340283]ContactEmail the Dirt Podcast

                                                ]]>d257c2e0-c996-11e9-92b0-5f5c8636b769Mon, 02 Sep 2019 08:00:00 -040058:45falsefull5858This week, we’re talking ceramics! Anna and Amber explain how bits of pottery aren’t called shards, but do hold lots of secrets (and sometimes blood!), the role of ceramics in archaeology, evidence for amateur and student potters, and how Amber clearly didn’t miss her calling as a ceramic artist. LinksBasic Concepts: Pottery in the Archaeological Record (Archaeology Review) [https://ahotcupofjoe.net/2007/01/basic-concepts-pottery-in-the-archaeological-record/]Ancient Chinese pottery confirmed as the oldest yet found (The Guardian) [https://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/jun/28/ancient-chinese-pottery-oldest-yet]Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) in the Study of Archaeological Ceramics (Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Ceramic Analysis) [https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199681532.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199681532-e-24]Thule tradition (University of Waterloo) [http://anthropology.uwaterloo.ca/ArcticArchStuff/thule.html]Ceramic Technology of Arctic Alaska: An Experimental and Adaptive Craft (Teal Sullivan) [http://www.tealsullivan.com/ceramics/arcticpottery/]How to Make an Unfired Clay Cooking Pot: Understanding the Technological Choices Made by Arctic Potters (Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory) [https://www.jstor.org/stable/25653111?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents]Muweilah (Universes in Universe) [https://universes.art/en/art-destinations/sharjah/archaeological-sites/muweilah]Prehistoric Children Working and Playing: A Southwestern Case Study in Learning Ceramics (Journal of Archaeological Research) [https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/jar.57.4.3631354]The Dirt Book Club! When Clay Sings (via WorldCat) [https://www.worldcat.org/title/when-clay-sings/oclc/340283]ContactEmail the Dirt PodcastAPN - The Dirt PodcastAugust HiatusHey everyone! We're experiencing some technical difficulties with one of our computers. We'll be back with regular weekly episodes just as soon as we figure that out. In the mean time, check out the other great episodes in our back catalogue and on the Archaeology Podcast Network.
                                                ]]>Hey everyone! We're experiencing some technical difficulties with one of our computers. We'll be back with regular weekly episodes just as soon as we figure that out. In the mean time, check out the other great episodes in our back catalogue and on the Archaeology Podcast Network.
                                                ]]>6fe1b12c-c296-11e9-b0e0-e30f831dbf33Mon, 19 Aug 2019 15:26:45 -040001:21falsefull571571Hey everyone! We're experiencing some technical difficulties with one of our computers. We'll be back with regular weekly episodes just as soon as we figure that out. In the mean time, check out the other great episodes in our back catalogue and on the Archaeology Podcast Network.APN - The Dirt PodcastCache of the DayThis week, Anna and Amber take their inspiration from an archaeological news story and dive into some hidden treasures!

                                                LinksSamuel Pepys’ 1666 diaries about his beloved parmesan [http://www.pepys.info/1666/1666sep.html] (Pepys.info)Grave of 'real-life Asterix' who fought Caesar found amid trove of weapons and possessions in West Sussex [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/07/22/real-life-asterix-fought-caesar-found-amid-trove-weapons-possessions/] (The Telegraph)Archaeologists find richest cache of ancient mind-altering drugs in South America [https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/05/archaeologists-find-richest-cache-ancient-mind-altering-drugs-south-america] (Science)Clovis-era Tool Cache 13,000 Years Old Shows Evidence Of Camel, Horse Butchering [https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090225132355.htm] (Science Daily)Under Maryland Street, Ties to African Past [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/21/science/21arch.html] (The New York Times)A Cache of 18th-Century Rockets Discovered in India [https://www.archaeology-world.com/a-cache-of-18th-century-rockets-discovered-in-india/] (Archaeology World)A Dog Named Monty Has Dug Up a Rare Cache of Bronze Age Artifacts in the Czech Republic [https://news.artnet.com/art-world/dog-archaeologist-czech-republic-1351412] (ArtNet)ContactsEmail the Dirt Podcast

                                                ]]>This week, Anna and Amber take their inspiration from an archaeological news story and dive into some hidden treasures!

                                                LinksSamuel Pepys’ 1666 diaries about his beloved parmesan [http://www.pepys.info/1666/1666sep.html] (Pepys.info)Grave of 'real-life Asterix' who fought Caesar found amid trove of weapons and possessions in West Sussex [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/07/22/real-life-asterix-fought-caesar-found-amid-trove-weapons-possessions/] (The Telegraph)Archaeologists find richest cache of ancient mind-altering drugs in South America [https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/05/archaeologists-find-richest-cache-ancient-mind-altering-drugs-south-america] (Science)Clovis-era Tool Cache 13,000 Years Old Shows Evidence Of Camel, Horse Butchering [https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090225132355.htm] (Science Daily)Under Maryland Street, Ties to African Past [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/21/science/21arch.html] (The New York Times)A Cache of 18th-Century Rockets Discovered in India [https://www.archaeology-world.com/a-cache-of-18th-century-rockets-discovered-in-india/] (Archaeology World)A Dog Named Monty Has Dug Up a Rare Cache of Bronze Age Artifacts in the Czech Republic [https://news.artnet.com/art-world/dog-archaeologist-czech-republic-1351412] (ArtNet)ContactsEmail the Dirt Podcast

                                                ]]>e5358ba0-bb94-11e9-a8af-038f95586d50Mon, 12 Aug 2019 08:00:00 -040045:45falsefull5757This week, Anna and Amber take their inspiration from an archaeological news story and dive into some hidden treasures! LinksSamuel Pepys’ 1666 diaries about his beloved parmesan [http://www.pepys.info/1666/1666sep.html] (Pepys.info)Grave of 'real-life Asterix' who fought Caesar found amid trove of weapons and possessions in West Sussex [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/07/22/real-life-asterix-fought-caesar-found-amid-trove-weapons-possessions/] (The Telegraph)Archaeologists find richest cache of ancient mind-altering drugs in South America [https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/05/archaeologists-find-richest-cache-ancient-mind-altering-drugs-south-america] (Science)Clovis-era Tool Cache 13,000 Years Old Shows Evidence Of Camel, Horse Butchering [https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090225132355.htm] (Science Daily)Under Maryland Street, Ties to African Past [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/21/science/21arch.html] (The New York Times)A Cache of 18th-Century Rockets Discovered in India [https://www.archaeology-world.com/a-cache-of-18th-century-rockets-discovered-in-india/] (Archaeology World)A Dog Named Monty Has Dug Up a Rare Cache of Bronze Age Artifacts in the Czech Republic [https://news.artnet.com/art-world/dog-archaeologist-czech-republic-1351412] (ArtNet)ContactsEmail the Dirt PodcastAPN - The Dirt PodcastThem There Hills: Mounds and the Myth of the MoundbuildersIt’s all about mounds and moundbuilders on this week’s episode with Anna and Amber.

                                                LinksCahokia: The Great Native American Metropolis (via WorldCat)Cahokia MoundsWatson Brake, a Middle Archaic Mound Complex in Northeast Louisiana (American Antiquity)12th-Century Cahokia Was a “Melting Pot” (Archaeology)Cahokia and the Excavation of Mound 72 (Lithics Casting Lab)The Ancient Mounds of Poverty Point: A Place of Rings (via WorldCat)Moundbuilders (Newberry)Early pottery: Technology, Function, Style, and Interaction in the Lower Southeast (via WorldCat)White Settlers Buried the Truth About the Midwest’s Mysterious Mound Cities (Smithsonian)Check out KenFeder’s take on the myth of the moundbuilders over on Archaeological Fantasies. He’s also the author of this week’s Dirt Book Club entry, Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science andPseudoscience in Archaeology.ContactEmail the Dirt Podcast

                                                ]]>It’s all about mounds and moundbuilders on this week’s episode with Anna and Amber.

                                                LinksCahokia: The Great Native American Metropolis (via WorldCat)Cahokia MoundsWatson Brake, a Middle Archaic Mound Complex in Northeast Louisiana (American Antiquity)12th-Century Cahokia Was a “Melting Pot” (Archaeology)Cahokia and the Excavation of Mound 72 (Lithics Casting Lab)The Ancient Mounds of Poverty Point: A Place of Rings (via WorldCat)Moundbuilders (Newberry)Early pottery: Technology, Function, Style, and Interaction in the Lower Southeast (via WorldCat)White Settlers Buried the Truth About the Midwest’s Mysterious Mound Cities (Smithsonian)Check out KenFeder’s take on the myth of the moundbuilders over on Archaeological Fantasies. He’s also the author of this week’s Dirt Book Club entry, Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science andPseudoscience in Archaeology.ContactEmail the Dirt Podcast

                                                ]]>03b0a722-b6db-11e9-b8b6-6f8ff6024d5cMon, 05 Aug 2019 08:00:00 -040059:55falsefull5656It’s all about mounds and moundbuilders on this week’s episode with Anna and Amber. LinksCahokia: The Great Native American Metropolis (via WorldCat)Cahokia MoundsWatson Brake, a Middle Archaic Mound Complex in Northeast Louisiana (American Antiquity)12th-Century Cahokia Was a “Melting Pot” (Archaeology)Cahokia and the Excavation of Mound 72 (Lithics Casting Lab)The Ancient Mounds of Poverty Point: A Place of Rings (via WorldCat)Moundbuilders (Newberry)Early pottery: Technology, Function, Style, and Interaction in the Lower Southeast (via WorldCat)White Settlers Buried the Truth About the Midwest’s Mysterious Mound Cities (Smithsonian)Check out KenFeder’s take on the myth of the moundbuilders over on Archaeological Fantasies. He’s also the author of this week’s Dirt Book Club entry, Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science andPseudoscience in Archaeology.ContactEmail the Dirt PodcastAPN - The Dirt PodcastTroy Story: Heinrich Schliemann and the Power of LyingThis week, we play some of the Classics: a look at Troy, the Trojan War, and its discovery. Enter Heinrich Schliemann, the archaeologist (nope) who excavated the site of Hisarlik, in present-day Turkey, found evidence of the end of the Iliad (nope), went on to excavate other Homeric heroes (again, nope), and completely changed the game for public interest in archaeological research and the possibility that Homer was based on historical events (actually, this one is true). Come for Amber attempting to recite the Aeneid, stay for Anna throwing books in disgust.

                                                ContactEmail the Dirt Podcast

                                                ]]>This week, we play some of the Classics: a look at Troy, the Trojan War, and its discovery. Enter Heinrich Schliemann, the archaeologist (nope) who excavated the site of Hisarlik, in present-day Turkey, found evidence of the end of the Iliad (nope), went on to excavate other Homeric heroes (again, nope), and completely changed the game for public interest in archaeological research and the possibility that Homer was based on historical events (actually, this one is true). Come for Amber attempting to recite the Aeneid, stay for Anna throwing books in disgust.

                                                ContactEmail the Dirt Podcast

                                                ]]>fcd34818-b1ff-11e9-85f9-2b5c9510ef37Mon, 29 Jul 2019 12:59:00 -040052:00falsefull5555This week, we play some of the Classics: a look at Troy, the Trojan War, and its discovery. Enter Heinrich Schliemann, the archaeologist (nope) who excavated the site of Hisarlik, in present-day Turkey, found evidence of the end of the Iliad (nope), went on to excavate other Homeric heroes (again, nope), and completely changed the game for public interest in archaeological research and the possibility that Homer was based on historical events (actually, this one is true). Come for Amber attempting to recite the Aeneid, stay for Anna throwing books in disgust. ContactEmail the Dirt PodcastAPN - The Dirt PodcastOld News, Issue 11[Ghost of Amber Future here, I think we talked about these stories?]

                                                https://www.livescience.com/65760-visigoth-reccopolis-city-revealed.html

                                                https://www.livescience.com/65728-neolithic-human-made-islands.html

                                                https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190612165603.htm

                                                https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190605142602.htm

                                                https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190529122145.htm

                                                https://www.archaeology.org/news/7769-190619-puppy-dog-eyes

                                                https://www.archaeology.org/news/7771-190619-chimps-crab-fishing

                                                https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/05/chimpanzees-eat-tortoises-smash-shells/

                                                https://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/features/revealed-the-sophisticated-painting-techniques-of-ancient-artists-who-created-these-fantastical-images/

                                                https://www.heritagedaily.com/2019/05/declining-fertility-rates-may-explain-neanderthal-extinction-suggests-new-model/123863

                                                https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium.MAGAZINE-the-myth-of-masada-how-reliable-was-josephus-anyway-1.7375157

                                                
                                                

                                                
                                                

                                                ]]>[Ghost of Amber Future here, I think we talked about these stories?]

                                                https://www.livescience.com/65760-visigoth-reccopolis-city-revealed.html

                                                https://www.livescience.com/65728-neolithic-human-made-islands.html

                                                https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190612165603.htm

                                                https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190605142602.htm

                                                https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190529122145.htm

                                                https://www.archaeology.org/news/7769-190619-puppy-dog-eyes

                                                https://www.archaeology.org/news/7771-190619-chimps-crab-fishing

                                                https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/05/chimpanzees-eat-tortoises-smash-shells/

                                                https://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/features/revealed-the-sophisticated-painting-techniques-of-ancient-artists-who-created-these-fantastical-images/

                                                https://www.heritagedaily.com/2019/05/declining-fertility-rates-may-explain-neanderthal-extinction-suggests-new-model/123863

                                                https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium.MAGAZINE-the-myth-of-masada-how-reliable-was-josephus-anyway-1.7375157

                                                
                                                

                                                
                                                

                                                ]]>f778d6d2-dfb4-471a-a14d-02cf23985835Mon, 29 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -040043:37falsebonusThe Dirt PodcastAn Arctic ExpeditionAmber's too cold, Anna's too hot, and we've both lost our dang minds! In an effort to think about something other than the summer heat, this week we're offering you a sampler platter of some of the amazing archaeology from the Arctic regions up north! Learn how people got to the Arctic, what some of them did when they got there, and what's happening to Arctic sites now in light of global warming. Also hyenas. Refreshing!

                                                LinksThe Peopling of the Americas: Evidence for Multiple Models (Discover)Late Pleistocene exploration and settlement of the Americas by modern humans (Science)Beringia (National Parks Service)These First Americans Vanished Without a Trace — But Hints of Them Linger (LiveScience)The ancient people in the high-latitude Arctic had well-developed trade (EurekAlert)Do Canadian Carvings Depict Vikings? Removing Mammal Fat May Tell (LiveScience)How Did Prehistoric Hyenas Reach the Americas? Through the Arctic (Ha’aretz)As the Arctic Erodes, Archaeologists Are Racing to Protect Ancient Treasures (Smithsonian)The Unalaska Sea Ice Project (Boston University Zooarchaeology Laboratory)What Clam Thermometers Tell Us About Past Climates (Sapiens)Clamshells and Climate Change: What seal bones and clamshells teach us about past climate (The Brink)Digging for butter clams in Dutch Harbor, Alaska (Youtube)The Dirt Book Club!The earth is faster now: indigenous observations of Arctic environmental change, by Igor Krupnik and Dyanna JollyThe last imaginary place: a human history of the Arctic world, by Robert McGheeContactEmail the Dirt Podcast

                                                ]]>Amber's too cold, Anna's too hot, and we've both lost our dang minds! In an effort to think about something other than the summer heat, this week we're offering you a sampler platter of some of the amazing archaeology from the Arctic regions up north! Learn how people got to the Arctic, what some of them did when they got there, and what's happening to Arctic sites now in light of global warming. Also hyenas. Refreshing!

                                                LinksThe Peopling of the Americas: Evidence for Multiple Models (Discover)Late Pleistocene exploration and settlement of the Americas by modern humans (Science)Beringia (National Parks Service)These First Americans Vanished Without a Trace — But Hints of Them Linger (LiveScience)The ancient people in the high-latitude Arctic had well-developed trade (EurekAlert)Do Canadian Carvings Depict Vikings? Removing Mammal Fat May Tell (LiveScience)How Did Prehistoric Hyenas Reach the Americas? Through the Arctic (Ha’aretz)As the Arctic Erodes, Archaeologists Are Racing to Protect Ancient Treasures (Smithsonian)The Unalaska Sea Ice Project (Boston University Zooarchaeology Laboratory)What Clam Thermometers Tell Us About Past Climates (Sapiens)Clamshells and Climate Change: What seal bones and clamshells teach us about past climate (The Brink)Digging for butter clams in Dutch Harbor, Alaska (Youtube)The Dirt Book Club!The earth is faster now: indigenous observations of Arctic environmental change, by Igor Krupnik and Dyanna JollyThe last imaginary place: a human history of the Arctic world, by Robert McGheeContactEmail the Dirt Podcast

                                                ]]>9d5c5454-abe4-11e9-81d7-63c549a8acf5Mon, 22 Jul 2019 08:00:00 -040040:09falsefull5454Amber's too cold, Anna's too hot, and we've both lost our dang minds! In an effort to think about something other than the summer heat, this week we're offering you a sampler platter of some of the amazing archaeology from the Arctic regions up north! Learn how people got to the Arctic, what some of them did when they got there, and what's happening to Arctic sites now in light of global warming. Also hyenas. Refreshing! LinksThe Peopling of the Americas: Evidence for Multiple Models (Discover)Late Pleistocene exploration and settlement of the Americas by modern humans (Science)Beringia (National Parks Service)These First Americans Vanished Without a Trace — But Hints of Them Linger (LiveScience)The ancient people in the high-latitude Arctic had well-developed trade (EurekAlert)Do Canadian Carvings Depict Vikings? Removing Mammal Fat May Tell (LiveScience)How Did Prehistoric Hyenas Reach the Americas? Through the Arctic (Ha’aretz)As the Arctic Erodes, Archaeologists Are Racing to Protect Ancient Treasures (Smithsonian)The Unalaska Sea Ice Project (Boston University Zooarchaeology Laboratory)What Clam Thermometers Tell Us About Past Climates (Sapiens)Clamshells and Climate Change: What seal bones and clamshells teach us about past climate (The Brink)Digging for butter clams in Dutch Harbor, Alaska (Youtube)The Dirt Book Club!The earth is faster now: indigenous observations of Arctic environmental change, by Igor Krupnik and Dyanna JollyThe last imaginary place: a human history of the Arctic world, by Robert McGheeContactEmail the Dirt PodcastAPN - The Dirt PodcastThe Climes, They Are A-Changin'This week, it's a topic that's incredibly relevant and important, and...not the least bit fun. It's climate change! We're here to combat misinformation and to tell you what we know about past global climate change, how we know it, and what that means for our future.
                                                ]]>This week, it's a topic that's incredibly relevant and important, and...not the least bit fun. It's climate change! We're here to combat misinformation and to tell you what we know about past global climate change, how we know it, and what that means for our future.
                                                ]]>tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/647426472Sun, 07 Jul 2019 12:35:00 -040001:06:27falsefull5252This week, it's a topic that's incredibly relevant and important, and...not the least bit fun. It's climate change! We're here to combat misinformation and to tell you what we know about past global climate change, how we know it, and what that means for our future.The Dirt PodcastAfrican Empires: Part TwoWe wrap up our whirlwind tour of African Empires this week with the later part of the timeline. Anna and Amber travel to Timbuktu, the Solomonid Empire, the Fatimid Caliphate and more! We also cover the Scramble for Africa, which sounds fun and madcap, but is...the opposite of that.
                                                ]]>We wrap up our whirlwind tour of African Empires this week with the later part of the timeline. Anna and Amber travel to Timbuktu, the Solomonid Empire, the Fatimid Caliphate and more! We also cover the Scramble for Africa, which sounds fun and madcap, but is...the opposite of that.
                                                ]]>tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/644186991Sun, 30 Jun 2019 12:04:00 -040038:15falsefull5151We wrap up our whirlwind tour of African Empires this week with the later part of the timeline. Anna and Amber travel to Timbuktu, the Solomonid Empire, the Fatimid Caliphate and more! We also cover the Scramble for Africa, which sounds fun and madcap, but is...the opposite of that.The Dirt PodcastAfrican Empires: Part OneAmber and Anna dip their toes into the vast history of the African continent. In this first installment of a two-episode series, we look at some pre-Classical civilizations. Learn about foreign queens and imported baboons, and why camels are great for business AND religion. And remember! It's never a collapse.
                                                ]]>Amber and Anna dip their toes into the vast history of the African continent. In this first installment of a two-episode series, we look at some pre-Classical civilizations. Learn about foreign queens and imported baboons, and why camels are great for business AND religion. And remember! It's never a collapse.
                                                ]]>tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/641390832Mon, 24 Jun 2019 16:11:00 -040001:01:49falsefull5050Amber and Anna dip their toes into the vast history of the African continent. In this first installment of a two-episode series, we look at some pre-Classical civilizations. Learn about foreign queens and imported baboons, and why camels are great for business AND religion. And remember! It's never a collapse.The Dirt PodcastIt's Never a Collapse: Angkor WatThis week, Amber and Anna explore Angkor Wat, the legendary Cambodian temple complex. Who built it? What happened? Did the civilization collapse? (Spoiler: no.) Was it rediscovered after being forgotten for centuries? (Spoiler: also no.) Come for the history, stay for the alien spider beings!
                                                ]]>This week, Amber and Anna explore Angkor Wat, the legendary Cambodian temple complex. Who built it? What happened? Did the civilization collapse? (Spoiler: no.) Was it rediscovered after being forgotten for centuries? (Spoiler: also no.) Come for the history, stay for the alien spider beings!
                                                ]]>tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/637313004Sun, 16 Jun 2019 04:00:00 -040042:45falsefull4949This week, Amber and Anna explore Angkor Wat, the legendary Cambodian temple complex. Who built it? What happened? Did the civilization collapse? (Spoiler: no.) Was it rediscovered after being forgotten for centuries? (Spoiler: also no.) Come for the history, stay for the alien spider beings!The Dirt PodcastWhere Do Babies Come From? The Archaeology of ChildbirthThis week, we bring you the MIRACLE OF BIRTH. Join Amber and Anna for a brief frolic through some ancient birthing wisdom and evidence of pregnancy and childbirth in the archaeological record. We're also joined by the brilliant Dr. Natalie Laudicina, who takes us on a fascinating and slightly terrifying journey through the surprisingly complicated landscape of the primate birth canal. Content warning: some of the subject material in this episode may be upsetting, but we try to give listeners a heads up.
                                                ]]>This week, we bring you the MIRACLE OF BIRTH. Join Amber and Anna for a brief frolic through some ancient birthing wisdom and evidence of pregnancy and childbirth in the archaeological record. We're also joined by the brilliant Dr. Natalie Laudicina, who takes us on a fascinating and slightly terrifying journey through the surprisingly complicated landscape of the primate birth canal. Content warning: some of the subject material in this episode may be upsetting, but we try to give listeners a heads up.
                                                ]]>tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/633867888Sun, 09 Jun 2019 04:00:00 -040001:01:15falsefull4848This week, we bring you the MIRACLE OF BIRTH. Join Amber and Anna for a brief frolic through some ancient birthing wisdom and evidence of pregnancy and childbirth in the archaeological record. We're also joined by the brilliant Dr. Natalie Laudicina, who takes us on a fascinating and slightly terrifying journey through the surprisingly complicated landscape of the primate birth canal. Content warning: some of the subject material in this episode may be upsetting, but we try to give listeners a heads up.The Dirt PodcastNews Roundup!Anna and Amber are both traveling this week, so instead of leaving your feeds bereft, we've got an episode of Old News for you to enjoy!
                                                ]]>Anna and Amber are both traveling this week, so instead of leaving your feeds bereft, we've got an episode of Old News for you to enjoy!
                                                ]]>tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/630398985Sun, 02 Jun 2019 12:10:00 -040050:23falsebonus5353Anna and Amber are both traveling this week, so instead of leaving your feeds bereft, we've got an episode of Old News for you to enjoy!The Dirt PodcastPrehistoric Beasts and Where to Find ThemIt's another Very Special Sponsored Episode this week! We're talking prehistoric animals of all shapes and sizes (and by all sizes we mean mostly TOO BIG). Learn about giant birds hunted by the first people on New Zealand, the giant sea scorpion that will haunt Amber's dreams, and, well, probably more than you ever wanted to know about woolly mammoth butts.
                                                ]]>It's another Very Special Sponsored Episode this week! We're talking prehistoric animals of all shapes and sizes (and by all sizes we mean mostly TOO BIG). Learn about giant birds hunted by the first people on New Zealand, the giant sea scorpion that will haunt Amber's dreams, and, well, probably more than you ever wanted to know about woolly mammoth butts.
                                                ]]>tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/626665788Sun, 26 May 2019 04:00:00 -040049:19falsefull4747It's another Very Special Sponsored Episode this week! We're talking prehistoric animals of all shapes and sizes (and by all sizes we mean mostly TOO BIG). Learn about giant birds hunted by the first people on New Zealand, the giant sea scorpion that will haunt Amber's dreams, and, well, probably more than you ever wanted to know about woolly mammoth butts.The Dirt PodcastDogtectives on the Case!This week, we bring you a fascinating, poignant, and thoroughly delightful interview with Very Special Guest Lynne Engelbert, a handler with the Institute for Canine Forensics. Learn what the talented pups at the ICF do for a living and prepare to be amazed!
                                                ]]>This week, we bring you a fascinating, poignant, and thoroughly delightful interview with Very Special Guest Lynne Engelbert, a handler with the Institute for Canine Forensics. Learn what the talented pups at the ICF do for a living and prepare to be amazed!
                                                ]]>tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/623032530Sun, 19 May 2019 10:36:00 -040040:27falsefull4646This week, we bring you a fascinating, poignant, and thoroughly delightful interview with Very Special Guest Lynne Engelbert, a handler with the Institute for Canine Forensics. Learn what the talented pups at the ICF do for a living and prepare to be amazed!The Dirt PodcastWhat is Going on with Those Denisovans?!This week, Anna and Amber sit down to chat about the Denisovans, the human ancestors we didn't know we had until recently. Learn about what evidence we have for Denisovans, the traits for which we can thank them, and some of the mysteries that remain. Come for big reveals about what's in human DNA, stay for ample use of phrases like "bouts of interbreeding."
                                                ]]>This week, Anna and Amber sit down to chat about the Denisovans, the human ancestors we didn't know we had until recently. Learn about what evidence we have for Denisovans, the traits for which we can thank them, and some of the mysteries that remain. Come for big reveals about what's in human DNA, stay for ample use of phrases like "bouts of interbreeding."
                                                ]]>tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/619465887Sun, 12 May 2019 14:30:00 -040044:01falsefull4545This week, Anna and Amber sit down to chat about the Denisovans, the human ancestors we didn't know we had until recently. Learn about what evidence we have for Denisovans, the traits for which we can thank them, and some of the mysteries that remain. Come for big reveals about what's in human DNA, stay for ample use of phrases like "bouts of interbreeding."The Dirt PodcastThis Episode is RevoltingIt's another Very Special Sponsored Episode this week, about the archaeology of protest, revolt, and rebellion. Join Anna and Amber alongside coal miners in West Virginia, Jewish rebels in the first century CE, enslaved Africans in the Danish Virgin Islands, and more stories of human defiance and resilience in the face of oppression.
                                                ]]>It's another Very Special Sponsored Episode this week, about the archaeology of protest, revolt, and rebellion. Join Anna and Amber alongside coal miners in West Virginia, Jewish rebels in the first century CE, enslaved Africans in the Danish Virgin Islands, and more stories of human defiance and resilience in the face of oppression.
                                                ]]>tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/615974703Sun, 05 May 2019 10:54:00 -040001:04:30falsefull4444It's another Very Special Sponsored Episode this week, about the archaeology of protest, revolt, and rebellion. Join Anna and Amber alongside coal miners in West Virginia, Jewish rebels in the first century CE, enslaved Africans in the Danish Virgin Islands, and more stories of human defiance and resilience in the face of oppression.The Dirt PodcastSpilling the Antiqui-Tea: Artifact Trafficking and the Antiquities Black MarketPsst. Do you want to buy some archaeology? WELL WE DON'T HAVE ANY TO SELL YOU, BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE WRONG. But that hasn't stopped other people from doing it! Join us this week for a Very Special Sponsored Episode on the antiquities black market, the harm it does to archaeology and to real living people all over the world, and some of the folks doing extremely cool things to protect cultural heritage.
                                                ]]>Psst. Do you want to buy some archaeology? WELL WE DON'T HAVE ANY TO SELL YOU, BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE WRONG. But that hasn't stopped other people from doing it! Join us this week for a Very Special Sponsored Episode on the antiquities black market, the harm it does to archaeology and to real living people all over the world, and some of the folks doing extremely cool things to protect cultural heritage.
                                                ]]>tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/612492699Sun, 28 Apr 2019 04:00:00 -040041:55falsefull4343Psst. Do you want to buy some archaeology? WELL WE DON'T HAVE ANY TO SELL YOU, BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE WRONG. But that hasn't stopped other people from doing it! Join us this week for a Very Special Sponsored Episode on the antiquities black market, the harm it does to archaeology and to real living people all over the world, and some of the folks doing extremely cool things to protect cultural heritage.The Dirt PodcastHere Be Unicorns: The Ancient Indus ValleyJoin Anna and Amber on an excursion to the Indus Valley, and an exploration of some of the ancient societies therein. Learn about the thrills of city planning and indoor toilets, experience the mystery and absurdity of the Indus "unicorn," and enjoy a surprising number of Anna's best seal impersonations.
                                                ]]>Join Anna and Amber on an excursion to the Indus Valley, and an exploration of some of the ancient societies therein. Learn about the thrills of city planning and indoor toilets, experience the mystery and absurdity of the Indus "unicorn," and enjoy a surprising number of Anna's best seal impersonations.
                                                ]]>tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/609081036Sun, 21 Apr 2019 00:24:00 -040001:06:47falsefull4242Join Anna and Amber on an excursion to the Indus Valley, and an exploration of some of the ancient societies therein. Learn about the thrills of city planning and indoor toilets, experience the mystery and absurdity of the Indus "unicorn," and enjoy a surprising number of Anna's best seal impersonations.The Dirt PodcastLet's Talk about (Inter)SexThis week's episode was inspired by news coverage of Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski, who, according to his skeleton, may have been intersex. But what does it mean to be intersex, and how do we incorporate this very real form of existence into our understanding of the archaeological record? Learn along with Anna and Amber from forensic archaeology, American history, Indigenous American culture, and a truly heart-wrenching tale from Iran.
                                                ]]>This week's episode was inspired by news coverage of Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski, who, according to his skeleton, may have been intersex. But what does it mean to be intersex, and how do we incorporate this very real form of existence into our understanding of the archaeological record? Learn along with Anna and Amber from forensic archaeology, American history, Indigenous American culture, and a truly heart-wrenching tale from Iran.
                                                ]]>tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/605670222Sun, 14 Apr 2019 04:00:00 -040040:31falsefull4141This week's episode was inspired by news coverage of Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski, who, according to his skeleton, may have been intersex. But what does it mean to be intersex, and how do we incorporate this very real form of existence into our understanding of the archaeological record? Learn along with Anna and Amber from forensic archaeology, American history, Indigenous American culture, and a truly heart-wrenching tale from Iran.The Dirt PodcastUr Never Going to Believe ThisJoin Anna and Amber on a tour of third millennium BCE Mesopotamia, where they explore the Royal Tombs of Ur. It has everything: musical instruments, very extra jewelry looks, a Great Death Pit (!), a famous excavator with a flair for the dramatic, even a surprise find nearly a century later in a museum basement. Who was buried there? What makes these tombs so special? What did Sumerian music sound like? How great was that death pit?
                                                ]]>Join Anna and Amber on a tour of third millennium BCE Mesopotamia, where they explore the Royal Tombs of Ur. It has everything: musical instruments, very extra jewelry looks, a Great Death Pit (!), a famous excavator with a flair for the dramatic, even a surprise find nearly a century later in a museum basement. Who was buried there? What makes these tombs so special? What did Sumerian music sound like? How great was that death pit?
                                                ]]>tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/602166372Sun, 07 Apr 2019 04:02:00 -040001:08:14falsefull4040Join Anna and Amber on a tour of third millennium BCE Mesopotamia, where they explore the Royal Tombs of Ur. It has everything: musical instruments, very extra jewelry looks, a Great Death Pit (!), a famous excavator with a flair for the dramatic, even a surprise find nearly a century later in a museum basement. Who was buried there? What makes these tombs so special? What did Sumerian music sound like? How great was that death pit?The Dirt PodcastArchaeologists Dig Dinosaurs... April Fools!Hello, and welcome to The Dirt, a podcast all about dinosaurs! Since we’re archaeologists (and thus don’t study dinosaurs, ahem) we know nothing about this subject, so for this special April Fools’ Day episode, Anna sits down with paleontologist Chris Capobianco from Harvard University’s Museum of Comparative Zoology. Learn about how quickly a fossil forms, the process of preparing fossils for research or exhibition, what dinosaurs really looked like, how exactly one goes about becoming a paleontologist, and what the future may hold for the discipline (and humanity.
                                                ]]>Hello, and welcome to The Dirt, a podcast all about dinosaurs! Since we’re archaeologists (and thus don’t study dinosaurs, ahem) we know nothing about this subject, so for this special April Fools’ Day episode, Anna sits down with paleontologist Chris Capobianco from Harvard University’s Museum of Comparative Zoology. Learn about how quickly a fossil forms, the process of preparing fossils for research or exhibition, what dinosaurs really looked like, how exactly one goes about becoming a paleontologist, and what the future may hold for the discipline (and humanity.
                                                ]]>tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/599026680Mon, 01 Apr 2019 04:00:52 -040029:54falsefullHello, and welcome to The Dirt, a podcast all about dinosaurs! Since we’re archaeologists (and thus don’t study dinosaurs, ahem) we know nothing about this subject, so for this special April Fools’ Day episode, Anna sits down with paleontologist Chris Capobianco from Harvard University’s Museum of Comparative Zoology. Learn about how quickly a fossil forms, the process of preparing fossils for research or exhibition, what dinosaurs really looked like, how exactly one goes about becoming a paleontologist, and what the future may hold for the discipline (and humanity.APN - The Dirt PodcastHelen Hunt Jackson: Woman with a HobbyOur very first LIVE SHOW, from Cosumnes River College in Sacramento! In honor of Women's History Month, we celebrate the life and career of Helen Hunt Jackson, the raddest lady activist and author you've never heard of. In her lifetime, Jackson was a vocal and tireless advocate for Native American rights during the federal land grabs of the 1800s.
                                                ]]>Our very first LIVE SHOW, from Cosumnes River College in Sacramento! In honor of Women's History Month, we celebrate the life and career of Helen Hunt Jackson, the raddest lady activist and author you've never heard of. In her lifetime, Jackson was a vocal and tireless advocate for Native American rights during the federal land grabs of the 1800s.
                                                ]]>tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/598579194Sun, 31 Mar 2019 04:00:12 -040032:17falsefullOur very first LIVE SHOW, from Cosumnes River College in Sacramento! In honor of Women's History Month, we celebrate the life and career of Helen Hunt Jackson, the raddest lady activist and author you've never heard of. In her lifetime, Jackson was a vocal and tireless advocate for Native American rights during the federal land grabs of the 1800s.APN - The Dirt PodcastThese Boots Were Made for Talking: A Very Brief History of FootwearAnna and Amber rummage around on the floor of history's closet to bring you a brief history of shoes from around the world! Learn why caves in the southwestern USA are full of shoes. Find a shoe museum near you for some sole-searching. Enjoy a description of Anna's favorite goofy historical fashion statement. All this and more!
                                                ]]>Anna and Amber rummage around on the floor of history's closet to bring you a brief history of shoes from around the world! Learn why caves in the southwestern USA are full of shoes. Find a shoe museum near you for some sole-searching. Enjoy a description of Anna's favorite goofy historical fashion statement. All this and more!
                                                ]]>tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/594865302Sun, 24 Mar 2019 04:00:00 -040032:31falsefull3939Anna and Amber rummage around on the floor of history's closet to bring you a brief history of shoes from around the world! Learn why caves in the southwestern USA are full of shoes. Find a shoe museum near you for some sole-searching. Enjoy a description of Anna's favorite goofy historical fashion statement. All this and more!The Dirt PodcastWhat Spake Zarathustra?It's almost officially springtime in the Northern Hemisphere, and the vernal equinox brings with it another reason to celebrate: Nowruz! Commonly known as Persian New Year, Nowruz has its roots in a millennia-old religion founded by a man named Zartosht whose ideas had a profound impact on the world. Anna introduces fire temples and what ancient writers had to say about Zoroastrianism, while Amber hypes the Bronze Age in Central Asia and suggests some ways in which Zoroastrian ideas have affected other religions.
                                                ]]>It's almost officially springtime in the Northern Hemisphere, and the vernal equinox brings with it another reason to celebrate: Nowruz! Commonly known as Persian New Year, Nowruz has its roots in a millennia-old religion founded by a man named Zartosht whose ideas had a profound impact on the world. Anna introduces fire temples and what ancient writers had to say about Zoroastrianism, while Amber hypes the Bronze Age in Central Asia and suggests some ways in which Zoroastrian ideas have affected other religions.
                                                ]]>tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/591279564Sun, 17 Mar 2019 04:00:00 -040001:01:55falsefull3838It's almost officially springtime in the Northern Hemisphere, and the vernal equinox brings with it another reason to celebrate: Nowruz! Commonly known as Persian New Year, Nowruz has its roots in a millennia-old religion founded by a man named Zartosht whose ideas had a profound impact on the world. Anna introduces fire temples and what ancient writers had to say about Zoroastrianism, while Amber hypes the Bronze Age in Central Asia and suggests some ways in which Zoroastrian ideas have affected other religions.The Dirt PodcastPiltdown and OutIt's been hectic over at The Dirt HQ! Rather than leaving your feeds dark for a month, here's a Patreon-exclusive episode from earlier this year:

                                                Last month, you joined us on a tour of human evolution, and our many ancestors therein. We also shared a bit from Dirt After Dark about pseudoarchaeology and its racist underpinnings. For this month’s Deep Cuts, why not a bit of both? We present to you the Piltdown Man, the most contentious human ancestor there never was.

                                                ]]>It's been hectic over at The Dirt HQ! Rather than leaving your feeds dark for a month, here's a Patreon-exclusive episode from earlier this year:

                                                Last month, you joined us on a tour of human evolution, and our many ancestors therein. We also shared a bit from Dirt After Dark about pseudoarchaeology and its racist underpinnings. For this month’s Deep Cuts, why not a bit of both? We present to you the Piltdown Man, the most contentious human ancestor there never was.

                                                ]]>tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/587814021Sun, 10 Mar 2019 13:07:00 -040025:35falsefullIt's been hectic over at The Dirt HQ! Rather than leaving your feeds dark for a month, here's a Patreon-exclusive episode from earlier this year: Last month, you joined us on a tour of human evolution, and our many ancestors therein. We also shared a bit from Dirt After Dark about pseudoarchaeology and its racist underpinnings. For this month’s Deep Cuts, why not a bit of both? We present to you the Piltdown Man, the most contentious human ancestor there never was.The Dirt PodcastLady Statues and Prehistoric MatriarchyKick off Women's History Month with a show all about some of the earliest representations of women in art! Anna introduces us to the Venus of Willendorf and her curvy comrades, and shares a research study with very modern take on ancient art. Meanwhile Amber bursts our bubble about the matriarchy and goddess religions in Old Europe, and discusses goddess worshippers of past and present at Çatalhöyük in present-day Turkey. Or, as Amber would insist we call it this month, Her-key.
                                                ]]>Kick off Women's History Month with a show all about some of the earliest representations of women in art! Anna introduces us to the Venus of Willendorf and her curvy comrades, and shares a research study with very modern take on ancient art. Meanwhile Amber bursts our bubble about the matriarchy and goddess religions in Old Europe, and discusses goddess worshippers of past and present at Çatalhöyük in present-day Turkey. Or, as Amber would insist we call it this month, Her-key.
                                                ]]>tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/584363385Sun, 03 Mar 2019 17:45:00 -040053:32falsefull3737Kick off Women's History Month with a show all about some of the earliest representations of women in art! Anna introduces us to the Venus of Willendorf and her curvy comrades, and shares a research study with very modern take on ancient art. Meanwhile Amber bursts our bubble about the matriarchy and goddess religions in Old Europe, and discusses goddess worshippers of past and present at Çatalhöyük in present-day Turkey. Or, as Amber would insist we call it this month, Her-key.The Dirt Podcast