x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

The Dirt Podcast

The Dirt Podcast

Join Anna and Amber; friends, archaeologists, and big nerds, for an exploration of the lives of people in the past.

education social sciences

All Episodes

57:06

Who's the New Guy? - Ep 153

The Dirt Podcast ·

2021/09/06

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.Links Human

en

01:05:28

We Stan a King: Nabonidus - Ep 152

The Dirt Podcast ·

2021/08/30

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

en

58:01

Shh! We're in the Library Episode - Ep 151

The Dirt Podcast ·

2021/08/23

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

en

41:21

Back to School: Stratigraphy - Ep 150

The Dirt Podcast ·

2021/08/16

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.Links Stratigraphy: Earth's Geological, Archaeological Layers (ThoughtCo) Charles Lyell: Principles of Geology

en

48:32

I Gotta Go: Archaeology of Abandonment - Ep 149

The Dirt Podcast ·

2021/08/09

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

en

58:40

Field Season with Carlton Gover - Ep 148

The Dirt Podcast ·

2021/08/02

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!ContactEmail the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.comArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter:

en

01:02:49

Field Season: The Indiana Jones Episode - Ep 147

The Dirt Podcast ·

2021/07/26

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

en

01:17:46

Field Season with Allyson Blanck - Ep 146

The Dirt Podcast ·

2021/07/19

Anna 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:

en

58:00

Feeling it Out: Phenomenology - Ep 145

The Dirt Podcast ·

2021/07/12

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!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

en

57:13

Nazca, Outside the Lines - Ep 144

The Dirt Podcast ·

2021/07/05

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!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

en

54:22

Shaking Hands With Ella al-Shamahi - Ep 143

The Dirt Podcast ·

2021/06/28

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.ContactEmail the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.comArchPodNet APN Website:

en

01:20:28

Star-Struck by Ancient Astronomy - Ep 142

The Dirt Podcast ·

2021/06/21

People 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

en

47:35

The Archaeology of Patagonia - Ep 141

The Dirt Podcast ·

2021/06/14

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

en

54:00

The Plaster Skulls of Jericho - Ep 140

The Dirt Podcast ·

2021/06/07

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.Links Dame Kathleen Kenyon’s Excavations (msu.edu) Biography of Dame Kathleen Kenyon (Archaeology

en

49:45

Welcome to Lemurtown - Ep 139

The Dirt Podcast ·

2021/05/31

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

en

01:08:18

Holding Out for a Hero(dotus) - Ep 138

The Dirt Podcast ·

2021/05/24

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

en

48:49

Prepare to Be Amaz(on)ed - Ep 137

The Dirt Podcast ·

2021/05/17

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

en

47:56

Mummies' Day - Ep 136

The Dirt Podcast ·

2021/05/10

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

en

01:20:33

That Good Old Copper Complex - Ep 135

The Dirt Podcast ·

2021/05/03

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.Links Old Copper Culture (Milwaukee Public Museum) Ancient Native Americans were among the

en

42:40

All the Pretty Horses - Ep 134

The Dirt Podcast ·

2021/04/26

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,

en

179 results

Similar Podcasts

Science Talk

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

五分钟心理学

柠檬心理

Daily Facts

Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones.

Les dents et dodo

BFMTV

Veterinary Clinical Podcasts

The Royal Veterinary College