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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.

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New episode coming soon!

The Dirt Podcast ·

2023/08/16

Hi friends,We've got a real banger of an episode recorded and ready to edit, but ...Amber and Anna are both recovering from Covid. So things are moving a little more slowly than usual. Keep your ears ready, though, because this week's episode will be out soon, and it's a TREAT. Stay safe! We love you!

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56:09

Let's Gö to Neolithic Anatolia

The Dirt Podcast ·

2023/08/02

The Neolithic period in Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) saw lots of changes happening. Hunter-gatherers gradually adopted a less schleppy lifestyle, embracing agriculture. This happened over thousands of years, and wasn't quite the dramatic "rise of cities and civilization" that often describes the Neolithic. But speaking of cities...what's up with those T-shaped pillars and animal carvings, huh? It's five years in, pals, and we're finally talking about Göbekli Tepe, with our signature flavor of "hey

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43:28

Mariner's Myths

The Dirt Podcast ·

2023/07/12

To celebrate our brand-new coming-soon sponsorship platform, Ghost, it's a release from the vaults of Patreon bonus episodes! Recorded around this time last year, when Anna was too hot and sweaty and dreaming of the ocean, this is a goofy look at some miscellaneous mariners' myths! Learn who Jenny Haniver is, and why Amber never wants to meet her. Brush up on your boating superstitions. Plus, hear about some of the fascinating/bonkers/incredible bonus material available for all new subscribers

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01:05:59

The Dirt Plays Pretend

The Dirt Podcast ·

2023/06/28

TRY THIS ONE WEIRD TRICK TO LEARN ABOUT THE PAST, FAST! We're talking scams, frauds, fakers, and pretenders this week. Anna just hauled a whole household halfway across the country and is still recovering. So Amber has stepped up with a super fun episode about some of the trickiest pretenders from history (ancient and modern). Tune into some Old Assyrian family drama, unwrap misleading mummies, discover a heroic art movement, and more! For further reading: Behistun Inscription (with English

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01:31:00

The Dirt Rocks Out

The Dirt Podcast ·

2023/06/07

If you don't like this episode, well, you can go kick rocks! Just... not these rocks, they're culturally significant. That's right, it's an episode about megaliths, monoliths, and other kinds of -liths that were placed on the landscape by humans. Y'all. There are so many big rocks. We spend some time thinking about cultural memory, heritage, and colonial dispossession of these monuments. We also cover the Stonhenge-ification of megalith sites, learn to tell a dolmen from an orthostat, and find some

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01:08:22

RE-RELEASE: Show and Tell Abraq

The Dirt Podcast ·

2023/05/24

Hiya, friends! Amber is currently traveling in Saudi Arabia for work so we're re-releasing this extremely relevant episode on Arabian archaeology! We'll be back in your ears with new content soon. 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

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01:22:27

Drug Ethnographies with Danielle Kabella

The Dirt Podcast ·

2023/05/10

Hooray! It's the first of our episodes highlighting the work of our 2022 Pass The Mic travel grant recipients! Danielle Kabella works with communities in New Mexico that have historically had a complex relationship with substance use, recovery, and the legal system. Danielle's work focuses on recovery efforts of the past 50 years as a way to understand the changing relationship between recovery science, medicine, and the power of a community to re-shape that relationship. The Pass The Mic grant

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01:13:03

The Dirt Gets Fired

The Dirt Podcast ·

2023/04/26

Sick burn, breh--This week, Anna and Amber tackle the origins of fire use in the hominin archaeological record. We've taken a journalistic approach, so we've got What Fire, Where and When Fire, Why Fire, Who Fire, and How Fire. Plus, how do archaeologists look for evidence of fires that happened up to a million years ago? Amber also shares some Big Life Updates! To learn more: Microstratigraphic evidence of in situ fire in the Acheulean strata of Wonderwerk Cave, Northern Cape province, South Africa

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20:54

MINISODE - Pseudo-archaeology and Pop Culture

The Dirt Podcast ·

2023/04/12

It was Anna's turn to get sick, so this week we bring you a portion of the most recent episode of our bonus series Dirt After Dark. Most of that episode is about Ashayana Deane, a purveyor of pseudoscience and ancient aliens accounts, and a very complicated lady. However, in the first part, Anna recaps some takeaways and opinions from the recent Faking it and Making it panel on pseudo-archaeology at the SAA meetings in Portland.

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01:32:59

What's in a Name?

The Dirt Podcast ·

2023/03/29

We're naming names this week! An aspect of studying the past that might surprise you, names can add some fascinating nuance to our understanding of people and places. What did ancient people call themselves and everything around them? What kinds of meanings can names hold? Hold onto your butts, it's time to think some big thoughts!

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44:44

MINISODE: A Nugget of Old News

The Dirt Podcast ·

2023/03/15

You know that cold that made Amber's voice all froggy? Turns out it was COVID. And the flu. But she's on the mend! And to give her time to fully recuperate, we're releasing a portion of the most recent episode of Old News, one of our premium content shows! This batch of news stories includes some Neanderthal food, some African archaeology, some Horse Guy stuff, and more!Support The Dirt:patreon.com/thedirtpodcastpaypal.me/thedirtpodcast.com(Ghost subsciption page COMING SOON!)For more on those news

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43:31

What Is Going on With Those Denisovans?!?

The Dirt Podcast ·

2023/03/06

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."To learn more, check out:Meet the Denisovans (Discover)First Confirmed Denisovan Skull Piece Found (Sapiens)The first known fossil of a Denisovan skull

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01:05:07

Achoo, and Welcome to The Dirt

The Dirt Podcast ·

2023/03/01

This week, Amber is recovering from a nasty cold that has left her normally dulcet tones extremely froggy. So we've made lemons out of that germy lemonade (ew, sorry). It's an episode about the archaeology, prehistory, and history of the common cold! Learn how to tell if a skeleton had the sniffles, figure out if there are ghosts in your colon, uncover the great Vitamin C scam, and more! CONTENT WARNING: A case study from ancient Nimrud includes brief mention of a post-mortem treatment for burial

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12:23

MINISODE 2: It's Just Archaeology

The Dirt Podcast ·

2023/02/15

We're doing something different this week while Amber is on a whirlwind tour of life admin stuff. In response to some of the conflict over Graham Hancock's Ancient Apocalypse show on Netflix, Anna has been writing about the double-edged sword of creating archaeology content online. Social media can be a useful tool, but it can also be...well, not great. So, we figured, why not cover two types of content in one! The plan is to make a short series of minisodes out of the process of writing an article

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48:10

MINISODE - The World's Oldest Story

The Dirt Podcast ·

2023/02/01

This week, Anna has some big questions about the Pleiades, a group of bright, beautiful stars also known as the Seven Sisters. The myth of seven sisters that were turned into stars is remarkably consistent across multiple cultures. Also, it's always seven sisters, even though you can really only make out six with the naked eye. So what's going on? IS IT ALIENS?? No, of course not. It's much more interesting than that. Tune in to learn just how long humans have been telling each other stories under

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59:56

Gimme (Rock)Shelter: Neanderthals at Home

The Dirt Podcast ·

2023/01/18

We've discussed Neanderthals quite a bit on The Dirt (it's a whole section of Anna's contract). But while we've talked about their diet, their bodies, and their genes, we haven't spent much time thinking about their daily life, their living spaces, and the idea of "home." How did Neanderthals organize their domestic spaces? How do you make a cave cozy? How did people keep track of familiar places tens of thousands of years ago? What's cooking at Chez Neanderthal? Tune in to learn more! Show notes:

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01:05:57

Episode 213 - The Dirt Wines a Bit

The Dirt Podcast ·

2023/01/03

Join us for a tasting session along the timewine (TM) of human history! Is the human capacity to digest alcohol an evolutionary advantage? Are drunk apes chill apes? When did the first deliberate grape fermentation occur? How did a Greek wine cauldron end up in a Celtic burial in France? What's up with wine terms? Sip on all this and more in this week's episode. Many thanks to Rosie for sponsoring this one! If you would like to sponsor an episode on a topic of your choosing for a minimum donation of

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01:10:56

Episode 212 - Sport, Kinship, and Black Football with...

The Dirt Podcast ·

2022/12/21

Anna and Amber chat with Dr. Tracie Canada a socio-cultural anthropologist whose ethnographic research uses sport to theorize race, kinship and care, gender, and the performing body. We talk about the lived experiences of Black athletes, the role of sports in human society, the many health implications of a contact sport, and more. Find Tracie's work here: https://www.traciecanada.com/

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01:26:38

Welcome (Back) to The Dirt!

The Dirt Podcast ·

2022/12/09

Hello, and welcome to the new and improving Dirt Podcast! If you’re a longtime listener, welcome back and thank you so much for sticking with us. If you’re new to The Dirt, welcome! On normal episodes, we explore stories from archaeology and anthropology in a way that is hopefully accessible and entertaining for anyone, regardless of educational background. If you’re fascinated by the lives of people in the past, then this is a show for you!That said, this particular episode is a much more casual,

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41:54

Happy ThanksViking!

The Dirt Podcast ·

2022/12/04

This week, Anna and Amber have a Thing*: it’s an episode all about the Viking Age! Sail with us through an exploration of life during the Viking Age. We talk about the ships they sailed, the food they ate, and the helmets they DIDN'T wear. Plus, some very experimental archaeology, and Amber learns how the salami is made...and nothing will ever be the same.*Thing: An Old Norse word for an assembly of people convened for decision-making. Pronounced “ting.” To learn more, check out:How Vikings

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