Hasanlu: An Iron Age Whodunnit - Ep 78

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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The Dirt Travel Club: Bulgaria Edition - Ep 77

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)

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)

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Special Guest Kimberlee Moran and the Arch Street Project - Ep 76

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!

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

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This Is Your Brain on Drums - Ep 75

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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Fieldwork Stories - Ep 74

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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