It's Jennauary! - Ep 173

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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The Queen of Sheba - Ep 172

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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• 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

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Race and Biological Anthropology with Dr. Rachel Watkins (131) - Ep 171

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)

• 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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Neanderthalk with "Kindred" Author Dr. Rebecca Wragg Sykes (113) - Ep 170

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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• 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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Oh, Nice - Ep 169

We'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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• 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)

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