Episode 77 - The Dirt Travel Club: Bulgaria Edition

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)

To learn more, check out:

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)

Photo credit: Anna Goldfield, Rhyton from the National Archaeological Museum (Sofia, Bulgaria)