MINISODE - It's Just Archaeology

Hello and welcome to a new miniseries! 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 thinking (and 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!

This mini-series will be spread out over several episodes and will cover the process of writing an article about archaeology for the public. Amber and Anna will talk about the first draft, and then we can talk to fellow content makers, editors, and others who contribute to the creative process. Let us know if you'd like to hear more of this kind of thing at thedirtpodcast@gmail.com!

For extra context on archaeologists' response to Ancient Apocalypse:

Anna's columns for SAPIENS: https://www.sapiens.org/?s=&column%5B%5D=field-trips

The Familiar Strange on pseudoscience: https://thefamiliarstrange.com/2022/11/21/victorian-pseudoscience/

Open letter from the Society of American Archaeology to Netflix: http://saa.org/quick-nav/saa-media-room/saa-news/2022/12/01/saa-sends-letter-to-netflix-concerning-ancient-apocalypse-series

Ella al-Shamahi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ella_AlShamahi/status/1599474951823577088

Dangers of pseudoscience: https://www.dw.com/en/netflix-ancient-apocalypse-series-marks-dangerous-trend-experts-say/a-64033733

John Hoopes' comments on Hancock: https://news.ku.edu/2022/10/25/professor-can-comment-netflixs-ancient-apocalypse-how-pseudoarchaeology-can-reinforce

Atlantis is a fictional city: https://www.thoughtco.com/platos-atlantis-from-the-timaeus-119667

Bill Farley on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLFtC_OSpX4

Flint Dibble's article on Ancient Apocalypse for SAPIENS: https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/ancient-apocalypse-pseudoscience/