We at The Dirt are excited to be a part of the American Anthropological Association’s Anthro Day activities, and we hopped on to Skype to answer some questions submitted by you, the listener! We talk about our own experiences, the origin of hairstyles, Antarctic archaeology, Neanderthals doing yoga, public outreach, and so much more!
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Available on Patreon: Aleister Crowley is known for his work as an occultist, magician, writer, painter, mountain climber, and top-notch weirdo. But did you know that much of his inspiration came from the world of archaeology and ancient history? Did you know that he got it all wrong? Come along!
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Available on Patreon: Our roundup of the newest oldest stuff this month includes an exhibition full of clothing items that exemplify contemporary women trailblazers’ work, the scale of cultural heritage destruction in Yemen, how humans will be remembered by the chicken bones we leave behind, and a note found in the butt of a Jesus statue… and other stuff, but get a load of that last one.
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Brand new from The Dirt: For a $25 donation, YOU can choose an episode topic for Anna and Amber to cover! (Terms and conditions apply: we won’t do it if it’s fake or terrible, but we’ll work with you to come up with something you’ll enjoy!) You can dedicate the episode to your favorite nerd, special someone, or hey—to yourself! Give a completely unique gift, and support The Dirt at the same time!
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Available on Patreon: This month, we do a bit of bopping around the Red Sea, as we talk about the Arabian Peninsula before Islam (and today!), specifically Mada'in Saleh, and what the medieval world's most famous tourist thought of Kilwa Kisiwani.
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Available on Patreon: Our roundup of the newest oldest stuff this month includes an encyclopedia of traditional medicine in the Amazon, conversations around repatriation of art and antiquities, itty bitty terracotta warriors, and so much more.
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Available on Patreon: Anna and Amber discuss culture-bound syndromes, mass hysteria, and the very real symptoms and consequences they yield. What makes an illness culture-bound, whose cultures are exempt, and what can we learn from it all?
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Available on Patreon: We talked about boogeypeople, now let's talk about boggypeople. What exactly happens when someone is buried in a bog? We explain how bogs work, speculate at the lives that preceded some bog mummies, and learn that bog burials aren't limited to northern Europe!
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Available on Patreon: Our roundup of the newest oldest stuff this month includes visualizing colonization around the world, some current PR challenges at the British Museum, the anthropology of heavy metal, and the discovery of a mummified body FULL OF BEES.
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Turns out, now there’s one more place where you can find The Dirt.
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Available on Patreon: Turn down the lights, pour a glass of wine, put on some music, and join Anna and Amber as we... discuss the diagnosis and treatment of STIs throughout history.
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Available on Patreon: Our roundup of the newest oldest stuff this week includes a frozen baby horse, a Maya funeral mask, intrepid robots, Neanderthal sailors (maybe?) and Anna's worst fake accent yet!
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Available on Patreon: We return to Flores to visit our old friends homo floresiensis, this time with a Very Special Guest in tow!
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Full episode available on Patreon: This month, Anna and Amber decided to share their bumper crop of Old News with the main feed and drop a bonus mini episode of the first few stories.
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Available on Patreon: Turn down the lights, pour a glass of wine, put on some music, and join Anna and Amber as we... discuss the diagnosis and treatment of STIs throughout history.
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Available on Patreon: This month's Deep Cut takes you on a pub crawl of the earliest fermented beverages found in the archaeological record, contemporary attempts (and successes!) in recreating ancient beer recipes, and we ask the possibly unnecessary question of Did Man Once Live On Beer Alone? Cheers!
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Available on Patreon: In the first issue of Old News, Anna and Amber discuss some recently unearthed finds, long-unearthed finds that no one has quite figured out yet, and some game-changing news for the study of early hominins in Asia and the latest inductees to the Stone Age Club.
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Available on Patreon: In a followup to our episode on bog butter and tomb honey, Anna and Amber discuss the magical elixir that is Himalayan mad honey, and ponder the possibility of hallucinogenic reindeer pee.
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