Ask An Archaeologist: Answering Your Burning Questions

Welcome back, explorers! Dr. K is back for the last episode of the season, this time breaking down her top finds and, yes, ranking the top 3 of 2024! Grab your scorecards and shovels as we rank the finds and bury 2024! And these are the Dirt Diaries... Follow Dr. K on social media: https://www.tiktok.com/@dirtdiaries_ https://www.instagram.com/dirtdiaries_/ Travel with me to Egypt and China, take my lectures, and more!https://beacons.ai/dirtdiaries.tenn Email me: [email protected] We will return II.V.MMXXV

Welcome back explorers! Dr. K is back again this time to talk about some of the oldest board games in the world. I'm diving into the games that swept the ancient world that even some of the famed rulers once played like King Tut and Queen Nefertari. So grab your boards, pawns and die and let's dive into the realm of the oldest board games! This isn't ancient aliens; this is the real thing. And these are the Dirt Diaries... Follow Dr. K on social media: https://www.tiktok.com/@dirtdiaries_ https://www.instagram.com/dirtdiaries_/Travel with me to Egypt and China, take my lectures, and more!https://beacons.ai/dirtdiaries.tenn

Welcome back, explorers! Dr. K is back again, discussing all things ancient weddings—well, at least as they happened in ancient Rome! Inspiration struck as I just got back from my wedding, so grab your dresses, tuxedos, and rings because we're talking weddings then and now! This isn't ancient aliens; this is the real thing. And these are the DIrt Diaries... Follow Dr. K on social media: https://www.tiktok.com/@dirtdiaries_ https://www.instagram.com/dirtdiaries_/ Travel with me to Egypt and China, take my lectures, and more!https://beacons.ai/dirtdiaries.tenn

It's the end of October, which means it's time for Ancient Ghosts! What is the earliest ghost story? Do ghosts show up in art? What happens when things go bump in the night? Most importantly, who did you call in the ancient world when your house was haunted? These are the Dirt Diaries... From us to you, Happy Halloween! *A note: the tablet depicting a ghost is from 1500 BCE* Follow Dr. K on social media: https://www.tiktok.com/@dirtdiaries_ https://www.instagram.com/dirtdiaries_/ Travel with me to Egypt and China, take my lectures, and more!https://beacons.ai/dirtdiaries.tenn

The year is 1155 BCE, and the pharaoh was just killed. Who was responsible for his untimely death? Were his assassins sent from abroad, or was he killed by someone he knew and trusted? This would become known as the harem conspiracy documented on the Turin Judicial Papyrus. This ancient crime remained unsolved until recently, and we're breaking down potential areas where it took place, suspects, motives, and more. These are the Dirt Diaries... Join Patreon with all your tomb mates, be part of the copper crew, and see what's in the restricted section for extra history, mythology, and archaeology content: patreon.com/TheDirtDiaries Follow Dr. K on social media: https://www.tiktok.com/@dirtdiaries_ https://www.instagram.com/dirtdiaries_/Travel with me to Egypt and China, take my lectures, and more!https://beacons.ai/dirtdiaries.tenn

The Dirt Diaries are back, and before we deep dive into some spooky episodes for October, I'm sitting down to answer your burning questions, including everything from what it took to get here to the age-old question: do archaeologists really lick bones? These are the Dirt Diaries... Join Patreon with all your tomb mates, be part of the copper crew, and see what's in the restricted section for extra history, mythology, and archaeology content: patreon.com/TheDirtDiaries Follow Dr. K on social media: https://www.tiktok.com/@dirtdiaries_ https://www.instagram.com/dirtdiaries_/ Travel with me to Egypt and China, take my lectures, and more!https://beacons.ai/dirtdiaries.tenn

The Dirt Diaries Podcast is back after a brief break while Dr. K was in Egypt! This episode is all about ancient makeup, where she talks about eye paint, blush, and khol. Did you know makeup has been found dating back over 5,000 years? That's right! Whether it's eye paint from Puabi's tomb, makeup kits from ancient Egypt, or face cream from Roman Britain, Dr. K is talking all about it here! Grab your palettes and your mirrors, and let's dive in! These are the Dirt Diaries... Join Patreon with all your tomb mates, be part of the copper crew, and see what's in the restricted section for extra history, mythology, and archaeology content: patreon.com/TheDirtDiaries Follow Dr. K on social media: https://www.tiktok.com/@dirtdiaries_ https://www.instagram.com/dirtdiaries_/ Travel with me, take my lectures and more! https://beacons.ai/dirtdiaries.tenn

Welcome back to another episode of the Dirt Diaries podcast! Dr. K is back and is talking about the ancient handbooks for the recently deceased in ancient Egypt. Did you know the Book of the Dead wasn't the only funerary text? That's right; she's covering the three used for over two thousand years. What are these texts? How did they help? Was the journey to the afterlife scary? These are the Dirt Diaries... Join Patreon with all your tomb mates, be part of the copper crew, and see what's in the restricted section for extra history, mythology, and archaeology content: patreon.com/TheDirtDiariesFollow Dr. K on social media: https://www.tiktok.com/@dirtdiaries_ https://www.instagram.com/dirtdiaries_/ Travel with me, take my lectures, and more! https://beacons.ai/dirtdiaries.tenn

The Dirt Diaries are back again this week with another crazy topic! Did you know a craft store bought stolen art and forgeries? Well, now you do! That's right, Dr. K is talking all about the multiple times Hobby Lobby got caught in the illegal antiquities trade! Why did they buy it? How did this happen more than once? And more importantly, how does the Epic of Gilgamesh fit into it all? These are the Dirt Diaries... Join patreon with all your tomb mates, be part of the copper crew and see what's in the restricted section for extra history, mythology and archaeology content: patreon.com/TheDirtDiaries Follow Dr. K on social media: https://www.instagram.com/dirtdiaries_ https://tiktok.com/@dirtdiaries_ Travel with me, take my lectures, and more! https://beacons.ai/dirtdiaries.tenn

In this week's episode, we are moving from Mesopotamia over to China as we cover the period of the warring states, the first emperor of China, his quest for immortality, and, of course, his terracotta army. How was this game of thrones won when China was not unified? What secrets does his tomb hold? And did he consume mercury? These are The Dirt Diaries... Join Patreon with all your tomb mates and members of the restricted section for extra history, mythology, and archaeology content! patreon.com/TheDirtDiaries Follow me on social media: https://www.tiktok.com/@dirtdiaries_ https://www.instagram.com/dirtdiaries_/ Take a class, travel with me, and more! https://beacons.ai/dirtdiaries.tenn