MODULAR SYLLABUS
Hello, and welcome to The Dirt Podcast’s Modular Syllabus page! This is a list of our episodes that coincide with introductory topics in archaeology and anthropology. Each listing is hyperlinked to the episode itself. It’s organized by topic, so some episodes are cross-listed in multiple categories. We’ve included the episodes that we think will be most useful for educators, but for all of our past shows, please visit www.thedirtpod.com/episodes and check out the catalog! If you have questions about our episodes or what we do at The Dirt, please feel free to contact us at thedirtpodcast@gmail.com.
General Intro to Archaeology
E31.5 (Dirt After Dark) It’s Not Aliens
This is Anthropology Miniseries
E103: Illustrating Archaeology
E107: A Very Brief Intro to Ancient Egyptian Archaeology
E110: They Built it on a Haunted Burial Ground
Human Evolution
E37.5 (Deep Cuts 8): The Piltdown Hoax
E97: Hip Neanderthals with Mayowa Adegboyega
E153: “New” Hominin Family Members
Ancient Civilizations
E49: Angkor Wat (It’s Never A Collapse)
E51: Intro to African Empires Part 1
E52: Intro to African Empires Part 2
E56: North American Moundbuilders
E137: People of the Amazon Basin
E141: The Archaeology of Patagonia
E175: Sanxingdui and the Shu State
Sex/Gender Studies
E48: Archaeology of Childbirth
Specialists/Special Guests
This is Anthropology Miniseries
E17: Dr. Jon Bethard, Bioarchaeologist
E46: Canine Forensics in Archaeology
E63: Dr. Ken Feder, Pseudoscience
E76: Dr. Kimberlee Moran and the Arch Street Project
E79: Dr. Damian Huffer and Human Remains Trafficking
E82: Dr. Briana Pobiner and Science Outreach
E83: Dr. Madelynn Von Baeyer and Plant Macroremains
E90: Dr. Kristen Wroth and Plant Microremains
E95: Dr. Brenna Hassett and Dental Archaeology (and more)
E97: Mayowa Adegboyega and Hip Neanderthals
E105: Tasha Bergson-Michelson and Good Research
E106: Dr. Chris Donlay and Linguistics/Endangered Languages
E113: Dr. Rebecca Wragg Sykes and “Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art”
E131: Dr. Rachel Watkins and Race in Anthropology
E143: Ella Al-Shamahi and the Human Handshake
E146: Allyson Blanck and Disability in Archaeology
E148: Carlton Gover and Field Archaeology
E155: Dr. Danielle Macdonald and Stone Tools
E156: Andrew Gurza and Disability in Archaeology (part 2)
E162: Kyle Jordan and Disability in Ancient Egypt
Hiatus Bonus with Jenna Hendrick
E176: Dr. Samuel Redman and Salvage Archaeology
E185: Pat Edwards and Anthropology in Science Fiction
E189: Dr. Naomi Martisius and Bone Tool Analysis
E192: Dr. Bill Farley and Video Game Archaeology
E195: Christine Bassett, Clams, and Climate