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by Dr. Tenninger Kellenbarger

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  • A 2300 yr old Ancient Greek Curses? The Cursed Well of Athens

    October 21, 2026 · 48 min

    Welcome back to the Dirt Diaries! I am raising this episode from the grave (2025) and relaunching it for you all as I continue healing. It's perfect for October, as we are talking about ancient curses from the heart of Athens. Who was…

  • Undead Ahead: The Restless Dead And the Archaeology of Deviant Burials

    October 14, 2026 · 42 min

    Welcome back to the Dirt Diaries! Now that we are in October, it's time to talk about some graves the media has termed "vampire burials." Did the Greco-Romans have vampires? What do these graves tell us about their communities…

  • The Final Offering of Pompeii: New Discoveries and a New Eruption Date?

    September 30, 2026 · 46 min

    Welcome back to the Dirt Diaries! We are staying in Pompeii this week as we look at what may be the last offering left before the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. And new studies also show that the eruption wasn't the only thing going on! But…

  • Goddess of 10,000 names: the Mysteries & Cult of Isis

    September 16, 2026 · 56 min

    Welcome back to the Dirt Diaries! We've talked about the mysteries of Dionysus and his secret cult, so we're examining the evidence concerning an ancient goddess of Egypt: Isis. With new discoveries in Pompeii and Turkiye, we're talking…

  • Immortal Ink: Ancient Tattoos and Archaeology Discoveries

    September 2, 2026 · 40 min

    Welcome back to the Dirt Diaries! Since new archaeological discoveries came out last year about ancient tattoos on an ice mummy from Siberia, I thought it was time to bring this season 1 episode to video! Ancient ink is super rare to find…

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  • Most Expensive Cargo in the Ancient World? The Uluburun Shipwreck

    August 19, 2026 · 49 min

    Welcome back to the Dirt Diaries! We are back for a bit for a redux of an episode from season 1. I was inspired to do so because during my recent trip to Bodrum in Turkiye, I saw these artifacts in person! We're talking gold, silver…

  • Ancient Warrior Women: Egyptian Princesses, Mongolian archers, the Birka Warrior and more

    August 5, 2026 · 43 min

    Welcome back to the Dirt Diaries! I was inspired by the new report coming out on the skeletal analysis of almost 4,000-year-old Egyptian princesses, showing evidence that they may have been trained in the weaponry they were later entombed…

  • Crowning Victory: The Nike Of Samothrace

    July 1, 2026 · 49 min

    Welcome back to the Dirt Diaries! We are staying in the realm of mythology, meeting reality as we talk about the famed Nike of Samothrace. This goddess announced victory in the past, but which battle was immortalized in marble on the…

  • At World's End: The Cave of Medusa

    June 10, 2026 · 46 min

    Welcome back to the Dirt Diaries! I hope you brought a mirror or a reflective shield, because we are heading to the edge of the world to take a peek inside Medusa's lair. Her image was found at the base of a pillar of Heracles a few years…

  • Dressing a Bronze Age Warrior: Arming an Ancient Hero

    May 27, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

    Welcome back to the Dirt Diaries! It is finally the time you all have been asking for: we are delving into the era of ancient Greek heroes and examining the helmets and shields available to Bronze Age warriors in the Aegean. And now that…

  • Chambers of the Queens: Merneith, Sobekneferu, and Hatshepsut

    May 6, 2026 · 50 min

    Welcome back to the Dirt Diaries! We are back in the tombs today to see what we have for three female rulers of Egypt: a mother who ensured Egypt would be there for her son to rule, a woman at the end of her family line, and one who has…

  • Cursing the Competition: Doing Anything For the Ancient Win

    April 22, 2026 · 52 min

    Welcome back to the Dirt Diaries! With baseball back, we are talking about how the ancients ensured their teams and favorite athletes would win. It's not just rally hats and cursing like a sailor; the ancients took it a step further by…

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About the show

Join Dr. Tenninger Kellenbarger, an archaeologist and art historian, as she delves into ancient history, mythology, intricate artifacts, and more every other Wednesday beginning at 6 am EST. History, once forgotten, lives again here. Walk the halls with us as we tell their stories. Class is in session, and this is not your normal Indiana Jones adventure; it's so much more. These are the Dirt Diaries.