For the final spooky episode of 2020, Amber and Anna take on the extremely frightening topic of live burials. We discuss the forensic evidence that indicates that a person might have been buried alive, talk about some archaeological contexts for live burials, and cover some real and probably-not-so-real accounts from history. This one's got some real ups and downs, so buckle up. Links * The Live Burial: A multidisciplinary approach to the identification and exploration of live burials (via Academia.edu) (CN: graphic images of human remains) * The Bride escaping live burial in Kill Bill Vol 2 (YouTube) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk5fAvpwtKU] * Casts of Pompeii (Archaeology) [https://www.archaeology.org/slideshow/3928-casts-of-pompeii-slideshow#:~:text=In%201860%2C%20Pompeii%27s%20director%20of,the%20hardened%20ash%20and%20pumice] * Plaster Citizens of Pompeii (Atlas Obscura) [https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/plaster-citizens-of-pompeii] * Volcanic Ash (National Geographic) [https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/volcanic-ash/#:~:text=Volcanic%20ash%20is%20a%20mixture,gives%20them%20a%20low%20density] * EarthWord – Nuée Ardente (USGS) [https://www.usgs.gov/news/earthword-%E2%80%93-nu%C3%A9e-ardente] * Mount Vesuvius Boiled Its Victims' Blood and Caused Their Skulls to Explode (Smithsonian) (CN: images of human remains) [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mount-vesuvius-boiled-its-victims-blood-and-caused-their-skulls-explode-180970504/] * Frozen Mummies from Andean Mountaintop Shrines:Bioarchaeology and Ethnohistory of Inca Human Sacrifice (BioMed Research International, via ResearchGate) (CN: images of human remains) [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281095020_Frozen_Mummies_from_Andean_Mountaintop_Shrines_Bioarchaeology_and_Ethnohistory_of_Inca_Human_Sacrifice] * Violence in pre-Columbian Panama exaggerated, new study shows (Phys.org) (CN: images of human remains) [09-violence-pre-columbian-panama-exaggerated.html">https://phys.org/news/2018-09-violence-pre-columbian-panama-exaggerated.html] * The History of Ancient Nubia (Oriental Institute) [https://oi.uchicago.edu/museum-exhibits/history-ancient-nubiaOLD] * Retainer Sacrifice in Egypt and in Nubia (The Strange World of Human Sacrifice) [http://www.jacobusvandijk.nl/docs/Retainer_Sacr.pdf] * Buried but Alive? Interpreting Post-depositional Bone Movement, Anxieties over Death and Premature Burial (Lund Archaeological Review) [https://journals.lub.lu.se/lar/article/view/21646] * Four People Who Were Buried Alive and How They Got Out (MentalFloss) [https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/54818/4-people-who-were-buried-alive-and-how-they-got-out] * PICS: Remember the Mansfield man buried alive for five months (Chad.co.uk) [https://www.chad.co.uk/news/pics-remember-mansfield-man-buried-alive-five-months-1146100] * Esmeralda Lundius Staff Bio (Durham University) [https://www.dur.ac.uk/directory/profile/?id=15452] * The 'Pompeii' of the Western Front: Archaeologists find the bodies of 21 tragic World War One German soldiers in perfectly preserved trenches where they were buried alive by an Allied shell (Daily Mail) [21-German-soldiers-buried-alive-WW1-trench-perfectly-preserved-94-years-later.html">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2099187/Bodies-21-German-soldiers-buried-alive-WW1-trench-perfectly-preserved-94-years-later.html] Contact * Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com Affiliates * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/] Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm! [http://lyceum.fm/]