Dig: A History Podcast
Author: Recorded History Podcast Network Narrator: Length: Version: Original recording ⭐ reviews Four women historians, a world of history to unearth. Can you dig it? Listen on Amazon
DIG Field School
Author: DIG Field School Narrator: Length: Version: Original recording ⭐ reviews A world of blistering heat and dirt, a biosphere where 20-foot-tall dinosaurs roamed. Home to cretaceous creatures that could rip apart their prey with 6-inch serrated teeth! Venture into this landscape to learn how a group of researchers and school teachers tracked down the…
The Red Sea Scrolls: How Ancient Papyri Reveal the Secrets of the Pyramids
Author: Mark Lehner Narrator: Pierre Tallet Length: 8 hours and 1 minute Version: Unabridged ⭐ 4.7 out of 5 stars 128 reviews Pierre Tallet’s discovery of the Red Sea Scrolls—the world’s oldest surviving written documents—in 2013 was one of the most remarkable moments in the history of Egyptology. These papyri, written some 4,600 years ago,…
Apocalypse: How Catastrophe Transformed Our World and Can Forge New Futures
Author: Lizzie Wade Narrator: Christina Delaine Length: 10 hours and 10 minutes Version: Unabridged ⭐ 4.4 out of 5 stars 6 reviews “Lizzie Wade is an exceptional journalist and a master storyteller. She reminds us that survival always has been, and still is, possible, and that our world always has been, and still is, a…
Gobekli Tepe: Genesis of the Gods: The Temple of the Watchers and the Discovery of Eden
Author: Andrew Collins Narrator: Shaun Grindell Length: 12 hours and 33 minutes Version: Unabridged ⭐ 4.3 out of 5 stars 827 reviews Built at the end of the last ice age, the mysterious stone temple complex of Göbekli Tepe in Turkey is one of the greatest challenges to 21st century archaeology. As much as 7,000…
A World Beneath the Sands: The Golden Age of Egyptology
Author: Toby Wilkinson Narrator: Graeme Malcolm Length: 14 hours and 19 minutes Version: Unabridged ⭐ 4.5 out of 5 stars 461 reviews A thrilling history of the West’s scramble for the riches of ancient Egypt by the foremost Egyptologist of our time. From the decipherment of hieroglyphics in 1822 to the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb…
The Middle Ages Around the World
Author: Joyce E. Salisbury Narrator: The Great Courses Length: 12 hours and 15 minutes Version: Original recording ⭐ 2.4 out of 5 stars 2 reviews The Middle Ages was a time of major historical shifts and transformations. This amazing era reverberates with discoveries, innovations, events, and historical processes that are integral to the world we…
The Earl and the Pharaoh: From the Real Downton Abbey to the Discovery of Tutankhamun
Author: The Countess of Carnarvon Narrator: HarperAudio Length: 13 hours and 17 minutes Version: Unabridged ⭐ 4.4 out of 5 stars 260 reviews Bestselling author the Countess of Carnarvon tells the thrilling behind-the-scenes story of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun on its centennial, and explores the unparalleled life of family ancestor George Herbert—the…
The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon: An Elusive World Wonder Traced
Author: Stephanie Dalley Narrator: Napoleon Ryan Length: 8 hours and 10 minutes Version: Unabridged ⭐ 4.5 out of 5 stars 145 reviews The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon is an exciting story of detection involving legends, expert decipherment of ancient texts, and a vivid description of a little-known civilization. Recognized in ancient times…
Tutankhamun and the Tomb That Changed the World
Author: Bob Brier PhD Narrator: Christopher Douyard Length: 10 hours and 15 minutes Version: Unabridged ⭐ 4.7 out of 5 stars 173 reviews It is often thought that the story of Tutankhamun ended when the thousands of items discovered by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon were transported to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and put…