Dinner with King Tut: The Wild World of Experimental Archaeology | Sam Kean
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Dinner with King Tut: The Wild World of Experimental Archaeology | Sam Kean
Featuring: Sam Kean
March 5, 2026 - 7:00 pm EST
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A new generation of researchers is resurrecting the hidden details of lost civilizations, pioneering a discipline called “experimental archaeology.” These are scientists gone rogue: They make human mummies. They carve primitive spears and go hunting, then knap their own obsidian blades to skin the game. They build perilous boats and plunge out onto the open sea—all in the name of experiencing history as it was, with all its dangers, disappointments, and unexpected delights.
Join us on Thursday, March 5, at 7:00 p.m. ET for a Skeptical Inquirer Presents livestream with author Sam Kean. Kean travels with these experimental archaeologists on their adventures across the globe, from the Andes to the South Seas, and will share his first-hand tales full of vivid detail (and more than a few laughs) in this special livestream conversation.
Sam Kean is the New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including Dinner with King Tut, The Icepick Surgeon, The Bastard Brigade, and The Disappearing Spoon. His stories have appeared in National Geographic, The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, and The New York Times, and his work has been featured on NPR’s “Radiolab,” “Science Friday,” “All Things Considered,” and “Fresh Air.” https://skepticalinquirer.org/video/dinner-with-king-tut-the-wild-world-of-experimental-archaeology-sam-kean/