In this episode, I sit down with my friend ‪@DigItWithRaven‬ (Raven Todd DaSilva).

Raven is an award-winning scholar, archaeologist and art conservator. She has worked on archaeological projects in Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, Oman and Turkey, and specializes in the Neolithic period of Southwest Asia. Holding multiple degrees in Classical and Near and Middle Eastern civilizations, heritage, and art conservation and restoration, she has dedicated her life to the study and dissemination of the ancient world. In 2017, Raven built an online platform entitled Dig it With Raven, dedicated to making the ancient past accessible for everyone.

As a result of growing this community, she has had the privilege of being featured on and working with notable institutions such as English Heritage and National Geographic. Raven has also been an expert presenter at universities, and has appeared on television, multiple podcasts and science communication platforms.

She currently resides in London.

Raven's YouTube: / digitwithraven

Raven's Book: https://a.co/d/6l28BG3

David's stuff: Website: https://www.Davidianhowe.com

Patreon: / davidianhowe

Store: https://www.davidianhowe.com/store

Instagram: / ethnocynology

Discord: / discord

Timecodes 00:00 Teaser 00:43 Introduction 01:27 Comic book we were in 04:16 Raven in Hong Kong 06:41 Raven's new book 13:21 Inspiration for the book 22:43 How did you structure it? 24:56 How we think / write 32:21 Book organization 41:00 Mississippians and stone games 46:00 Polynesia 50:55 YouTube/ Success 1:03:00 Raven and her skulls 1:13:00 Getting recognized 1:21:42 Working at a museum 1:27:52 Tech job 1:35:53 If you had a time machine? 1:40:56 What does it mean to be human? 1:46:28 Tom Hanks Day