Welcome to the Giant's Causeway, crew! Your captain takes you on a journey to the place that is at the top of her bucket list. We are talking mythology, natural philosophy, and the power of perspective and observation. Listen in!

REFERENCES:

Crawford, K.R., Black, R. Visitor Understanding of the Geodiversity and the Geoconservation Value of the Giant’s Causeway World Heritage Site, Northern Ireland. Geoheritage 4, 115–126 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-011-0049-6

Kennedy, A. (2007). In search of the ‘True Prospect’: Making and knowing the giant’s causeway as a field site in the seventeenth century. The British Journal for the History of Science, 41(1), 19–41. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007087407000349

National Trust. (n.d.). Giant’s Causeway’s history: County Antrim. National Trust. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/northern-ireland/giants-causeway/history-of-giants-causeway

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2009). Fomoire. In Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 2025, from https://www.britannica.com/topic/Fomoire/additional-info#history.

AHOY YE LADS AND LASSES (and everyone else)! Hop on board as we travel back in time to the Celtic Age. We are talking about rivers, women, and swords. Plus, your captain gets excited and emotional about mythology (what's new). What more could you want!

REFERENCES:

Fox, S. (n.d.). Heritage Ireland. Women, Water and Wisdom in Celtic Mythology | Heritage Ireland. https://heritageireland.ie/2024/03/women-water-and-wisdom-in-celtic-mythology/

Hunt, P. (2008). Celtic Iron Age Sword Deposits and Arthur’s Lady of the Lake. Archaeolog (Stanford).

Macleod, S. P. (2006). A Confluence of Wisdom: The Symbolism of Wells, Whirlpools, Waterfalls and Rivers in Early Celtic Sources. Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium, 26/27. https://doi.org/https://www.jstor.org/stable/40732065?seq=1

Come on down to ancient Egypt, crew! Today we have a sampler of mythology, hydrology, and sociology - what a trio! We examine a tomb of an upperclass man from the sixth dynasty of Egypt, and a picture of three fishermen that resides in there to send him to the afterlife.

REFERENCES:

Abdelmoniem, A. (2020). The professions and hierarchy of Nekhebu. Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists, 5(2), 1–30. https://doi.org/10.21608/jguaa2.2020.30303.1031

Angelakis, A., & Mays, L. (2014). Evolution of water supply through the millennia. IWA Publishing.

Maitland, M. (2021). Fishing and fowling for pleasure versus produce: Ancient Egyptian representations of social status in relation to animals and the natural environment. His Good Name. Essays on Identity and Self Presentation in Ancient Egypt in Honor of Ronald J. Leprohon, 267–282. https://doi.org/10.5913/2021372.ch21

University College London. (2001). Burial customs: mastabas. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-static/digitalegypt/burialcustoms/mastaba.html#:~:text=Burial%20customs%3A%20mastabas,decorated%20with%20reliefs%20or%20paintings.

BUCKLE UP, BUCCANEERS! In this episode, we travel past the ancient Greeks 'n Romans 'n meet the Sea Peoples. This pirate culture was the fear o' the Mediterranean in the Late Bronze Age - 'n we discuss why. From thar impact on society to wha' thar outfits o' choice were, we natter about it all! Yo ho ho!

REFERENCES:

Barras, C. (2024, December 19). Who were the enigmatic Sea Peoples blamed for the Bronze Age collapse?. New Scientist. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26234904-200-who-were-the-enigmatic-sea-peoples-blamed-for-the-bronze-age-collapse/

Hitchcock, L. A., & Maeir, A. M. (2016). A pirate’s life for me: The maritime culture of the sea peoples. Palestine Exploration Quarterly, 148(4), 245–264. https://doi.org/10.1080/00310328.2016.1250358

Mark, J. J. (2024, September 22). Bronze age collapse. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/Bronze_Age_Collapse/

The title says it all, crew! Time to get your daily thought in about the Roman Empire. We are heading out to explore some simple yet engaging cultural aspects to sailors in ancient Rome. We also discuss your captain's niche interest of sailing culture and how it influences main society.

REFERENCES:

Huppert, D., Oldelehr, H., Krammling, B., Benson, J., & Brandt, T. (2016). What the ancient greeks and Romans knew (and did not know) about seasickness. Neurology, 86(6), 560–565. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0000000000002355

Rauh, N. K., Dillon, M. J., & McClain, T. D. (2008). Ochlos Nautikos: Leisure Culture and Underclass Discontent in the Roman Maritime World. Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome. Supplementary Volumes, 6, 197–242. http://www.jstor.org/stable/40379303

BUCKLE UP, CREW! We are embarking on the journey to ancient Greece and their view on the sea! From resources like myths, poems, philosophers, and (yes) even their garbage, we dive into what the sea meant to the ancient Greek culture. Opa!

*NOTE* Seneca was a ROMAN poet and Stoic philosopher, not Greek like was mentioned in the episode. Sorry!

REFERENCES:

Chaliakopoulos, A. (2024). Athena and Poseidon’s contest: How did Athens get its name? The Collector. https://www.thecollector.com/athena-poseidon-contest-athens-name-giving/

Corbin, A. (1995). The Roots of Fear and Repulsion. In The Lure of the Sea: The Discovery of the Seaside in the Western World 1750-1840 (pp. 1–17). essay, Penguin.

Lidov, J. B. (1977). THE ANGER OF POSEIDON. Arethusa, 10(2), 227–236. https://doi.org/https://www.jstor.org/stable/26307545

Lindenlauf, A. (2004). The sea as a place of no return in Ancient Greece. World Archaeology, 35(3), 416–433. https://doi.org/10.1080/0043824042000185801

Join your captain as we take a dive into how ancient (like really ancient, prehistoric) peoples used coastlines for survival, and how this relationship may have influenced how humanity has evolved into what we are today! Pretty deep stuff.

REFERENCES:

Erlandson, J. M. (2010). Food for thought: The role of coastlines and aquatic resources in human evolution. Human Brain Evolution, 125–136. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470609880.ch7

Marean, C. W. (2014). The origins and significance of coastal resource use in Africa and Western Eurasia. Journal of Human Evolution, 77, 17–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2014.02.025

Russ, J. (2020, November 23). Study: Ancient people relied on coastal environments to survive last glacial maximum. Study: Ancient people relied on coastal environments to survive Last Glacial Maximum | ASU News. https://news.asu.edu/20201123-study-ancient-people-relied-coastal-environments-survive-last-glacial-maximum

Welcome to Seadog Science! Let's set our sails on the educational and hopefully comedic voyage into the intersectionality between culture and the ocean.