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    Cat Jarman in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

    Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now.

    In this episode, Andrew is joined by Cat Jarman, the author of River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Roads.

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    Dr. Cat Jarman is a bioarchaeologist and field archaeologist specializing in the Viking Age, Viking women, and Rapa Nui. She uses forensic techniques like isotope analysis, carbon dating, and DNA analysis on human remains to untangle the experiences of past people from broader historical narratives.


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