He's so upbeat. You can tell he digs his job.

Very cool seeing my old archaeology professor shining on KZfaq. He's still just as passionate about archaeology as he was a decade ago. Great video.

What's the most valuable artifact you've ever found? "I'm gonna go with an entire Mayan Pyramid." Ok this guy is clearly cooler than everyone else in the room! 😮

Surprised no one ask how long one has to be dead to be considered archaeology instead of grave robbing.

5:14 “lets say, after this I go walk into the parking lot and DIE!” Says it with a smile and energy. 😂😂😂

Imagine having this dude as a dad or uncle, he's such a cool, wholesome, knowledgeable dude.

As an archaeologist I am so happy Wired finally made this happen, I have been waiting for this for a long time! Hope there is enough questions to make a part 2!

Imagine having this guy as your teacher. This level of enthusiasm and skill... Love it!

i love the little sandbox to demonstrate the use of different tools

Prof Kinkella I’m so happy you’re getting the love you deserve. You were a complete breath of fresh air during zoom days. I always looked foreword to your lectures. I love seeing a Moorpark professor on here.

Wired never fails to find the BEST people to talk about what they love! Thanks for another informative and fun video :)

*Why are always experts in those videos so nice, kind and interesting people, who you will never get bored of to listen?*

as an archaeology student in university this is a really great video that succinctly describes so much about the discipline!! love to see archaeology depicted in such a positive and realistic light!

bring this guy back! he was so passionate and great at explaining things! legit was sad there were not more questions for him

Never has a bad day because he simply _brushes_ it off

I wish I could use the phrase “the next time I’m in that part of the jungle” more often.

This is… exactly what I expected a real archeologist to sound like in every way down to pitch and tone.

Indiana Jones, fictional archeologist: pistol and bullwhip Andrew Kinkella, real archeologist: paint brush and popsicle stick

My partner is a landscape architect and everyone would be APPALLED AT HOW MUCH CONSTRUCTION CREWS IGNORE ARCHEOLOGICAL FINDS because it costs every investor involved TONS of money if they stop construction, sometimes for years, while an archeological dig takes place. I’m in Miami and apparently it happens all the time. They just stopped a dig that has changed how far back we think humans were in this area because the condo being built was apparently more important

Fascinating. I wish this would've been an hour long or more.

as an archaeologist i am often very sceptical when it comes to representation of the field in modern media. i am so thrilled this guy is so cool and an actual expert, bless.

This was fun! I hope they invite him back for a part 2

One thing I found fascinating in UCL's Egyptology museum was Tutankhamun in Arabic was actually pronounced as "Tut-Ankh-Amun", and then I saw Ankh and it suddenly made a lot more sense than seeing the 11-letter word as a whole

"Next time I'm in that area of the jungle?", never have I ever though I'd hear that combo of words in tat order 😂

Regarding the line between archaeology and a crime scene, in scotland if you encounter remains you have to call out the police/coroner and if theyre assured its archaeological and not criminal, you can continue excavation, there have been some archaeologists who have been charged for not following this rule, but the charges were dropped as it was clear they were not aware of the rules, especially if they were not expecting burials and had not been advised by the site director. Also to note, bog bodies were initially thought to be crime scenes until it was confirmed they were hundreds/thousands of years old and not decades old. Tollund man in Denmark is a good example

13:52 I would be absolutely delighted if we discovered a Rosetta Stone equivolent for the Indus Valley civilisation. They left loads of writings, but we have - up to this point - been unable to translate any of them. Doing so would give us an incredible insight into a truly ancient culture.

Please have this guy back, he sounds so enthusiastic about archaeology

I went to film school in the mid-80s in SoCal... but the best class I took was during the "interterm" in January... archaeology. We spent the month digging out part of Mission San Juan Capistrano. The fact that my roommate and I both took it and were both film majors... and I went into film because I fell in love with Raiders of the Lost Ark when it came out (I was 13)... well that class made all my dreams come true! I actually loved it, found one of the oldest stone tools at the site (we were digging in the trash pit basically)... but we got reallllly tired of bagging and cataloguing bits of charcoal! Part of me wishes I'd pursued archaeology... loved listening to this guy talk about the profession.

Love this guy’s enthusiasm. Definitely makes archaeology sound more entertaining

This is great! His passion for archaeology is contagious, I took his classes and he inspired my path!

On "Ancient Apocalypse", both minimuteman and Stefan Milo have done real deep-dives on the many many problems with Hancock's theories. Take the time to watch and you'll learn so much!

I got way too excited when he brought out his bag

I would like to see more archaeology videos

Love the question about how you know which rocks were tools, because that´s something a lot of archaeologists struggle with, in my experience, myself included. I remain firmly convinced that my lovely coworkers dealing with lithics made a deal with the devil to learn how to do it. It´s clearly sorcery^^

As a kid, I always wanted to be an archaeologist bc of Indiana. Then I figured out it wasn't as cool as it was in the movies, but this guy sparks an interest in the field again. Please bring him on again!

not even all the way though the intro and I can tell this guys energy is off the charts lol we love passionate scientists

I wanted to be an archaeologist at one point as a kid; wish I would have stuck with it. Seems way better than IT.

THE ENDURANCE! The most incredible adventure/survival story. I cannot believe it hasn’t gotten a big-budget movie.

Need more of him ! Just so animated and lively

This was one of my faves so far. I love his energy and passion for what he does. ❤Thank you for all the great info, especially your thoughts on GH.

Oh my gosh what a perfect time encountering this video! I’m currently considering taking an intro to archaeology class and this man is really convincing me to take it! Love his enthusiasm!

The Stone was the key to deciphering the hieroglyphic text, but Jean Francois Champollion took it a step further by comparing them to Coptic and he discovered that the languages were related

Fascinating--another terrific series of explanations by a wonderful, knowledgeable expert. I just found Wired two hours ago and I've been here ever since!

Really love how he explains things

This is what we call infectious enthusiasm.

This was a such a fun video. I want to watch more of this guy! I would also love to watch him and Gram Hancock discuss topics of Archaeology.

I was lucky enough to take some of his classes in College just for fun. Definitely one of my favorite professors I've ever had.

It’s wild how often construction crews dig up something of major significance. A couple years ago they started building a new highway ramp or something of the sort in Grand Rapids here in Michigan, and found remains of a mammoth.

Kinkella !!! One of the best profs i’ve ever had

My father's friend is an archeologist and took me on archeological search, not the most exciting thing in the world but it has given me an understanding of how it's done

I really like how he describes the interplay between archaeology and geosciences. It would be really cool to get a few more Earth Scientists to do this kind of tech support. Geology, Geochemistry, Mineralogy, and Geophysics are so important to our understanding of natural systems like water and food security, resource discovery and management, planetary habitability and natural disaster hazard monitoring/ mitigation, climate and environmental change, as well as sustainable cities, civil engineering and city planning.

Dude looks like a Johhny Lawrence that wasn't a bully and made the right choices in life. 🤣Amazing energy, you can tell he really enjoys his job.

Thank you, love the vibe.

This guy is so excited. I love it

Wow! That was SO good! Kudos to Dr. Kinkella for such a fun and factual presentation!

So proud of Past Preservers expert Dr Andrew Kinkella!

Great video, I hope you have Andrew back for more.

I have been waiting this type of archeology episode!

This is very informative!!

I love his energy. It reminds me of when I was a kid and was obsessed with ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman archeology❤

That's been really informative , inspiring for a girl who wanna be archaeologist in her future.. thanks WIRED for this information and encouragement.

This is the man that made me an archaeologist !!! You go ANDREW!!!!

Cool to see Dr Kinkella doing this! Love his channel and tear down or pseudo archaeology

I've never heard of Demotic, so that was another very cool thing to go learn about. Thank you for the great video!

he seems so happy. you can really tell he’s doing something he loves and is excited to do

Would have liked a discussion on how archaeology is conducted. Here in the western US, it's primarily by survey - boots on the ground hiking systematically. I my career, ive only been involved with excavations a couple of times. Out here in the West, survey is the manner with which to find archaeological sites.

I don't think people give the ancients enough credit. Some people were really smart and others were really dumb.... Just like now!

Its such a vast and monumentally interesting field

Would love to recommend the show Time Team if you find this stuff interesting 😁 They have a yt channel with tons of digs (mostly in the UK)

This is one of the most underrated Tech Support videos

Anyone who enjoyed this, should really look up episodes of time team. It's a great shoe to learn about archeology, with very passionate people involved.

5 months late, but it’s still a shock to see my old professor making KZfaq videos. It’s a shame no one asked you about personal effects while on site. I hope you still bring some Van Halen along for your digs!

I was laughing hysterically when he said when you run out of batteries, you're dead.😂😂😂

This guy has such great energy. Entertaining & educational 🤓 This vid has been enjoyed 🤗

Who would bury a king under a parking lot. He must have been mixed up in some shady business.

Man's is _greatly_ underselling the sharpness of an obsidian blade

I loved his excited passion. Very good energy. :)

I love his energy!

5:16 IM CRYINGGGG I LOVE ARCHAEOLOGISTS

must have been the most exciting bloop bloop ever heard!

Thank you! It's so interesting!

He's like the host of an informational children's show in the best way possible.

He reminds me of astarion if he was into into archaeology. I love his energy. I’m looking forward to getting into this field of study

"what if i go DIE in the parking lot" i'm in love with this man

Do archaeologists often encounter cultural resistance, and if so how do they negotiate that? My amateur understanding of the archaeology scene here in Alaska is that you’ll upset the indigenous people by coming onto their land without permission or taking artifacts without asking, but they’re not going to protest because what you find might conflict with their internal history.

Very cool that he made a major archaeological discovery just trawling on Google maps...

This was so interesting, thank you!

As somebody who loves archaeology I really appreciate that he tried to explain that in archaeology context is very important

This guy loves his job- his passion shines through. I loved his explanation of Carbon 14 and dropping dead in a parking lot 😂

Man I love this kind of stuff

Point of clarification: It’s “hieroglyphs” not “hieroglyphics”. The first is a noun referring to the symbols or collections of symbols used in Egyptian writing, the other is an adjective that describes writing similar in nature to hieroglyphs.

Oh wow, this is love at the first sight. I can listen to him 24/7.

This guy needs his own tv show.

ALWAYS TRUST YOUR COMPASS!! Someone was a good Scout as a kid lol. I had those words drilled into my head, my entire childhood lol

He's so chipper! I need more.

What a great way to learn! I loved anthropology in college - the best class I ever took, was down in Mexico City at the University of the Americas. Wow, what a great place to study it. Your video is superb

9:17 "toTORo bear" lol

Archeology is the coolest career on earth. I love it so much❤

Sick watch. 🔥

Finding Richard III on a random construction site still has to be one of the wildest finds