Laotian Jars, Oldest African Human Burial, and Saudi Arabian Stone Rectangles - Ep 122
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May 09, 2021
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00:41:41

This week we discuss three interesting archaeology stories in the news. First, new dating techniques are used to date Laos' field of jars. Then, we discuss the oldest known homo sapien burial found in Africa. Finally, excavations of mustatils in Saudi Arabia shed some light on what these structures were used for.

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This week we discuss three interesting archaeology stories in the news. First, new dating techniques are used to date Laos' field of jars. Then, we discuss the oldest known homo sapien burial found in Africa. Finally, excavations of mustatils in Saudi Arabia shed some light on what these structures were used for. Links * Archaeologists finally uncovered some of the mystery behind Laos's Plain of Jars [https://www.popsci.com/story/science/plain-of-jars-laos-burial-site/] * Dating the megalithic culture of laos: Radiocarbon, optically stimulated luminescence and U/Pb zircon results [https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0247167] * Africa's Oldest Human Burial Site [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/childs-grave-is-the-oldest-human-burial-found-in-africa] * These mysterious stone structures in Saudi Arabia are older than the pyramids [https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/mysterious-stone-structures-saudi-arabia-are-older-pyramids-rcna805] * The mustatils: cult and monumentality in Neolithic north-western Arabia [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/mustatils-cult-and-monumentality-in-neolithic-northwestern-arabia/80E2AD8B538C268E7CA5C3C29CB4EC52] Contact * Chris Webster * chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Please Visit Our Sponsors! * Archaeology Southwest Cafe: https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/things-to-do/cafe/ Affiliates * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/]

This week we discuss three interesting archaeology stories in the news. First, new dating techniques are used to date Laos' field of jars. Then, we discuss the oldest known homo sapien burial found in Africa. Finally, excavations of mustatils in Saudi Arabia shed some light on what these structures were used for.

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