This week we have three super interesting news stories that grabbed our attention. First, a beautiful carved chalk drum was found with a Neolithic child burial in the UK. Second, new evidence shows the entry of Homo Sapiens into Europe may have been 10,000 years early than researchers previously realized. And finally, an archaeologist in Arizona claims to have found evidence that re-maps the route taken by the Coronado Expedition in 1540. Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot! [https://www.paleoimaging.com/about-the-paleoradiography-course] Start your own podcast with Zencastr and get 30% off your first three months with code TAS. Click this message for more information. [https://zencastr.com/pricing?coupon=TAS&fpr=bgfoz] Links * "Remarkable" 5,000-Year-Old Drum Sculpture Found In Neolithic Children's Grave (IFLScience) [https://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/remarkable-5000yearold-drum-sculpture-found-in-neolithic-childrens-grave/] * British archaeologists found a 5,000-year-old drum and three children locked in a neolithic embrace (Wash Post) [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/12/chalk-drum-stonehenge-british-museum/] * French cave findings suggest Europe's first Homo sapiens arrived earlier than thought (rfi) [https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20220213-french-cave-fossilised-molar-evidence-europe-s-first-homo-sapiens-54-000-years-ago-mandrin-grotto] * New research suggests modern humans lived in Europe 10,000 years earlier than previously thought, in Neanderthal territories (The Conversation) [https://theconversation.com/new-research-suggests-modern-humans-lived-in-europe-10-000-years-earlier-than-previously-thought-in-neanderthal-territories-176648] * Arizona archaeologist says she's found artifacts linked to famed 1540 expedition: "A history-changing site" (CBS) [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronado-expedition-1540-artifatcs-found-arizona-archaeologist/] Contact * Chris Webster * chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store [https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724] Affiliates * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/]