This week we are taking a deep dive into the origins, history and archaeology of wine. We'll cover the surprising "birthplace" of wine with some of the oldest evidence of wine making we have so far. Then we look at ancient shipwrecks in the Mediterranean and how they contribute to our knowledge of wine trade routes in Rome and Greece. And then finally, the oldest known wine type that is still in production today! Sponsor * Save $110 off the full list price of Stock Advisor for your first year, go to  https://zen.ai/crmarchaeologyfool [https://zen.ai/crmarchaeologyfool)] and start your investing journey today! *$110 discount off of $199 per year list price. Membership will renew annually at the then current list price. Links * Discover the Secret Birthplace of Wine - National Geographic [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/sponsor-content-secret-birthplace-of-wine] * History of Wine [https://www.arenaflowers.com/pages/history-of-wine/] * Five Turning Points in the Evolution of Wine  [https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/evolution-wine/] * Ancient Roman Shipwreck Loaded With Wine Amphorae Found Off Sicilian Coast [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-find-ancient-roman-vessel-near-sicily-180978313/] * A Shipwreck Graveyard Has Been Found Off This Greek Archipelago [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/shipwreck-graveyard-has-been-found-greek-archipelago-180957091/] * To taste the oldest wine still in production, head to Cyprus - Atlas Obscura [https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/commandaria-whats-the-oldest-wine] Contact * Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden rachel@unraveleddesigns.com RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

This week we cover three recent archaeology news stories. First up is a ball game carving found at Chichen Itza in Mexico. Then we head over to Egypt where mummy tags are used to reconstruct the ancient climate. And finally bridge construction in Ohio has prompted the excavation of a Hopewell Hamlet. Links * Intact Ball Game Carving Discovered at Chichen Itza [https://www.archaeology.org/news/11373-230412-maya-game-carving] * Play Ball! [https://www.archaeology.org/issues/388-2007/digs/8768-digs-mexico-ball-court] - About the game * Reviving a 3,000-year-old Ancient Ballgame [https://youtu.be/oYJxng6i4NQ] - YouTube * An Ancient Ballgame Makes A Comeback In Mexico [https://www.npr.org/2018/09/16/646756260/an-ancient-ballgame-makes-a-comeback-in-mexico] - NPR * Facebook page for the modern Ulama league in Mexico [https://www.facebook.com/UlamaDeCaderaFEMUC] * Mummies provide the key to reconstruct the climate of the ancient Mediterranean [04-mummies-key-reconstruct-climate-ancient.html">https://phys.org/news/2023-04-mummies-key-reconstruct-climate-ancient.html] * Mummy Labels: A Witness to the Use and Processing of Wood in Roman Egypt [10.1163-27723194-bja10017.xml">https://brill.com/view/journals/ijwc/aop/article-10.1163-27723194-bja10017/article-10.1163-27723194-bja10017.xml] * Archaeologists discover 2,000-year-old dwelling site of Hopewell Native Americans in Ohio [https://www.thereportingproject.org/cherry-valley-road-bridge-replacement-project-reveals-2000-year-old-dwelling-site-of-hopewell-people/%22%E2%80%8C%22] Contact * Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden rachel@unraveleddesigns.com RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

On this news show we start with an update on the excavations and controversy surrounding the development of a new set of luxury high-rises in downtown Miami. We then see what the face of a 35,000 year old man from Egypt looks like. Finally, would it hurt to have gold wires woven in and around your teeth to keep them in place? A 17th-century Frenchwoman likely had some opinions about it. Links * Battle Over Miami Development Site Where Ancient Artifacts Were Discovered [https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/battle-over-miami-development-site-where-ancient-artifacts-were-discovered/3008255/] * The Tequesta of Biscayne Bay [https://fcit.usf.edu/florida/lessons/tequest/tequest1.htm] * Desert Kites, Miami Pre-History, and Illicit Antiquities - Ep 165 [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeology/165] * A New Maya Kingdom, What's an Anchoress? And paving over Miami's history - Ep 205 [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeology/205] * Scientists Reveal the Real Face of a 35,000-Year-Old Egyptian Man [https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a43502894/scientists-reveal-real-face-of-ancient-egyptian-man/] * Source Article: The Facial Approximation of the Skull of Nazlet Khater 2 [com.translate.goog/doc/pt_br/OrtogOnLineMag/6/NazletKhater2.html?_x_tr_sch=http&_x_tr_sl=pt&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=pt-BR&_x_tr_pto=wapp">https://ortogonline-com.translate.goog/doc/pt_br/OrtogOnLineMag/6/NazletKhater2.html?_x_tr_sch=http&_x_tr_sl=pt&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=pt-BR&_x_tr_pto=wapp] * 17th-century Frenchwoman's gold dental work was likely torturous to her teeth [https://archaeologymag.com/2023/02/17th-century-frenchwomans-gold-dental-work/?fbclid=IwAR2Pqn1g6QZOd1hUenb2VPNZ_kdZwjTzLFLcrzv4-zXOX2eCkzqVl1XjB18] Contact * Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden rachel@unraveleddesigns.com RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

This week we have 3 archaeology news stories! First up, 2,000 ram skulls have been discovered in Egypt's temple of Ramses II. Then we cover the rent Sapiens article about whether prehistoric humans actually carried and used clubs. Then finally, a new technology is used to create a surprising climate profile at Paleolithic sites in Alaska. Links * Over 2,000 ram skulls discovered in Egypt's temple of Ramses II, a new mystery for archaeologists [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/egypt-king-ramses-ii-ram-skulls-mummified-discovery-abydos-temple-ancient-pharaoh/?ftag=CNM-00-10aac3a] - CBS News * Club-Wielding Ancestors: Myth or Reality? [https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/ancient-wooden-clubs-myth/] - Sapiens * The Use of Wooden Clubs and Throwing Sticks among Recent Foragers [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12110-023-09445-3] - Springer * New investigations at Kalambo Falls, Zambia: Luminescence chronology, site formation, and archaeological significance [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2015.05.003] - Journal of Human Evolution * Understanding blunt force trauma and violence in Neolithic Europe: the first experiments using a skin-skull-brain model and the Thames Beater [https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2017.189] - Antiquity * A reconstruction of prehistoric temperatures for some of the oldest archaeological sites in North America [03-reconstruction-prehistoric-temperatures-oldest-archaeological.html">https://phys.org/news/2023-03-reconstruction-prehistoric-temperatures-oldest-archaeological.html] * BrGDGT temperature reconstruction from interior Alaska: Assessing 14,000 years of deglacial to Holocene temperature variability and potential effects on early human settlement [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379123000276?via%3Dihub#appsec1] Contact * Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden rachel@unraveleddesigns.com RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

MEMBERS: There's a bonus segment! This is our final episode in our overview of paleoanthropology and human evolution.  It's been a bumpy ride with a lot of species falling by the wayside, but, we're down to the final few and we'll see what happens to them! Don't forget to check out the other episodes in this series and for members, there's a special bonus segment for this episode in the Ad Free Downloads area on this episode's page. Links * Human Family Tree [https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-family-tree] * Human Evolution Interactive Timeline [https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-evolution-interactive-timeline] * Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens in Europe - TAS 160 [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeology/160] * Ancient Hazelnuts, Artistic Neanderthals and a Pompeiian Chariot - TAS 116 (where we mention Denisovans) [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeology/116] Bonus Segment Links * Sima de los Huesos, the Pit of Bones [https://www.thoughtco.com/sima-de-los-huesos-spain-171506] * The Sima de los Huesos Middle Pleistocene hominin site (Burgos, Spain). Estimation of the number of individuals [https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ar.24551] Contact * Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden rachel@unraveleddesigns.com RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

In this second episode of our Paleoanthropology series we focus on the Paranthropus family of fossils. The are descended from the Australopithicenes and lived next to our early hominid ancestors, but, they are not directly on the line to humans. MEMBERS! Don't forget to check the early downloads page for a bonus segment! Links * Human Family Tree [https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-family-tree] * Human Evolution Interactive Timeline [https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-evolution-interactive-timeline] Contact * Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden rachel@unraveleddesigns.com RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

In this second episode of our Paleoanthropology series we focus on the Australopithecus family of fossils. Links * Human Family Tree [https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-family-tree] * Human Evolution Interactive Timeline [https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-evolution-interactive-timeline] Contact * Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden rachel@unraveleddesigns.com RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

We talk a lot about human origins, so we thought this would be a good time time to do an overview of paleoanthropology, and the human evolutionary tree. In this first episode of the series we start with some of the oldest human ancestors including Sahelanthropus tchadensis and Ardipithecus ramidus. Links * Human Family Tree [https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-family-tree] * Human Evolution Interactive Timeline [https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-evolution-interactive-timeline] Contact * Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden rachel@unraveleddesigns.com RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

It's a news episode again! This week we talk about a shipwreck from the 1800s that washed up on the shore in Massachusetts in the US. Then we head over to the other side of the world and see what was so important it had to be written on a comb. And finally, we look at some experimental archaeology that cracked some skulls with ancient stone tools. Links * Wreck of ship lost to storm 139 years ago washes up on Massachusetts beach [https://www.newsweek.com/shipwreck-massachusetts-nantucket-video-preserved-1781666] * Scientists Translate the Oldest Sentence Written in the First Alphabet [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-translate-the-oldest-sentence-written-in-the-first-alphabet-180981101/] * Scientists smash skulls with Stone Age weapons to solve ancient murders, video shows [https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/world/article272536783.html] * Unraveling Neolithic sharp-blunt cranial trauma: Experimental approach through synthetic analogues [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2023.105739] Contact * Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden rachel@unraveleddesigns.com RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

 Chris is sick this week and needs to let his voice rest so we are playing a really awesome episode of Archaeotech with Chris and his co-host Paul Zimmerman. Recently an article came out in CNN featuring the work that the team Paul is part of is doing in Iraq, so it was the perfect opportunity to talk about that article and play the episode that they recorded a couple months ago about how they use Magnetometry at Lagash. Links * Archaeologists find 5,000-year-old tavern -- including food remains -- in Iraq [https://www.cnn.com/style/article/5000-year-old-tavern-iraq-archaeology-intl-scli-scn/index.html] * Magnetometry on the Lagash Project - Archaeotech 191 [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeotech/191] * Geophysics in the Middle East with Marco Wolf - ArchaeoTech 192 [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeotech/192] * In the Field with the Lagash Archaeological Project, Iraq - TAS [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeology/168] Contact * Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden rachel@unraveleddesigns.com RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

On today's news episode we start with another Maya Kingdom found just sitting under some bushes in the jungle. OK, it's a LOT of bushes. Then we move over to the UK and learn more about a skeleton that's been in the University of Sheffield's collection since the early 2000's. Finally we talk about why the people of Miami keep letting developers dig up and pave over their most important cultural resources. Links * Vast Maya Kingdom Is Revealed in Guatemalan Jungle (Wall Street Journal) [https://www.wsj.com/articles/vast-maya-kingdom-is-revealed-in-guatemalan-jungle-11675082088] * LiDAR analyses in the contiguous Mirador-Calakmul Karst Basin, Guatemala: an introduction to new perspectives on regional early Maya socioeconomic and political organization (Cambridge open access) [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/ancient-mesoamerica/article/lidar-analyses-in-the-contiguous-miradorcalakmul-karst-basin-guatemala-an-introduction-to-new-perspectives-on-regional-early-maya-socioeconomic-and-political-organization/31075DFA8ADBAA5E7C7320CA6DB93E5E] * Mysterious skeleton revealed to be that of unusual lady anchoress of York Barbican (University of Sheffield) [https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/mysterious-skeleton-revealed-be-unusual-lady-anchoress-york-barbican] * The All Saints Anchoress? An Osteobiography (Medieval Archaeology, abstract only) [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00766097.2022.2129682] * Is Miami really going to keep letting developers pave over our most ancient sites? [https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article272269058.html] Contact * Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden rachel@unraveleddesigns.com RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

There's some "mind-blowing" news in archaeology this week! We start with early hominids in Ethiopia using tools 500,000 years earlier than anything thought. Then we move to a possible 20,000 year old writing system in rock art. Finally, the oldest mummy ever found in Egypt was covered in gold! What else will they find there? Links * Archaeologists Discover 1.2 Million-Year-Old 'Workshop' in Mind-Blowing Find [https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7zx77/archaeologists-discover-12-million-year-old-workshop-in-mind-blowing-find] * A surge in obsidian exploitation more than 1.2 million years ago at Simbiro III (Melka Kunture, Upper Awash, Ethiopia) (Abstract and figures only) [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-022-01970-1] * Cave drawings from 20,000 years ago may feature an early form of writing [https://www.popsci.com/science/early-cave-writing-calendar/] * Could These Cave Markings Be the Earliest Form of Writing? [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/could-these-cave-markings-be-the-earliest-form-of-writing-180981403/] * An Upper Palaeolithic Proto-writing System and Phenological Calendar (open access) [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-archaeological-journal/article/an-upper-palaeolithic-protowriting-system-and-phenological-calendar/6F2AD8A705888F2226FE857840B4FE19] * Pseudo-Arch Podcast: The Antikythera Mechanism - Ep 96 [https://www.archpodnet.com/pseudo/96] * Body Ritual Among the Nacirema [1956-BodyRitualAmongTheNacirema.pdf">https://www.sfu.ca/~palys/Miner-1956-BodyRitualAmongTheNacirema.pdf] * Archaeologists may have found Egypt's oldest mummy [https://www.cnn.com/style/article/egypt-oldest-mummy-uncovered-intl-scli-scn/index.html] Contact * Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden rachel@unraveleddesigns.com RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

We're in Lake Havasu City, AZ this week so naturally we're talking about the London Bridge! Did you know that one of the three stone versions of the bridge to exist in the last 1500 years is here in Arizona? We talk about this history of the bridge and what led to this version being moved to an Arizona tourist town that was literally built around it. Links * The London Bridge [https://www.britannica.com/topic/Old-London-Bridge] * London Bridge History [bridge-history.html">https://www.havasuchamber.com/london-bridge-history.html] * Remains of the Old London Bridge  [uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/Remains-of-the-old-London-Bridge/">https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/Remains-of-the-old-London-Bridge/] Contact * Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden rachel@unraveleddesigns.com RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

This week we have 3 interesting archaeology news stories! First up, after a 2 year hiatus, underwater excavations of the HMS Erebus have resumed with some amazing new findings. Next, we head over to Scandinavia where genetic studies of the ancient remains tell a new story about the movement of people in and out of the area in the Viking era. And finally, how Nazis 'whitewashed' a shaman's prehistoric remains. Links * Archaeologists Recover 275 Artifacts From Mysterious Arctic Shipwreck [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-recover-275-artifacts-from-franklin-shipwreck-in-the-canadian-arctic-180981391/] * HMS Erebus: journal saved from Arctic shipwreck after 180 years [https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hms-erebus-handwritten-journal-recovered-from-1845-shipwreck-kr5t29zkd] * Ancient DNA Paints a New Picture of the Viking Age [https://www.wsj.com/articles/ancient-dna-paints-a-new-picture-of-the-viking-age-11672933852] * Ancient DNA Reveals a Genetic History of the Viking Age [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-dna-reveals-a-genetic-history-of-the-viking-age-180981404/] * The genetic history of Scandinavia from the Roman Iron Age to the present [https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(22)01468-4] * How Nazis 'whitewashed' a shaman's prehistoric remains  [https://amp.dw.com/en/how-nazis-whitewashed-a-prehistoric-shamans-remains/a-64196637] Contact * Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden rachel@unraveleddesigns.com RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

This week we happened across 3 different stories in the News about to looting and the collection of antiquities both by museums and individuals. There are many ways that looting happens, and it can have far reaching effects on both the looter(s) and the people from whom they stole. Links * Oscar White Muscarella, archaeologist who exposed looted artifacts and fakes, dies at 91 [https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/12/29/oscar-white-muscarella-met-museum-archaeologist-who-exposed-looted-artifacts-fakes-dies-91/] * TAS Episode 165 - Desert Kites, Miami Pre-History, and Illicit Antiquities [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeology/165] * An Open Letter to Arrowhead Hunters [llc.com/blog/172-open-letter-to-arrowhead-hunters">https://www.digtech-llc.com/blog/172-open-letter-to-arrowhead-hunters] * Spanish police find hundreds of archaeological artefacts at two homes [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/02/spanish-police-find-hundreds-of-archaeological-artefacts-at-two-homes] * U.S. Returns Artifacts Taken from Iraq Museum in 2003 Invasion [https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/u-s-returns-artifacts-iraq-museum-2003-invasion-1234650616/] * U.S. Returns Thousands of Artifacts, Including Hobby Lobby's Gilgamesh Tablet, to Iraq [https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/us-returns-artifacts-iraq-hobby-lobby-gilgamesh-tablet-1234600115/] * National Museum, Baghdad: 10 Years Later [https://www.archaeology.org/exclusives/articles/779-national-museum-baghdad-looting-iraq#art_page2] * World War II Looted Art: Turning History into Justice [https://artsandculture.google.com/story/PQXxtIcpKuJmJw] Contact * Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden rachel@unraveleddesigns.com RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

Have you ever wondered how we ended up with the calendar we have today? Where leap years come from, and why we need them? This week we take a look at our modern calendar and the ancient calendars that came before it. January APN Membership Giveaway! Leave us a review on iTunes or on your platform of choice and get entered to win a 1 year APN membership! Here's the fine print: 1) Leave us a review on a podcast listening platform (iTunes, Spotify, wherever you listen!). 2) Each review counts as an entry so feel free to review on all the platforms! 3) YOU MUST Email us your name and where you did the review(s). Otherwise we don't know you did it! Chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com We will announce the winner in February, and thanks in advance for all the reviews!! Links * Gregorian Calendar from WhatIs.com [https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/Gregorian-calendar] * What years are leap years? From Government of Canada [https://nrc.canada.ca/en/certifications-evaluations-standards/canadas-official-time/what-years-are-leap-years] * Leap Year [https://scienceworld.wolfram.com/astronomy/LeapYear.html] * Julian Calendar from Britannica  [https://www.britannica.com/science/Julian-calendar] * Roman republican calendar from Britannica [https://www.britannica.com/science/Roman-republican-calendar] * Greek Calendar overview from Oxford Reference [https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095542625;jsessionid=CAB34803013465C1916FCC8F7F4B81F7] * The Sumerian Calendar from Projeda [http://www.projectglobalawakening.com/sumerian-calendar/] * Mayan Calendar from Live Science) [how-mayan-calendar-works.html">https://www.livescience.com/25662-how-mayan-calendar-works.html] * Mayan Calendar [https://www.mayaarchaeologist.co.uk/public-resources/maya-world/maya-calendar-system/] Contact * Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden rachel@unraveleddesigns.com RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

As some of you celebrate Christmas and we all look to the end of 2022 there are the inevitable articles talking about the "Best" whatever. We saw one article from ABC that stood out to us and on this holiday episode, we're going to talk about why. Plus, we'll talk about some of our favorite episodes and articles from this year that we talked about on the show. Links * Some of the best archaeological discoveries of 2022 - ABC News (different title online!) [https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/fossils-discovered-mongolia-19th-century-shipwrecks-biggest-archeological/story?id=95015690] * Episode 191 - Powerful Viking Women [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeology/191] * Episode 189 - Lady Sapiens [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeology/189] * Episode 187 - A cultural History of Glacier National Park  [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeology/187] * Episode 185 - If You Can See me weep - Drought Archaeology [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeology/185] * Episode 161 - The Oldest Pants [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeology/161] Contact * Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden rachel@unraveleddesigns.com RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

It's a solo show with Chris Webster today. They APN recently celebrated it's eight birthday and Chris wanted to tell you a little bit about how the APN came about. It's origin story, if you will. Also, he talks about the other shows in the "APN Encyclopedia" and what's coming up in the future. Links * Succinct Research [https://www.succinctresearch.com/] * Kulturo Media [https://www.kulturomedia.com/] Contact * Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden rachel@unraveleddesigns.com RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

This week we happened to find 3 news stories about evidence for eating and cooking food in the ancient world. First up is the first evidence of Homo Erectus cooking fish 780,000 years ago. Then, we fast forward to 70,000 years ago and leftover evidence of a Neanderthal meal gives us insight into how they prepared food. And finally, in Rome new excavations under the coliseum reveal the kind of snacks that spectators would have enjoyed. For our members [https://www.archpodnet.com/members], we have a bonus segment describing how one journalist attempted to recreate the Neanderthal meal that we discussed in segment 2! Links * Evidence of cooking 780,000 years ago rewrites human history [https://www.dw.com/en/evidence-of-cooking-780000-years-ago-rewrites-human-history/a-63812031] * Oldest cooked leftovers ever found suggest Neanderthals were foodies. [https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/nov/23/oldest-cooked-leftovers-ever-found-suggest-neanderthals-were-foodies] * Archaeologists Find 1,900-Year-Old Snacks in Sewers Beneath the Colosseum [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-roman-spectator-snacks-dog-bones-discovered-in-colosseum-dig-180981211] Contact * Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden rachel@unraveleddesigns.com RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

This is just a short episode because it was a busy week for us. However, I had time to watch a few episodes of the catastrophe of historical inaccuracies known as "La Brea". It's a show on NBC and it's really bad! Chris rants on it for one segment. Links * NBC's La Brea [https://www.nbc.com/la-brea] Contact * Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden rachel@unraveleddesigns.com RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

CORRECTION: Graham Hancock wrote Fingerprints of the Gods NOT Chariots of the Gods which was written by Erich von Däniken. Our apologies for mixing up the two titles! The latest archaeological injustice from Graham Hancock is in the form of a brand new, and popular, Netflix series called Ancient Apocalypse. We talk about the eight-episode series, what we liked and what we didn't. Is Graham Hancock right? Is there evidence of an ancient civilization that lived during the last ice age that some how didn't make it through the ice age but did have time to reboot civilization in the people that were left? We'll see. Contact * Chris Webster * chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden * rachel@unraveleddesigns.com * RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

This week we get back to archaeology in the news and talk about 3 recent news stories. First, a high elevation, hard to reach archaeology site in Peru with llama rock art. Then, we head over to Italy where a cache of Etruscan bronzes has been discovered in a 2,300 year old spa. And finally, it's the 100th anniversary of the discovery of King Tut's tomb, so of course we had to look at a few recent articles about that discovery! Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. [https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow] 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 * These remote Inca ruins rival Machu Picchu [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/these-remote-inca-ruins-rival-machu-picchu] * Archaeologists Find 24 Bronze Statues, Preserved in Tuscan Spa for 2,300 Years [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/groundbreaking-ancient-roman-bronze-statues-discovered-in-tuscany-180981105/] * 100 years after unearthing King Tut's tomb, archaeologists make new discoveries [https://www.npr.org/2022/11/07/1134653074/100-years-king-tut-tomb-egypt-stolen-jewelry] * Long-lost jewelry from King Tut's tomb rediscovered a century later [https://www.livescience.com/king-tutankhamun-long-lost-jewelry] * TAS 169 - Tutankhamun - Excavating the Archive with Dr. Daniela Rosenow and Professor Richard Parkinson [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeology/169] * Lava Cap Winery [https://www.lavacap.com/] * Kulturo Media [https://www.kulturomedia.com/] Contact * Chris Webster * chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden * rachel@unraveleddesigns.com * RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

On today's episode Chris interviews Dr. Stephen P. Kershaw, author of the 2022 Pegasus Books: The Harvest Of War. It's the story of the battles between the Greeks and the Persians 2500 years ago and how the outcome shaped democracy and our world today. Join us as Dr. Kershaw tells us this story. Links * 2022: The Harvest of War, Pegasus Books [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Harvest-of-War/Stephen-P-Kershaw/9781639362349] Contact * Chris Webster * chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden * rachel@unraveleddesigns.com * RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

New York City has had a long and varied history. From the time of the Native Americans to the late 1800s when the boroughs were folded into the city limits many people, cultures, and events have left their mark. That mark leaves a material culture that has been excavated by teams of archaeologists over the last half-century or more. That artifact collection now has a home and as a result, this book was written to tell the story OF that collection. We bring on two of the four authors in this episode to talk about the book and the city. Nan A. Rothschild is an urban social archaeologist who was Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Anthropology at Barnard College and is adjunct professor at Columbia University. H. Arthur Bankoff is the advisor to the chair for archaeology at the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission and is a professor emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at Brooklyn College, City University of New York. Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. [https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow] 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 * Buried Beneath The City: An Archaeological History of New York [https://cup.columbia.edu/book/buried-beneath-the-city/9780231194952] * NYC Archaeological Repository [https://archaeology.cityofnewyork.us/] * Landmarks Preservation Commission [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/lpc/index.page] Contact * Chris Webster * chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden * rachel@unraveleddesigns.com * RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

The Archaeology Podcast Network is taking a bit of a break for October, 2022. In the mean time, we're introducing you to some of the other fantastic shows that we produce. Here's an episode from one of our newer shows, "Tea Break Time Travel." Enjoy! The trowel is generally considered to be the essential piece in any archaeologist's toolkit, but how long have trowels been around and what kinds of trowels can you use in excavations? In this episode, Matilda chats with professional archaeologist and blacksmith Dr Zechariah Jinks-Fredrick about why we choose the tools that we do, but also the development of metal tools and metalworking in the past. What's the difference between a cow bone and a trowel? Very little apparently... Links * The Anvil and Yew [https://www.theanvilandyew.com/] Contact * Chris Webster * chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden * rachel@unraveleddesigns.com * RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

The Archaeology Podcast Network is taking a bit of a break for October, 2022. In the mean time, we're introducing you to some of the other fantastic shows that we produce. Here's the "A Life in Ruins" Podcast with one of their more popular episodes. Enjoy! On this episode of A Life In Ruins Podcast, we have our good friend and frequent collaborator Stefan Milo on the podcast. Stefan is in the process of researching for a video on human brain size, and we talk about what he has found. Researchers have noted a decrease in brain size in humans within the last 30,000 years. We take a deep dive into how brain size has changed throughout the evolution of the genus Homo and potential reasons for the decrease in brain size. We talk about the possibility of human self-domestication and the theories surrounding it. Links * When and Why Did Human Brains Decrease in Size? A New Change-Point Analysis and Insights From Brain Evolution in Ants by DeSilva et al. [https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.742639/full] * Hypotheses for the Evolution of Reduced Reactive Aggression in the Context of Human Self-Domestication by Richard W. Wrangham [https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01914/full] Guest Links * Stefan Milo's Youtube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/c/StefanMilo/videos] * Stefan Milo's Website [https://www.stefanmilo.com/] * Stefan Milo's Instagram and Twitter: @historysmilo * Stefan Milo's book Tales of Ancient Worlds: Adventures in Archaeology [https://www.amazon.com/dp/1684492122/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_ERPTRZK3XSSVPDSAPCP9] A Life in Ruins Contact * Email: alifeinruinspodcast@gmail.com * Instagram: @alifeinruinspodcast [https://www.instagram.com/alifeinruinspodcast] * Facebook: @alifeinruinspodcast [https://www.facebook.com/alifeinruinspodcast] * Twitter: @alifeinruinspod [https://www.twitter.com/alifeinruinspod] * Website: www.alifeinruins.com [https://www.alifeinruins.com/] * Ruins on APN: https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/ruins * Store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/alifeinruins/shop 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

It's been a few weeks since we have had a news episode and in that time there has been so many great stories we had trouble deciding which ones to chose! First up is a million year old skull found in in China. Then we head over to Greece where researchers theorize that mysterious stone spheres are part of a board game. And finally, a discussion about the recent Scientific American cover story "The Power of Viking Women." Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. [https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow] 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 * Million-year-old skull found in China fills human evolutionary gap [https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3194136/million-year-old-skull-found-china-fills-human-evolutionary-gap] * Stone spheres could be from Ancient Greek board game [09-stone-spheres-ancient-greek-board.html">https://phys.org/news/2022-09-stone-spheres-ancient-greek-board.html] * Viking Textiles Show Women Had Tremendous Power [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/viking-textiles-show-women-had-tremendous-power/] Contact * Chris Webster * chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden * rachel@unraveleddesigns.com * RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

On this episode Dr. Stefani Crabtree and Dr. Jennifer Dunne join us to discuss their recent paper on the new field of Archaeoecology. While it is often acknowledged that there is an overlap between the fields of archaeology and ecology, it has not been defined as a separate area of study until now. The study of Archaeoecology aims to show not only how humans impact nature, but also how the ecosystems they lived within shaped human culture and dynamics. **Coprolites were recovered nearby in Paisley Cave. Luther Cressman recovered sagebrush sandals from Fort Rock Cave, but noted that Paisley Cave was likely "one of the most important sites for Early [humans] in the whole West" where the coprolites were later recovered by Dennis Jenkins and his team. Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. [https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow] 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 * Towards a science of archaeoecology [https://www.cell.com/trends/ecology-evolution/fulltext/S0169-5347(22)00174-4] Contact * Chris Webster * chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden * rachel@unraveleddesigns.com * RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

A few episodes back we mentioned a documentary and book called Lady Sapiens: a journey into prehistory to look at women's roles and realign our assumptions. Thomas Cirotteau is a director and directed the documentary Lady Sapiens that looks at new research in this area. We bring him on to talk about this subject and some other things he's working on. Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. [https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow] 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 * Lady Sapiens: Breaking Stereotypes about Prehistoric Women [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lady-Sapiens-Breaking-Stereotypes-Prehistoric/dp/1915054788/ref=sr_1_1?crid=33851BGBXFRNQ&keywords=lady%20sapiens&qid=1660733072&s=books&sprefix=lady%20sapiens%2Cstripbooks%2C569&sr=1-1] * TAS 171 - Sacred Pools, Badass Prehistoric Women, and Giant Cave Art [https://archpodnet.squarespace.com/archaeology/171] * Lady Sapiens Film [https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/lady-sapiens-about-the-film/6043/] Contact * Chris Webster * chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden * rachel@unraveleddesigns.com * RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

In the subfield of experimental archaeology, researchers use historic and pre-historic methods and materials to recreate different artifacts and items in the archaeological record. By doing this we learn how peoples of the past made the things we find during excavation, which adds to the context of the life people lived at that particular time period. This week we discuss 3 examples of experimental archaeology in the news including the boomerang as a multi-use tool, how large pots were created in Crete, and the reinterpretation of an artifact found at Sutton Hoo. Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. [https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow] 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 * Wood sharpens stone: Boomerangs used to retouch lithic tools [08-wood-sharpens-stone-boomerangs-retouch.html">https://phys.org/news/2022-08-wood-sharpens-stone-boomerangs-retouch.html] * Scored Basins from Late Minoan Crete: an Experimental Interpretation from Construction to Functionality [https://exarc.net/issue-2022-2/ea/scored-basins-late-minoan-crete] * TAS 111 - Sutton Hoo episode: https://archpodnet.squarespace.com/archaeology/111 [https://archpodnet.squarespace.com/archaeology/111] * A Proposed New Appearance of the Iron Stand from Sutton Hoo, Based on Existing Material [https://exarc.net/issue-2021-4/ea/proposed-new-appearance-iron-stand-sutton-hoo-based-existing-material] Contact * Chris Webster * chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden * rachel@unraveleddesigns.com * RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

We recently spent some time in Glacier National Park, and while we were there we took a tour of the park lead by Jack Gladstone, a member of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana. We were blown away by not only his cultural knowledge of the area, but also his amazing singing and songwriting! We just had to share (with Jack's permission of course!) some of the tour, plus some information on the prehistoric peoples of the area, the historic development of Glacier into a national park, and some of the recent archaeology they have found in the park. Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. [https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow] 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 * Jack Gladstone [https://blog.glaciermt.com/western-montana-spotlight-jack-gladstone/] * Jack Gladstone's Music on Apple [https://music.apple.com/us/artist/jack-gladstone/277679182] * Jack Gladstone's Music on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/artist/3VMou8v9J7qoilB4CXVfAe#login] * Glacier National Park [https://www.nps.gov/glac/index.htm] * Sun Tours [https://www.glaciersuntours.com/] Contact * Chris Webster * chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden * rachel@unraveleddesigns.com * RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

In the past, nighttime urban activities have been overlooked by archaeologists, In this episode we interview Nan Gonlin and Meghan Strong about their latest edited volume that focus on the ancient nocturnal landscape and lightscape. Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. [https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow] 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 * After Dark: The Nocturnal Urban Landscape and Lightscape of Ancient Cities [https://upcolorado.com/university-press-of-colorado/item/6081-after-dark] * The Archaeology of the Night - Episode 35 (Feb, 2018) [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeology/35] * Night in Darkness in Ancient Mesoamérica [https://upcolorado.com/university-press-of-colorado/item/4096-night-and-darkness-in-ancient-mesoamerica] * Maya Vase Database [http://www.mayavase.com/] Contact * Chris Webster * chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden * rachel@unraveleddesigns.com * RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

As drought continues to ravage the northern hemisphere, there is a silver lining as receding waters reveal previously covered archeological sites. Today we talk about 3 things that have been revealed including the Stonehenge of Spain, hunger stones in central Europe, and Nero's Bridge in Rome. Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. [https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow] 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 * 'Spanish Stonehenge' emerges from drought-hit dam [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spanish-stonehenge-emerges-drought-hit-dam-2022-08-18/] * What Are "Hunger Stones" And Why Did They Terrify People In Europe? [https://iflscience.com/what-are-hunger-stones-and-why-did-they-terrify-people-in-europe-64921] * Europe's dry rivers reveal creepy "hunger stones" [https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/hunger-stones-europe/] * Hidden ancient Roman 'Bridge of Nero' emerges from the Tiber during severe drought [https://www.livescience.com/drought-reveals-roman-emperor-nero-bridge] Contact * Chris Webster * chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden * rachel@unraveleddesigns.com * RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

We're taking a deep dive on ancient writing on this episode! After talking about the recent deciphering of Linear Elamite on the last episode we just wanted more. We'll talk about what writing means and mention other undeciphered languages. In the last two segments we'll talk about first written scripts in China and Mesoamerica. And for members, we've got a cool bonus segment about a curious artifact found in Mexico in the 1990s. Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. [https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow] 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 Segment 1 * Where did writing begin? [https://www.bl.uk/history-of-writing/articles/where-did-writing-begin] * Writing (Wold History) [https://www.worldhistory.org/writing/] * Undeciphered scripts [https://omniglot.com/writing/undeciphered.htm] Segment 2 * Chinese Writing (World History) [https://www.worldhistory.org/Chinese_Writing/] * Chinese Writing (Britannica) [https://www.britannica.com/topic/Chinese-writing] Segment 3 * Mesoamerican Writing Systems [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerican_writing_systems] * Maya Writing [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/655/maya-writing/] Bonus * The Cascajal Block: The Earliest Precolumbian Writing [https://www.mesoweb.com/reports/Cascajal.pdf] * Oldest Writing in the New World [https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1131492] * Earliest New World Writing Discovered [https://www.npr.org/2006/09/15/6077734/earliest-new-world-writing-discovered] * What We Learn: The Cascajal Block [https://archive.archaeology.org/0701/etc/learn.html] Contact * Chris Webster * chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden * rachel@unraveleddesigns.com * RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

This week we discuss three recent archaeology news articles. First up is the recent discovery of 12,000 year old human footprints in the salt flat of UT. Then, we head over to Israel where a Roman coin with a zodiac symbol on it was found under water. And finally, researchers believe they have deciphered the ancient Iranian script, Linear Elamite. Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. [https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow] 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 * Ice Age human footprints discovered in Utah desert [07-ice-age-human-footprints-utah.html">https://phys.org/news/2022-07-ice-age-human-footprints-utah.html] * Roman Coin Depicting Zodiac Symbol Discovered off Israel's Coast [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/roman-coin-depicting-zodiac-symbol-discovered-off-israels-coast-180980495/] * Archaeologists Find Rare Zodiac Coin in Israel [coin-israel-11042.html">https://www.sci.news/archaeology/zodiac-coin-israel-11042.html] * Have Scholars Finally Deciphered a Mysterious Ancient Script? [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/have-scholars-finally-deciphered-a-mysterious-ancient-script-180980497/] Contact * Chris Webster * chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden * rachel@unraveleddesigns.com * RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

On todays show we take a look at 3 recent archaeological news stories. First, a new national park in Canada is being developed in corporation with the First Nations tribes in the area. Then, research at an ancient Iraqi fortress may be the remains of an ancient city that was previously lost. And finally, new analysis of DNA found in 14,000 year old modern human DNA in China has been linked to Native Americans. Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. [https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow] 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 * First Look At The Proposed Pituamkek National Park Reserve (National Parks Traveler) [https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2022/07/first-look-proposed-pituamkek-national-park-reserve] * Lennox First Island Nation Website [https://lennoxisland.com/] * Krista son, Helen: Pitawelkek: A 2000 year old archaeological site in Malpeque Bay (Paper) [https://www.academia.edu/42952248/Pitawelkek_A_2000_year_old_archaeological_site_in_Malpeque_Bay] * Ancient fortress found by archaeologists may be a lost royal city [https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/19/world/iraq-fortress-lost-city-scn/index.html] * Rabana-Merquly: a fortress in the kingdom of Adiabene in the Zagros Mountains [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/rabanamerquly-a-fortress-in-the-kingdom-of-adiabene-in-the-zagros-mountains/1267306C7EC268AA7AC916E579A7BEAA] * DNA From Chinese Cave Linked To Ancestry Of Native Americans [https://www.iflscience.com/dna-from-chinese-cave-linked-to-ancestry-of-native-americans-64474] * A Late Pleistocene human genome from Southwest China [https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(22)00928-9?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0960982222009289%3Fshowall%3Dtrue] Contact * Chris Webster * chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden * rachel@unraveleddesigns.com * RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

This week enjoy Season 1, Episode 2 of The Archaeology Variety Show. This episode originally aired back in March 2022. Segments: 1. Where Are We? 2. Last two weeks on the APN 3. Interview with Andrew Kinkella 4. Andrew's Website [https://kinkellasarchaeology.wordpress.com/] 5. Kinkella Teaches Archaeology - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/c/KinkellaTeachesArchaeology] 6. Archaeology or Aliens 7. Archeologists Found the Location Where Jesus Walked on Water [https://historyofyesterday.com/archeologists-found-the-location-where-jesus-walked-on-water-fbd9f38f5b1] 8. Archaeologists find 6,500-year-old pottery bearing the name of biblical judge [https://aleteia.org/2022/03/13/archaeologists-find-3100-year-old-pottery-bearing-the-name-of-biblical-judge/amp/] 9. The description of the Biblical destruction of Sodom is supported by recent archaeological discoveries. [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-97778-3] 10. Pop Culture Archaeology: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 11. The Archaeology of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom [http://www.indyintheclassroom.com/projects/archaeology/temple.asp] 12. Thuggee [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuggee] 13. Monsters in the dark: the discovery of Thuggee and demographic knowledge in colonial India [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-020-0458-8#Sec7] 14. Site of the Week: The Thracian Tomb of Aleksandrovo [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/arch365/273] Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. [https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow] 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] Contact * Chris Webster * chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden * rachel@unraveleddesigns.com * RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

In 210 BCE Qin Shi Huangdi, the self-proclaimed first emperor of China was laid to rest surrounded by a terra cotta version of his army and court. But what was going on at the same time in other places in the world? In this episode we talk about the terra cotta army in China. Then we move over to Europe/Northern Africa because the end of the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage was coming to an end at the exact same time. Finally, we take a look at the one of the first unified empires in India, the Mauryan. Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. [https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow] 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 * Emperor Qin's Tomb [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/emperor-qin] * Terra Cotta Soldiers on the March [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/terra-cotta-soldiers-on-the-march-30942673/] * Terracotta Army [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terracotta_Army] * Qin Dynasty [https://www.timemaps.com/civilizations/the-qin-dynasty-of-ancient-china/#empire] * Second Punic War [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Punic_War] * Europe at 200 BCE [https://www.timemaps.com/history/europe-200bc/] * The Rise of the Roman Empire [https://www.timemaps.com/encyclopedia/rise-of-the-roman-empire/] * Archaeological methodology applied to the analysis of battlefields and military camps of the Second Punic War: Baecula [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1040618216000392] * Southeast Asia at 200 BCE [https://www.timemaps.com/history/south-asia-200bc/] * Mauryan Empire (Nat Geo) [https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/mauryan-empire] * Mauryan Empire (World History) [https://www.worldhistory.org/Mauryan_Empire/] Contact * Chris Webster * chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden * rachel@unraveleddesigns.com * RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

News from the English Countryside is dominating the podcast today! We've got a 4,800 year old stone circle on top of a henge and two from Stonehenge. The first is about the parasites that the early builders of Stonehenge suffered from and the second is about ancient pits, lots of them, found in the area around Stonehenge. Those ancients really DID love their stones in circles! Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. [https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow] 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 * Volunteers Uncover Rare, 4,800-Year-Old Stone Circle in England [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/volunteers-uncover-rare-4800-year-old-stone-circle-england-henge-180980116/] * Definition of Henge [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henge] * Analysis of prehistoric feces shows Stonehenge people had parasites [https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/05/study-stonehenge-people-ate-raw-organ-meats-and-fed-leftovers-to-their-dogs/] * Intestinal parasites in the Neolithic population who built Stonehenge (Durrington Walls, 2500 BCE) [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/parasitology/article/intestinal-parasites-in-the-neolithic-population-who-built-stonehenge-durrington-walls-2500-bce/DD77DA2B94FD3C482A466819CD50EFD7] * TAS: Timelines: 2200 BCE - Ep 170 (Stonehenge) [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeology/170] * Hundreds of Ancient Pits Found at Stonehenge [https://gizmodo.com/stonehenge-pits-found-1848931640] * Novel insights into prehistoric land use at Stonehenge by combining electromagnetic and invasive methods with a semi-automated interpretation scheme [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2022.105557] * TAS: Desert Kites, Miami Pre-History, and Illicit Antiquities - Ep 165 [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeology/165] Contact Chris Webster * chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Rachel Roden * rachel@unraveleddesigns.com * RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

This week we interview Dr. Spencer Pelton, the Wyoming State Archaeologist, about his work on the Powers II red ochre quarry site. He recently co-authored a paper about that site, and in it they reveal that the dating results make the Powers Site potentially the oldest quarry site in North America. It's a fascinating and unique site and Dr. Pelton graciously shares his expertise on red ochre, how it was mined, and how it was potentially used by Paleoindian people in Wyoming. Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. [https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow] 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 * In situ evidence for Paleoindian hematite quarrying at the Powars II site (48PL330), Wyoming [https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2201005119] * This 12,000-Year-Old Wyoming Quarry Could Be North America's Oldest Mine [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/wyoming-is-home-to-the-oldest-mine-on-the-continent-study-north-america-180980134/] * A Life in Ruins Episodes with Dr. Spencer Pelton * The Cowboys of Science with Spencer Pelton - Ep 01 [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/ruins/01] * The Cowboys of Science II: Dr. Spencer Pelton Returns - Ep 54 [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/ruins/54] Contact * Chris Webster * chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden * rachel@unraveleddesigns.com * RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

Randomly, there were lots of shipwreck stories in the news this week, so we decided to do a themed episode! First up, we have a story about a shipwreck recovery off the coast of Oregon. Then we move over to a viking age shipyard that was discovered in Sweden. And finally, the excavation of a ship from the middle ages presents a unique challenge to archaeologists. 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] Connect with James on Twitter: @paleoimaging [https://twitter.com/Paleoimaging] Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. [https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow] 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 * Legendary Spanish galleon shipwreck discovered on Oregon coast [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/legendary-spanish-galleon-shipwreck-discovered-on-oregon-coast] * 'First of its Kind' Viking Age Shipyard Discovered at Birka, a Swedish World Heritage Site [https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/viking-age-shipyard-discovered-birka-sweden-1234632212/] * Press Release from Stockholm University: Unique Viking Age Shipyard discovered at Birka [https://www.su.se/english/news/unique-viking-age-shipyard-discovered-at-birka-1.617387] * The Report: En vikingatida varvsplats vid Kugghamn, Birka: Arkeologiska undersökningar av L2022:2719, Birka, Björkö,Adelsö socken, Uppland, augusti 2020 och 2021 [portal.org/smash/record.jsf?dswid=6068&pid=diva2%3A1669064">http://su.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?dswid=6068&pid=diva2%3A1669064] * Archaeologists race against time to study crumbling 1,300-year-old shipwreck [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/archaeologists-race-time-study-crumbling-1300-year-old-shipwreck-rcna33855] * TAS Vikings Episode [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeology/143] Contact * Chris Webster * chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com * Rachel Roden * rachel@unraveleddesigns.com * RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

MEMBERS: CHECK YOUR AD-FREE DOWNLOADS FOR THIS EPISODE'S BONUS SEGMENT! We've got a lot to cover in this news episode. We start with a tale of the Swiss Army Knife of southern Africa. Then we talk about a site in Iraq visible now because of drought and being recording in a rapid way. Then we go to Turkey to talk about the most famous site in the world: Gobekli Tepe. But wait, there's more! For members we have a bonus segment about the world's oldest company. 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] Connect with James on Twitter: @paleoimaging [https://twitter.com/Paleoimaging] Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. [https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow] 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 * 65,000 year-old 'Swiss Army knife' proves ancient humans shared knowledge, research says. [https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jun/09/65000-year-old-swiss-army-knife-proves-ancient-humans-shared-knowledge-research-says?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1] * Ancient city emerges as Mosul's dam is drained [https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ancient-city-emerges-as-mosuls-dam-is-drained-g8vd8jg0k] * Drought in Iraq Reveals 3,400-Year-Old City [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/drought-in-iraq-reveals-3400-year-old-city-180980188/] * Turkish hilltop where civilization began [06-turkish-hilltop-civilisation-began.html">https://phys.org/news/2022-06-turkish-hilltop-civilisation-began.html] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

There's a lot in the archaeology news as field seasons around the world kick off into high gear! This week we've got stories about the quantifying inequality among past societies, the conservations efforts around the last ship to bring slaves to the United States, and giant statues in Sardinia. That's giant statues, not statues of giants! 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] Connect with James on Twitter: @paleoimaging [https://twitter.com/Paleoimaging] Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. [https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow] 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 * Why some ancient societies were more unequal than others (BBC) [https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220520-why-some-ancient-societies-were-more-unequal-than-others] * Greater post-Neolithic wealth disparities in Eurasia than in North America and Mesoamerica (Nature) [https://www.nature.com/articles/nature24646] * Unlocking the Secrets of the 'Clotilda,' the Last Known Slave Ship [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/unlocking-the-secrets-of-clotilda-the-last-known-slave-ship-180980107/] * 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro [https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/how-many-slaves-landed-in-the-us/] * Archaeologists Unearth 3,000-Year-Old Giant Statues in Sardinian Necropolis [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-reveal-3000-year-old-giant-statues-sardinian-necropolis-180980061/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

ENCORE: We recently had the opportunity to visit Chichen Itza in Yucatán, Mexico. It was an incredible experience, but, being archaeologists, we of course came away with more questions than were answered! In this episode we give a brief overview Mayan civilization, including Chichen Itza, and then talk about our experience on an incredibly touristy tour! The take away is, do a little research ahead of time (like listening to this podcast!) to help prepare yourself before visiting the site! Links * Chichen Itza (Park website) [https://www.chichenitza.com/] * Chichen Itza [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichen_Itza] * The Sunlight Effect of Kukulcan or the History of a line [http://perspectivegeometry.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/kululcanpg.pdf] * Pre-Hispanic city of Chichen Itza (UNESCO) [https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/483/] * Chichen Itza (Britannica) [https://www.britannica.com/place/Chichen-Itza] * Roadster Adventures [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7B6D7bzybjPrQjeiUmF0hw] Contact * Chris Webster * chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Affiliates * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/]

There have been many foundational people in archaeology and the life and achievements of one are now fully coming to light with a new book from Oxford University Press. "The First Black Archaeologist: A Life of John Wesley Gilbert" (Oxford University Press 2022), written by Dr. John W. I. Lee is a fascinating tale of an archaeologist that paved the way for so many that came after him. Join us as we learn about John Wesley Gilbert, the first Black Archaeologist. 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] Connect with James on Twitter: @paleoimaging [https://twitter.com/Paleoimaging] Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. [https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow] 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] For rough transcripts, head over to: Https://www.archpodnet.com/archaeology/173 [https://www.archpodnet.com/archaeology/174] Links * Dr. Lee's UCSB History Page [https://www.history.ucsb.edu/faculty/john-w-i-lee/] * The First Black Archaeologist: A Life of John Wesley Gilbert (Oxford University Press 2022) [https://oxford.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.1093/oso/9780197578995.001.0001/oso-9780197578995] * Natalia Vogeikoff's (Archivist of the American School) post on Mao-te Lo (Luo Niansheng) [https://nataliavogeikoff.com/tag/mao-te-lo/] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

As with most times archaeology is represented in fiction there are some major inconsistencies in this movie. However, it's a fun comedy and at least you won't be bored watching it. We discuss what they got right and what they got wrong about archaeology, anthropology, and lost cities. There's even a bonus segment with a real lost city! 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] Connect with James on Twitter: @paleoimaging [https://twitter.com/Paleoimaging] Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. [https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow] 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 * The Lost City (movie) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13320622/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

We've got a few articles that are all over the place - literally - this week. The first is about a re-analysis of what was thought was an ancient harbor in Italy. Turns out there's more to it. Next we talk about, well, the prehistoric world in general as it pertains the role of women. As with everything, there's more to that story and it's way more complex than early researchers would have liked. Finally we have a story of massive cave art in a hard-to-access area in Alabama. The figures are massive and would have been difficult to see in their entirety. 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] Connect with James on Twitter: @paleoimaging [https://twitter.com/Paleoimaging] Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. [https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow] 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 * An Ancient 'Harbor' Was Actually a Sacred Pool Designed for Scanning the Stars [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-harbor-sacred-pool-scanning-stars-180979997/] * The sacred pool of Ba'al: a reinterpretation of the 'Kothon' at Motya (Antiquity) [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/sacred-pool-of-baal-a-reinterpretation-of-the-kothon-at-motya/329646E6561765FD30A9D6EC5FD5B6CB] * Prehistoric women were hunters and artists as well as mothers, book reveals [https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/apr/29/prehistoric-women-were-hunters-and-artists-not-just-mothers-book-reveals] * Discovering ancient cave art using 3D photogrammetry: pre-contact Native American mud glyphs from 19th Unnamed Cave, Alabama (Antiquity) [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/discovering-ancient-cave-art-using-3d-photogrammetry-precontact-native-american-mud-glyphs-from-19th-unnamed-cave-alabama/695DFD2980B69D520A56A320D6549E76] * PHOTOS: Mysterious humanoids carved by Native Americans found in Alabama [https://apple.news/AmZYXl48SRi-uwm1GEfTJ1w] * Ancient cave art: how new hi-tech archaeology is revealing the ghosts of human history [https://theconversation.com/ancient-cave-art-how-new-hi-tech-archaeology-is-revealing-the-ghosts-of-human-history-182168] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

This week we have a timelines episode focused on 2200 BCE. At that time, Stonehenge as we know it today was just completed in the UK. Conversely, the Akkadian empire began to fall in Mesopotamia, and the impressive Old Kingdom in Egypt also came to an end. Join us for a discussion about what was happening in 3 world powers in year 2200 BCE! 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] Connect with James on Twitter: @paleoimaging [https://twitter.com/Paleoimaging] Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. [https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow] 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 * Stonehenge General Info from Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonehenge] * The Stones of Stonehenge [https://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/research/directory/stones-stonehenge] * Seeing Beneath Stonehenge [https://microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk/seeing-beneath-stonehenge/] * Akkadian Empire (Wiki) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akkadian_Empire] * The Akkadian Period (ca. 2350–2150 B.C.) [https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/akka/hd_akka.htm] * Akkad [https://www.worldhistory.org/akkad/] * Enheduanna [https://www.worldhistory.org/Enheduanna/] * Old Kingdom of Egypt General Info from Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Kingdom_of_Egypt] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

2022 marks the 100 year anniversary of the discovery of Tutankamun's tomb, and in celebration Dr Daniela Rosenow and Oxford Professor Richard Parkinson have helped create a museum exhibit that tells the story of its discovery and excavation. This unique approach highlights the people that did the excavation rather than the artifacts themselves for a unique approach to one of the most famous Egyptian archaeological discoveries. Join us for a conversation with Dr Rosenow and Professor Parkinson about the people responsible for excavating Tutankamun's tomb. 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] Connect with James on Twitter: @paleoimaging [https://twitter.com/Paleoimaging] Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. [https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow] 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 * Tutankhamun: Anatomy of an Excavation [http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/discoveringtut/] * Excavating the Archive Exhibit [https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/tutankhamun-excavating-the-archive] * Excavating the Archive - Book [https://www.amazon.com/Tutankhamun-Excavating-Archive-Griffith-Institute/dp/1851245855] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

Paul Zimmerman took his microphone along with him on a trip to Iraq over March and April. While there he recorded with the team at the beginning of the project, around the middle, and then at the end - from the airport! It's a great journey through an archaeological project and you learn a lot about this amazing site in Iraq. 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] Connect with James on Twitter: @paleoimaging [https://twitter.com/Paleoimaging] Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. [https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow] 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 * Droning on with Paul in Iraq - Archaeotech Ep 168 [https://www.archpodnet.com/archaeotech/168] * The Lagash Archaeological Project Website [https://web.sas.upenn.edu/lagash/] * Dr. Augusta McMahon's Twitter [https://www.twitter.com/Augusta_McMahon] * Reed Goodman's Twitter [https://www.twitter.com/rcgoodman7] * Dr. Brad Hafford's YouTube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6q8GsRYTYW1zeke1erD-uA] 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/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

This week we take a look at 3 archaeology news stories. First up is a recent study that looks at the deterioration of the Pueblo Bonito Great House at Chaco Canyon using historic photos of the structures. Second, is a new study that looks at the health defects and deficiencies found in the skeletal remains of a colonial era cemetery in Australia. Finally, new evidence shows cut marks on dog bones found in trash pits in colonial Jamestown, indicating there were times when they were food MEMBERS! Check out the bonus segment by logging into the website here [https://archpodnet.com/archaeology]! .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] Connect with James on Twitter: @paleoimaging [https://twitter.com/Paleoimaging] Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. [https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow] 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 * The deterioration of the Pueblo Bonito Great House in the Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico, USA [https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0266099] * Health effects of European colonization: An investigation of skeletal remains from 19th to early 20th century migrant settlers in South Australia [https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0265878] * Study finds metabolic deficiencies among migrant settlers in colonial Australia [medical.net/news/20220406/Study-finds-metabolic-deficiencies-among-migrant-settlers-in-colonial-Australia.aspx">https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220406/Study-finds-metabolic-deficiencies-among-migrant-settlers-in-colonial-Australia.aspx] * Jamestown colonists may have kept, eaten indigenous American dogs [https://www.science.org/content/article/jamestown-colonists-may-have-kept-eaten-indigenous-american-dogs?et_cid=4176723&et_rid=344038495&utm_campaign=DailyLatestNews&utm_content=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sfmc] 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/]

Surgery has been performed throughout ancient history to varying levels of success. In this episode, we cover a brief history of surgery sound the world, as well as some specific techniques like trepanation and blood letting. Additionally we discuss several examples of surgery in the archaeological record. 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] Connect with James on Twitter: @paleoimaging [https://twitter.com/Paleoimaging] 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 * 5,300-Year-Old Skull Offers Earliest Known Evidence of Ear Surgery [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/5300-year-old-skull-offers-earliest-known-evidence-of-ear-surgery-180979636/] * This 3,000-Year-Old Wooden Toe Shows Early Artistry of Prosthetics [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/study-reveals-secrets-ancient-cairo-toe-180963783/] * The Historical Timeline of Surgery [https://www.verywellhealth.com/the-history-of-surgery-timeline-3157332] * Hippocrates, Galen, and the uses of trepanation in the ancient classical world [https://thejns.org/focus/view/journals/neurosurg-focus/23/1/foc-07_07_e11.xml] * Edwin Smith papyrus [https://www.britannica.com/topic/Edwin-Smith-papyrus] * 7 Native American Inventions That Revolutionized Medicine And Public Health [https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicolefisher/2020/11/29/7-native-american-inventions-that-revolutionized-medicine-and-public-health/] * Technology in America: A Brief History [https://books.google.com/books?dq=syringe%20bird%20bone%20native%20american&hl=en&id=FlBUDwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA4&ots=AkirAUDoJe&pg=PA4&sa=X&sig=ACfU3U2vwqJPaJBtfwCs11Z_Gc0YRhCjaA&source=bl&ved=2ahUKEwjX88_dltjlAhXNslkKHUUWBDcQ6AEwGnoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=syringe%20bird%20bone%20native%20american&f=false] * Metal plate fused to 2,000-year-old Peruvian warrior's skull proof of early surgery [https://nationalpost.com/news/world/metal-plate-fused-on-2000-year-old-peruvian-warriors-skull-is-earliest-evidence-of-surgery] * Evidence of brain surgery 4,000 years ago [https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/aug/21/artsandhumanities.arts] * A Hole in the Head: A History of Trepanation [https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/hole-in-the-head-trepanation/] 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/]

It's a news episode! We've got desert kites in the Middle East (so, game fences?), a return to the Miami Circle and associated sites, and finally some illicit antiquities getting pulled from an auction in New York. 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 * Segment 1 * Well-Preserved, 9,000-Year-Old Shrine Discovered in Jordan Desert [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/9000-year-old-almost-intact-shrine-discovered-in-jordan-desert-180979635/] * Desert Kites [https://www.worldhistory.org/Desert_Kites/] * Segment 2 * Prehistoric Human Remains Found at Miami Luxury-Condo Site [https://apple.news/A-im9I9taQTqyt-DKJwetxA] * Segment 3 * Ancient Artifact Pulled From Christie's Auction After Archaeologist Claims Suspect 'Provenance' [https://apple.news/Ab1pVlkp3QPi7Y7StAsUOUw] 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/]

This week we discuss some interesting archaeology news articles. First up is a new algorithm that can read and restore Ancient Greek texts. Second, a researcher claims to have found approximately 65 previously unknown British royal burials. We definitely have a lot of questions about that statement! And finally, a beautiful reconstruction of a Stone Age woman by both artists and archaeologists is on display in Sweden. 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 * Archaeology: Restoring ancient texts using artificial intelligence [http://www.natureasia.com/en/research/highlight/14005] * New study identifies the likely burials of up to 65 British Kings [https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/03/new-study-identifies-the-likely-burials-of-up-to-65-british-kings/143071] * The Royal Burials of 65 Celtic Kings Identified in England and Wales [origins.net/news-history-archaeology/celtic-kings-0016542">https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/celtic-kings-0016542] * This Beautiful Reconstruction of a Stone Age Woman Feels Almost Like Time Travel [https://www.sciencealert.com/stunning-reconstruction-of-a-stone-age-woman-captures-a-beautiful-moment-in-history?utm_campaign=AppleNews&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=AppleNews] 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/]

We've got another timelines episode! This time we look at 1100 CE in North America. We decided to focus on some of the most iconic sites at that time and look at what caused them to succeed and ultimately fail. 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 * Chaco Canyon * Chaco Canyon National Park Page [of-the-park.htm">https://www.nps.gov/chcu/learn/historyculture/significance-of-the-park.htm] * Chaco Canyon - Arch365 003 [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/arch365/003] * Ancient America - Chaco Canyon - Arch365 172 [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/arch365/172] * Greater Chaco Landscape - Heritage Voices 22 [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/heritagevoices/22] * What is Chaco? Location, Features, and Chronology with Rich Friedman - Site Bites S1E1 [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/sitebites/s1e1] * Origins of Chaco - Who were the Chacoans and where did they come from? with Dr. Cathy Cameron - Site Bites S1E2 [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/sitebites/s1e2] * Major Debates in Chacoan Archaeology with Paul Reed - Site Bites S1E3 [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/sitebites/s1e3] * "Chaco" after Chaco with Dr. Steve Lekson - Site Bites S1E4 [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/sitebites/s1e4] * Descendant Communities Perspectives with Patrick Cruz - Site Bites [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/sitebites/s1e5] * We Bet You'll Enjoy This Episode - Dirt 114: Gambling in the Archaeological Record [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/hq-downloads/dirt-114] * Cahokia * Cahokia Mounds (official website) [https://cahokiamounds.org/explore/] * Hohokam * Hohokam Pima National Monument [https://www.nationalparks.org/connect/explore-parks/hohokam-pima-national-monument] * Hohokam (Britannica) [https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hohokam-culture] 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/]

We've started a new show! Join Chris and Rachel LIVE every other Wednesday at 4pm PST/7pm EST. Find the schedule and sign up for each show at www.kulturomedia.com/live-events. On this episode of TAS we present you the first show with an interview with A Life In Ruins Host Carlton Gover, a game show called Archaeology or Aliens, and Pop Culture Archaeology! There's a few more segments and we have fun throughout. 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 * A Life in Ruins Podcast [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/ruins] * Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082971/] * Archaeology or Aliens * 1. Archaeology breakthrough after spy satellite images unveiled world's 'first city' [https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1577476/archaeology-news-us-spy-satellite-images-middle-east-tell-brak-city-spt] * 2. Origins of the 30,000-year-old Venus of Willendorf solved [https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/02/origins-of-the-30000-year-old-venus-of-willendo-solved/142920] * 3. Archaeologists discover innovative 40,000-year-old culture in China [03-archaeologists-year-old-culture-china.html">https://phys.org/news/2022-03-archaeologists-year-old-culture-china.html] 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/]

We've got FOUR news articles for you today. The first is about the oldest ear surgery that took place over 5,000 years ago. She lived! For a little while anyway. Then we go to London where one of the best Roman mosaics to be found in the last century was uncovered. They had all the best things! Finally (sort of) we go to China and look at the oldest pants, or trousers, ever found. We have a fourth article about a new rock art dating technique but that's in our bonus content for members of the APN. If you're not a member head over to https://www.archpodnet.com/members for more info. 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 * 5,300-Year-Old Skull Offers Earliest Known Evidence of Ear Surgery [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/5300-year-old-skull-offers-earliest-known-evidence-of-ear-surgery-180979636/] * Ancient Roman floor more than 1,500 years old found under London street [https://www.newsweek.com/ancient-roman-floor-more-1500-years-old-found-under-london-street-1681748] * World's Oldest Trousers Used Methods Still Employed by Modern Fashion [origins.net/news-history-archaeology/oldest-trousers-0016468">https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/oldest-trousers-0016468] * Live Show Sign-up for March 9th, 2022 [https://www.crowdcast.io/e/taslive-s1e1] * Kulturo Media Live Events [https://www.kulturomedia.com/live-events] 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/]

The intersection of Neanderthals, and modern Homo Sapiens is a very unique and super interesting time period. Wedecided to do a deep dive on the origins of Homo Nenaderthalensis, how they ended up in Europe and were able to inter breed with modern humans and have a lasting genetic imprint on the human genome. 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 * French cave findings suggest Europe's first Homo sapiens arrived earlier than thought [https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20220213-french-cave-fossilised-molar-evidence-europe-s-first-homo-sapiens-54-000-years-ago-mandrin-grotto] * An Evolutionary Timeline of Homo Sapiens [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/essential-timeline-understanding-evolution-homo-sapiens-180976807/] * Who were the Neanderthals? [were-the-neanderthals.html">https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/who-were-the-neanderthals.html] * Homo neanderthalensis (Smithsonian) [https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-neanderthalensis] * Homo Sapien Origin [https://www.britannica.com/topic/Homo-sapiens/Origin] 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/]

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/]

This week we have 3 interesting archaeology news articles. First, spines excavated in the Chincha valley of Peru are threaded on reeds posthumously. Archaeologist speculate this may have been done by the family members of the data after looting by the Spanish occurred. In segment 2 we take a look at a cemetery in the UK with an unusually high number of decapitated bodies. And finally, it turns out that ancient Egyptians used broken pot sherds as a type of notepad that school children used to practice script writing. 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 * Native Peruvians threaded corpses' spines on to sticks, study suggests [https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/feb/02/native-peruvians-threaded-corpses-spines-on-to-sticks-study-suggests] * Scientists found 192 spines threaded on poles in Peru, a macabre practice that may be a response to Europeans pillaging graves [https://businessinsider.mx/200-spines-poles-peru-colonizer-grave-pillage-2022-2/?IR=T&r=US] * Decapitated skeletons of Roman 'criminals' found during England rail excavation. [https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/05/uk/decapitated-roman-skeletons-hs2-rail-excavation-intl-scli-gbr/index.html] * Fleet Marsten HS2 [https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/news/hs2-archaeologists-reveal-secrets-of-small-roman-town-excavated-near-aylesbury] * Huge Discovery of 18,000 'Notepads' Documents Daily Life in Ancient Egypt [https://www.sciencealert.com/the-discovery-of-18-000-pottery-shards-document-daily-life-in-ancient-egypt] 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/]

Everyone knows that the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE buried the Roman town of Pompeii in volcanic ash, abruptly ending its time as a flourishing port city on the Bay of Napes. But, what what else was happening in the ancient world at the same time? In this Timelines episode, we begin by chatting about Pompeii and it's unfortunate demise in segment one. Then we move over to Central America, where Teotihuacán is entering its monumental architecture building phase at the same time. And finally, in segment three we look at the Kingdom of Aksum, which was growing into a thriving trade town on the route between Rome, the middle east and India. These three very similar, yet very different stories were taking place at the same time of approximately 79 CE around the world! 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 * Pompeii (Wiki) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeii] * Pompeii (Britannica) [https://www.britannica.com/place/Pompeii] * Pompeii (Official Website) [http://pompeiisites.org/en/pompeii-map/] * TAS 146 - Pompeii Slave's Rooms, Homo Naledi, and ancient theater toilets [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeology/146?rq=pompeii] * TAS 135 - Romans in Israel, Greeks in Pompeii and an Abby in England [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeology/135?rq=pompeii] * TAS 116 - Ancient Hazelnuts, Artistic Neandertals and a Pompeiian Chariot [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeology/116?rq=pompeii] * TAS 107 - Amazonian Petroglyphs and Duck from Food Counter in Pompeii [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeology/107?rq=pompeii] * Teotihuacán (Wiki) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teotihuacan] * Teotihuacán (Britannica) [https://www.britannica.com/place/Teotihuacan] * Teotihuacán (History) [https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-americas/teotihuacan] * Rock Art 68 - Uto-Aztecan Iconisity with Dr. Tirtha Mukhopadhyay [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/rockart/68] * UNESCO Heritage Site [https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/414/] * Kingdom of Axsum (Wiki) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Aksum] * Kingdom of Axsum (National Geographic) [https://www.nationalgeographic.org/article/kingdom-aksum/] * The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39832183-the-guernsey-literary-and-potato-peel-pie-society] 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/]

This week we discuss a 4,000 year old board game that was discovered in Oman. Then in segment two, we head over to the UK where a Roman market town has been excavated in advance of the HS2 railway construction. And finally, LIDAR has uncovered more structures in association with Machu Picchu. 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 * Archaeologists Unearth 4,000-Year-Old Stone Board Game in Oman (Smithsonian Magazine) [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-unearth-4000-year-old-stone-board-game-in-oman-180979340/] * 4,000-year-old stone game board discovered (Oman Daily Observer) [https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1112388/oman/4000-year-old-stone-game-board-discovered] * Qumayrah Valley in Oman: new discoveries of ancient towers, copper trade and games (Press release from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw) [copper-and-games-new-discoveries-in-Oman.pdf">https://pcma.uw.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Towers-copper-and-games-new-discoveries-in-Oman.pdf] * HS2 dig uncovers the Roman market town that vanished (The Times) [https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hs2-dig-uncovers-the-roman-market-town-that-vanished-mxnhnrcvr] * High-speed rail construction reveals Roman town in the UK (ars technica) [https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/archaeologists-unearth-ancient-roman-town-along-uk-high-speed-rail-route/] * Ancient and hidden, Machu Picchu's complexity uncovered by archaeologists (NBC News) [https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/ancient-hidden-machu-picchus-complexity-uncovered-archaeologists-rcna12900] * Inca water channel flow analysis based on 3D models from terrestrial and UAV laser scanning at the Chachabamba archaeological site (Machu Picchu National Archaeological Park, Peru) (Journal of Archaeological Science) [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0305440321001898?via%3Dihub#!] 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/]

We've got some interesting articles from the news media to discuss today. We start with a massive dig in the UK that's been going on since 2018. The HS2 Rail Project has unearthed thousands of artifacts. This time, we're talking about a carved wooden Roman figure with amazing preservation. Then we go to Arabia to learn about ancient highways. Finally, we see what can be found on the Cape Cod National Seashore. 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 * 'Exquisite' Roman figure found on HS2 dig in Buckinghamshire [https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jan/13/exquisite-roman-figure-found-on-hs2-dig-in-buckinghamshire] * HS2 Website [https://www.hs2.org.uk/building-hs2/archaeology/] * Archaeologists discover ancient highways in Arabia [01-archaeologists-ancient-highways-arabia.html">https://phys.org/news/2022-01-archaeologists-ancient-highways-arabia.html] * Dig this: Historian goes deep into the archaeology of Cape Cod [https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2022/01/15/historian-goes-deep-into-archaeology-cape-cod/6517449001/] 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/]

This week, the hosts are a little under the weather so we pulled a favorite from the archives for today's episode. We hope you enjoy! With the recent release of The Dig, a Netflix film focused on the excavation of an incredible burial ship at Sutton Hoo, we decided it was the perfect opportunity to take a closer look at this site! Sutton Hoo is extremely important and interesting for many reasons and we dive into those as well as review the movie. Did we like it? Join us and find out! We had so much to talk about that we couldn't fit it all into the episode. Become an APN member [https://www.archpodnet.com/members] to get access to the rest of the conversation! 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 * UK National Trust - Sutton Hoo [https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sutton-hoo] * The British Museum [https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/death-and-memory/anglo-saxon-ship-burial-sutton-hoo] * Edith Pretty [https://www.britishmuseum.org/about-us/british-museum-story/people-behind-collection/edith-pretty] * Mercie Lack and Barbara Wagstaff [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercie_Lack] * The Dig Trailer [https://youtu.be/JZQz0rkNajo] * Sutton Hoo burials: reconstructing the sequence of events [https://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/strat/pastpub/96ch6.pdf] * Current Archaeology [hoo.htm">https://www.archaeology.co.uk/articles/specials/timeline/sutton-hoo.htm] * Sutton Hoo [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton_Hoo] * Roadster Adventures [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7B6D7bzybjPrQjeiUmF0hw] 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/]

Dr. Paul Zimmerman, also a host of the ArchaeoTech Podcast, is working with a team that's investigating the ancient city of Lagash in Iraq. We talk about the history of Lagash and it's place in the chronology of the area. We also talk about what the team hopes to find and what questions they hope to answer in the coming field seasons. For a more technical discussion of what Dr. Zimmerman is doing at Lagash check out the ArchaeoTech episode below. 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 * Lagash Archaeological Projec [https://web.sas.upenn.edu/lagash/]t * Droning on With Paul in Iraq - ArchaeoTech 168 [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeotech/168] * Stele of the Vultures [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stele_of_the_Vultures] * Gudea [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gudea] * Lagash [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagash] 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/]

This is a special presentation from the Rock Art Podcast. On this episode Dr. Alan Garfinkel tells us about snake and serpent imagery in rock art. What does it look like and what could it mean? Start your own podcast with Zencastr and get 30% off your first three months with code TAS. Click this message for more info!m [https://zencastr.com/pricing?coupon=TAS&fpr=bgfoz] Links * Rock Art Podcast 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/]

This week we have 3 interesting archaeology news stories. First, researchers have discovered 2 well preserved shipwrecks off the coast of Ceasarea that are from two different time periods, but very close together on the sea floor. Second, a forgotten African American cemetery has been re-discovered under a parking lot and building in Clearwater Florida. And finally, new research shows that Neanderthals may have had a bigger impact on the Pleistocene landscape than we previously thought. Links * Segment 1 * Spectacular Artifacts Found in Two Ancient Shipwrecks [news.com/archaeology/caesarea-shipwrecks-10397.html">http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/caesarea-shipwrecks-10397.html] * Segment 2 * 'Thank God you found me': Florida officials unearth a fourth forgotten Black cemetery [https://www.npr.org/2021/12/20/1065178753/florida-fourth-black-cemetery-discovered] * Segment 3 * Landscape modification by Last Interglacial Neanderthals 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/]

This week we discuss three very different archaeological news stories! First, archaeologists in China plan to use Muons to "see" inside the unopened and presumably un-looted tomb of China's first Emperor Qin Shi Huang. His tomb is protected by the famed Terracotta Army, but has remained unopened due to preservation concerns. The second article is about a European Mesolithic baby burial, and the great care with which she was buried. Finally, we head over to Jordan to learn about recent research that was twisted to "prove" the story of the city of Sodom in the Bible, and how this is dangerous pseudoscience that damages the archaeology of the area. Links * Segment 1 * Cosmic rays could unearth secrets of Terracotta Army tomb [https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cosmic-rays-could-unearth-secrets-of-terracotta-army-tomb-rvm6wjflx] * Seeing deeper with atmospheric muons: From archaeology to geology [12-deeper-atmospheric-muons-archaeology-geology.html">https://phys.org/news/2021-12-deeper-atmospheric-muons-archaeology-geology.html] * Segment 2 * Baby Buried With Care 10,000 Years Ago Found in Italian Cave [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/10000-year-old-burial-of-baby-found-in-italian-cave-180979224/] * Earliest modern female human infant burial found in Europe [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/earliest-modern-female-human-infant-burial-found-europe] * Segment 3 * When Biblically Inspired Pseudoscience and Clickbait Cause Looting [https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/tall-el-hamman/] 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/]

In segment 1 we discuss a recent article about 25 burials found at the Chan Chan archaeological site in Peru, and the textile objects they were buried with. Segment 2 is all about new evidence for the type of material used to weave cloth at Çatalhöyük, 8000-9000 years ago. And finally, archaeological evidence in Britain shows how Neolithic weavers joined bast fibers using a splicing technique that has been developed at many times and in many places around the world. Links * Segment 1 * Peru: Skeletal remains of 25 people found at Chan Chan archaeological site [peru-skeletal-remains-of-25-people-found-at-chan-chan-archaeological-site-869105.aspx">https://andina.pe/Ingles/noticia-peru-skeletal-remains-of-25-people-found-at-chan-chan-archaeological-site-869105.aspx] * Endangered Site: Chan Chan, Peru [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/endangered-site-chan-chan-peru-51748031/] * Chan Chan [https://www.worldhistory.org/Chan_Chan/] * Segment 2 * Unearthed textiles from Stone Age settlement reveals history of clothes making [11-unearthed-textiles-stone-age-settlement.amp">https://phys.org/news/2021-11-unearthed-textiles-stone-age-settlement.amp] * Anatolian Neolithic Weavers At Çatalhöyük Used Trees to Make The Oldest Cloth [origins.net/news-history-archaeology/oldest-cloth-0016079">https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/oldest-cloth-0016079] * Segment 3 * Unraveling the Secrets of Bronze Age Thread: Textile Reveals Highly Advanced and Complex Process Used 3,800 Years Ago [origins.net/news-history-archaeology/bronze-age-thread-0010472">https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/bronze-age-thread-0010472] 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/]

Andrew Lawler is a journalist and an author with an interest in history and archaeology. In his latest book he looks at the history of excavations in Jerusalem. Andrew starts at the beginning in the 1800s and looks at many of the characters and excavations that have helped define the city. Andrew Lawler is author of the newly released Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World's Most Contested City. A long-time journalist, he has written about archaeology for more than two decades for a host of magazines. His most recent piece was the cover story for the November National Geographic on the 100 greatest archaeological discoveries. Links * Andrew Lawler's Website [https://www.andrewlawler.com/] * Book: Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World's Most Contested City [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/665396/under-jerusalem-by-andrew-lawler/] 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/]

Sometimes modern humans just can't resist the urge to falsify archaeological evidence - we don't always know why, but sometimes it may be to support their own theory of history, or sometimes just for a joke. In this episode we explore 3 archaeological hoaxes, who the perpetrators were (if known) and why they did it. Links * Segment 1 * Spencer Lake Horse Skull [https://www.mpm.edu/node/27107?fbclid=IwAR3WRTw1BKkLM8sW8sGPVuK9FblpvHwRp8NBjcUO79TW8MeibGYexo4h6-E] * Pseudo archaeological Claims of Horses in the Americas [https://ahotcupofjoe.net/2019/07/pseudoarchaeological-claims-of-horses-in-the-americas/?fbclid=IwAR0SUcDJxUBhu5xzhzWKWGqnTzaRiFLKaxmdH50dtuhfJuBDaThSuDFdWtw] * Segment 2 * The 'Coso Artifact' [http://www.badarchaeology.com/out-of-place-artefacts/anomalously-old-technology/the-%E2%80%98coso-artifact%E2%80%99/] * The Coso Artifact: Mystery from the Depths of Time [http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/coso.html] * The Coso Artifact (NCSE) [https://ncse.ngo/coso-artifact] 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/]

We've got three news stories for you again this week. The first is about a find at Pompeii, where they are always finding cool things, that's different from most. Archaeologists have found what they think are slave's quarters, an underrepresented group in the archaeological assemblage. Next we have some new thoughts after a recent reconstruction of the 300kyo Homo naledi. Finally, archaeologists get really excited about 2000 year old toilets in Turkey. Links * Segment 1 * Slaves' room unearthed in Pompeii reveals lives of marginalized citizens. [https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2021/11/08/slaves-room-discovered-at-pompeii-reveals-precarious-reality-of-marginalised-citizens?utm_campaign=61e86092a7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2021_11_05_09_57&utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Art%20Newspaper%20Newsletters&utm_term=0_c459f924d0-61e86092a7-62229830] * Segment 2 * Homo Naledi Child Skull's Reconstructed [https://www.archaeology.org/news/10127-211105-homo-naledi-child] * A child's partial skull adds to the mystery of how Homo naledi treated the dead [https://www.sciencenews.org/article/homo-naledi-child-skull-hominid-cave-discovery] * Immature Hominin Craniodental Remains From a New Locality in the Rising Star Cave System, South Africa [https://paleoanthropology.org/ojs/index.php/paleo/article/view/64] * Expanded Explorations of the Dinaledi Subsystem, Rising Star Cave System, South Africa [https://paleoanthropology.org/ojs/index.php/paleo/article/view/68] * Segment 3 * Possible Actor's Toilet Uncovered in Theater at Smyrna [https://www.archaeology.org/news/10126-211104-turkey-smyrna-toilet] * Dig in Turkey finds theater commode in ancient city of Smyrna [https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture/dig-in-turkey-finds-theater-commode-in-ancient-city-of-smyrna/2411192] 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/]

On today's show we have three news articles for you. The first is about pottery making styles were passed down in the Indus Valley in the 3rd millennium BCE. The second discusses new findings that suggest a European in 1690 wasn't the first person to set foot in the Falkland Islands. Finally, we talk about the re-opening of a Palace to visitors in Palestine that shows one of the largest floor mosaics every discovered. Links Segment 1 * Rediscovering the ancient social networks and industries of Indus Civilisation villages [https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/10/rediscovering-the-ancient-social-networks-and-industries-of-indus-civilisation-villages/141826] * Setting the wheels in motion: Re-examining ceramic forming techniques in Indus Civilisation villages in northwest India (J. Of Anth Arch) [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278416521000799?via%3Dihub] * TwoRains Project [https://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/research/projects/current-projects/tworains] Segment 2 * Team Discovers Evidence of Prehistoric Human Activity in Falkland Islands [10-team-evidence-prehistoric-human-falkland.html">https://phys.org/news/2021-10-team-evidence-prehistoric-human-falkland.html] Segment 3 * Palestinians Unveil Huge Mosaic at Jericho Desert Castle [10-palestinians-unveil-huge-mosaic-jericho.html">https://phys.org/news/2021-10-palestinians-unveil-huge-mosaic-jericho.html] 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/]

We've got three news articles for you this week. We start in Turkey with a discovery of a Roman mausoleum. We then head to Scotland and the Culloden Battlefield. Archaeologists hope to find out more personal details of some of the soldiers involved and to do some 3D mapping. Finally, it's back to Romans. This time their presence is found under a Norman church in England. Links * Archaeologists reveal Roman sanctuary in ancient Doliche [https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/10/archaeologists-reveal-roman-sanctuary-in-ancient-doliche/] * Archaeological digs in new locations at Culloden Battlefield [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-59062022] * Trio of 'Astounding' Roman Statues Found Beneath Medieval Church in England [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/once-in-a-lifetime-discovery-of-roman-statues-found-beneath-medieval-church-in-england-180978985/] * "Once-in-a-lifetime" Roman statue discovery [https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/10/once-in-a-lifetime-roman-statue-discovery/141814] * Rōdster Adventures [https://www.rodsteradventures.com/] 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/]

In the wake of the new dating of a Viking settlement in North America we decided to discuss that article and two others about Vikings. They were explorers, conquerers, and very interesting people. Enjoy this episode! Links * Viking Map of North America Identified as 20th-Century Forgery (Smithsonian Magazine) [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/medieval-map-of-north-america-identified-as-20th-century-forgery-180978751/] * Evidence for European presence in the Americas in AD 1021 (nature) [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03972-8] * Goodbye, Columbus: Vikings crossed the Atlantic 1,000 years ago (Reuters) [https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/goodbye-columbus-vikings-crossed-atlantic-1000-years-ago-2021-10-20/] * 6 Misconceptions About the Vikings (Mental Floss) [https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/651564/vikings-myths-misconceptions] * Sutton Hoo "Ghost Ship" and The Dig - Ep 111 [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeology/111] 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/]

With the definitive dating of the "human" footprints at White Sands pushing back the earliest human occupation of North America to 21,000 to 23,000 years BP, we decided to take a look at several well known pre-Clovis sites. These sites are often controversial and heavily debated amongst archaeologists. We'll discuss the findings from each site, why they are controversial, and what we think. Links * Stunning footprints push back human arrival in Americas by thousands of years (Nat Geo) [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/fossil-footprints-challenge-theory-when-people-first-arrived-americas] * Evidence of humans in North America during the Last Glacial Maximum (Science) [https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abg7586] * 130k-Year-Old Arch Site with Dr. Steven Holen - Special Episode - The Archaeology Show [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeology/15] * Radioactive Science and a 130,000-Year-Old Mastodon - ArchaeoTech 52 [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeotech/52] * Settlers of Cerutti: Evaluating Claims About the Cerutti Mastodon Site - Ruins 37 [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/ruins/37] * Reclaiming Indigenous Histories and the Indigenous Paleolithic - HeVo 31 [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/heritagevoices/31] * Getting "in tune" with the Paleoindian with Dr. Jesse Tune - Ruins 50 [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/ruins/50] * Ancient America - Meadowcroft Rockshelter - Arch365 140 [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/arch365/140] * Surprise discoveries in Mexico Cave may double time of peopling of the Americas [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/surprise-chiquihuite-cave-discovery-mexico-double-peopling-americas?loggedin=true] * Evidence of human occupation in Mexico around the Last Glacial Maximum [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2509-0] * Were humans living in a Mexican cave during the last ice age? (Science) [https://www.science.org/content/article/were-humans-living-mexican-cave-during-last-ice-age] 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/]

With the definitive dating of the "human" footprints at White Sands pushing back the earliest human occupation of North America to 21,000 to 23,000 years BP, we decided to take a look at several well known pre-Clovis sites. These sites are often controversial and heavily debated amongst archaeologists. We'll discuss the findings from each site, why they are controversial, and what we think. In Part 1 we cover four of the youngest pre-Clovis Sites including, Paisley Cave in Oregon, Monte Verde in Chile, Gault in Texas and Topper in South Carolina. Links * Explore Pre-Clovis Sites (Old, but holds up!) [pre-clovis-sites.html">https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/explore-pre-clovis-sites.html] * Pre-Clovis Sites [https://www.thoughtco.com/pre-clovis-sites-americas-173079] * A Life in Ruins Episode 77 [https://archpodnet.com/ruins/77] * Paisley Caves [https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aba6404] * Monte Verde (Wiki) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Verde] * New Archaeological Evidence for an Early Human Presence at Monte Verde, Chile [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4651426/] * Gault, TX [http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/gault/index.html] * Evidence of an early projectile point technology in North America at the Gault Site, Texas, US [https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aar5954]A * Topper Site [https://sc.edu/about/system_and_campuses/salkehatchie/community/topper_site/index.php] 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/]

Released on Hulu in 2020, Ammonite is a fictionalized movie that portrays a few years at the end of Mary Anning's life. She was an amateur paleontologist and with her family discovered the first ichthyosaur fossils in England. We talk about the movie, what it got right and what it didn't, and about the real Mary Anning and her life, work, and discoveries. Links * Ammonite IMDB Entry [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7983894/] * Ammonite movie review and summary by Roger Ebert [https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/ammonite-movie-review-2020] * Mary Anning (Wikipedia) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Anning] * Mary Anning: the unsung hero of fossil discovery [anning-unsung-hero.html">https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/mary-anning-unsung-hero.html] * Ammonite: Who was the real Mary Anning? [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-54510746] * Mary Anning (Lyme Regis Museum) [https://www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk/collection/mary-anning/] * The forgotten fossil hunter who transformed Britain's Jurassic Coast [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/mary-anning-forgotten-fossil-hunter-british-jurassic-coast] 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/]

In this episode we interview Dr. Randy Daniel of East Carolina University about his new book: Time, Typology, and Point Traditions in North Carolina Archaeology. His research interests include the archaeology of prehistoric hunter-gatherers in the Southeastern United States, particularly hunter-gatherer adaptations at the end of the last Ice Age. Dr. Daniel recognized the need to update, revise and add to the previous point typology definitions in North Carolina, which lead to the book published earlier this year. We chat with Dr. Daniel about why the update was needed, as well as his methodology and approach towards working with private land owners and amateur collectors. Links * Time, Typology, and Point Traditions in North Carolina Archaeology (Daniel 2021) [http://www.uapress.ua.edu/product/978-0-8173-9343-4-Time-Typology-and-Point-Traditions-in-North-Carolina-Archaeology,7597.aspx?skuid=4186] 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/]

We've got three completely different news stories for you this week. We start with a site that was found in Croatia by basically looking at satellite maps and looking for interesting shapes in the water. We then go to Michigan in the USA and look at a Clovis site that was found by a self-taught researcher. Finally, we head to Poland where a farmer found, and reported, a unique hoard of metal artifacts. Links * Archaeologist discovers 6,000 year-old island settlement off Croatian Coast [https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-croatia-archaeology-idUKKCN2E011U] * Clovis Camp Site Discovered in Michigan [https://www.archaeology.org/news/9954-210825-michigan-clovis-camp] * Farm Field find rewrites archaeological history in Michigan [https://news.umich.edu/farm-field-find-rewrites-archaeological-history-in-michigan/] * The Belson Site: A paleoindian campsite on the outwash plains of the Central Great Lakes [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20555563.2020.1848105?needAccess=true&scroll=top] * Farmer finds rare treasures from Unetice Culture [https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/08/farmer-finds-rare-treasures-from-unetice-culture/139942] 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/]

This week we interview Jason Cooper, an archaeologist with the Washington DOT, the current president of the Association for Washington Archaeology, and former archaeologist with the environmental firm, AMEC. In 2008 we were lucky enough to work on an Olcott excavation with Jason, and now he has co-written a book about those findings. We discuss the significance of the Olcott tradition in Washington, as well as how our findings on the CRM project in 2008 contributed to our knowledge of the Olcott people. Links * Hunters of the Mid-Holocene Forest [https://uofupress.lib.utah.edu/hunters-of-the-mid-holocene-forest/] * Association for Washington Archaeology [https://www.archaeologyinwashington.com/] 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/]

Timelines is back, and this time we take a look at a time that is extremely significant to the United States: 1776, and the signing of the Declaration of Independence. We explore the events leading up the the Revolutionary war in America, as well as what was happening at the same time in other parts of the world: China and Africa. Links * Timeline of the Declaration of Independence [declaration-of-independence.html">https://www.concordia.edu/blog/timeline-declaration-of-independence.html] * Declaration of Independence [https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript] * China and America in 1776: A Comparison [https://nonnobis.weebly.com/blog/china-and-america-in-1776-a-comparison] * Qing Dynasty [https://www.history.com/topics/china/qing-dynasty] * Ten Great Campaigns [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Great_Campaigns#Suppression_of_the_Jinchuan_hill_peoples_(1747%E2%80%9349,_1771%E2%80%9376)] * Imamate of Futa Toro [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imamate_of_Futa_Toro] * The Islamic Revolution of Futa Toro [https://www.jstor.org/stable/216648] * The History Search [https://thtsearch.com/content/Imamate_of_Futa_Toro/] * Imamate of Futo Toro [https://plex.page/Imamate_of_Futa_Toro] 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/]

Your news for the week includes a Roman basilica, the largest found in Israel, uncovered in the city of Ashkelon. Next is a preserved, mummified, body of a freed Greek slave that lived in Pompeii. Finally, we go to England to find the remains of an Abbey that fell into disuse in the 1500s. Links * 2000 Year Old Basilica Unearthed in Ashkelon [https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/2000-year-old-basilica-unearthed-in-ashkelon-669665] * Archaeologists find mummy, evidence of Greek in Pompeii * Archaeologists find skeleton, evidence of Greek in Pompeii [08-archaeologists-skeleton-evidence-greek-pompeii.html">https://phys.org/news/2021-08-archaeologists-skeleton-evidence-greek-pompeii.html] * Stunningly preserved mummy of slave found in Pompeii graveyard [mummy-slave-porta-sarno.html">https://www.livescience.com/pompeii-mummy-slave-porta-sarno.html] * Archaeologists recover lost part of St. Mary's Abbey [https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/archaeological-dig-at-museum-gardens-in-york-reveals-lost-buildings-that-were-once-part-of-medieval-st-marys-abbey-3345871] 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/]

In this week's episode of The Archaeology Show, we take a look at 3 recent archaeology news articles. First, a Roman graveyard containing an unusually high number of decapitated burials, indicating they may have been executed criminals. Second, lava tubes in Saudi Arabia with thousands of bones deposited by hyenas representing many different animals, including humans. Finally, we discuss spade shaped coins made in a 2500 year old Chinese mint. Links * 'Exceptionally high' number of decapitated bodies found at Roman burial site * burials-decapitated.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/02/world/europe/roman-burials-decapitated.html * https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/31/europe/decapitated-roman-remains-scn-scli-intl/index.html * Thousands of Human and Animal Bones Hoarded by Hyenas in Lava Tube System * https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/08/thousands-of-human-and-animal-bones-hoarded-by-hyenas-in-lava-tube-system/139869 * https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12520-021-01365-6 * Ancient Coin Mint Discovered in China from Over 2500 Years Ago * https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/08/ancient-coin-mint-discovered-in-china-from-over-2500-years-ago/139852 * https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/radiocarbondating-an-early-minting-site-the-emergence-of-standardised-coinage-in-china/178ECC2B245A017BF684BE1EFC732BD1 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/]

On today's show we start with an article that claims to "debunk" the Paleo Diet. However, what it really does is just talk about a lot of really cool food-related things in history. Next we go to Turkey and learn about a headless statue that was recently discovered. Finally, we end in an Iranian salt mine where naturally mummified sheep were found. Links * The real Paleo diet: Scientists debunk ancient food myths [https://www.inverse.com/science/what-did-ancient-people-eat-scientists-find-new-clues-in-old-pottery] * Headless Statue of Ancient Woman Discovered in Turkey's 'Mother Goddess City' [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1800-year-old-statue-found-turkey-180978011/] * 1600 Year Old Mummified Sheep Found in Iranian Salt Mine * News Article [https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/1600-year-old-mummified-sheep-found-in-iranian-salt-mine-674061] * Paper [https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2021.0222#d1e1413] 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/]

On this weeks episode we have 3 interesting archaeology news articles. First up is the discovery of a Roman Pomerium marker defining the boundary of city of Rome 2000 years ago. Second, a 4000 year old city in Iraq has been discovered. And finally, a reanalysis of skeletons from a Pleistocene era graveyard in Sudan provide new insight into how the people buried there died. Links * Ancient Rome's city borders were discovered in a rare stone [https://arkeonews.net/ancient-romes-city-borders-were-discovered-in-a-rare-stone/?fbclid=IwAR1FjM5U5jCl2Rz_ocxY-GfbvdAlQUHcFJBK1cG92GidQFCMCEUGKYTAvmk#close] * 4,000-year-old city discovered in Iraq [monitor.com/originals/2021/07/4000-year-old-city-discovered-iraq">https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/07/4000-year-old-city-discovered-iraq] * Scientific Reports: New insights on interpersonal violence in the Late Pleistocene based on the Nile valley cemetery of Jebel Sahaba * Nature [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-89386-y?utm_campaign=3_nsn6445_deeplink_PID100032693&utm_content=deeplink&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=commission_junction] * Daily Mail [Sudan-battleground-site-race-war-hosted-series-violent-episodes.html">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9625569/Ancient-Sudan-battleground-site-race-war-hosted-series-violent-episodes.html] 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/]

Paul Zimmerman from the ArchaeoTech podcast joins Chris and Rachel on their archaeological project in the high desert of Nevada. We talk about a dubious piece of Neanderthal art - I mean, art is art, right? We also look at a Nubian cathedral that was recently excavated. Finally, Paul helps us understand the Temple of the Winged Lions at Petra. He's actually worked there! Links * A 51,000-year-old carved bone is one of the world's oldest works of art, researchers say * NBC Article [https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/51000-year-old-carved-bone-one-worlds-oldest-works-art-researchers-say-rcna1333] * Nature [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-021-01487-z] * Archaeologists find ruins of vast Medieval Nubian cathedral in Sudan * The Art Newspaper [https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/archaeologists-find-ruins-of-medieval-nubian-cathedral-in-sudan] * University of Warsaw Article [https://en.uw.edu.pl/discovery-of-the-remains-of-the-largest-church-in-old-dongola/] * A Journey from the Excavation Archive Back to the Site: The Architectural Decoration of the Temple of the Winged Lions * Article [https://publications.acorjordan.org/2021/06/14/marco-dehner-petra-twl-2021/?utm_campaign=acor-july-2021&utm_medium=email&utm_source=mailpoet] * Michael Press on Palmyra [https://hyperallergic.com/496610/the-world-between-empires-art-and-identity-in-the-ancient-middle-east/] 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/]

We have three great news stories for you this week. First, we talk about an article from Smithsonian about ancient tombs in Egypt. Check out the documentary coming out in 2021! Next we look at an experimental archaeology article looking at three different cave lighting systems and their effectiveness. Finally, we look at the oldest tattooing tools ever found in North America. Links * Inside the Tombs of Saqqara [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/inside-tombs-saqqara-180977932/] * Scientists reconstruct cave lighting systems used by early humans [https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0250497] * Tennessee site yields oldest known American tattoo tools * https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/oldest-tattoo-tools-tennessee-native-american * Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352409X21002145?via%3Dihub 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/] *

This week we discuss three recent news articles about archaeology. First, potential new additions to the hominin evolutionary tree. Then, a CRM firm in South Carolina opens a time capsule from the mid 1800s. And finally, a carved wood staff is found in Finland and it may have belonged to a Shaman. Links * Mysterious skull fossils expand human family tree — but questions remain [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01738-w] * Contents of long-buried time capsule surprise archaeologists [https://www.heraldsun.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article252412518.html] * Possible shaman's snake stick from 4,400 years ago discovered in a Finnish lake [snake-stick-shaman-staff-discovered.html">https://www.livescience.com/ancient-snake-stick-shaman-staff-discovered.html] 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/]

There are a lot of interesting archaeology articles in the world this week. On today's episode we cover just three. We start with an uncracked 1000 year old chicken egg. Then we talk about a unique child burial in Poland. Finally, we talk about fancy viking clothes and the cost to make them. Links * Archaeologists Discover - and Crack - an Intact 1,000 year old chicken egg [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/intact-1000-year-old-chicken-egg-found-israel-180977970/] * Girl buried with finch in her mouth puzzles archaeologists [burial-finch-in-mouth-poland.html">https://www.livescience.com/girl-burial-finch-in-mouth-poland.html] * Original German Article: The girl with finches: a unique post-medieval burial in Tunel Wielki Cave, southern Poland [https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/pz-2021-0008/html] * Unique Viking textiles found in woman's grave [https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/06/unique-viking-textiles-found-in-womans-grave/139453] 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/]

A recent article discussing the discover of over 200 child burials in Canada has brought the Canadian Residential School system back into the light. The schools were for First Nations children to be indoctrinated into white society. They striped children of languangen and identity and forced them into gender-typical labor. it was a horrifying time in Canada that came to an end, in once case, in just 1996. Links * Why Canada is mourning the deaths of 215 children [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57325653] * The Residential School System * https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/the_residential_school_system/ * http://summit.sfu.ca/system/files/iritems1/12440/etd7411_SDielissen.pdf * Finding Cleo [https://www.cbc.ca/radio/findingcleo] * Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report * Hamilton-cemetery-FInal.pdf">https://ehprnh2mwo3.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/AAA-Hamilton-cemetery-FInal.pdf * https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kamloops-residential-school-remains-update-1.6053467 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/]

This week we have 3 stories of Archaeology in the news. First, the oldest petroglyphs in Scotland, and also the only animal shapes, were discovered by an amateur archaeologist. Second, we discuss new developments in lithic dating using OSL. And finally, a large scale environmental survey on an Air Force base is announced in Wyoming. Links * 'An incredible discovery': Prehistoric animal carvings found in Scotland for first time [https://news.sky.com/story/an-incredible-discovery-prehistoric-animal-carvings-found-in-scotland-for-first-time-12321485] * Oldest human traces from the southern Tibetan Plateau in a new light [06-oldest-human-southern-tibetan-plateau.html">https://phys.org/news/2021-06-oldest-human-southern-tibetan-plateau.html] * Direct dating of lithic surface artifacts using luminescence [https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/23/eabb3424] * F.E. Warren AFB to conduct field surveys June 14 to Oct. 22 [c3c6-11eb-b0cb-cbfe4b09ae8d.html">https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyomingbusinessreport/industry_news/environment/f-e-warren-afb-to-conduct-field-surveys-june-14-to-oct-22/article_2d7b2dbc-c3c6-11eb-b0cb-cbfe4b09ae8d.html] Contact * Chris Webster * chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com Affiliates * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/]

We have three articles for you today. The first is about current climate models and how they don't take archaeological information into consideration. For example, how many acres of food were grown per person in 1500 Europe verses China? Next we look at why pig and fish remains were in abundance in some ancient Judean settlements? Weren't they supposed to be Kosher? Finally, a paper that's still just an abstract suggests that coin makers in ancient Greece and Rome found it hard to make bronze dies. Links * Archeologists Are Making a Push to Improve Climate Modeling [https://apple.news/AkgDtLaWvRPq8WAeUMGvItQ] * What Archaeology Tells Us About the Ancient History of Eating Kosher - Smithsonian Magazine [https://apple.news/Aeb1xsDwXQaO1ee2fzn74ng] * Link to paper in the Journal of the Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/03344355.2021.1904675] * Model for ancient Greek and Roman coinage production - ScienceDirect [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440321000765] 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 on The Archaeology Show, we discuss three exciting Archaeology Articles and News stories. First, two obsidian flakes from central Oregon have been found in an early Holocene settlement in Lake Huron. Second, an extensive cemetery in Poland gives the Wielbark civilization its name. And finally, researchers in Arizona have programmed a computer to sort pottery sherds faster and more consistently than humans can. Links * Central Oregon obsidian from a submerged early Holocene archaeological site beneath Lake Huron [https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0250840] * The Goths, the Wielbark Culture and over 100 years of research on the eponymous site [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/goths-the-wielbark-culture-and-over-100-years-of-research-on-the-eponymous-site/92E85F41D42501F1E961DA148AECEE8F] * Archaeologists teach computers to sort ancient pottery [https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/05/archaeologists-teach-computers-to-sort-ancient-pottery/139190?amp=1] * Applications of deep learning to decorated ceramic typology and classification: A case study using Tusayan White Ware from Northeast Arizona [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440321000455] 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 on The Archaeology show, we discuss 3 recently published Archaeology Articles and stories in the news. First, Neanderthals are back in the news, again! It seems like there is something new about Neanderthals, and this time it is the discovery of 9 individuals with gnawed bones found in an Italian cave. Second, new research uses chemistry to identify beer and wine residue in ancient Sicilian jars. And finally, new research looking at the diet composition of ancient humans, as compared with modern humans. Links * Gnawed bones of 9 Neanderthals found in Italian cave [https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/11/world/neanderthal-remains-italy-scn/index.html] * How Scientists and Archeologists Trace Beer and Wine through Antiquity [https://apple.news/AGX9OyYjySQecLmon4DT1sQ] * Chemical evidence for the persistence of wine production and trade in Early Medieval Islamic Sicily [https://www.pnas.org/content/118/10/e2017983118] * A global carbon and nitrogen isotope perspective on modern and ancient human diet [https://www.pnas.org/content/118/19/e2024642118] Contact * Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com 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. 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/]

On today's episode Chris and Rachel discuss a recent visit to the historical monuments in Philadelphia, PA and Gettysburg. In the last segment they talk about the recent discovery of a grind stone in Orkney, Scotland and what it means for our understanding of the Neolithic in that area. Links * Archaeological Investigation of the Carriage House, Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/603561] * Archaeological Investigations at the Tower Stairhall, Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/603550] * Archaeological Monitoring of A Structural Engineering Study of the Retaining Walls at Independence Square [https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/603558] * Archaeological Report on the Investigation of a Brick Vault Catchment "Cistern Number 2," Beneath the Cement Floor Basement of Old City Hall [https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/603535] * Archaeological Survey Report, Area F, Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/603556] * Dock Creek Archaeology Archaeological Project 13 Recommendations [https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/603991] * Neolithic grind stone ploughed up in Orkney [https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/neolithic-grind-stone-ploughed-up-in-orkney-n7qkcpmsnhttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/neolithic-grind-stone-ploughed-up-in-orkney-n7qkcpmsn] Contact * Chris Webster * chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com 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, on the archaeology show, we take a look at a couple new(ish) discoveries that have been in the news this week. First, an extremely well preserved city in Luxor Egypt has been discovered and dated to the reign of Amenhotep III. Next, LiDAR helps researchers discover a new monument in Tikal that appears to be influenced by the people of Teotihuacan, the future conquerers of Tikal. And finally, archaeologists in Maryland believe they have found the home of Ben Ross, Harriet Tubman's father. Links * 'Lost golden city of Luxor' discovered by archaeologists in Egypt [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/lost-golden-city-luxor-discovered-archaeologists-egypt] * Archaeologists discover mysterious monument hidden in plain sight [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/archaeologists-discover-mayan-monument-hidden-plain-sight] * Harriet Tubman's father's home discovered by archaeologists in Maryland [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/harriet-tubman-s-father-s-home-discovered-archeologists-maryland-n1264675] 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 is a special episode of The Archaeology Show hosted by Tristan Boyle. Recently it was announced that a Benin Bronze, a statue head of an "Oba" or king, would be returned from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland to Nigeria. Head of Special Collections, Neil Curtis describes the process of repatriating the item as well as what that means for other items in the collection. Recently a number of books have been published that talk about the punitive expedition of 1897, where the British razed the city of Benin (modern day Nigeria) and looted various items from the people of Benin. Over the years, these cultural items were bought or taken into many museums, including the British Museum, National Museum of Scotland and Berlin Museum. Dan Hicks' recent book The Brutish Museums (Interviewed on Modern Myth) and Barnaby Philip's Loot both describe the violent removal of the Benin Bronzes by the British and where they are held today. Neil, however, makes the point that repatriating items back to communities is not a reactive process, and that this item in question had been in discussion for a while. Links * The University of Aberdeen's Museums [https://www.abdn.ac.uk/museums/] * News Article about repatriation [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/25/university-of-aberdeen-to-return-pillaged-benin-bronze-to-nigeria] * Neil Curtis [https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/departments/archaeology/profiles/neil.curtis] 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/]

We recently had the opportunity to visit Chichen Itza in Yucatán, Mexico. It was an incredible experience, but, being archaeologists, we of course came away with more questions than were answered! In this episode we give a brief overview Mayan civilization, including Chichen Itza, and then talk about our experience on an incredibly touristy tour! The take away is, do a little research ahead of time (like listening to this podcast!) to help prepare yourself before visiting the site! Links * Chichen Itza (Park website) [https://www.chichenitza.com/] * Chichen Itza [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichen_Itza] * The Sunlight Effect of Kukulcan or the History of a line [http://perspectivegeometry.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/kululcanpg.pdf] * Pre-Hispanic city of Chichen Itza (UNESCO) [https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/483/] * Chichen Itza (Britannica) [https://www.britannica.com/place/Chichen-Itza] * Roadster Adventures [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7B6D7bzybjPrQjeiUmF0hw] 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/]