Roman City Markers, a 4k yo Iraqi City, and a 13k yo Battle - Ep 132

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On this week’s 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

• 4,000-year-old city discovered in Iraq

• Scientific Reports: New insights on interpersonal violence in the Late Pleistocene based on the Nile valley cemetery of Jebel Sahaba

  • Nature

  • Daily Mail

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