Neolithic Sun Stones, Hidden Incan Tunnels and Powerful Celtic Women - Ep 293

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This week we cover three archaeology news stories. First, we look at “sun stones” that may have been buried as a ritual to bring back the sun after a volcanic eruption. Then, researchers in Peru think they have found an underground network of Incan tunnels in Cuzcos. Finally, women are found to have more power than previously thought in a Celtic group in Britain.

Links

• Neolithic Farmers May Have Buried These Mysterious Stones to Bring Back the Sun After a Volcanic Eruption (Smithsonian)

• Sun stones and the darkened sun: Neolithic miniature art from the island of Bornholm, Denmark (Antiquity)

• Archaeologists Discovered An Underground Inca Labyrinth, Confirming a Centuries-Old Rumor (Popular Mechanics)

• Huge Ancient Inca Underground Labyrinth Discovered Beneath Cusco, Starting At Sun Temple(IFL Science)

• Celtic tribe's DNA points to female empowerment in pre-Roman Britain (New Scientist)

• Celtic tribe's DNA points to female empowerment in pre-Roman Britain (New Scientist - Apple News)

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Snail Slime to Smallpox: Unexpected Discoveries (and Yes, There Are Cherries at Mount Vernon) - Ep 268

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This week we have three great archaeology news stories! First up, archaeologists have excavated a royal purple dye workshop in Greece. Then, excavations at an early colonial Incan cometary give insight into how small pox affected the community. And finally, perfectly preserved cherry bottles have been found in a cellar at Mount Vernon.

Links

• In This Ancient Workshop, Greeks Crushed Snail Glands to Make the Purple Dye Worn by Royalty

• More than just a color: Archaeological, analytical, and procedural aspects of Late Bronze Age purple-dye production at Cape Kolonna, Aegina

• Skeletons of Incan kids buried 500 years ago found marred with smallpox

• Two cases of smallpox from 1540 CE circum-contact (early colonial) Northern Coastal Peru

• 35 glass bottles from the 18th century filled with cherries unearthed by archeologists at George Washington’s Mount Vernon (Apple News)

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100 Years of King Tut - Ep 194

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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!

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• These remote Inca ruins rival Machu Picchu

• Archaeologists Find 24 Bronze Statues, Preserved in Tuscan Spa for 2,300 Years

• 100 years after unearthing King Tut's tomb, archaeologists make new discoveries

• Long-lost jewelry from King Tut's tomb rediscovered a century later

• TAS 169 - Tutankhamun - Excavating the Archive with Dr. Daniela Rosenow and Professor Richard Parkinson

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Spines in Peru, Decapitated Romans and Egyptian Notepads - Ep 158

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This week we have three 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.

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• 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

• Decapitated skeletons of Roman 'criminals' found during England rail excavation.

• Fleet Marsten HS2

• Huge Discovery of 18,000 'Notepads' Documents Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

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Ancient Boardgames, a Roman Market in the UK, ¡y mas edificios en Machu Pichu! - Ep 156

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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.

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Links

• Archaeologists Unearth 4,000-Year-Old Stone Board Game in Oman (Smithsonian Magazine)

• 4,000-year-old stone game board discovered (Oman Daily Observer)

• 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)

• HS2 dig uncovers the Roman market town that vanished (The Times)

• High-speed rail construction reveals Roman town in the UK (ars technica)

• Ancient and hidden, Machu Picchu's complexity uncovered by archaeologists (NBC News)

• 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)

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