Ancient Egyptian Tombs, Cave Lighting, and Turkey Bone Tattoos - Ep 130

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

• Scientists reconstruct cave lighting systems used by early humans

• 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

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Lost City in Luxor, LiDAR in Tikal and Harriet Tubman's Father's Home - Ep 120

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

• Archaeologists discover mysterious monument hidden in plain sight

• Harriet Tubman’s father’s home discovered by archaeologists in Maryland

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Ancient Beer, Stolen Stonehenge Stones, and an Ancient Chinese City - Ep 113

Welcome to another archaeology news episode! We have three stories to discuss this week. We start with what’s basically an ancient beer factory in Egypt. Then we travel to Stonehenge in England to talk about the origin of the inside circle of stones called the Bluestones. Finally, we look at an ancient Chinese City that archaeologists have spent many years excavation.

We discuss these articles from the perspective of an archaeologist to show how a skeptical and scientific perspective can clear up what journalists think is important about recent discoveries.

Links

• Archaeologists Discover Ancient Beer Factory in Egype - CNN

• Ancient beer factory unearthed by archaeologists in Egypt - NBC News

• The original Stonehenge? A dismantled stone circle in the Preseli Hills of west Wales - Cambridge University Press Online, 12 Feb 21

• Stonehenge may be a rebuilt stone circle from Wales, new research suggests - CNN

• Dig at ancient site uncovers capital of first unified state - China Daily

• Chinese Find Ancient Xianyang, Lost Capital of the Qin Dynasty - Ancient Origins

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What's in the News: CNN, Egypt, Peru, and Beer - Ep 108

This podcast was mentioned in a CNN article! Check out the link below. On this news episode we also talk about a 3000 year old city of the dead in Egypt, the takeover of the oldest city in the Americas in Peru, and how to identify historical beer cans.

Links

• CNN: 'The Dig' and five other culture recommendations if you love ancient discoveries

• Ancient coffins, burial sites and a funeral temple discovered in Saqqara necropolis will 'rewrite history'

• https://www.livescience.com/queen-temple-book-of-dead-found-egypt.html

• The Oldest City in The Americas Is an Archeological Wonder, And It's Under Invasion

• Wikipedia: Caral

• An Archeologist’s Guide to Beer Cans

• Rodster Adventures

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Searching for Cleopatra with Dr. Kelly Olson - Ep 106

On January 8th, 2021 on CBC a documentary called “Searching for Cleopatra: The Woman Behind the Myth” premiers. Dr. Kelly Olson, a professor in the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Western Ontario lectures on Cleopatra and contributed to this documentary. Chris talks to her about Cleopatra: what was she like, what sort of ruler was she, what happened to her descendants, and more.

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• Searching for Cleopatra on the CBC

• Dr. Kelly Olson’s University Site

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