Ram Skulls, Cavemen wielding clubs?, and Paleothermometry - Ep 212

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 - CBS News

• Club-Wielding Ancestors: Myth or Reality? - Sapiens

• The Use of Wooden Clubs and Throwing Sticks among Recent Foragers - Springer

• New investigations at Kalambo Falls, Zambia: Luminescence chronology, site formation, and archaeological significance - 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 - Antiquity

• A reconstruction of prehistoric temperatures for some of the oldest archaeological sites in North America

• BrGDGT temperature reconstruction from interior Alaska: Assessing 14,000 years of deglacial to Holocene temperature variability and potential effects on early human settlement

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Archaeology After Dark - Ep 186

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.

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• After Dark: The Nocturnal Urban Landscape and Lightscape of Ancient Cities

• The Archaeology of the Night - Episode 35 (Feb, 2018)

• Night and Darkness in Ancient Mesoamérica

• Maya Vase Database

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Timelines: 2200 BCE - Ep 170

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!

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• Stonehenge General Info from Wikipedia

• The Stones of Stonehenge

• Seeing Beneath Stonehenge

• Akkadian Empire (Wiki)

• The Akkadian Period (ca. 2350–2150 B.C.)

• Akkad

• Enheduanna

• Old Kingdom of Egypt General Info from Wikipedia

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

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.

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• Tutankhamun: Anatomy of an Excavation

• Excavating the Archive Exhibit

• Excavating the Archive - Book

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

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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Links

• 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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