Famous Pompeii Casts Are Not Who They Seem - Ep 287

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This week we cover 3 recent archaeology news stories that showcase the bias of both journalists and researchers. First, 12,000 year old spindle whirls may be early evidence of the wheel. Then, we head to Pompeii where DNA evidence is showing the modern bias researchers have about personal adornment. And finally, Indigenous populations in Columbia are sharing their cultural knowledge about local Pictographs, and not surprisingly it is different from the assumptions drawn by past researchers.

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• 12,000-year-old, doughnut-shaped pebbles may be early evidence of the wheel

• DNA Evidence Is Rewriting the Stories of Victims Who Perished in Pompeii Nearly 2,000 Years Ago

• Secret meanings of ancient Amazon rock art revealed

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Burial Artifacts, Pompeii Survivors, and Australia Migration Routes - Ep 267

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This week we look at 3 recent news stories. First up, the surprising contents of a burial found along the ancient silk road. Then, new research into what happened to the survivors of Pompeii. And finally, new evidence may disqualify on of the possbile migration paths that ancient humans took to Australia.

Links

• Archaeologists Found Stunning Treasure Buried by a Mysterious Forgotten Tribe

• Records of Pompeii’s survivors have been found – and archaeologists are starting to understand how they rebuilt their lives

• Early humans took northern route to Australia, cave find suggests

• Archaeologists Discover Clues to Ancient Migration Route That Brought Humans to Australia

• Sahul Subcontinent (Britannica)

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Art! - Ep 261

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This week we have 3 news stories about art in the ancient world. First up, 10 years of excavating a synagogue in Israel has revealed stunning floor mosaics. Then, we head to everyone’s favorited ancient city, Pompeii, where spectacular frescos were uncovered in a residence. And finally, rock carvings in Peru may depict people singing or dancing while hallucinating.

Links

• Surprising Scenes in Stone

• Pompeii: Breathtaking new paintings found at ancient city (BBC)

• Archaeologists Reveal Rock Art May Depict People Singing While High (Newsweek)

• Dances with Zigzags in Toro Muerto, Peru: Geometric Petroglyphs as (Possible) Embodiments of Songs

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Ivory Baton, Pliny the Elder and Amelia Earhart - TAS 253

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This week we have 3 fascinating archaeology news stories. First, experimental research has helped researchers determine the function of an ivory baton. Then, we take a look at a newly discovered Roman villa that may have belonged to Pliny the Elder. Finally, Amelia Earhart is back in the news with some new and potentially controversial findings!

Links

• Experiments suggest ancient four-holed ivory baton was used to make rope (Phys.org)

• Rope making in the Aurignacian of Central Europe more than 35,000 years ago (Science Advances)

• 1st-century villa discovered near Mount Vesuvius may be where Pliny the Elder watched catastrophic eruption

• Amelia Earhart's plane may have crashed in the heart of the Pacific Ocean, explorer claims (Live Science)

• The Earhart Project in a Nutshell

• Scientists discover new possible clue in Amelia Earhart mystery

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Pompeii Frescos, the Kingdom of David, and a badass female warrior - Ep 229

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We’re back with a news episode! This time we’ve got fast food in Pompeii, someone found the Kingdom of David, again, and an awesome female warrior.

Links

• Pompeii had kitchen shrines, dozens of bakeries, and a 'pizza' fresco: https://www.insider.com/pompeii-kitchen-shrines-bakeries-pizza-fresco-archeology-russo-snake-find-2023-7

• Archaeologist Controversially Claims He's Found The Bible's Kingdom Of David: https://www.iflscience.com/archaeologist-controversially-claims-hes-found-the-bibles-kingdom-of-david-69800

• Archaeologists May Have Found The Lost Biblical City Of King David: https://www.iflscience.com/archaeologists-may-have-found-the-lost-biblical-city-of-king-david-47478

• Read the original journal article here: https://jjar.huji.ac.il/sites/default/files/jjar/files/jjar4_art-04_garfinkel_2023-05-23_01.pdf

• 2,000-year-old grave probably belonged to a female warrior, study says: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/27/iron-age-grave-england-scilly-isles/

• Sex identification of a Late Iron Age sword and mirror cist burial from Hillside Farm, Bryher, Isles of Scilly, England: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X23002742

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