A Flooded Tomb Reveals Its Secrets - Ep 285

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This week we check back in with recent archaeology in the news! First, we look at new research on the oldest known battlefield in Europe. Then, we take a look a home renovation in France that turned into an early medieval cemetery excavation! And finally, a flooded Kushite tomb in Sudan is finally revealing it’s secrets thanks to the work of underwater archaeologists.

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• Thousands of bones and hundreds of weapons reveal grisly insights into a 3,250-year-old battle

• Warriors from the south? Arrowheads from the Tollense Valley and Central Europe - From the Journal of Antiquity

• Accidental basement find reveals dozens of centuries-old skeletons

• Two Archaeologists Discover Something Extraordinary After Diving Into A Flooded Tomb (Apple)

• Sudan tomb diver reveals pharaoh's secrets (BBC)

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

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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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