Pompeii Slave's Rooms, Homo Naledi, and ancient theater toilets - Ep 146

We've got three news stories for you again this week. The first is about a find at Pompeii, where they are always finding cool things, that's different from most. Archaeologists have found what they think are slave's quarters, an underrepresented group in the archaeological assemblage. Next we have some new thoughts after a recent reconstruction of the 300kyo Homo naledi. Finally, archaeologists get really excited about 2000 year old toilets in Turkey.

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Ancient Social Networks, The First Falkland Islanders, and a Massive Floor Mosaic - Ep 145

On today's show we have three news articles for you. The first is about pottery making styles were passed down in the Indus Valley in the 3rd millennium BCE. The second discusses new findings that suggest a European in 1690 wasn't the first person to set foot in the Falkland Islands. Finally, we talk about the re-opening of a Palace to visitors in Palestine that shows one of the largest floor mosaics every discovered.

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A Roman Mausoleum, Culloden Battlefield, and Roman Statues - Ep 144

We've got three news articles for you this week. We start in Turkey with a discovery of a Roman mausoleum. We then head to Scotland and the Culloden Battlefield. Archaeologists hope to find out more personal details of some of the soldiers involved and to do some 3D mapping. Finally, it's back to Romans. This time their presence is found under a Norman church in England.

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Vikings! - Ep 143

Pre-Clovis Sites Part 2 - Ep 142

With the definitive dating of the “human” footprints at White Sands pushing back the earliest human occupation of North America to 21,000 to 23,000 years BP, we decided to take a look at several well known pre-Clovis sites. These sites are often controversial and heavily debated amongst archaeologists. We’ll discuss the findings from each site, why they are controversial, and what we think.

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