Episode 53 - The Eternal Etruscans and Archaeology News - Ancient Coin Edition
In today's episode, we are going to delve into the Etruscan society. Whenever you hear about Antiquity, it's all GREECE, GREECE, GREECE, ROME, ROME, ROME. Well what if I told you before Rome was a powerhouse, the Italian peninsula and indeed the western Mediterranean was dominated by the Etruscan civilisation. Though their language has not been fully decoded, the archaeology they left behind tells us a lot of their story. Let's get a deep look into this lost culture, which survives in traces today - you just don't know it yet.In today's archaeology news, we examine some recent archaeological discoveries involving ancient coins which have given important clues to deciphering the past. We'll cover three stories:1) Coins confirm the identity of the San Jose, the lost Spanish treasure galleon2) An Anglo-Saxon coin gives insight into early Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England3) Viking silver hoard reveals early Medieval globalizationLinks & Resources The cobs in the archaeological context of the San JoséGalleon shipwreck: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/cobs-in-the-archaeological-context-of-the-san-jose-galleon-shipwreck/66532DCA302A8C08A1EBFE4AC7E4E6C1New report on a Viking-era farm, graves and unique silver treasure in Täby: https://arkeologerna.com/bloggar/undefined/pm-ny-rapport-om-en-vikingatida-gard-gravar-och-unik-silverskatt-i-taby/One of a kind 7th Century gold coin found in field: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yg85nd5r9oRelated Episodes The Best of Viking Archaeology - Myths, Legends, and Navigation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV0JKcA-EIEArchaeology News Edition #1: Multi-Billion Treasure Ship, Drone Discoveries & Ancient Carpenter!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTI-xvXaZz8 Help us by…· Rating & Reviewing on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/into-the-dust-archaeology/id1726480019· Subscribing on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Into_the-Dust_Arch· Contributing on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheDustArchaeology· Visiting our website: https://www.intothedustarchaeology.com/
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Episode 52 - The Derveni Krater and a Jamestown Paternity Scandal
In this week's episode of Archaeology Porn, we explore the Derveni Krater, an ancient Greek - or more accurately, Macedonian - drinking vessel, which would have been the center of a symposium...basically a raging keg party to our ancient ancestors. However, contrary to its sheen, this krater is actually made of Bronze, not gold. However, its incredible imagery, with inlaid metals and reliefs depicting Dionysus and other characters - both familiar and mysterious - more than make up for this! It likely belonged to a member of the Macedonian court, meaning they would have likely have lived just after Alexander the Great's life. It was discovered in a tomb just outside the ancient city of Thessaloniki.Next, we move onto Archaeology News, we explore recent archaeological excavations at Jamestown, site of the first English colony in North America. When researchers came across the original 1608 church at Jamestown, they discovered human remains. A mixture of bone analysis, DNA analysis, and historical research revealed the identities of the bodies and a scandalous paternity mystery involving the leading aristocratic family in those early colonial days...Links & Resources Historical and archaeogenomic identification of high-status Englishmen at Jamestown, Virginia: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/historical-and-archaeogenomic-identification-of-highstatus-englishmen-at-jamestown-virginia/E04D83E224FA5C15B5CC08D0703FE9B0Related Episodes Secrets Of Slavery: Archaeological Finds At Mount Vernon & Charleston | Into The Dust: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjoHJTEFBdoY Chromosome - How A Single Chromosome Reveals Our Past! (Archaeology): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkmZcWyIeDQ Help us by…· Rating & Reviewing on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/into-the-dust-archaeology/id1726480019· Subscribing on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Into_the-Dust_Arch· Contributing on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheDustArchaeology· Visiting our website: https://www.intothedustarchaeology.com/
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Episode 51 - Looting the Iraq Museum and Archaeology News
In this week's episode of Archaeology Crime, Jason takes you through the looting of the Iraq Museum in the wake of the US-led invasion of 2003. As Saddam Hussein's Baathist regime was crumbling, international antiquities traffickers were already at work selecting their targets from among the Iraq Museum's many treasures. Though many of the looters were just normal Iraqis looking to make a buck or simply attack a symbol of the hated regime, professionals were definitely involved, and they knew what they were doing. Through hard work and determination by the Iraqis, Americans, and others, many of the cultural treasures have been recovered, but much is left to be done.Next, we move onto Archaeology News. This week, we have 3 exciting stories: 1) The police are called in to resolve a Neanderthal archaeology mystery, identifying the world's oldest fingerprints 2) Ancient canal system discovered in Iraq, near the world's oldest city 3) Ancient population discovered in Colombia Links & Resources A 6000-year-long genomic transect from the Bogotá Altiplano reveals multiple genetic shifts in the demographic history of Colombia: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ads6284 Identifying the preserved network of irrigation canals in the Eridu region, southern Mesopotamia: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/identifying-the-preserved-network-of-irrigation-canals-in-the-eridu-region-southern-mesopotamia/2B2BE82BACA8A2BEFCB4C43A140419C5 Related Episodes Easter Island Wine Mystery & Ancient Bear Bone Discovery! Archaeology News Edition 8 | Into The Dust: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH3RBgywOEMThe Best of Neanderthal Archaeology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogu-JmwLjgU Help us by…· Rating & Reviewing on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/into-the-dust-archaeology/id1726480019· Subscribing on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Into_the-Dust_Arch· Contributing on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheDustArchaeology· Visiting our website: https://www.intothedustarchaeology.com/
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Episode 50 - Most Underrated Archaeology Sites (Part 3) and Archaeology News
Episode SummaryIn this episode, Jason finishes his list of the (now Top 15) most Underrated Archaeological Sites. We visit:1) Merv, Turkmenistan2) Çatalhöyük, Turkey3) Sanxingdui, Sichuan, China4) Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe5) Hegra, Saudi ArabiaThen, we do a rundown of recent archaeology news. The stories featured are:1) Ancient footprint patterns and drag marks in New Mexico's White Sands National Park which suggest the oldest transportation technology ever found and a means of transporting little kids2) The discovery beneath Lake Bolsena of some prehistoric artefacts related to a Bronze Age site. The official story is that these were votive offerings, but they sound like childrens' toys to me! One clay figurine still bore the fingerprints of the person who made it!3) A Pharaonic tomb founds in Abydos - remarkably the second royal tomb found this year alone! However, was the other one found a few months ago really the first to be discovered since King Tut...?Links & Resources:The ichnology of White Sands (New Mexico): Linear traces and human footprints, evidence of transport technology?: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666033425000103Related Episodes Top 10 Most Underrated Archaeological Sites in the World (Part I): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtNIVekY4wsTop 10 Most Underrated Archaeological Sites in the World (Part II): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtNIVekY4wsHelp us by…· Rating & Reviewing on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/into-the-dust-archaeology/id1726480019· Subscribing on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Into_the-Dust_Arch· Contributing on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheDustArchaeology· Visiting our website: https://www.intothedustarchaeology.com/
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Episode 49 - Top 10 Most Underrated Archaeology Sites (Part 2) and Archaeology News
Episode Summary In this episode, Jason continues taking you to some seriously underrated sites where you can nevertheless make some amazing archaeological discoveries. We cover sites in South America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania:1) Timgad, Algeria 2) Caral, Peru 3) Meroë, Sudan 4) Plain of Jars, Laos 5) Nan Madol, MicronesiaNext, Archaeology News delves into the intriguing findings from North Africa, particularly the Maghreb region. It highlights the genetic distinctions between Eastern and Western Maghreb populations through ancient DNA analysis and old-fashioned archaeology, revealing a successful hunter-gatherer lifestyle that persisted in the East. The next story then shifts to the Phoenician settlements in the Western Maghreb, uncovering evidence of earlier civilizations that thrived before the Phoenicians arrived, challenging previous historical narratives that the area was unpopulated at the outset of Antiquity. Links & Resources High continuity of forager ancestry in the Neolithic period of the eastern Maghreb: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08699-4Rethinking late prehistoric Mediterranean Africa: architecture, farming and materiality at Kach Kouch, Morocco: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/rethinking-late-prehistoric-mediterranean-africa-architecture-farming-and-materiality-at-kach-kouch-morocco/62D5077593941A815BA6B1C14E9185BB Related Episodes Top 10 Most Underrated Archaeological Sites in the World (Part I): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtNIVekY4wsArchaeology Smackdown Over Supposed Indo-European Ethnolinguistic Homeland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRSfsER_MH4 Help us by…· Rating & Reviewing on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/into-the-dust-archaeology/id1726480019· Subscribing on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Into_the-Dust_Arch· Contributing on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IntotheDustArchaeology· Visiting our website: https://www.intothedustarchaeology.com/
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