The Archaeology Show is produced by the Archaeology Podcast Network. It's hosted by archaeologist's Chris Webster and Rachel Roden. We will interview people fro...
Encore - Homo Naledi and the Cave of Bones Controversy - Ep 246
This week we tackle one of our favorite topics - controversy! Last summer, the team working on the Rising Star Cave site in South Africa released a series of pre-prints making some incredible claims about the pre-human species, Homo Naledi. They were closely followed by the Netflix documentary, Cave of Bones which captured the attention of the public. However, other researchers are pushing back, claiming lack of solid evidence and published peer reviewed research. Join us while we look at both sides of the debate, and let us know where you land!Links Controversial Claims About Homo Naledi Are Stirring Up Evolution Enigmatic Hominin Seemingly Buried Dead and Carved Symbols 100,000 Years Before Modern Humans Unknown: Cave of Bones - Netflix Documentary No scientific evidence that Homo Naledi buried their dead and produced rock art Cave of Bones Explorer’s Club Talk with Dr. Lee Berger 241,000 to 335,000 Years Old Rock Engravings Made by Homo naledi in the Rising Star Cave system, South AfricaContact Chris [email protected] Rachel [email protected] (Instagram)ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724Affiliates Motion
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Encore: Ivory Baton, Pliny the Elder and Amelia Earhart - Ep 253
The Archaeology Podcast Network is taking a break for the holiday season. In the meantime, please enjoy this encore episode. It’s a favorite of ours! Happy holidays!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 mysteryContact Chris [email protected] Rachel [email protected] (Instagram)ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724Affiliates Motion
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The Archaeology of Moana 2 - Ep 290
Recently, we went to see the movie Moana 2 with our little nieces and we ended up enjoying it so much more than we expected! But, of course, we had to ask the question, how accurate is the story and characters behind the Moana franchise? In this episode we deep dive the history, archaeology, myths, and Polynesian culture on which these movies are based.Links The World Of Moana Explained The Long PauseTranscripts For rough transcripts head over to https://archpodnet.com/archaeology/290Contact Chris [email protected] Rachel [email protected] (Instagram)ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724Affiliates Motion
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The Mayan Calendar Has Been Solved! - Ep 289
We’ve got a partial theme today but we start with 9000 year old bread making in the near east! We then go to Maya country for a double header. We start with 4000 year old fishing canals build buy the predecessors to the Maya and then talk about a possible solution to the Maya long count calendar.Links Focaccia: A Neolithic culinary tradition dating back 9,000 years ago (Apple) Archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old fishing canals used by predecessors of Mayans in breakthrough find (Apple) Scientists Finally Solved the Mystery of How the Mayan Calendar Works (Apple) Transcripts For a transcript of this episode, tap the Zencastr icon on in the upper left corner of the Podcast image.Contact Chris [email protected] Rachel [email protected] (Instagram)ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724Affiliates
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Sharks in the Colosseum! #fakenews - Ep 288
We get back to the news this week! We start with a cool site from Sweden where…it’s all ritual! Next we go to the Iberian Peninsula and learn about a Neanderthal glue factory, sort of. Finally, we talk about what Hollywood gets wrong, and right, about gladiators after seeing Gladiator II.Links 5,000-year-old sacrificial site stuns archaeologists in Sweden. ‘Extremely unusual’ 65,000-year-old hearth in Gibraltar may have been a Neanderthal 'glue factory,' study finds. What Hollywood gets wrong—and right—about Roman gladiatorsApple News Link: What Hollywood gets wrong—and right—about Roman gladiators The Real History Behind Ridley Scott's 'Gladiator II' and Life as a Fighter in the Ancient Roman Arena Man of Recaps: Gladiator RecapTranscripts For a transcript of this episode, tap the Zencastr icon on in the upper left corner of the Podcast image.Contact Chris [email protected] Rachel [email protected] (Instagram)ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724
The Archaeology Show is produced by the Archaeology Podcast Network. It's hosted by archaeologist's Chris Webster and Rachel Roden. We will interview people from around the world in a variety of topics. Enjoy the ride.
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