365 Days of Archaeology

365 Days of Archaeology episodes:

• 02.14.2018

  Troy - Episode 18045

  The world heritage site of Troy, in modern Anatolia in Turkey, best known from the homeric epics, is today known as the site of nine successive cities dating between 3000 BCE and AD 500.

  
• 02.13.2018

  Bath - Episode 18044

  The Roman baths, in the City of Bath, England, are one of the best preserved roman bathing complexes in the United Kingdom.

  
• 02.12.2018

  Carynx - Episode 18043

  A large, bronze, S-shaped trumpet in use by Iron Age Celtic peoples, the Carynx was regularly used in battle to intimidate their enemies.

  
• 02.11.2018

  Ise Shrine - Episode 18042

  The Ise Grand Shrine, also called Ise Jingū, is a paris-sized Shinto shrine complex with 125 separate temples that was founded in the 7th century. The Ise complex located in the city of Ise, Mie Prefecture of Japan.

  
• 02.10.2018

  Saalburg - Episode 18041

  The Saalburg is a Roman fort located northwest of Bad Homburg, 20 km north-north-west of Frankfurt in the state of Hessen in Germany.

  
• 02.09.2018

  Stonehenge - Episode 18040

  Stonehenge is a British cultural icon that is also one of the best known archaeological sites in the world. It is set within one of the most extensive Neolithic and Bronze age landscapes in Britain.

  
• 02.08.2018

  Historic Fish Wiers - Episode 18039

  Of the many methods of exploiting fish, weirs are one of the most important to archaeologists as they leave the longest lasting evidence on the landscape.

  
• 02.07.2018

  Dunhuang - Episode 18038

  The ancient Chinese city of Dunhuang, located at a strategic crossroads of the ancient southern silk road, is famed for its art and archaeology relating to historical Buddhist worship.

  
• 02.06.2018

  Roskilde - Episode 18037

  Roskilde a Danish city with a fascinating history in its own right and whose origins date back to the pre-christian Viking age is most well known for the Danish Viking Ship Museum.

  
• 02.05.2018

  Scandinavian York - Episode 18036

  Jórvík, the scandinavian name for the southern kingdom of Northumbria, which roughly corresponds to present day Yorkshire, and also its capital city York, was controlled by a succession of Norse warrior-kings between the late 9th and early 10th century CE.

  
• 02.04.2018

  Glendalough - Episode 18035

  With a foundation date some time in the sixth century, the monastic landscape of Glendalough (Glen-daw-lock but said kinda fast) is a rich archaeological resource located 35 km south of Dublin.

  
• 02.03.2018

  Mastermyr chest - Episode 18034

  The largest ever find of Viking Age blacksmithing and woodworking tools was found in the Mästermyr Wetlands, west of the town of Hemse, on the island of Gotland in Sweden.

  
• 02.02.2018

  Acropolis - Episode 18033

  The ancient citadel, known as the Acropolis of Athens or just the Acropolis, best known for the monumental temples and structures including the Parthenon, is a symbol of ancient Athenian and Greek power and civilisation the world over.

  
• 02.01.2018

  Wolin - Episode 18032

  Wolin, a Polish island in the Baltic Sea, has evidence of a human presence from the Neolithic, but is best known as the site of trading settlements from the early medieval period.

  
• 01.31.2018

  Book of Kells - Episode 18031

  The astonishingly beautiful, illustrated Gospel, known as the Book of Kells was created between the 6th and 8th centuries.

  
• 01.30.2018

  Valsgarde - Episode 18030

  The cemetery hill at Valsgärde, in use for five hundred years, provides an unparalleled insight into elite life and death in Sweden during the tail end of the Migration Period, through the Vendel Age, and into the Viking Age.

  
• 01.29.2018

  Jelling - Episode 18029

  Today Jelling is a small town of less than 4000 people, however, it is considered to be the site of the the founding of modern Denmark.

  
• 01.28.2018

  Ogham - Episode 18028

  Ogham in Old Irish, or Ogham (Oham) in modern Irish, is a writing system that utilizes lines in groups of one to five across a longer, central line, usually carved into stone.

  
• 01.27.2018

  Antikythera Mechanism - Episode 18027

  The Antikythera Mechanism is the oldest known analogue computer and was able to track astronomical and astrological movements as well as the four year cycle of ancient Greek Games.

  
• 01.26.2018

  Tara Brooch - Episode 18026

  Though considered by some to be the Dark Ages, some aspects of the Early Medieval period produced some phenomenal works of art. Many such works of art made in metal were created in Ireland.

  
• 01.25.2018

  Ulfbert Swords - Episode 18025

  Possibly produced in the Frankish part of Europe, these swords have long been a mystery. Some have agreed that they represent a new technology of crucible steel. However, there are examples of them found that have been pattern-welded, a method...

  
• 01.24.2018

  Beaker People - Episode 18024

  Extending between the Iberian Peninsula in the West, Central Europe and Italy in the East, Britain, Ireland and Jutland in the North, and Sardinia, Sicily, and the Balearic Islands in the South the 'Bell-Beaker' culture is the most widely distributed...

  
• 01.23.2018

  Siberian Permafrost Mummies - Episode 18023

  The Pazyryk culture is thought to have been a purely nomadic culture of the Iron Age since it is only identified through burials and associated artefacts. No settlements have been linked to it. These burials are found in the Altay...

  
• 01.22.2018

  Prehistoric Shellfish Exploitation in the Chesapeake Bay - Episode 18022

  Prehistoric shellfish exploitation in the Chesapeake Bay This podcast is about prehistoric shell middens in the Chesapeake Bay region on the Atlantic coast of the United states.  Archaeologists use the term midden to refer to trash deposits, and a shell...

  
• 01.21.2018

  Baltic Shipwrecks - Episode 18021

  The Baltic has become a major focus for maritime archaeology over the last three decades with a huge variety of different types of wreck dating from the medieval period to the 20th century in close proximity to each other.

  
• 01.20.2018

  Carcassonne - Episode 18020

  Carcassonne is more than just a board game and is also one of the most well known medieval fortified towns in Europe.

  
• 01.19.2018

  Fullacht Fiadh - Episode 18019

  A fulacht fiadh, as it is called in Ireland, or burnt mound as it is known in the UK is a type of cooking pit which usually dates to the Bronze Age (2500-500BCE).

  
• 01.18.2018

  Great Zimbabwe - Episode 18018

  Located in the south-east of modern Zimbabwe near Lake Mutirikwe, the 7.2 hectare World Heritage Site of Great Zimbabwe was the capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe which existed between c.1220 and 1450 CE.

  
• 01.17.2018

  Dead Sea Scrolls - Episode 18017

  Initially uncovered by bedouin shepherds in the first half of the 20th century the Dead Sea Scrolls, also known as the Qumran Cave Scrolls, contain the second oldest dated fragments of texts which eventually formed the canon of the Hebrew...

  
• 01.16.2018

  Hygiene in Roman Times - Episode 18016

  Bathing was not only one of the most common daily activities in Roman culture but was a highly communal activity that was raised to the level of high art through extensive ritual.

  
• 01.15.2018

  Battersea Shield - Episode 18015

  During the construction of a predecessor to the present Chelsea Bridge, over the River Thames, workers dredging the river bed found a large quantity of Roman and Celtic weapons amongst a significant number of skeletons.

  
• 01.14.2018

  Skara Brae- Episode 18014

  Sometimes storms cause nothing but destruction but sometimes they reveal secrets of our past. This is the case of Skara Brae, a Neolithic settlement on the Island of Mainland, part of the Orkney archipelago, North of Scotland.

  
• 01.13.2018

  Lendbreen Tunic - Episode 18013

  Melting ice in Northern Norway is revealing more about human activity than ever suspected.

  
• 01.12.2018

  Areni Cave - Episode 18012

  An Early Bronze Age site that just keep keeps on giving.

  
• 01.11.2018

  Offa's Dyke - Episode 18011

  A linear earthwork along the border of Wales and England, Offa's Dyke is one of the largest surviving Saxon-era earthworks in Britain.

  
• 01.10.2018

  Tower of London - Episode 18010

  The Tower of London has an enduring place in the popular imagination as a place of torture and execution, but it is also a World Heritage Site, and fascinating example of evolving castle design through history.

  
• 01.09.2018

  Helgo Bronze Buddha - Episode 18009

  The Swedish island of Helgö represents one of the earliest phases of urbanisation in Sweden.

  
• 01.08.2018

  Sutton Hoo -Episode 18008

  Most famous for its richly adorned Anglo-Saxon ship burial, probably of King Rædwald, a powerful, early Christian, East Anglian King in the 6th to early 7th centuries, the site of Sutton Hoo has been of unique importance to archaeologists and...

  
• 01.07.2018

  Lycurgus Cup - Arch365 18007

  A 4th-century Roman glass cage cup, the Lycurgus cup is truly a unique artifact. Depending on lighting, you'll see something different each time you look at it.

  
• 01.06.2018

  L'Anse Aux Meadows - Episode 18006

  Located on the northernmost tip of Newfoundland in Canada lies the only confirmed site of a Viking settlement in North America.

  
• 01.05.2018

  Hochdorf Prince - Episode 18005

  The Hochdorf Prince's grave site is a Celtic burial chamber dating from 530 BC and was adorned with massive riches.

  
• 01.04.2018

  Newgrange - Episode 18004

  Ireland's County Meath is home to Newgrange, a Neolithic mound with stone passageways and inner chambers.

  
• 01.03.2018

  Battle of Visby - Episode 18003

  The Battle of Visby was fought over 600 years ago on the island of Gotland. Today, it's an archaeological site that you can visit - and learn from.

  
• 01.02.2018

  Must Farm - Episode 18002

  A Bronze Age settlement in England, Must Farm is an extremely well-preserved settlement that has taught archaeologists a lot about that time and place.

  
• 01.01.2018

  Series Introduction - Episode 18001

  Welcome to the Arch365 Podcast - 2018 Edition - Prepare for another year of awesome archaeology.

  
• 12.31.2017

  A Look Back, And Forward - Episode 365

  This is the final episode of 2017! It's been a long, difficult year but we did it! Thanks to all the people that helped make this happen. They're mentioned in the show. We're continuing this through 2018 with a new...

  
• 12.30.2017

  Kokino - Episode 364

  A Bronze Age site in the Republic of Macedonia, Kokino was discovered in just 2001, but, dates back to the 19th century BC.

  
• 12.29.2017

  Leptis Magna - Episode 363

  Some of the best-preserved Roman ruins on the Mediterranean, Leptis Magna was founded in the 7th century BC and was always a hot spot for activity and war.

  
• 12.28.2017

  Baalbek - Episode 362

  Still a thriving city in Lebanon, Baalbek has been inhabited for the last 8,000 to 9,000 years!

  
• 12.27.2017

  Suyab - Episode 361

  The Silk Road was an important trade route for many years. Suyab was an Asian city and important stop on that route.