For some reason we have a Brazilian-themed show today…we start with the recovered skeletal remains of a teenager with a debilitating disease with an intricate bead bracelet. Then we look at an impossibly old site with jewelry made by very ancient Brazilians. Finally, we look at the discovery of a ship scuttled by a truly terrible person during the slave trade years.

Links

Segment 1:

• Skeleton of Disabled Teen With Bracelet Puzzles Archaeologists: https://www.newsweek.com/skeleton-disabled-teen-bracelet-puzzles-archaeologists-1813779
• FROM SEED TO BEAD – HOW OUR YAWA #TOGETHER COLLECTION IS MADE: https://togetherband.org/blogs/news/yawa-bandSegment 2
• Early Humans Survived an American Ice Age, Archaeologists Say: https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/early-humans-survived-an-american-ice-age-archaeologists-say
• Evidence of artefacts made of giant sloth bones in central Brazil around the last glacial maximum; Proceedings of the Royal Society B: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.0316Segment 3:
• Archaeologists Discover Wreckage of Notorious Slave Ship Off Brazil: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/archaeologists-discover-wreckage-of-notorious-slave-ship-off-brazil-1234674088/
• US Ship Wreckage Carrying 500 Slaves Discovered by Archaeologists https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/44833/20230712/us-ship-wreckage-carrying-500-slaves-discovered-by-archaeologists.htm

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