This week Laurie and Ben chat through discoveries from the Mediterranean shedding new light on dog domestication, the latest genetic research into the Viking world, and the mysterious bronze age battle of Tollense valley, the largest prehistoric battle in northern Europe. Enjoy!

Links

Dog Domestication

https://www.archaeology.org/news/9021-200911-italy-paleolithic-dogs

http://jacksonvillefreepress.com/but-what-is-that-in-human-years-20000-year-old-remains-of-a-dog-may-be-the-worlds-oldest-pet/

Viking Genetics

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200916113544.htm

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2020/september/viking-dna.html

Battle of Tollense Valley

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/03/slaughter-bridge-uncovering-colossal-bronze-age-battle

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2019/10/puzzling-artifact-found-tollense-europe-oldest-battlefield/