In the subfield of experimental archaeology, researchers use historic and pre-historic methods and materials to recreate different artifacts and items in the archaeological record. By doing this we learn how peoples of the past made the things we find during excavation, which adds to the context of the life people lived at that particular time period. This week we discuss 3 examples of experimental archaeology in the news including the boomerang as a multi-use tool, how large pots were created in Crete, and the reinterpretation of an artifact found at Sutton Hoo.

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We recently spent some time in Glacier National Park, and while we were there we took a tour of the park lead by Jack Gladstone, a member of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana. We were blown away by not only his cultural knowledge of the area, but also his amazing singing and songwriting! We just had to share (with Jack's permission of course!) some of the tour, plus some information on the prehistoric peoples of the area, the historic development of Glacier into a national park, and some of the recent archaeology they have found in the park.

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In the past, nighttime urban activities have been overlooked by archaeologists, In this episode we interview Nan Gonlin and Meghan Strong about their latest edited volume that focus on the ancient nocturnal landscape and lightscape.

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As drought continues to ravage the northern hemisphere, there is a silver lining as receding waters reveal previously covered archeological sites. Today we talk about 3 things that have been revealed including the Stonehenge of Spain, hunger stones in central Europe, and Nero's Bridge in Rome.

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We're taking a deep dive on ancient writing on this episode! After talking about the recent deciphering of Linear Elamite on the last episode we just wanted more. We'll talk about what writing means and mention other undeciphered languages. In the last two segments we'll talk about first written scripts in China and Mesoamerica. And for members, we've got a cool bonus segment about a curious artifact found in Mexico in the 1990s.

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This week we discuss three recent archaeology news articles. First up is the recent discovery of 12,000 year old human footprints in the salt flat of UT. Then, we head over to Israel where a Roman coin with a zodiac symbol on it was found under water. And finally, researchers believe they have deciphered the ancient Iranian script, Linear Elamite.

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On todays show we take a look at 3 recent archaeological news stories. First, a new national park in Canada is being developed in corporation with the First Nations tribes in the area. Then, research at an ancient Iraqi fortress may be the remains of an ancient city that was previously lost. And finally, new analysis of DNA found in 14,000 year old modern human DNA in China has been linked to Native Americans.

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This week enjoy Season 1, Episode 2 of The Archaeology Variety Show. This episode originally aired back in March 2022.

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In 210 BCE Qin Shi Huangdi, the self-proclaimed first emperor of China was laid to rest surrounded by a terra cotta version of his army and court. But what was going on at the same time in other places in the world? In this episode we talk about the terra cotta army in China. Then we move over to Europe/Northern Africa because the end of the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage was coming to an end at the exact same time. Finally, we take a look at the one of the first unified empires in India, the Mauryan.

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News from the English Countryside is dominating the podcast today! We've got a 4,800 year old stone circle on top of a henge and two from Stonehenge. The first is about the parasites that the early builders of Stonehenge suffered from and the second is about ancient pits, lots of them, found in the area around Stonehenge. Those ancients really DID love their stones in circles!

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