This week we cover 3 recent archaeology news stories that showcase the bias of both journalists and researchers. First, 12,000 year old spindle whirls may be early evidence of the wheel. Then, we head to Pompeii where DNA evidence is showing the modern bias researchers have about personal adornment. And finally, Indigenous populations in Columbia are sharing their cultural knowledge about local Pictographs, and not surprisingly it is different from the assumptions drawn by past researchers.

• 12,000-year-old, doughnut-shaped pebbles may be early evidence of the wheel
• DNA Evidence Is Rewriting the Stories of Victims Who Perished in Pompeii Nearly 2,000 Years Ago
• Secret meanings of ancient Amazon rock art revealed

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This week we take a look at 3 recent news stories that supposedly solved a famous historical mystery. First up, the identity of the famous “horeseman” burial has possibly been identified. Then, a scrap of fabric from a tomb in Greece may have belonged to Alexander the Great. Finally, archaeologists have “solved” the mystery of the Roanoake’s lost colony. Were any of these mysteries truly solved? You decide!

• Archaeologists Identified the Body of the Famed “Horseman,” Solving a 300-Year-Old Mystery (Apple News)
• 'Purple tunic' from royal tomb belonged to Alexander the Great, scholar claims — but not everyone agrees
• Greek Researcher Claims Ancient Tunic Scrap Was Alexander the Great’s. Experts Aren’t Convinced
• The Identification of the Sacred “Chiton” (Sarapis) of Pharaoh Alexander the Great in Tomb II at Vergina, Macedonia, Greece (Journal of Field Archaeology)
• Experts Claim They Have Solved The Roanoke Mystery After The Colony Vanished In 1590 (Apple News)
• Archaeologists May Have Finally Solved the Mystery of the Disappearance of Roanoke’s Lost Colony
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This week we check back in with recent archaeology in the news! First, we look at new research on the oldest known battlefield in Europe. Then, we take a look a home renovation in France that turned into an early medieval cemetery excavation! And finally, a flooded Kushite tomb in Sudan is finally revealing it’s secrets thanks to the work of underwater archaeologists.

• Thousands of bones and hundreds of weapons reveal grisly insights into a 3,250-year-old battle
• Warriors from the south? Arrowheads from the Tollense Valley and Central Europe - From the Journal of Antiquity
• Accidental basement find reveals dozens of centuries-old skeletons
• Two Archaeologists Discover Something Extraordinary After Diving Into A Flooded Tomb (Apple)
• Sudan tomb diver reveals pharaoh's secrets (BBC)

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This week we talk out our recent visit to Washington DC where we went to The National Museum of the American Indian, Ford’s Theater, the National Archives and the National Museum of Natural History.

• National Museum of the American Indian
• WHY I CAN’T VISIT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
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Today’s episode is a special one where we interview Director Christian Stiefenhofer. In the first segment he gets a special announcement from Arkhaios Film Festival founder Jean F. Guilleux. We discuss the amazing documentary that Christian and his team put together and in the last segment, Rachel and Chris wrap up the show with a discussion about the film.

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This week, postdoctoral scholar Laura Heath-Stout joins Chris for a conversation about her upcoming book Identity, Oppression, and Diversity in Archaeology. They explore how the lack of diversity in the field of archaeology has influenced our perception of ancient history, and how this can and should change.

• Identity, Oppression, and Diversity in Archaeology: Releasing on Oct. 31. available for pre-order October 10

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The Arkhaios Film Festival is a free annual event that takes place every fall. It highlights the work of film makers working in the anthropology and archaeology space. This year the Archaeology Podcast Network participated in the jury selection process and we interviewed a few of the film makers. In this episode you’ll hear from Andrew Jones of Curiosity Trek and Alessio Consorte of The Last Shop, two of the short films that were selected.

• Arkhaios Film Festival - October 14-20, 2024
• PBS link for Curiosity Trek!

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This week we take a closer look at three archaeology news articles. In Norway, an archaeology rescue program is finding and recovering archaeological remains when they are exposed to air by glacial melt. Some of the artifacts are incredibly well preserved examples of organic material that normally doesn't survive the archaeological record. Then we head over to the United States and take a look at a new evidence at a paleolithic hunting camp in Michigan, where researchers have found evidence of what animals they were processing with the store tools. And finally, a medieval grave of a child in Poland appears to have been buried with extreme anti-vampire measures.

• THE GLOBAL WARMING ARCHAEOLOGY BONANZA
• Prehistoric Native American tools reveal what they ate at Great Lakes camp
• Medieval 'Vampire' Child Burial Used Extreme Measures to Keep Dead in Grave
• Archaeologists Unearth Grave of 'Zombie' Ancients Wanted Buried Forever
• TAS 239 - How to Bury a Vampire

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On today’s episode we review the surprisingly historically accurate Apple TV+ reboot of the movie Time Bandits. The new TV show, Time Bandits features a 10-episode season where a group of “bandits” travel through time meeting historical characters along the way. We talk about those characters and the real facts behind them, as well as what we liked about the show. They got a lot of the details right!

• All 11 Real-Life Historical People In Time Bandits Season 1, Explained
• Time Bandits (IMDb)
• Mansa Musa
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The first news story this week used DNA to find out some interesting things about some Christians in Spain. Not only were they inbreeding, likely to keep their faith and lines pure, but they had small pox and some other interesting characteristics. Next we learn about a small disc found on the island of Crete with an unreadable script on it. Finally, how did early Scandinavian’s build boats? Perhaps the evidence has always been there.

• DNA reveals inbreeding, smallpox and violent ends among cave-dwelling Christians in medieval Spain
• Phaistos Disk: The Mystery of a Unique Script
• rabias_world1 (Instagram account with traditional Chinese methods Rachel mentioned)
• These Markers of Scandinavia’s Bronze Age Boatyards Were Hiding in Plain Sight

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