The Prehistory Guys

By Michael Bott and Rupert Soskin

News, views, people & ideas from the world of prehistoric archaeology from the filmmakers who brought you ‘Standing with Stones‘.... more

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March 11, 2023 PREHISTORIC RITUAL BURNING: Was it a religious practice?
This is a special YouTube edition of our weekly audio only Patreon exclusive podcast, the ‘Monday Moot’. However, as it’s a special occasion (the 50th Monday Moot!) we thought we’d share a YouTube version of the recording so you can get a little flavour of some of the exclusive content available to our Patreon supporters.
Yes - it’s a shameless excuse for a plug of course, and we hope you’ll check out the link below to see what else goes on when you support the enterprise by becoming a Prehistory Guys patron.
OK - we know - here we go talking about ritual again! We promise to try and not be so predictable in the future but in the meantime, bear with us as we turn our laser like beam to the topic of burning. Inspired by this article about the Arminghall Henge in Norfolk (what is Rupert on about ... Norwich is in Norfolk ... am I missing something? You'll see what I mean), https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-63242326 we take to task some of the assumptions made about the occasional association of evidence of burning with ancient monuments.
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November 30, 2022 Why Stonehenge isn’t a henge and what is a henge anyway?
Every week we make an exclusive short podcast for our Patreon supporters called 'The Monday Moot'. It's a kind of a sandbox where we air our thoughts on aspects of prehistoric archaeology.
Sometimes, those thoughts become worthy topics for a wider audience and this is one of those instances. Here, Michael & Rupert ask if the word 'henge' has an impact on the way we view our circular earthworks in the UK.
KENNY BROPHY INTERVIEW: https://youtu.be/f6yQcGzqccg
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26min
November 30, 2022 WERE MEN MAKING THE POTTERY AT THE NESS?
We take you to The Scottish Isles, Bohemia and South Carolina!
More fingerprints on pottery have been found at the Ness of Brodgar and it turns out that they all belong to young adult men and that the most recent print to be found belonged to a thirteen year old boy!
A team of archaeologists from the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen have discovered a long barrow, built around 3,800BC on the legendary Říp Mountain in the Czech Republic.
Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence applied to LIDAR technology has led to the discovery of ancient Shell Rings on Daws Island, South Carolina.
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17min
July 25, 2022 Should there be a Stonehenge Tunnel? Prof. Tim Darvill
This is an excerpt from a longer YouTube interview conducted with Professor Timothy Darvill in August 2021.
The argument over the A303 Stonehenge Tunnel doesn't go away and although it may seem that the general consensus is that it's a bad idea, that impression is incorrect. One authoritative archaeological voice is that of Tim Darvill's and here we present a view from someone who was in at the inception of the scheme to restore the Stonehenge landscape to be in keeping with the dignity of the site.

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14min
July 22, 2022 Alien Rocks at Avebury Henge? | The Prehistory Guys bring us down to earth.
Hope you’ll find it in your hearts to excuse the clickbaity title - but then again it is a truly valid use of the word ’alien’. The rocks in question are certainly not where they belong and pose a genuine mystery as to why they are where they have been found - down near Avebury henge in Wiltshire, 280 miles from their origin
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28min
July 22, 2022 Has Stonehenge been decoded? | The Prehistory Guys find out.
Here is our breakdown of Professor Darvill’s hypothesis that Stonehenge (in Stage 2 - 2,500BC) was constructed to be a monumental perpetual calendar whose purpose was to keep in pace with the solar year.
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29min
February 09, 2022 GÖBEKLI TEPE REVEALED: What we know in 2022 | Dr. Lee Clare
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Dr. Lee Clare is the research co-ordinator and archaeologist in charge of the excavations at Göbekli Tepe. He took on the position of research coordinator of the DFG long-term project at Göbekli Tepe in 2015, and in 2019 moved to the DAI’s Istanbul Department where he is now acting consultant for prehistoric archaeology.
The image of Göbekli Tepe in the wider world has become a bit distorted over time as far as we can tell and has not kept up with the most recent discoveries and interpretations. We thought we’d go straight to the source and talk to the man who can give us the very latest on the excavations and current views one of the oldest megalithic site in the world.
We truly were thrilled to be able to talk with Lee (from his home in Istanbul) and are very excited at the prospect of one day being able to visit the site and expand our knowledge further.

There is an extended version of this interview with more questions answered available to Patreon supporters here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/gobekli-tepe-dr-62006084
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56min
December 14, 2021 INTERVIEW: Archaeologist SUE GREANEY: The Mega-Henge of Mount Pleasant
We talk with archaeologist Sue Greaney, Senior Properties Historian with English Heritage and Editor of PAST, the newsletter of the Prehistoric Society about her passion for archaeology and her responsibilities at Stonehenge and other sites managed by English Heritage.
The main reason we wanted to get her on, though is that Sue is the author of a fantastic new piece of research on the Mega Henge complex at Mount Pleasant in Dorset.
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48min
November 24, 2021 INTERVIEW: Alice Roberts | Ancestors, Time Team, Science and Archaeology
We're very proud to bring you our interview with Professor Alice Roberts - anatomist and biological anthropologist, author and broadcaster and Professor of Public Engagement in Science at the University of Birmingham.
Alice will need no introduction for many of you, but to understand why we were so thrilled that she agreed to be on the show, as per Rupert's intro:
Before becoming a writer and presenter, Alice’s career began as a medical doctor, she went on to become a university lecturer, teaching human anatomy, developing a particular expertise, and doing a PhD in paleopathology (the study of disease in ancient human remains). Through a circuitous route, this led to her working as a bone specialist with the renowned archaeology series Time Team and then on to presenting SEVERAL OF her own land mark television series.
She has won numerous awards, perhaps most notably being the first recipient of the Royal Society David Attenborough Award in 2020. Her books are always a joy to read and her latest title, Ancestors, The Prehistory of Britain in Seven Burials is so relevant to everything the Prehistory Guys are about, that it seemed the perfect time to get her on to talk about that, along with her thoughts about many other aspects of her work.
We hope you enjoy our chat as much as we did…
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45min
October 10, 2021 PODCAST #43 | INTERVIEW; Professor Tim Darvill O.B.E. of Bournemouth University
Our second interview with Tim Darvill and a riveting first-person deep dive through prehistoric archaeology from in-the-moment practical concerns of current practice, through to the more philosophical concerns confronting the modern day antiquarian.
We talk about Stonehenge, long barrows, bluestones, emerging narratives for the Neolithic, prehistory in the press ... and much more!
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FAQs about The Prehistory Guys:

How many episodes does The Prehistory Guys have?

The podcast currently has 59 episodes available.