That's Old News

Wolf Meat, Super Computers and the Story of Red Hugh


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Once, twice, three times...with Ben and Laurie. This week they'll be covering evidence of humans hunting & eating predators in the Palaeolithic, the latest research in modelling neanderthal extinction using a super computer, and the discover of the remains of the Irish legend, Red Hugh O'Donnell. Enjoy!

See the links to all the stories Ben and Laurie speak about below:

https://www.archaeology.org/news/8713-200522-neanderthal-extinction-scenarios

https://ibsclimate.org/research-news/supercomputer-model-simulations-reveal-cause-of-neanderthal-extinction/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379120302936

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/spanish-archaeologists-recover-bones-in-search-for-remains-of-red-hugh-o-donnell-1.4259973

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/who-was-red-hugh-o-donnell-the-fiery-symbol-of-gaelic-resistance-1.4266919#:~:text=If%20discovered%20intact%2C%20Red%20Hugh's,Castle)%20or%20fractures%2C%20possibility%20associated

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