The Archaeology Show

2022 marks the 100 year anniversary of the discovery of Tutankamun's tomb, and in celebration Dr Daniela Rosenow and Oxford Professor Richard Parkinson have helped create a museum exhibit that tells the story of its discovery and excavation. This unique approach highlights the people that did the excavation rather than the artifacts themselves for a unique approach to one of the most famous Egypti...

Paul Zimmerman took his microphone along with him on a trip to Iraq over March and April. While there he recorded with the team at the beginning of the project, around the middle, and then at the end - from the airport! It's a great journey through an archaeological project and you learn a lot about this amazing site in Iraq. Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in...

This week we take a look at 3 archaeology news stories. First up is a recent study that looks at the deterioration of the Pueblo Bonito Great House at Chaco Canyon using historic photos of the structures. Second, is a new study that looks at the health defects and deficiencies found in the skeletal remains of a colonial era cemetery in Australia. Finally, new evidence shows cut marks on dog bones...

Surgery has been performed throughout ancient history to varying levels of success. In this episode, we cover a brief history of surgery sound the world, as well as some specific techniques like trepanation and blood letting. Additionally we discuss several examples of surgery in the archaeological record. Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check...

It's a news episode! We've got desert kites in the Middle East (so, game fences?), a return to the Miami Circle and associated sites, and finally some illicit antiquities getting pulled from an auction in New York. Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot! Start your own podcast with Zencastr an...

This week we discuss some interesting archaeology news articles. First up is a new algorithm that can read and restore Ancient Greek texts. Second, a researcher claims to have found approximately 65 previously unknown British royal burials. We definitely have a lot of questions about that statement! And finally, a beautiful reconstruction of a Stone Age woman by both artists and archaeologists is...

We’ve got another timelines episode! This time we look at 1100 CE in North America. We decided to focus on some of the most iconic sites at that time and look at what caused them to succeed and ultimately fail. Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot! Start your own podcast with Zencastr and ge...

We've started a new show! Join Chris and Rachel LIVE every other Wednesday at 4pm PST/7pm EST. Find the schedule and sign up for each show at www.kulturomedia.com/live-events. On this episode of TAS we present you the first show with an interview with A Life In Ruins Host Carlton Gover, a game show called Archaeology or Aliens, and Pop Culture Archaeology! There's a few more segments and we have f...

We've got FOUR news articles for you today. The first is about the oldest ear surgery that took place over 5,000 years ago. She lived! For a little while anyway. Then we go to London where one of the best Roman mosaics to be found in the last century was uncovered. They had all the best things! Finally (sort of) we go to China and look at the oldest pants, or trousers, ever found. We have a fourth...

The intersection of Neanderthals, and modern Homo Sapiens is a very unique and super interesting time period. Wedecided to do a deep dive on the origins of Homo Nenaderthalensis, how they ended up in Europe and were able to inter breed with modern humans and have a lasting genetic imprint on the human genome. Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Che...

This week we have three super interesting news stories that grabbed our attention. First, a beautiful carved chalk drum was found with a Neolithic child burial in the UK. Second, new evidence shows the entry of Homo Sapiens into Europe may have been 10,000 years early than researchers previously realized. And finally, an archaeologist in Arizona claims to have found evidence that re-maps the route...

This week we have 3 interesting archaeology news articles. First, spines excavated in the Chincha valley of Peru are threaded on reeds posthumously. Archaeologist speculate this may have been done by the family members of the data after looting by the Spanish occurred. In segment 2 we take a look at a cemetery in the UK with an unusually high number of decapitated bodies. And finally, it turns out...

Everyone knows that the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE buried the Roman town of Pompeii in volcanic ash, abruptly ending its time as a flourishing port city on the Bay of Napes. But, what what else was happening in the ancient world at the same time? In this Timelines episode, we begin by chatting about Pompeii and it's unfortunate demise in segment one. Then we move over to Central America,...

This week we discuss a 4,000 year old board game that was discovered in Oman. Then in segment two, we head over to the UK where a Roman market town has been excavated in advance of the HS2 railway construction. And finally, LIDAR has uncovered more structures in association with Machu Picchu. Start your own podcast with Zencastr and get 30% off your first three months with code TAS. Click this mes...

We’ve got some interesting articles from the news media to discuss today. We start with a massive dig in the UK that’s been going on since 2018. The HS2 Rail Project has unearthed thousands of artifacts. This time, we’re talking about a carved wooden Roman figure with amazing preservation. Then we go to Arabia to learn about ancient highways. Finally, we see what can be found on the Cape Cod Natio...

This week, the hosts are a little under the weather so we pulled a favorite from the archives for today’s episode. We hope you enjoy! With the recent release of The Dig, a Netflix film focused on the excavation of an incredible burial ship at Sutton Hoo, we decided it was the perfect opportunity to take a closer look at this site! Sutton Hoo is extremely important and interesting for many reasons...

Dr. Paul Zimmerman, also a host of the ArchaeoTech Podcast, is working with a team that's investigating the ancient city of Lagash in Iraq. We talk about the history of Lagash and it's place in the chronology of the area. We also talk about what the team hopes to find and what questions they hope to answer in the coming field seasons. For a more technical discussion of what Dr. Zimmerman is doing...

This is a special presentation from the Rock Art Podcast. On this episode Dr. Alan Garfinkel tells us about snake and serpent imagery in rock art. What does it look like and what could it mean? Start your own podcast with Zencastr and get 30% off your first three months with code TAS. Click this message for more info!m Links Rock Art Podcast Contact Chris Webster chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.co...

This week we have 3 interesting archaeology news stories. First, researchers have discovered 2 well preserved shipwrecks off the coast of Ceasarea that are from two different time periods, but very close together on the sea floor. Second, a forgotten African American cemetery has been re-discovered under a parking lot and building in Clearwater Florida. And finally, new research shows that Neander...

This week we discuss three very different archaeological news stories! First, archaeologists in China plan to use Muons to “see” inside the unopened and presumably un-looted tomb of China’s first Emperor Qin Shi Huang. His tomb is protected by the famed Terracotta Army, but has remained unopened due to preservation concerns. The second article is about a European Mesolithic baby burial, and the gr...

In segment 1 we discuss a recent article about 25 burials found at the Chan Chan archaeological site in Peru, and the textile objects they were buried with. Segment 2 is all about new evidence for the type of material used to weave cloth at Çatalhöyük, 8000-9000 years ago. And finally, archaeological evidence in Britain shows how Neolithic weavers joined bast fibers using a splicing technique that...

Andrew Lawler is a journalist and an author with an interest in history and archaeology. In his latest book he looks at the history of excavations in Jerusalem. Andrew starts at the beginning in the 1800s and looks at many of the characters and excavations that have helped define the city. Andrew Lawler is author of the newly released Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World's Most Contest...

Sometimes modern humans just can’t resist the urge to falsify archaeological evidence - we don’t always know why, but sometimes it may be to support their own theory of history, or sometimes just for a joke. In this episode we explore 3 archaeological hoaxes, who the perpetrators were (if known) and why they did it. Links Segment 1 Spencer Lake Horse Skull Pseudo archaeological Claims of Horses in...

We've got three news stories for you again this week. The first is about a find at Pompeii, where they are always finding cool things, that's different from most. Archaeologists have found what they think are slave's quarters, an underrepresented group in the archaeological assemblage. Next we have some new thoughts after a recent reconstruction of the 300kyo Homo naledi. Finally, archaeologists g...

On today's show we have three news articles for you. The first is about pottery making styles were passed down in the Indus Valley in the 3rd millennium BCE. The second discusses new findings that suggest a European in 1690 wasn't the first person to set foot in the Falkland Islands. Finally, we talk about the re-opening of a Palace to visitors in Palestine that shows one of the largest floor mosa...