The Archaeology Show

2,400 Year Old Greek Statues - Ep 234

24 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are headed to Greece for a working vacation, so we have been on the lookout for new archaeology news about Ancient Greece! Today we’ve got a stor...

Delicious Mummies?! - Ep 233

17 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

his week we have 3 interesting archaeology news stories. First, we take a look at an article about Roman structure in the Swiss Alps. Then we head to ...

Do Oral Histories Point to an EXTREMELY Early Arrival into the Americas? - Ep 232

10 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this news episode we start with a cool discovery in England and a great law that benefits everyone. Then we go to Spain and some very ancient buria...

The oldest synagogue, Civil War soldiers, and Poseidon's Revenge - Ep 231

27 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve got a news episode this week and three great articles. First up is possibly the world’s oldest synagogue outside of Israel. However, not eve...

Deconstructing the Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages - Ep 230

20 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We mention there is a YouTube video of this episode. Well, that was before we tried to edit it. There was a big error that couldn’t be overcome in t...

Pompeii Frescos, the Kingdom of David, and a badass female warrior - Ep 229

13 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’re back with a news episode! This time we’ve got fast food in Pompeii, someone found the Kingdom of David, again, and an awesome female warrior...

Using Artificial Intelligence to Translate Ancient Text and Find New Sites - Ep 228

30 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’re playing an episode of the ArchaeoTech podcast for you on today’s episode. However, it was one that Chris and Rachel took over to do some tec...

A Teen with a Bracelet, Ancient Brazilians, and an Awful story about a Slave Ship - Ep 227

23 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

For some reason we have a Brazilian-themed show today…we start with the recovered skeletal remains of a teenager with a debilitating disease with an...

Giant Hand Axes, Iron Age Textiles, and Ancient Oregonians - Ep 226

16 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve got three news stories for you today. First we go to England and find out just how big a “giant hand axe” is. Then we learn about textiles...

The Backdoor to Hell, Dutch Stonehenge, and the Age of Bamboo - Ep 225

09 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve got a few really interesting news articles for this week. First, a priest found what he called the “backdoor to hell” in Mexico in the 160...

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Reviewed and Deconstructed by Archaeologists - Ep 224

02 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny was just released so you know we had to review it! We start with an overview of the movie plot, and then we spen...

12kyo Bird Bone Flutes, 3/4Myo Greek Archaeology, and Ancient Ovens - Ep 223

25 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s news episode we first cover some cool bird bone flutes that were used up to 12,000 years ago as calls for birds of prey. We then go t...

The Archaeology of Handedness, or, how evolution hates lefties! - Ep 222

18 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Chris, one of the hosts, is a lefty. He’s always had to deal with what that means. But, why are 85% of humans right-handed while only a disproportio...

Digesta, Roman Burials in Barcelona, and Standing Stones in France - Ep 221

11 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we have 3 archaeology news articles. First, even more research points to animal digesta playing a crucial role in providing nutrition to pre...

Desert Kite Blueprints, Ancient Dysentery, and Stone Receipts - Ep 220

28 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s show we have 3 news stories from the Middle East. The first story is about rock art “blueprints” for desert kites in Jordan. Then we ...

Amazing New Views of the Titanic, Pompei Revelations, and a Rare Mayan God - Ep 219

21 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve got three stories about pretty well known places or events. The first contains a video and pictures representing over 700,000 images that were...

Archaeology Drama! - Ep 218

14 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We saved the drama for, well, YOU this time! We start with an archaeologist that’s trying to build somewhat of an archaeology theme park in Guatemal...

Puerto Rican Prehistory, a Bone Punch Board, and a Lost Underwater Cemetery - Ep 217

07 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we have 3 news stories. First we head over to Puerto Rico where new analysis of human remains from a 4,000 year old site is helping redefine...

A Roman Fortlet, Grand Canyon Resources, and Redefining Prehistoric Gender Roles - Ep 216

30 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we have three interesting archaeology news stories. First up is the recent (re)discovery of a Roman era fortlet in Scotland. Then we head ov...

The Archaeology of Wine - Ep 215

23 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are taking a deep dive into the origins, history and archaeology of wine. We’ll cover the surprising “birthplace” of wine with some...

Mayan Ballgame, Mummy Tags and a Hopewell Site - Ep 214

16 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we cover three recent archaeology news stories. First up is a ball game carving found at Chichen Itza in Mexico. Then we head over to Egypt ...

Miami Update, a 35,000 yo Face, and 17th Century Golden Dental Work - Ep 213

09 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this news show we start with an update on the excavations and controversy surrounding the development of a new set of luxury high-rises in downtown...

Ram Skulls, Cavemen wielding clubs?, and Paleothermometry - Ep 212

02 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we have 3 archaeology news stories! First up, 2,000 ram skulls have been discovered in Egypt’s temple of Ramses II. Then we cover the rent...

Paleoanthropology Series Part 4: Enter Genus Homo - Ep 211

26 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

MEMBERS: There’s a bonus segment!This is our final episode in our overview of paleoanthropology and human evolution. It’s been a bumpy ride with ...

Paleoanthropology Series 3 - The Rise and Fall of Paranthropus - Ep 210

19 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this second episode of our Paleoanthropology series we focus on the Paranthropus family of fossils. The are descended from the Australopithicenes a...

Paleoanthropology Series Part 2 - Ep 209

12 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this second episode of our Paleoanthropology series we focus on the Australopithecus family of fossils.Links Human Family Tree Human Evolution In...

Paleoanthropology Series Part 1 - Ep 208

05 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We talk a lot about human origins, so we thought this would be a good time time to do an overview of paleoanthropology, and the human evolutionary tre...

Shipworms, Head Lice, and Cracking Skulls - Ep 207

26 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s a news episode again! This week we talk about a shipwreck from the 1800s that washed up on the shore in Massachusetts in the US. Then we head o...

Magnetometry on the Lagash Project (Archaeotech 191) - Ep 206

19 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Chris is sick this week and needs to let his voice rest so we are playing a really awesome episode of Archaeotech with Chris and his co-host Paul Zim...

A New Maya Kingdom, What's an Anchoress? And paving over Miami's history - Ep 205

12 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s news episode we start with another Maya Kingdom found just sitting under some bushes in the jungle. OK, it’s a LOT of bushes. Then we m...

1.2 Million Year Old Tools, 20 kyo Proto Writing, and Crazy Rich Egyptians! - Ep 204

05 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There's some "mind-blowing" news in archaeology this week! We start with early hominids in Ethiopia using tools 500,000 years earlier than anything th...

London Bridge is NOT Falling Down (Anymore)! - Ep 203

22 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’re in Lake Havasu City, AZ this week so naturally we’re talking about the London Bridge! Did you know that one of the three stone versions of t...

Shipwrecks, Vikings, and Fekin' Nazis - Ep 202

15 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we have 3 interesting archaeology news stories! First up, after a 2 year hiatus, underwater excavations of the HMS Erebus have resumed with ...

Stealing Archaeology - Ep 201

08 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we happened across 3 different stories in the News about to looting and the collection of antiquities both by museums and individuals. There...

What Year Is It and Why? - Ep 200

01 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever wondered how we ended up with the calendar we have today? Where leap years come from, and why we need them? This week we take a look at ...

The Best? of 2022 - Ep 199

25 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As some of you celebrate Christmas and we all look to the end of 2022 there are the inevitable articles talking about the "Best" whatever. We saw one ...

The Archaeology of the APN - Ep 198

18 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s a solo show with Chris Webster today. They APN recently celebrated it’s eight birthday and Chris wanted to tell you a little bit about how th...

Homo Erectus, Neanderthal and Roman Food! - Ep 197

11 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we happened to find 3 news stories about evidence for eating and cooking food in the ancient world. First up is the first evidence of Homo E...

Don't Watch NBC's 'La Brea' if you want to retain brain cells - Ep 196

04 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is just a short episode because it was a busy week for us. However, I had time to watch a few episodes of the catastrophe of historical inaccurac...

Ancient Apocalypse or Modern Lies? - Ep 195

27 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

CORRECTION: Graham Hancock wrote Fingerprints of the Gods NOT Chariots of the Gods which was written by Erich von Däniken. Our apologies for mixing u...

100 Years of King Tut - Ep 194

20 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we get back to archaeology in the news and talk about 3 recent news stories. First, a high elevation, hard to reach archaeology site in Peru...

The Harvest of War with Author Stephen Kershaw - Ep 193

13 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode Chris interviews Dr. Stephen P. Kershaw, author of the 2022 Pegasus Books: The Harvest Of War. It's the story of the battles betwee...

An Archaeological History of New York City - Ep 192

06 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

New York City has had a long and varied history. From the time of the Native Americans to the late 1800s when the boroughs were folded into the city l...

PROMO: Forges, fieldwork, and frying pans - Tea Break 3

16 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Archaeology Podcast Network is taking a bit of a break for October, 2022. In the mean time, we’re introducing you to some of the other fantastic...

PROMO: Domestication and Human Brain Size with Stefan Milo - A Life in Ruins 105

09 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Archaeology Podcast Network is taking a bit of a break for October, 2022. In the mean time, we’re introducing you to some of the other fantastic...

Archaic Humans, Ancient Board Games, and Powerful Viking Women - Ep 191

02 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a few weeks since we have had a news episode and in that time there has been so many great stories we had trouble deciding which ones to cho...

The New Science of Archaeoecology - Ep 190

25 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode Dr. Stefani Crabtree and Dr. Jennifer Dunne join us to discuss their recent paper on the new field of Archaeoecology. While it is ofte...

Rethinking Women in Pre-History with Lady Sapiens - Ep 189

18 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A few episodes back we mentioned a documentary and book called Lady Sapiens: a journey into prehistory to look at women's roles and realign our assump...

Experimental Archaeology - Ep 188

11 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the subfield of experimental archaeology, researchers use historic and pre-historic methods and materials to recreate different artifacts and items...

A Cultural History of Glacier National Park - Ep 187

04 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 Black...

Archaeology After Dark - Ep 186

28 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the past, nighttime urban activities have been overlooked by archaeologists, In this episode we interview Nan Gonlin and Meghan Strong about their ...

"If you can see me, weep" - Ep 185

21 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As drought continues to ravage the northern hemisphere, there is a silver lining as receding waters reveal previously covered archeological sites. Tod...

Ancient Chinese Oracle Bones and other Ancient Writing - Ep 184

14 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Ice Age Footprints, a Zodiac Coin, and an Ancient Script - Ep 183

07 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

New research links Native Americans with the Ancient Chinese - Ep 182

31 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

The Archaeology Variety Show Episode 2 LIVE - Ep 181

24 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week enjoy Season 1, Episode 2 of The Archaeology Variety Show. This episode originally aired back in March 2022.Segments: Where Are We? Last two...

Timelines: 210 BCE - Ep 180

17 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Stones in Circles and the Ancients that Loved Them - Ep 179

10 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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. ...

Recent Research at a Paleoindian Red Ochre quarry with Dr. Spencer Pelton - Ep 178

03 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we interview Dr. Spencer Pelton, the Wyoming State Archaeologist, about his work on the Powers II red ochre quarry site. He recently co-auth...

Shipwrecks! - Ep 177

26 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Randomly, there were lots of shipwreck stories in the news this week, so we decided to do a themed episode! First up, we have a story about a shipwrec...

United Tools, Drought Finds, and the Most Important Site in the World - Ep 176

19 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

MEMBERS: CHECK YOUR AD-FREE DOWNLOADS FOR THIS EPISODE'S BONUS SEGMENT!We've got a lot to cover in this news episode. We start with a tale of the Swis...

Ancient Inequality, A Slave Ship and Giant Statues - Ep 175

12 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There's a lot in the archaeology news as field seasons around the world kick off into high gear! This week we've got stories about the quantifying ine...

ENOCRE: Two archaeologists visit Chichen Itza - Ep 174

05 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

ENCORE: We recently had the opportunity to visit Chichen Itza in Yucatán, Mexico. It was an incredible experience, but, being archaeologists, we of c...

The First Black Archaeologist: A Life of John Wesley Gilbert - Ep 173

29 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There have been many foundational people in archaeology and the life and achievements of one are now fully coming to light with a new book from Oxford...

Pop Culture Archaeology - The Lost City - Ep 172

22 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As with most times archaeology is represented in fiction there are some major inconsistencies in this movie. However, it's a fun comedy and at least y...

Sacred Pools, Badass Prehistoric Women, and Giant Cave Art - Ep 171

15 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We've got a few articles that are all over the place - literally - this week. The first is about a re-analysis of what was thought was an ancient harb...

Timelines: 2200 BCE - Ep 170

08 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we have a timelines episode focused on 2200 BCE. At that time, Stonehenge as we know it today was just completed in the UK. Conversely, the ...

Tutankhamun - Excavating the Archive with Dr. Daniela Rosenow and Professor Richard Parkinson - Ep 169

01 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

2022 marks the 100 year anniversary of the discovery of Tutankamun's tomb, and in celebration Dr Daniela Rosenow and Oxford Professor Richard Parkinso...

In the Field with the Lagash Archaeological Project, Iraq - Ep 168

24 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 th...

Pueblo Bonito, Australian Settlers, and Tasty Dogs - Ep 167

17 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Ancient Surgery - Ep 166

10 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Surgery has been performed throughout ancient history to varying levels of success. In this episode, we cover a brief history of surgery sound the wor...

Desert Kites, Miami Pre-History, and Illicit Antiquities - Ep 165

03 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

AI Epigraphers, British Kings, and Stone Age Reconstructions - Ep 164

27 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Timelines: 1100 CE in North America - Ep 163

20 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 tim...

The Archaeology Variety Show Episode 1 LIVE - Ep 162

13 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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.kult...

Ancient Ear Surgery, Roman Mosaics, and the Oldest Pants EVER! - Ep 161

06 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 wh...

Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens in Europe - Ep 160

27 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 origi...

Neolithic Drum Sculpture, Homo Sapiens in Europe, and the Coronado Expedition - Ep 159

20 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we have three super interesting news stories that grabbed our attention. First, a beautiful carved chalk drum was found with a Neolithic chi...

Spines in Peru, Decapitated Romans and Egyptian Notepads - Ep 158

13 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we have 3 interesting archaeology news articles. First, spines excavated in the Chincha valley of Peru are threaded on reeds posthumously. A...

Timelines: 79 CE in Pompeii, Teotihuacán, and Aksum - Ep 157

06 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 flourishin...

Ancient Boardgames, a Roman Market in the UK, ¡y mas edificios en Machu Pichu! - Ep 156

30 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 ha...

Wooden Romans, Arabian Highways, and History on the Seashore - Ep 155

23 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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. T...

Sutton Hoo "Ghost Ship" and The Dig (111) - Ep 154

16 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

The Sumerian Site of Lagash with Paul Zimmerman - Ep 153

09 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 ab...

Serpent Imagery in Rock Art with Dr. Alan Garfinkel - Ep 152

02 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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. Wha...

Shipwrecks, a rediscovered cemetery and Neanderthals - Ep 151

26 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we have 3 interesting archaeology news stories. First, researchers have discovered 2 well preserved shipwrecks off the coast of Ceasarea tha...

Muons and the Terracotta Army, Mesolithic Baby burial and Pseudoscience in Jordan - Ep 150

19 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we discuss three very different archaeological news stories! First, archaeologists in China plan to use Muons to “see” inside the unopen...

Textiles in the News - Ep 149

12 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Under Jerusalem with Andrew Lawler - Ep 148

05 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Archaeological Hoaxes Round-Up! - Ep 147

28 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 suppo...

Pompeii Slave's Rooms, Homo Naledi, and ancient theater toilets - Ep 146

21 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 differen...

Ancient Social Networks, The First Falkland Islanders, and a Massive Floor Mosaic - Ep 145

14 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 millenni...

A Roman Mausoleum, Culloden Battlefield, and Roman Statues - Ep 144

07 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We've got three news articles for you this week. We start in Turkey with a discovery of a Roman mausoleum. We then head to Scotland and the Culloden B...

Vikings! - Ep 143

31 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the wake of the new dating of a Viking settlement in North America we decided to discuss that article and two others about Vikings. They were explo...

Pre-Clovis Sites Part 2 - Ep 142

24 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With the definitive dating of the “human” footprints at White Sands pushing back the earliest human occupation of North America to 21,000 to 23,00...

Pre-Clovis Sites Part 1 - Ep 141

17 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With the definitive dating of the “human” footprints at White Sands pushing back the earliest human occupation of North America to 21,000 to 23,00...

Ammonite and Mary Anning - Ep 140

10 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Released on Hulu in 2020, Ammonite is a fictionalized movie that portrays a few years at the end of Mary Anning's life. She was an amateur paleontolog...

Reconsidering Point Typologies of North Carolina with Dr. Randy Daniel - Ep 139

03 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we interview Dr. Randy Daniel of East Carolina University about his new book: Time, Typology, and Point Traditions in North Carolina A...

HEADLINES: 6kyo Croatian Settlement, Clovis Camp, and Rare Find in Poland - Ep 138

12 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve got three completely different news stories for you this week. We start with a site that was found in Croatia by basically looking at satellit...

Olcott Archaeology with Jason Cooper - Ep 137

05 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week we interview Jason Cooper, an archaeologist with the Washington DOT, the current president of the Association for Washington Archaeology, an...