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Naked Archaeology, from the Naked Scientists

Naked Archaeology, from the Naked Scientists

Diana O'Carroll

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Frequency: 1 episode/32d. Total Eps: 35

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Where did the Nazca Lines come from? Who built Stonehenge, and what secrets lie concealed within Egypt's pyramids? To find out, join the Naked Archaeologists as they undress the past...
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Landscapes: Drainage, Plants and Palaces

Episode 35

dimanche 16 octobre 2011 • Duration 32:15

We're back! And this month we start by taking a tour of the terribly glamorous ditches in East Anglia. Yes, the whole landscape is one giant piece of drainage archaeology! Plus, we talk about a Roman gladiatorial school, an Iron Age road, Australopithecus sediba and Acheulian tools. And in Backyard Archaeology Tom Birch hops over to Andalucia, where he and his mic just happen to find a rather large palace... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Annual Round-Up of Archaeology

Episode 34

jeudi 14 juillet 2011 • Duration 58:44

This month we return to some of the moist enjoyable archaeological interviews recorded this year. There's everything from alien donkeys, to Pompeiian poo, speared boxes and not-so-recent neanderthals! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Maya burial and abandonment

Episode 25

jeudi 16 septembre 2010 • Duration 32:26

This month we explore the dramatic burial of an El Zotz Maya king; he was seemingly interred with the remains of six sacrificed children. Also under the spotlight is the abandoment of the site if Kiuic, a mysterious Maya city which was deserted in the midst of construction. Plus, in Backyard Archaeology Tom Birch investigates a huge Roman mining settlement in Austria. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Roman food: before and after

Episode 24

lundi 16 août 2010 • Duration 31:22

What did the Romans eat at their feasts? What came out the other end afterwards? This month we explore the toilets of Pompeii and the kinds of food eaten by its inhabitants. In the news this month: the oldest house in the UK; the HMS Investigator; and some very early human tool use. Plus, in Backyard Archaeology we find out how to put up buildings the Icelandic way. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Human remains and genetic legacies

Episode 23

vendredi 16 juillet 2010 • Duration 35:00

Human remains are our main topic of interest in this month's Naked Archaeology. Diana and Duncan explore the nature of Bronze Age cremations, the repatriation of Yagan's head and how one might go about reconstructing the remains of King Tutankhamun. Plus, how the first settlers in the Americas may have been more numerous than previously thought, as another nine founding mothers have now been identified. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Southeast Asia: Hobbits and Niah Caves

Episode 22

mercredi 16 juin 2010 • Duration 34:48

The diminutive, one-time inhabitants of Flores are probably the most famous early humans from this area of the world but where does H. floresiensis fit into our family tree? We discuss the gladiatorial burials recently unearthed in York, some Neanderthal-esque tools from Dartford and the Niah Caves: a spectacular system in Malaysia which has yielded some clues as to how humans make use of difficult environments. Plus, in Backyard Archaeology we bring out the lasers to analyse some Scottish beads. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Australian Archaeology and Rabbit Warrens

Episode 21

dimanche 16 mai 2010 • Duration 28:48

This month on Naked Archaeology: when and how did the first humans make it to Australia? We unearth the evidence from archaeology and genetics. Also this month we discover that Neanderthals could be relations of ours, after all. Plus, in Back Yard Archaeology Diana ventures into her own back yard to find out what was so special about rabbit warrens. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Changing sea levels and thin sections

Episode 20

vendredi 16 avril 2010 • Duration 30:08

This month on Naked Archaeology: the discovery of a possible link between genus Homo and Australopithecus - Aus. sediba; we find out how people first made it to Cyprus; which is the oldest building still in use and if Icelandic eruptions are a good thing. Plus, in Backyard Archaeology Tom and Duncan look through some wafer-thin slices of pot and meet Aegina's finest jug-maker! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

First cities and first writing: Mesopotamia

Episode 19

mercredi 17 mars 2010 • Duration 33:30

How is it that the first farms, cities and writing all originated in Mesopotamia, now Iraq? We explore the so-called 'fertile crescent' and fanatical record-keeping in the ancient Near East. We find out how DNA from the body of Tutankhamun hints at his numerous illnesses and we also look at who paddled across the Mediterranean first. Plus, in Backyard Archaeology Tom Birch smelts his own iron! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Illicit Antiquities: Repatriation and Curating

Episode 18

mercredi 17 février 2010 • Duration 32:05

This month we divest the darker world of black market archaeology. We find out how illicit antiquities can be tracked down after being lost for decades and how they can be returned to their country of origin. We explore the problems faced by curators in spotting artefacts with dubious histories. Plus, in Backyard Archaeology we visit a graveyard for a bit of typologising! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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