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    The Archaeology Show

    The Archaeology Show is produced by the Archaeology Podcast Network. It’s hosted by archaeologist’s Chris Webster and Rachel Roden. We will interview people from around the world in a variety of topics. Enjoy the ride.

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    Maya Astronomer Named, and Controversy Over Utah Monuments and Smithsonian Signage - Ep 335 Jul 27, 2026
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    In today’s archaeology news episode, we discuss three articles, starting with a discovery at the Maya city of Xiulán, Guatemala: a small room interpreted as a scribe/astronomer workspace with 11 hieroglyphs naming Sak Ton Wax (“white-chested fox”) and more than 50 mathematical “micro texts” tracking Venus and Mars as the author. We then cover a report that President Trump reduced Grand Staircase–Escalante and Bears Ears by nearly three million acres, opening lands to mining and ending the Bears Ears Commission’s tribal co-stewardship. Finally, we discuss a report on an executive order to post warnings outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History about “inaccurate information,” and we argue it politicizes history and promotes alternative narratives.

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    Segment 1

    • Archaeologists decipher the name of a Maya astronomer for the first time
    • Meet Sak Tahn Waax, a Maya Math Whiz Who Lived More Than 1,000 Years Ago and Left Behind a ‘Really Elegant, Complex’ Formula

    Segment 2

    • President Trump drastically shrinks 2 Utah national monuments — again

    Segment 3

    • Trump orders signage warning visitors of ‘inaccurate information’ at Smithsonian

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    Save Ancient Studies Alliance - Ep 334 Jul 13, 2026
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    On today’s episode Chris interviews Dr. David Danzig from the Save Ancient Studies Alliance. It’s a great website dedicated to education and outreach. They’ve got a conference coming up on July 19th and 20th for people listening in real time. It’s free and open to all. Check out the livestream options at the links below.

    Links

    • Save Ancient Studies Alliance
    • Virtual Conference

    Transcript

    For a rough transcript of this episode, head over to: https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeology/334

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    Timelines: 1450 - Angkor Wat, Machu Picchu, and Constantinople - Ep 333 Jun 29, 2026
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    In this “Timelines: 1450” episode, we travel across continents and centuries to see what was happening at the same time in different places around the world: Angkor Wat in the jungles of Cambodia, Machu Picchu in the Andes, and Constantinople in Turkey. Join us as we uncover their origins, uses, and the mysteries that still surround these awe-inspiring sites.

    Links

    • UNESCO World Heritage Centre – Angkor
    • Britannica – Angkor Wat
    • History – Angkor
    • UNESCO World Heritage Centre – Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
    • Machu Picchu’s Ancient Beauty
    • Smithsonian Magazine – To See the Magnificence and Majesty of Machu Picchu Without the Hike, Check Out These Amazing Images
    • Constantinople
    • History - Constantinople

    Transcript

    For a rough transcript of this episode head over to: https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archaeology/333

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    Presenting: Journal Club - Ep 332 Jun 22, 2026
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    Each month on the APN Discord channel the management of the APN will get together and discuss an article or two from recent archaeology and scientific journal publications. You can join live and free on the Discord and see our shining faces! We thought we’d use this show to present the audio from that first recording. We’re aiming for the first Monday of every month. Let us know what you think!

    Links

    https://www.newscientist.com/article/2526391-ancient-teeth-hint-at-links-between-denisovans-and-homo-erectus/

    Apple News: https://apple.news/AzsyzHT5XQyGJc7jweQl4mg

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    Did Archaeologists Find a Lost Incan City? - Ep 331 Jun 08, 2026
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    This week we cover three archaeology stories in the news recently. First, ancient and unusual rock art in the Caucuses. Then we head over to Spain where researchers have excavated several graves at a monastery, including the queen who founded it. And finally, Natianal Geographic's June cover story is all about a long lost Incan city that may (or may not!) have been identified in Peru.

    Links

    • Scientists Found ‘Messages from the Dead’ on the Walls of an Ancient Tomb
    • Skeletal remains of Queen Elisenda, one of the most powerful rulers in medieval Europe, unearthed in Barcelona — along with several others who bore unexplained stab wounds
    • The Search for the Inca’s Lost Citadel

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    Monte Verde Dethroned? - Ep 330 May 25, 2026
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    In episode 330 of The Archeology Show, we discuss the latest controversy over the site of Monte Verde in southern Chile, long considered a cornerstone pre-Clovis site dated to about 14,500 BP. We summarize a March 2026 study led by Todd Surovell arguing the key occupation layer is much younger (about 8,200–4,200 years ago) based on geological and stratigraphic analyses, including an 11,000-year-old tephra layer allegedly beneath deposits, claims of redeposited older wood from erosion and flooding, and luminescence dating of nearby sediments. We then review strong criticism, including scathing critiques from about 30 researchers including Tom Dillehay (author of the original work), disputing sampling locations, assumptions about redeposition, and whether the tephra identification is correct. It seems like both sides raise points but more collaborative research is needed before rewriting interpretations of early human peopling of the Americas.

    Links

    When did humans arrive in the Americas? A new study reignites the debate

    A mid-Holocene age for Monte Verde challenges the timeline of human colonization of South America (Not open access)

    ScienceAdviser: New dating of ancient Chilean site reopens old wounds

    Study suggests younger age for Chile's important Monte Verde archaeological site

    'Speculation' and 'egregious failure': 30 researchers publish scathing critiques of study that questioned date of early human occupation of Monte Verde in Chile

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    Is Destroying Archaeology for the Border Wall OK? Ep 329 May 18, 2026
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    Today we bring you three stories from the news. The first is about an overcrowded cemetery in Colorado and it brings into question other cemeteries that date back over 100 years and the accuracy of records. Next we head to Scotland where a man-made island has been shown to have much more interesting architecture than previously though - and it’s much older than researches believed. Finally, we talk about the archaeology being destroyed by Trump’s border wall with Mexico.

    Links

    Segment 1

    State Archaeologist proposes closing overcrowded Lafayette Cemetery; City Council tables decision

    Segment 2

    This Island in Scotland Is Actually a Man-Made Mini Landmass Resting on a Wooden Platform, New Discovery Shows

    Segment 3

    “They Don’t Care”: Trump’s Border Wall Construction Damages 1,000-Year-Old Sacred Indigenous Site

    Las Playas Intaglio Destroyed During Border Wall Expansion

    Awe, Anger, Sorrow: Thoughts on the Las Playas Intaglio

    Las Playas Intaglio Damaged by Border Wall Construction in Arizona

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    Early Hominin Structures, Pompeii Discoveries, and the Band of Holes in Peru - Ep 328 May 04, 2026
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    In this week’s episode, we cover three archaeology news stories. First up, a Nature-backed report on unusually old woodworking from Kalambo Falls, where waterlogged conditions preserved a wedge, digging stick, and notched logs dated by luminescence to about 476,000 years ago, suggesting advanced planning and challenging simple “Stone Age” assumptions. We then discuss a Pompeii discovery of two skeletons outside the city walls near Porta Stabia, including a man apparently shielding his head with a terracotta bowl and carrying an oil lamp, and we debate the benefits and risks of an AI-generated scene reconstruction. Finally, we examine Peru’s Monte Sierpe “Band of Holes,” over 5,200 aligned pits mapped by drones and analyzed via microbotanical remains, with a study proposing early market use and later Inca-style accounting patterns resembling quipu, while we question how and why such a vast system was built and used.

    Links

    Segment 1

    • World’s oldest wooden structure was built by an unknown species, nearly 200,000 years before modern humans evolved (earth.com)
    • Hominins built with wood 476,000 years ago (Nature)

    Segment 2

    • This Man Fled Pompeii as Mount Vesuvius Erupted. Archaeologists Found Him 2,000 Years Later, Holding a Bowl to Protect His Head and a Lamp to Light His Way

    Segment 3

    • Study suggests these 5,200 holes dug into a mountain were some form of ancient accounting (earth.com)
    • Indigenous accounting and exchange at Monte Sierpe (‘Band of Holes’) in the Pisco Valley, Peru (Cambridge University Press)

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    Unraveling Ancient DNA: Neanderthals, Natural Selection, and Burial Mysteries - Ep 327 Apr 27, 2026
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    In our latest episode, we unravel fascinating stories of ancient DNA in the news! Uncover the touching story of Anglo-Saxon siblings buried together over 1400 years ago. Then we look at groundbreaking research revealing how natural selection shaped more genes than we ever imagined. Finally, join our exploration of the mysterious origins of Neanderthals!

    Links

    • Anglo-Saxon burial holds an older sister cradling her little brother after they both died 1,400 years ago, possibly of an infectious disease
    • Natural Selection Shaped Hundreds More Human Genes Than We Thought, Massive Ancient DNA Study Finds
    • Are Neanderthals descendants of modern humans?

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    From Pharaohs to Crosses: Egypt’s Hidden Worlds - Ep 326 Apr 13, 2026
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    Three discoveries, one shifting landscape: a mysterious buried structure beneath the ancient city of Buto, the newly identified tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II near the Valley of the Kings, and the remains of a massive Coptic monastery at Al-Qalaye. We dig into what the finds reveal about Egypt’s long arc—from dynastic power to Christian communities—and how modern tools are changing what archaeologists can see.

    Links

    • Mysterious Structure Found Buried Beneath an Ancient Egyptian City
    • The last missing tomb from this wealthy Egyptian dynasty has been found
    • Archaeologists Discovered the Remains of One of the Largest Christian Monasteries Ever

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