A Flooded Tomb Reveals Its Secrets - Ep 285

The Archaeology Show

This week we check back in with recent archaeology in the news! First, we look at new research on the oldest known battlefield in Europe. Then, we take a look a home renovation in France that turned into an early medieval cemetery excavation! And finally, a flooded Kushite tomb in Sudan is finally revealing it’s secrets thanks to the work of underwater archaeologists.

Links

• Thousands of bones and hundreds of weapons reveal grisly insights into a 3,250-year-old battle
• Warriors from the south? Arrowheads from the Tollense Valley and Central Europe - From the Journal of Antiquity
• Accidental basement find reveals dozens of centuries-old skeletons
• Two Archaeologists Discover Something Extraordinary After Diving Into A Flooded Tomb (Apple)
• Sudan tomb diver reveals pharaoh's secrets (BBC)

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