A Flooded Tomb Reveals Its Secrets - Ep 285

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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