Saturday Matinee: What We Did Before
From History Daily by History Daily
June 13, 2026 · 46 min · Episode 1423
About this episode
The episode explores an archaeological discovery regarding the collection of human bones by ancient people.
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we dig into an archaeological discovery of human remains that left experts wondering why ancient people collected the bones of their dead. Link to What We Did Before: https://podfollow.com/what-we-did-before Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser.
People in this episode
Host: History Daily
Topics covered
- archaeology
- human remains
- ancient practices
- death rituals
- bone collection
Keywords
- archaeological discovery
- human remains
- ancient people
- bones
- death
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Organizations: History Daily
Books & works: What We Did Before
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