About this episode

This episode features news items related to archaeology, including discoveries in Guatemala and Scotland, and studies on human evolution and social networks during the Ice Age.

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Small clay figurine from Guatemala may contain the oldest written numbers in Mesoamerica ( details ) ( details ) New study argues for gradual, regionally-based development of “modern” humans ( details ) ( details ) Iron Age burial in northern Scotland reveals unusual manipulation of the dead ( details ) ( details ) 22,000-year-old jewelry from Spanish cave outlines Ice Age social networks ( details ) ( details )

People in this episode

Host: Laura Kennedy

Topics covered

• archaeology
• Mesoamerica
• human evolution
• Iron Age
• Ice Age
• social networks

Keywords

• clay figurine
• written numbers
• modern humans
• burial practices
• Ice Age jewelry
• social networks

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Guatemala, Scotland, Spanish cave

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