About this episode

This episode covers various archaeological news items including human transport of Stonehenge's Altar Stone and discoveries related to fire use and shipwrecks.

News items read by Laura Kennedy include: Humans helped transport Stonehenge’s massive Altar Stone hundreds of kilometers ( details ) ( details ) South Africa cave extends timeline of human fire use by hundreds of thousands of years ( details ) ( details ) Researchers find three shipwrecks in Bahamas linked to Golden Age of Piracy ( details ) Mass burial shows Copper Age children experienced high rates of respiratory illness ( details ) ( details )

People in this episode

Host: Laura Kennedy

Topics covered

• archaeology
• human history
• fire use
• shipwrecks
• health in ancient populations

Keywords

• Stonehenge
• fire use
• shipwrecks
• Copper Age
• archaeological news

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Stonehenge, South Africa, Bahamas

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