Episode 48 - Top 10 Most Underrated Archaeology Sites (Part I) and Archaeology News

Episode Summary 

In this episode, Jason takes you on a tour of top 10 most underrated archaeological sites in the world, or at least that he knows about! Because there is so much to get to, it’s broken down into two parts, with this first segment focusing on North America and Europe. The sites to be featured are:

1) Herculaneum, Italy

2) Carnac, France

3) Skara Brae, Scotland

4) Poverty Point, Louisiana, USA

5) Cahokia Mounds, Illinois, USA

And for today’s Archaeology News, we focus on a epic archaeology smackdown that recently occurred over an ancient DNA (aDNA) study. The paper, led by some renowned Harvard scholars, claimed (with evidence!) to have found an “ethnolinguistic” homeland for Indo-European language speakers. The problem? Language is not detectable archaeologically, plus some bad folks have glommed on to similar theories. We’ll go through the whole argument step-by-step.

Timestamps 

1:09: Herculaneum

2:27: Alignements de Carnac

4:14: Skara Brae

5:50: Poverty Point

8:17: Cahokia Mounds

10:26: Archaeology News – The aDNA Smackdown

Links & Resources 

• The genetic origin of the Indo-Europeans: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08531-5
• A genomic history of the North Pontic Region from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08372-2#:~:text=Genome%2Dwide%20studies%20of%20ancient,%2Dgatherers3%20(EHGs)%20in

Related Episodes 

• Mysteries Of The Carnac Standing Stones In France: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xu517cshWE

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