Episode 50 - Most Underrated Archaeology Sites (Part 3) and Archaeology News

Episode Summary

In this episode, Jason finishes his list of the (now Top 15) most Underrated Archaeological Sites. We visit:

1) Merv, Turkmenistan
2) Çatalhöyük, Turkey
3) Sanxingdui, Sichuan, China
4) Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
5) Hegra, Saudi Arabia

Then, we do a rundown of recent archaeology news. The stories featured are:

1) Ancient footprint patterns and drag marks in New Mexico's White Sands National Park which suggest the oldest transportation technology ever found and a means of transporting little kids
2) The discovery beneath Lake Bolsena of some prehistoric artefacts related to a Bronze Age site. The official story is that these were votive offerings, but they sound like childrens' toys to me! One clay figurine still bore the fingerprints of the person who made it!
3) A Pharaonic tomb founds in Abydos - remarkably the second royal tomb found this year alone! However, was the other one found a few months ago really the first to be discovered since King Tut...?

Links & Resources:

The ichnology of White Sands (New Mexico): Linear traces and human footprints, evidence of transport technology?: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666033425000103

Related Episodes 

• Top 10 Most Underrated Archaeological Sites in the World (Part I): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtNIVekY4ws
• Top 10 Most Underrated Archaeological Sites in the World (Part II): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtNIVekY4ws

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