This week we discuss 3 new archaeology news stories. First, we explore why early humans may have used fire for reasons other than cooking. Then, we look at Viking graves that are connected to the legendary King Bluetooth. Finally, new research reveals a possible lost cult site dedicated to Odysseus. Join us as we break down the science, sift through the myths, and question long-held assumptions challenged by new research!

• Why Did Humans Start Using Fire? New Theory Suggests It Wasn't To Cook Food
• Construction workers find Viking graves linked to King ‘Bluetooth’
• Archaeologists Believe They’ve Found a Lost Cult Site of Odysseus
• The Past Macabre - Episode 16

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We discuss our recent visit to the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre in Whitehorse, Yukon. We loved learning about the large mammals and humans that used Beringia to travel between Northern North America and Siberia before it disappeared around 10,000 years ago.

• Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre
• Beringia

Chris Webster

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Rachel Roden

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This week three news stories caught our attention involving DNA in the archaeological record. In three very different places around the world, researchers are using different types of DNA analysis to draw new and innovative conclusions.

• Skeleton DNA refutes theory of migratory waves from South Africa
• 9,000 years of genetic continuity in southernmost Africa demonstrated at Oakhurst rockshelter
• Ancient DNA reveals mysterious Indigenous group from Colombia that disappeared 2,000 years ago
• Ancient DNA reveals a two-clanned matrilineal community in Neolithic China

Chris Webster

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Rachel Roden

• rachel@unraveleddesigns.com
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