Mayan Ballgame, Mummy Tags and a Hopewell Site - Ep 214

Published: April 16, 2023, 8 a.m.

This week we cover three recent archaeology news stories. First up is a ball game carving found at Chichen Itza in Mexico. Then we head over to Egypt where mummy tags are used to reconstruct the ancient climate. And finally bridge construction in Ohio has prompted the excavation of a Hopewell Hamlet.\n\nLinks\n\n * Intact Ball Game Carving Discovered at Chichen Itza [https://www.archaeology.org/news/11373-230412-maya-game-carving]\n * Play Ball! [https://www.archaeology.org/issues/388-2007/digs/8768-digs-mexico-ball-court] - About the game\n * Reviving a 3,000-year-old Ancient Ballgame [https://youtu.be/oYJxng6i4NQ] - YouTube\n * An Ancient Ballgame Makes A Comeback In Mexico [https://www.npr.org/2018/09/16/646756260/an-ancient-ballgame-makes-a-comeback-in-mexico] - NPR\n * Facebook page for the modern Ulama league in Mexico [https://www.facebook.com/UlamaDeCaderaFEMUC]\n * Mummies provide the key to reconstruct the climate of the ancient Mediterranean [https://phys.org/news/2023-04-mummies-key-reconstruct-climate-ancient.html]\n * Mummy Labels: A Witness to the Use and Processing of Wood in Roman Egypt [https://brill.com/view/journals/ijwc/aop/article-10.1163-27723194-bja10017/article-10.1163-27723194-bja10017.xml]\n * Archaeologists discover 2,000-year-old dwelling site of Hopewell Native Americans in Ohio [https://www.thereportingproject.org/cherry-valley-road-bridge-replacement-project-reveals-2000-year-old-dwelling-site-of-hopewell-people/%22%E2%80%8C%22]\n\nContact\n\n * Chris Webster\n chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com\n * Rachel Roden\n rachel@unraveleddesigns.com\n RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/]\n\nArchPodNet\n\n * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/]\n * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet\n * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet\n * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet\n * Tee Public Store [https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724]\n\nAffiliates\n\n * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]\n * Motley Fool\n Save $110 off the full list price of Stock Advisor for your first year, go to \xa0https://zen.ai/archaeologyshowfool and start your investing journey today!\n *$110 discount off of $199 per year list price. Membership will renew annually at the then current list price.