Spines in Peru, Decapitated Romans and Egyptian Notepads - Ep 158

Published: Feb. 13, 2022, 9 a.m.

b"This week we have 3 interesting archaeology news articles. First, spines\\nexcavated in the Chincha valley of Peru are threaded on reeds posthumously.\\nArchaeologist speculate this may have been done by the family members of the\\ndata after looting by the Spanish occurred. In segment 2 we take a look at a\\ncemetery in the UK with an unusually high number of decapitated bodies. And\\nfinally, it turns out that ancient Egyptians used broken pot sherds as a type of\\nnotepad that school children used to practice script writing.\\nInterested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in\\narchaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot!\\n[https://www.paleoimaging.com/about-the-paleoradiography-course]\\nStart your own podcast with Zencastr and get 30% off your first three months\\nwith code TAS. Click this message for more information.\\n[https://zencastr.com/pricing?coupon=TAS&fpr=bgfoz]\\n\\nLinks\\n\\n * Native Peruvians threaded corpses' spines on to sticks, study suggests\\n [https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/feb/02/native-peruvians-threaded-corpses-spines-on-to-sticks-study-suggests]\\n * Scientists found 192 spines threaded on poles in Peru, a macabre practice\\n that may be a response to Europeans pillaging graves\\n [https://businessinsider.mx/200-spines-poles-peru-colonizer-grave-pillage-2022-2/?IR=T&r=US]\\n * Decapitated skeletons of Roman 'criminals' found during England rail\\n excavation.\\n [https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/05/uk/decapitated-roman-skeletons-hs2-rail-excavation-intl-scli-gbr/index.html]\\n * Fleet Marsten HS2\\n [https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/news/hs2-archaeologists-reveal-secrets-of-small-roman-town-excavated-near-aylesbury]\\n * Huge Discovery of 18,000 'Notepads' Documents Daily Life in Ancient Egypt\\n [https://www.sciencealert.com/the-discovery-of-18-000-pottery-shards-document-daily-life-in-ancient-egypt]\\n\\nContact\\n\\n * Chris Webster\\n * chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com\\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\\n [https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724]\\n\\nAffiliates\\n\\n * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/]\\n * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff]\\n * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/]"