Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this week's archaeological news I discuss the discovery of a prehistoric cup made from a human skull in Spain, new finds at Göbeklitepe and Karahantepe in Turkey, a study into the origin of tin ingots from the Uluburun shipwreck and an unusual Bronze Age burial in Kazakhstan.
#ancienthistory #göbeklitepe #karahantepe
✨ IN THIS EPISODE
00:00 Introduction
00:35 Ancient cup made of a human skull discovered in Spain
03.21 Anthropomorphic statue found at Karahantepe
05:27 New study reexamines the origin of tin ingots from the Uluburun shipwreck
07:36 Bronze Age burial discovered alongside 180 animal ankle bones in Kazakhstan
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✨ REFERENCES
Laffranchi, Z., Milella, M., Vera Rodríguez, J.C., Martínez Fernández, M.J., Bretones García, M.D., Jiménez Brobeil, S.A., Brünig, J., López Flores, I., Cámara Serrano, J.A. and Martínez Sánchez, R.M., 2023. As above, so below: Deposition, modification, and reutilization of human remains at Marmoles cave (Cueva de los Marmoles: Southern Spain, 4000–1000 cal. BCE). Plos one, 18(9), p.e0291152.
Altuntaş, L. (2023). ‘New discoveries in Göbeklitepe and Karahantepe: A Human statue with a realistic facial expression found in Karahantepe,’ Arkeonews, 4 September. arkeonews.net/new-discoveries-in-gobeklitepe-and-karahantepe-a-human-sculpture-with-a-realistic-facial-expression-found-in-karahantepe
Brooks, L. (2023). ‘Archaeologists uncover complete Neolithic cursus on the Isle of Arran,’ Guardian, 4 September. theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/04/archaeologists-uncover-complete-neolithic-cursus-on-the-isle-of-arran
Berger, D., Kaniuth, K., Brügmann, G. and Pernicka, E., 2023. Why Central Asia’s Mushiston is not a source for the Late Bronze Age tin ingots from the Uluburun shipwreck. Frontiers in Earth Science, 11, p.1211478.
Nalewicki, J. (2023). ‘Bronze Age girl buried with more than 150 animal ankle bones, potentially to help her to the next world,’ Livescience, 4 September. livescience.com/archaeology/bronze-age-girl-buried-with-more-than-150-animal-ankle-bones-potentially-to-help-her-to-the-next-world
✨ PHOTOGRAPH CREDITS
CC BY 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Images of the cup and excavation site, credit: paper referenced above.
Images related to Late Bronze Age tin ingots, credit: paper referenced above.
CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
Life-size replica of the Uluburun shipwreck, credit: Jojan
Artefacts from the Uluburun shipwreck, credit: Jojan
Other
Wild boar statue, credit: Göbeklitepe Excavation team
Human statue lying down, credit: The Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Human statue standing up, credit: The Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Vulture sculpture, credit: The Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Images of the Bronze Age burial, credit: Kazakh Ministry of Science and Higher Education
In this week's archaeological news I discuss the discovery of a prehistoric cup made from a human skull in Spain, new finds at Göbeklitepe and Karahantepe in Turkey, a study into the origin of tin ingots from the Uluburun shipwreck and an unusual Bronze Age burial in Kazakhstan.
#ancienthistory #göbeklitepe #karahantepe
✨ IN THIS EPISODE
00:00 Introduction
00:35 Ancient cup made of a human skull discovered in Spain
03.21 Anthropomorphic statue found at Karahantepe
05:27 New study reexamines the origin of tin ingots from the Uluburun shipwreck
07:36 Bronze Age burial discovered alongside 180 animal ankle bones in Kazakhstan
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Twitter: @Megalith_Hunter
✨ REFERENCES
Laffranchi, Z., Milella, M., Vera Rodríguez, J.C., Martínez Fernández, M.J., Bretones García, M.D., Jiménez Brobeil, S.A., Brünig, J., López Flores, I., Cámara Serrano, J.A. and Martínez Sánchez, R.M., 2023. As above, so below: Deposition, modification, and reutilization of human remains at Marmoles cave (Cueva de los Marmoles: Southern Spain, 4000–1000 cal. BCE). Plos one, 18(9), p.e0291152.
Altuntaş, L. (2023). ‘New discoveries in Göbeklitepe and Karahantepe: A Human statue with a realistic facial expression found in Karahantepe,’ Arkeonews, 4 September. arkeonews.net/new-discoveries-in-gobeklitepe-and-karahantepe-a-human-sculpture-with-a-realistic-facial-expression-found-in-karahantepe
Brooks, L. (2023). ‘Archaeologists uncover complete Neolithic cursus on the Isle of Arran,’ Guardian, 4 September. theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/04/archaeologists-uncover-complete-neolithic-cursus-on-the-isle-of-arran
Berger, D., Kaniuth, K., Brügmann, G. and Pernicka, E., 2023. Why Central Asia’s Mushiston is not a source for the Late Bronze Age tin ingots from the Uluburun shipwreck. Frontiers in Earth Science, 11, p.1211478.
Nalewicki, J. (2023). ‘Bronze Age girl buried with more than 150 animal ankle bones, potentially to help her to the next world,’ Livescience, 4 September. livescience.com/archaeology/bronze-age-girl-buried-with-more-than-150-animal-ankle-bones-potentially-to-help-her-to-the-next-world
✨ PHOTOGRAPH CREDITS
CC BY 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Images of the cup and excavation site, credit: paper referenced above.
Images related to Late Bronze Age tin ingots, credit: paper referenced above.
CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
Life-size replica of the Uluburun shipwreck, credit: Jojan
Artefacts from the Uluburun shipwreck, credit: Jojan
Other
Wild boar statue, credit: Göbeklitepe Excavation team
Human statue lying down, credit: The Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Human statue standing up, credit: The Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Vulture sculpture, credit: The Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Images of the Bronze Age burial, credit: Kazakh Ministry of Science and Higher Education
