Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this week's ancient history news my highlight story is about the discovery of the remains of an Etruscan house in Corsica. This is the first domestic building from the Etruscan period to ever be found there. Such finds are rare even on the Italian peninsula where the Etruscan civilisation originated. I then discuss the discovery of 20 rock art sites in Venezuela, an unusually large burial mound in the Czech Republic, and an ancient temple in Peru.
#ancienthistory #archaeology #etruscans
✨ IN THIS EPISODE
00:00 Introduction
00:44 Archaeologists excavate the first Etruscan domestic structure ever to be found in Corsica
05:01 Newly discovered rock art in Venezuela could be from an unknown culture
07:20 Burial mound found in the Czech Republic is one of the largest in Europe
09:20 5,000-year-old temple discovered in Peru
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✨ REFERENCES
Inrap. (2024). Chiusevia, an Etruscan habitat on the eastern plain (Ghisonaccia, Upper Corsica)
[Press release]. [Accessed 11 July 2024]. Available from https://www.inrap.fr/chiusevia-un-habitat-etrusque-en-plaine-orientale-ghisonaccia-haute-corse-19443
Nalewicki, J. (2024). ‘5,000-year-old ceremonial temple discovered beneath sand dune in Peru,’ Livescience, 8 July. livescience.com/archaeology/5000-year-old-ceremonial-temple-discovered-beneath-sand-dune-in-peru
Jarus, O. (2024). ‘4,000-year-old rock art in Venezuela may be from a 'previously unknown' culture,’ Livescience, 2 July. livescience.com/archaeology/4000-year-old-rock-art-in-venezuela-may-be-from-a-previously-unknown-culture
Metcalfe, T. (2024). ‘6,000-year-old burial mound in Czech Republic may be one of earliest funeral monuments ever found in Europe,’ Livescience, 3 July. livescience.com/archaeology/6000-year-old-burial-mound-in-czech-republic-may-be-one-of-earliest-funeral-monuments-ever-found-in-europe
✨ PHOTOGRAPH CREDITS
CC-BY-NC 4.0 DEED creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Diagrams related to the DNA study, credit: Parasayan, O., et al., in the paper referenced above.
CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
Etruscan urn, credit: Dom8Mi
Tomb from the Necropolis of Banditaccia, credit: Johnbod
Funnel-Beaker culture vessel, credit: Skarpsallingkarret
Other
Images of the Etruscan site in Corsica, credit: Inrap. Specifics below site details.
Development: Chiusevia
Scientific control: Service régional de l’archéologie, Drac de Corse
Archaeological research: Inrap
Scientific manager: Brice Chevaux, Inrap
Aerial views of the site, aerial view of the domestic dwelling, archaeologists excavating the occupation layer: © B. Chevaux, Inrap
Archaeologists excavating the site: © Jean-Baptiste Jamin, Inrap
Cross-section of the foundation: © F. Tacchini, Inrap
Cross-section of a post hole: © A. Jamai-Chipon, Inrap
Images of the pottery sherds: © R. Antonietti, Inrap
Images of the rock art in Venezuela and the surrounding landscape, credit: José Miguel Pérez-Gómez
Images of the burial mound in the Czech Republic, credit: UHK Department of Archaeology
Images of the temple in Peru, credit: DDC Lambayeque
In this week's ancient history news my highlight story is about the discovery of the remains of an Etruscan house in Corsica. This is the first domestic building from the Etruscan period to ever be found there. Such finds are rare even on the Italian peninsula where the Etruscan civilisation originated. I then discuss the discovery of 20 rock art sites in Venezuela, an unusually large burial mound in the Czech Republic, and an ancient temple in Peru.
#ancienthistory #archaeology #etruscans
✨ IN THIS EPISODE
00:00 Introduction
00:44 Archaeologists excavate the first Etruscan domestic structure ever to be found in Corsica
05:01 Newly discovered rock art in Venezuela could be from an unknown culture
07:20 Burial mound found in the Czech Republic is one of the largest in Europe
09:20 5,000-year-old temple discovered in Peru
✨ JOIN MY CHANNEL
youtube.com/channel/UC0Hs5t0U6Uf993Tba22YmKA/join
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patreon.com/MegalithHunter
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Instagram & Facebook: @MegalithHunter
Twitter: @Megalith_Hunter
✨ REFERENCES
Inrap. (2024). Chiusevia, an Etruscan habitat on the eastern plain (Ghisonaccia, Upper Corsica)
[Press release]. [Accessed 11 July 2024]. Available from https://www.inrap.fr/chiusevia-un-habitat-etrusque-en-plaine-orientale-ghisonaccia-haute-corse-19443
Nalewicki, J. (2024). ‘5,000-year-old ceremonial temple discovered beneath sand dune in Peru,’ Livescience, 8 July. livescience.com/archaeology/5000-year-old-ceremonial-temple-discovered-beneath-sand-dune-in-peru
Jarus, O. (2024). ‘4,000-year-old rock art in Venezuela may be from a 'previously unknown' culture,’ Livescience, 2 July. livescience.com/archaeology/4000-year-old-rock-art-in-venezuela-may-be-from-a-previously-unknown-culture
Metcalfe, T. (2024). ‘6,000-year-old burial mound in Czech Republic may be one of earliest funeral monuments ever found in Europe,’ Livescience, 3 July. livescience.com/archaeology/6000-year-old-burial-mound-in-czech-republic-may-be-one-of-earliest-funeral-monuments-ever-found-in-europe
✨ PHOTOGRAPH CREDITS
CC-BY-NC 4.0 DEED creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Diagrams related to the DNA study, credit: Parasayan, O., et al., in the paper referenced above.
CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
Etruscan urn, credit: Dom8Mi
Tomb from the Necropolis of Banditaccia, credit: Johnbod
Funnel-Beaker culture vessel, credit: Skarpsallingkarret
Other
Images of the Etruscan site in Corsica, credit: Inrap. Specifics below site details.
Development: Chiusevia
Scientific control: Service régional de l’archéologie, Drac de Corse
Archaeological research: Inrap
Scientific manager: Brice Chevaux, Inrap
Aerial views of the site, aerial view of the domestic dwelling, archaeologists excavating the occupation layer: © B. Chevaux, Inrap
Archaeologists excavating the site: © Jean-Baptiste Jamin, Inrap
Cross-section of the foundation: © F. Tacchini, Inrap
Cross-section of a post hole: © A. Jamai-Chipon, Inrap
Images of the pottery sherds: © R. Antonietti, Inrap
Images of the rock art in Venezuela and the surrounding landscape, credit: José Miguel Pérez-Gómez
Images of the burial mound in the Czech Republic, credit: UHK Department of Archaeology
Images of the temple in Peru, credit: DDC Lambayeque
