This week, we share the live recording of TAS from the 10th anniversary celebration back in December. We deep dive the Gladiator movies and talk about what they got right and wrong in the movies about who gladiators were. We also look at how accurately (or not!) some of the real historical figures were portrayed in the movies.

Transcripts

 * For rough transcripts head over to https://archpodnet.com/archaeology/297

Contact

 * Chris Webster
   chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com
 * Rachel Roden
   rachel@unraveleddesigns.com
   RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/]

ArchPodNet

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TAS LIVE: Gladiator 2 Review - TAS 297

Today, Chris interviews explorer and author Tara Roberts. She dove and worked with Diving with a Purpose, a non-profit organization that excavated underwater wrecks of slave ships. She tells the stories of the slave ships and the people doing the work. We talk about her career and her journey to writing the book.

Links

 * Written In The Waters - Hardcover on Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/dp/1426223757?ref_=ast_author_ofdp_rw]
 * Written In The Waters eBook on Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/Written-Waters-Memoir-History-Belonging-ebook/dp/B0DKZL93LK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=11PT0IWLQTUGH&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.xnOQMuVgioY_CMzNmm-vkA.oNuq37iISQ8ALGRMOJpADHN2n1x4v4nwCYXWcfEITEk&dib_tag=se&keywords=Written+in+the+Waters%3A+A+Memoir+of+History%2C+Home%2C+and+Belonging&qid=1740175350&sprefix=%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-1]
 * Diving with a Purpose [https://divingwithapurpose.org/]
 * Into the Depths Podcast (Apple) [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-depths/id1604457921]
 * Tara Roberts website [https://www.tararoberts.me/]
 * @‌tararoberts_explorer [https://www.instagram.com/tararoberts_explorer] on Instagram

Transcripts

 * For rough transcripts head over to https://archpodnet.com/archaeology/296

Contact

 * Chris Webster
   chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com
 * Rachel Roden
   rachel@unraveleddesigns.com
   RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/]

ArchPodNet

 * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/]
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Affiliates

 * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

Written in the Waters: An interview with author Tara Roberts - Ep 296

This week we found several news stories claiming that they had new evidence for an artifact or site being “the oldest…” Join us for a discussion on whether we think these claims are accurate!

Links

 * 11,000-year-old indigenous site — one of oldest on continent — found in Canada [https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article300059379.html]
 * Great Plains Archaeology Podcast [https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/great-plains-archaeology]
 * The oldest shoes in the world are on display in Oregon [https://www.oregonlive.com/travel/2025/02/the-oldest-shoes-in-the-world-are-on-display-in-oregon.html]

Transcripts

 * For rough transcripts head over to https://archpodnet.com/archaeology/295

Contact

 * Chris Webster
   chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com
 * Rachel Roden
   rachel@unraveleddesigns.com
   RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/]

ArchPodNet

 * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/]
 * APN Discord: https://discord.com/invite/CWBhb2T2ed
 * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet
 * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet
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Affiliates

 * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

The Oldest? Really? - Ep 295

On today’s show we talk about three recent news stories including prehistoric cannibalism in Poland, a WWI era German soldier buried in a 2000 year old Roman villa, and a cutting edge new technology where the mitochondrial DNA of soil is analyzed in Spain.

Links

 * Brain-eating cannibalistic community lived in Poland cave 18,000 years ago, bones show [https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article299938029.html]
 * Archaeologists discover Roman villa in France — then unearth soldier’s wedding ring [https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article299847904.html]
 *  New DNA research examines predecessors of Red Lady of El Mirón [https://phys.org/news/2025-02-dna-predecessors-red-lady-el.html]

Transcripts

 * For rough transcripts head over to https://archpodnet.com/archaeology/294

Contact

 * Chris Webster
   chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com
 * Rachel Roden
   rachel@unraveleddesigns.com
   RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/]

ArchPodNet

 * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/]
 * APN Discord: https://discord.com/invite/CWBhb2T2ed
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Affiliates

 * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

Prehistoric Cannibalism?! - Ep 294 

This week we cover three archaeology news stories. First, we look at “sun stones” that may have been buried as a ritual to bring back the sun after a volcanic eruption. Then, researchers in Peru think they have found an underground network of Incan tunnels in Cuzcos. Finally, women are found to have more power than previously thought in a Celtic group in Britain.

Links

 * Neolithic Farmers May Have Buried These Mysterious Stones to Bring Back the Sun After a Volcanic Eruption (Smithsonian) [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/neolithic-farmers-may-have-buried-these-mysterious-stones-to-bring-back-the-sun-after-a-volcanic-eruption-180985865/]
 * Sun stones and the darkened sun: Neolithic miniature art from the island of Bornholm, Denmark (Antiquity) [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/sun-stones-and-the-darkened-sun-neolithic-miniature-art-from-the-island-of-bornholm-denmark/A31DDB1F52DC31C716356A0A02CE3FF9]
 * Archaeologists Discovered An Underground Inca Labyrinth, Confirming a Centuries-Old Rumor (Popular Mechanics) [https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a63433942/underground-inca-labyrinth/]
 * Huge Ancient Inca Underground Labyrinth Discovered Beneath Cusco, Starting At Sun Temple(IFL Science) [https://www.iflscience.com/huge-ancient-inca-underground-labyrinth-discovered-beneath-cusco-starting-at-sun-temple-77617]
 * Celtic tribe's DNA points to female empowerment in pre-Roman Britain (New Scientist) [https://www.newscientist.com/article/2464091-celtic-tribes-dna-points-to-female-empowerment-in-pre-roman-britain/]
 * Celtic tribe's DNA points to female empowerment in pre-Roman Britain (New Scientist - Apple News) [https://apple.news/AFG0iBeLgTNygW_ulL7NAOQ]

Transcripts

 * For rough transcripts head over to https://archpodnet.com/archaeology/293

Contact

 * Chris Webster
   chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com
 * Rachel Roden
   rachel@unraveleddesigns.com
   RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/]

ArchPodNet

 * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/]
 * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet
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Affiliates

 * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

Neolithic Sun Stones, Hidden Incan Tunnels and Powerful Celtic Women - Ep 293

This is the second half of our conversation about Season 2 of Ancient Apocalypse on Netflix. If you haven’t heard the first part, you will want to listen to that first. In this episode we cover the rest of the episodes and give our final thoughts on Graham Hancocks “theories.”

Transcripts

 * For rough transcripts head over to https://archpodnet.com/archaeology/292

Contact

 * Chris Webster
   chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com
 * Rachel Roden
   rachel@unraveleddesigns.com
   RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/]

ArchPodNet

 * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/]
 * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet
 * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet
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Affiliates

 * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

Ancient Apocalypse Season 2 Review - Part 2 - Ep 292

Well, we finally did it. On today’s episode we cover Netflix’s Ancient Apocalypse Season 2 with Graham Hancock. We actually have so much to talk about that it takes two episodes. This is episode one where we make it to talking about Rapa Nui.

Links

 * London Bridge episode of TAS [https://www.archpodnet.com/archaeology/203]
 * Heritage Voices Episode about Rapa Nui [https://www.archpodnet.com/hevo/91]

Transcripts

 * For rough transcripts head over to https://archpodnet.com/archaeology/291

Contact

 * Chris Webster
   chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com
 * Rachel Roden
   rachel@unraveleddesigns.com
   RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/]

ArchPodNet

 * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/]
 * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet
 * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet
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Ancient Apocalypse Season 2 Review - Part 1 - Ep 291

The Archaeology Podcast Network is taking a break for the holiday season. In the meantime, please enjoy this encore episode. It’s a favorite of ours! Happy holidays!

A few weeks ago, archaeologist Flint Dibble was invited on to the Joe Rogan Experience to have a dialogue with Graham Hancock. Over the course of the 4 hour show, Flint did a fantastic job engaging and attempting to educate Graham and Joe. This week, APN co-founder Tristan Boyle had an opportunity to interview Flint about how he prepared for the show, and what the reaction has been on the interwebs.

Links

 * Joe Rogan Experience #2136 - Graham Hancock & Flint Dibble [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DL1_EMIw6w]
 * Archaeology with Flint Dibble (YouTube) [https://www.youtube.com/flintdibble]

Contact

 * Chris Webster
   chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com
 * Rachel Roden
   rachel@unraveleddesigns.com
   RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/]

ArchPodNet

 * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/]
 * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet
 * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet
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Affiliates

 * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

Encore - How Flint Dibble Prepared for the Joe Rogan Experience - Ep 262

The Archaeology Podcast Network is taking a break for the holiday season. In the meantime, please enjoy this encore episode. It’s a favorite of ours! Happy holidays!

CORRECTION: Graham Hancock wrote Fingerprints of the Gods NOT Chariots of the Gods which was written by Erich von Däniken. Our apologies for mixing up the two titles! The latest archaeological injustice from Graham Hancock is in the form of a brand new, and popular, Netflix series called Ancient Apocalypse. We talk about the eight-episode series, what we liked and what we didn't. Is Graham Hancock right? Is there evidence of an ancient civilization that lived during the last ice age that some how didn't make it through the ice age but did have time to reboot civilization in the people that were left? We'll see.

Contact

 * Chris Webster
   chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com
 * Rachel Roden
   rachel@unraveleddesigns.com
   RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/]

ArchPodNet

 * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/]
 * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet
 * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet
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Affiliates

 * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]

Encore: Ancient Apocalypse or Modern Lies? - Ep 195

This week we tackle one of our favorite topics - controversy! Last summer, the team working on the Rising Star Cave site in South Africa released a series of pre-prints making some incredible claims about the pre-human species, Homo Naledi. They were closely followed by the Netflix documentary, Cave of Bones which captured the attention of the public. However, other researchers are pushing back, claiming lack of solid evidence and published peer reviewed research. Join us while we look at both sides of the debate, and let us know where you land!

Links

 * Controversial Claims About Homo Naledi Are Stirring Up Evolution [https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/homo-naledi-burial-critique-0020003]
 * Enigmatic Hominin Seemingly Buried Dead and Carved Symbols 100,000 Years Before Modern Humans [https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-evolution-human-origins/homo-naledi-burials-0018582]
 * Unknown: Cave of Bones - Netflix Documentary [https://www.netflix.com/title/81473682]
 * No scientific evidence that Homo Naledi buried their dead and produced rock art [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0047248423001434]
 * Cave of Bones Explorer’s Club Talk with Dr. Lee Berger [https://www.youtube.com/live/cIrV_fgfrs8?si=7zdQKsn85GsR0AK8]
 * 241,000 to 335,000 Years Old Rock Engravings Made by Homo naledi in the Rising Star Cave system, South Africa [https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.06.01.543133v1]

Contact

 * Chris Webster
   chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com
 * Rachel Roden
   rachel@unraveleddesigns.com
   RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/]

ArchPodNet

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Affiliates

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Encore - Homo Naledi and the Cave of Bones Controversy - Ep 246

The Archaeology Show is produced by the Archaeology Podcast Network. It's hosted by archaeologist's Chris Webster and Rachel Roden. We will interview people from around the world in a variety of topics. Enjoy the ride.