Giant Hand Axes, Iron Age Textiles, and Ancient Oregonians - TAS 226

What this episode covers

We've got three news stories for you today. First we go to England and find out just how big a "giant hand axe" is. Then we learn about textiles and jewelry from an Iron Age cremation burial. Finally, we're honing in on the oldest human sites in North America with some new dates from a site in Oregon. Links * Segment 1 Giant Hand Axes Discovered in England Point to Prehistoric Humans' 'Strength and Skill' [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/giant-hand-axes-discovered-in-england-point-to-prehistoric-humans-strength-and-skill-180982516/]Ingray, L, et al, "On the Discovery of a Late Acheulean 'Giant' Handaxe from the Maritime Academy, Frindsbury, Kent" - Journal: Internet Archaeology [https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.61.6] * Segment 2 Early Iron Age cremation burial containing bronze jewelry and rare textile fragments found in Austria [https://arkeonews.net/early-iron-age-cremation-burial-containing-bronze-jewelry-and-rare-textile-fragments-found-in-austria/] * Segment 3 Ancient find suggests Oregon had one of North America's oldest human-occupied sites [https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/nation-world/national/article277242813.html]The Museum of Natural and Cultural History - Oregon, Facebook Page [https://www.facebook.com/oregonnaturalhistory] Contact * Chris Webster [email protected] * Rachel Roden [email protected] 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 * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store [https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724] Affiliates * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion] * Motley Fool Save $110 off the full list price of Stock Advisor for your first year, go to  https://zen.ai/apnfool and start your investing journey today! *$110 discount off of $199 per year list price. Membership will renew annually at the then current list price. * Laird Superfood Are you ready to feel more energized, focused, and supported? Go to https://zen.ai/thearchaeologypodnetworkfeed1 and add nourishing, plant-based foods to fuel you from sunrise to sunset. * Liquid I.V. Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/thearchaeologypodnetworkfeed to save 20% off anything you order.