Letter packets, Diadems and Ancient Bogota - TAS 115

What this episode covers

This week was packed full of interesting archaeology news stories, so join us for a discussion about the 3 that caught our eye! First up is a story about using x-ray microtomography to virtually unfold historical letters. Then, in segment 2 we cover a story about a burial site in Spain that indicates that the social and political rulers of the culture may have been women. Finally, we discuss an innovative new approach to studying Bogota's prehistoric irrigation system. Links * Unlocking history through automated virtual unfolding of sealed documents imaged by X-ray microtomography [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-21326-w] * Emblems and spaces of power during the Argaric Bronze Age at La Almoloya, Murcia [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/emblems-and-spaces-of-power-during-the-argaric-bronze-age-at-la-almoloya-murcia/B27A3C7AD23625DD39C6D4F2C3981C2F] * Ancient woman may have been powerful European leader, 4,000-year-old treasure suggests [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/ancient-woman-powerful-european-leader-4000-year-old-treasure-suggests] * El Argar [https://www.britannica.com/topic/El-Argar] * Aerial Photographs Uncover Bogotá's Indigenous Hydraulic System [https://eos.org/articles/aerial-photographs-uncover-bogotas-indigenous-hydraulic-system] * Roadster Adventures [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7B6D7bzybjPrQjeiUmF0hw] Contact * Chris Webster * [email protected] * @archpodnet (Instagram and Twitter) Please Visit Our Sponsors! * Archaeology Southwest Cafe: https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/things-to-do/cafe/ Affiliates * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/]