Mayan Ballgame, Mummy Tags and a Hopewell Site - TAS 214

What this episode covers

This week we cover three recent archaeology news stories. First up is a ball game carving found at Chichen Itza in Mexico. Then we head over to Egypt where mummy tags are used to reconstruct the ancient climate. And finally bridge construction in Ohio has prompted the excavation of a Hopewell Hamlet. Links * Intact Ball Game Carving Discovered at Chichen Itza [https://www.archaeology.org/news/11373-230412-maya-game-carving] * Play Ball! [https://www.archaeology.org/issues/388-2007/digs/8768-digs-mexico-ball-court] - About the game * Reviving a 3,000-year-old Ancient Ballgame [https://youtu.be/oYJxng6i4NQ] - YouTube * An Ancient Ballgame Makes A Comeback In Mexico [https://www.npr.org/2018/09/16/646756260/an-ancient-ballgame-makes-a-comeback-in-mexico] - NPR * Facebook page for the modern Ulama league in Mexico [https://www.facebook.com/UlamaDeCaderaFEMUC] * Mummies provide the key to reconstruct the climate of the ancient Mediterranean [https://phys.org/news/2023-04-mummies-key-reconstruct-climate-ancient.html] * Mummy Labels: A Witness to the Use and Processing of Wood in Roman Egypt [https://brill.com/view/journals/ijwc/aop/article-10.1163-27723194-bja10017/article-10.1163-27723194-bja10017.xml] * Archaeologists discover 2,000-year-old dwelling site of Hopewell Native Americans in Ohio [https://www.thereportingproject.org/cherry-valley-road-bridge-replacement-project-reveals-2000-year-old-dwelling-site-of-hopewell-people/%22%E2%80%8C%22] 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 * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/] * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]