New Humans, Buried Time Capsule, and a Shaman's Snake Stick - TAS 129

What this episode covers

This week we discuss three recent news articles about archaeology. First, potential new additions to the hominin evolutionary tree. Then, a CRM firm in South Carolina opens a time capsule from the mid 1800s. And finally, a carved wood staff is found in Finland and it may have belonged to a Shaman. Links * Mysterious skull fossils expand human family tree — but questions remain [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01738-w] * Contents of long-buried time capsule surprise archaeologists [https://www.heraldsun.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article252412518.html] * Possible shaman's snake stick from 4,400 years ago discovered in a Finnish lake [https://www.livescience.com/ancient-snake-stick-shaman-staff-discovered.html] Contact * Chris Webster * [email protected] 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/]