Oldest ritual in the world? - TAS 270

What this episode covers

First up this week we look at one more reason why Cahokia wasn't all of a sudden abandoned the way researchers had once assumed. Then, excavations at a site in Lake George, NY may (or may not!) shed some light on a 1700's era Smallpox hospital. And finally, is it possible that a ritual has been passed down 12,000 years? New evidence in Australia suggests it is! Links * Archaeologists dispute theory of largest Native American city's abandonment [https://www.newsweek.com/archaeologists-dispute-theory-largest-native-american-city-abandonment-1921529] * In Lake George, they're sifting through history [https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/lake-george-sifting-history-19544204.php] * 12,000-year-old ritual passed down 500 generations may be world's oldest [https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/04/science/worlds-oldest-ritual-intl-scli-scn/] * Archaeological evidence of an ethnographically documented Australian Aboriginal ritual dated to the last ice age [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-01912-w] 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]: