Puerto Rican Prehistory, a Bone Punch Board, and a Lost Underwater Cemetery - TAS 217

What this episode covers

This week we have 3 news stories. First we head over to Puerto Rico where new analysis of human remains from a 4,000 year old site is helping redefine what we know about the early inhabitants of the island. Then we look at a 39,600 year old bone from Spain that may be a leather punch board. And finally, the Dry Tortugas National Park has found a lost underwater cemetery off the coast of Florida. Links * Oldest human remains from Puerto Rico contradict idea of simple island nomads [https://www.science.org/content/article/oldest-human-remains-puerto-rico-contradict-idea-simple-island-nomads] * Reconsidering the lives of the earliest Puerto Ricans: Mortuary Archaeology and bioarchaeology of the Ortiz site [https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0284291] * This 39,600-Year-Old Bone May Have Been Used by Prehistoric Tailors [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-39600-year-old-bone-may-have-been-used-by-prehistoric-tailors-180982033/] * A 39,600-year-old leather punch board from Canyars, Gavà, Spain [https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adg0834#F2] * A grave under the ocean? Team finds what could be submerged hospital off Florida Keys [https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/nation-world/national/article274978691.html] 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.