Sharks in the Colosseum! #fakenews - TAS 288

What this episode covers

We get back to the news this week! We start with a cool site from Sweden where…it's all ritual! Next we go to the Iberian Peninsula and learn about a Neanderthal glue factory, sort of. Finally, we talk about what Hollywood gets wrong, and right, about gladiators after seeing Gladiator II. Links * 5,000-year-old sacrificial site stuns archaeologists in Sweden. 'Extremely unusual' [https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article295448364.html] * 65,000-year-old hearth in Gibraltar may have been a Neanderthal 'glue factory,' study finds. [https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/65-000-year-old-hearth-in-gibraltar-may-have-been-a-neanderthal-glue-factory-study-finds] * What Hollywood gets wrong—and right—about Roman gladiators [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/gladiators-truth-movie-myths]Apple News Link: What Hollywood gets wrong—and right—about Roman gladiators [https://apple.news/AAP6YnjCEQWyurREH5bzuSA] * The Real History Behind Ridley Scott's 'Gladiator II' and Life as a Fighter in the Ancient Roman Arena [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-history-behind-ridley-scotts-gladiator-ii-and-life-as-a-fighter-in-the-ancient-roman-arena-180985494/] * Man of Recaps: Gladiator Recap [https://youtu.be/Vapaj7_zr9c?si=_D3LxoW3wABpajb4] Transcripts * For a transcript of this episode, tap the Zencastr icon on in the upper left corner of the Podcast image. 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