Spines in Peru, Decapitated Romans and Egyptian Notepads - TAS 158

What this episode covers

This week we have 3 interesting archaeology news articles. First, spines excavated in the Chincha valley of Peru are threaded on reeds posthumously. Archaeologist speculate this may have been done by the family members of the data after looting by the Spanish occurred. In segment 2 we take a look at a cemetery in the UK with an unusually high number of decapitated bodies. And finally, it turns out that ancient Egyptians used broken pot sherds as a type of notepad that school children used to practice script writing. Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot! [https://www.paleoimaging.com/about-the-paleoradiography-course] Start your own podcast with Zencastr and get 30% off your first three months with code TAS. Click this message for more information. [https://zencastr.com/pricing?coupon=TAS&fpr=bgfoz] Links * Native Peruvians threaded corpses' spines on to sticks, study suggests [https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/feb/02/native-peruvians-threaded-corpses-spines-on-to-sticks-study-suggests] * Scientists found 192 spines threaded on poles in Peru, a macabre practice that may be a response to Europeans pillaging graves [https://businessinsider.mx/200-spines-poles-peru-colonizer-grave-pillage-2022-2/?IR=T&r=US] * Decapitated skeletons of Roman 'criminals' found during England rail excavation. [https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/05/uk/decapitated-roman-skeletons-hs2-rail-excavation-intl-scli-gbr/index.html] * Fleet Marsten HS2 [https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/news/hs2-archaeologists-reveal-secrets-of-small-roman-town-excavated-near-aylesbury] * Huge Discovery of 18,000 'Notepads' Documents Daily Life in Ancient Egypt [https://www.sciencealert.com/the-discovery-of-18-000-pottery-shards-document-daily-life-in-ancient-egypt] 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/]