Treasures, Seated Skeletons, and Egyptian Receipts - TAS 325

This week on The Archaeology Show, we tour three very different windows into the ancient world: a 5,000-year-old tomb packed with remarkable treasures, a surprising discovery of upright-buried skeletons beneath a French school, and tens of thousands of Egyptian notes and receipts that capture everyday life in vivid detail. We unpack what these finds reveal about status and burial ritual, how archaeologists interpret unusual body positions, and what “boring” paperwork can tell us about work, money, and people behind the monuments. Three discoveries, one big question: what survives—and what it can still say. Links Segment 1 Archaeologists Discovered a 5,000-Year-Old Tomb Filled to the Brim With Ancient Treasures Segment 2 Ancient skeletons sitting upright found at French school. See photos. Segment 3 What Archaeologists Found Written on Those 43,000 Egyptian Notes and Receipts Upper Egypt site has now yielded more than 43,000 inscribed pot sherds, a record-breaking trove of information Contact Chris Webster [email protected] Rachel Roden [email protected] RachelUnraveled (Instagram) ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN Discord: https://discord.com/invite/CWBhb2T2ed APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet APN Shop Affiliates Motion Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.