This week three news stories caught our attention involving DNA in the archaeological record. In three very different places around the world, researchers are using different types of DNA analysis to draw new and innovative conclusions.

• Skeleton DNA refutes theory of migratory waves from South Africa
• 9,000 years of genetic continuity in southernmost Africa demonstrated at Oakhurst rockshelter
• Ancient DNA reveals mysterious Indigenous group from Colombia that disappeared 2,000 years ago
• Ancient DNA reveals a two-clanned matrilineal community in Neolithic China

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This week, Timelines returns to The Archaeology Show! We have always been fascinated by the Moai heads found on the island of Rapa Nui, so we used them to anchor this episode to 1100-1600 BCE. At the same time, the Mississippian culture in North America was building giant mounds and the Great Zimbabwe in Africa were building remarkable stone structures. In this episode we discuss these 3 distinct cultures that thrived during the same time period, in very different places.

• TAS episode 163 - Timelines 1100 in North America
• TAS episode 290 - The Archaeology of Moana 2
• Easter Island
• Mississippian Period
• Great Zimbabwe
• Great Zimbabwe

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Join us for your weekly dive into the latest archaeological discoveries! This week, we explore how ancient South African rock art is offering new insights into early human cognition and symbolism. Then, we'll journey to Turkey to examine a recently unearthed Mesolithic/Neolithic stone figurine and discuss what it reveals about the shift to settled agriculture. Finally, we'll explore how cutting-edge AI technology is helping to solve some of archaeology's greatest puzzles, including the mysteries of the Nazca Lines.

Segment 1

Archaeologists Uncovered a Painting That May Prove the Existence of a Mysterious Creature

The San Tribe: 5 Interesting Facts About Southern Africa's Indigenous People

Segment 2

Scientists Found an 8,000-Year-Old Figurine in a Cave. Its Engravings Tell the Story of an Ancient Culture.

Human figurines in the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition of the South Caucasus: New evidence from the Damjili cave, Azerbaijan

Segment 3

How we're about to solve the world’s greatest archaeological puzzle

Chris Webster

chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com

Rachel Roden

rachel@unraveleddesigns.com

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