Welcome to the 15th episode of History News This Week. Please note that History News This Week will be online every Sunday at 09:30 PM Indian Standard Time i.e. 04:00 PM GMT.
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Early humans ‘wiped out by extreme event’ 1.1million years ago after scientists discover long-lost catastrophe
Plantation slavery was invented on this tiny African island, according to archaeologists
Benjamin Franklin Printed Money With a Special Dye and Innovative Techniques to Thwart Counterfeiters, New Research Finds
A Group of German Students Have Deciphered a Mysterious Ancient Kushan Script, Revealing a Newly Classified Language
5,500-Year-Old City Gate Unearthed in Israel
Death masks recreate face of Bonnie Prince Charlie
The Lost Script of Rapa Nui
David Reubeni and Africa’s Lost Tribe of Israel
11 Ways People Beat the Heat Before Air Conditioning
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History podcast recommendation of the week:
Burnt Toast
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Coming up: History News This Week - Episode: 015
Namaste Friends. My name is 'Shinil Subramanian Payamal' and you are listening to the Historylogy podcast.
Welcome to the 15th episode of History News This Week. Please note that History News This Week will be online every Sunday at 09:30 PM Indian Standard Time i.e. 04:00 PM GMT.
This week I have six interesting pieces of news items from the world of History and Archaeology followed by three great articles. Let’s start!
First up is news of new evidence that has led scientists to believe there was an unknown super cold ice age event that wiped out the first humans earlier than the widely known Ice Age.
Marine sediment was sampled from the ocean floor off the coast of Portugal and showed there was an abrupt ice age period 1.15million years ago.
Second is about a 16th-century sugar estate on the tiny African island of São Tomé (Portuguese for "Saint Thomas") that is the earliest known example of plantation slavery according to archaeologists who investigated the sugar-mill and estate.
Third, Benjamin Franklin printed money with a special dye and innovative techniques to thwart counterfeiters, new research finds.
Researchers used spectroscopic and imaging technologies to study the inks, papers, and fibers of Franklin's notes.
Fourth. Researchers have decoded an ancient script dating back thousands of years to the Kushan Empire for the first time, nearly 70 years after it was first identified. It records a previously completely unknown Middle Iranian language.
The researchers have proposed the name Eteo-Tocharian to describe the newly identified language, which is believed to have been, at one point, one of the official languages of the Kushan Empire.
Fifth. Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have unearthed a 5,500-year-old city gate — the earliest known in Israel — and a fortification system at Tell Erani, an archaeological site on the outskirts of Kiryat Gat in the Southern District of Israel.
Sixth and final piece of news. Researchers say they have created the "most lifelike" reconstruction of the face of Bonnie Prince Charlie.
A team at the University of Dundee's Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification used death masks to recreate the Scottish prince's looks.
After his death in 1788, a cast of the prince's face was taken, which was common for notable figures at the time.
This was painstakingly photographed and mapped along with software allowing the experts to "de-age" the prince.
Charles Edward Stuart was renowned for his good looks and has captivated a new generation of audiences through the TV show Outlander.
Now, coming to the three articles.
First, attempts to decipher the lost script once used by the Rapa Nui of Easter Island leave more questions than answers.
Second, which is titled, David Reubeni and Africa’s Lost Tribe of Israel.
A Black Jewish man arrived in Venice with stories of a lost Jewish kingdom that could save Europe’s Jews. Why was he believed?
Third and last is titled: 11 Ways People Beat the Heat Before Air Conditioning
From sleeping outside, to installing windows designed for airflow, find out how people tried to stay cool during heat waves before AC.
Latest book release of the week:
‘The Place We Make: Breaking the Legacy of Legalized Hate’ written by Sarah L. Sanderson is our pick of the week. It is a thoughtful investigation into the incredible true story of a Black man convicted and exiled under the Oregon Exclusion Law in 1851—and a contemporary White woman wrestling with racism and faith after learning she’s a descendant of two men who assisted in the exile.
History podcast recommendation of the week:
‘Burnt Toast’ with host Michael Harlan Turkell at the microphone, dives into the traditions surrounding food and dining. You’ll come away from this podcast with a new appreciation for what’s on the table, and maybe a tidbit or two for your next dinner party.
I will provide links to all the news items, articles, book and podcast mentioned above in the show notes. Please feel free to check them out.
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