Welcome to the 17th 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.
Links to the news items, articles, latest released book and the history podcast recommendation of the week below:
Archaeologists stunned by 'astonishing' discovery of 2,000-year-old computer
Human and ape ancestors arose in Europe, not in Africa, controversial study claims
Humans faced a 'close call with extinction' nearly a million years ago
Elite ancient Egyptian woman was embalmed with exotic ingredients smelling of vanilla and larch, new analysis reveals
For the Right Price, Guests at a Luxury Retreat in Egypt Can Help Archaeologists Hunt for Cleopatra’s Long-Lost Tomb
Auctioneer exposed by BBC admits illegally selling rare ancient coins
Great Fire of London: Man who first raised alarm identified
How old are the Egyptian pyramids?
Behind Closed Doors: Women and the Inquisition
What Can Historical Clothing Reveal That Other Sources Cannot?
Links to order 'The Loom of Time: Between Empire and Anarchy, from the Mediterranean to China' below:
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Hardcover
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History podcast recommendation of the week:
The British History Podcast
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Coming up: History News This Week - Episode: 017
Namaste Friends. My name is 'Shinil Subramanian Payamal' and you are listening to the Historylogy podcast.
Welcome to the 17th 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 seven interesting pieces of news items from the world of History and Archaeology followed by three great articles. Let’s begin!
1st ─ Archaeologists stunned by 'astonishing' discovery of 2,000-year-old computer.
At 2,000 years old, the Antikythera mechanism is a hand-powered orrery — a mechanical model of the Solar System — and is the earliest known example of an analogue computer.
2nd ─ Human and ape ancestors arose in Europe, not in Africa, controversial study claims.
An ape fossil found in Turkey may controversially suggest that the ancestors of African apes and humans first evolved in Europe before migrating to Africa, a research team says in a new study.
3rd ─ Humans faced a 'close call with extinction' nearly a million years ago
Humans might have almost gone extinct nearly 1 million years ago, with the world population hovering at only about 1,300 for more than 100,000 years, a new study finds.
This close call with extinction may have played a major role in the evolution of modern humans and their closest known extinct relatives, the thick-browed Neanderthals and the mysterious Denisovans, researchers added.
4th ─ Elite ancient Egyptian woman was embalmed with exotic ingredients smelling of vanilla and larch, new analysis reveals
Ancient Egyptians were masters at embalming and created elaborate concoctions to mummify the dead. Now, a new study reveals the lengths these innovators went to obtain exotic ingredients as part of this cultural practice — especially if the deceased were of high status.
5th ─ For the Right Price, Guests at a Luxury Retreat in Egypt Can Help Archaeologists Hunt for Cleopatra’s Long-Lost Tomb
Guests who can fork over at least £11,950, about $15,365, can spend a day tracing the work of archaeologist Kathleen Martinez on her hunt for Cleopatra and Mark Antony’s long-lost tomb.
The luxury expedition company The Luminaire is offering a six-day experience in Egypt that includes allowing guests to observe a live excavation and restoration work carried out inside a labyrinth of ancient passageways at the Great Temple of Osiris, Taposiris Magna.
6th ─ Auctioneer exposed by BBC admits illegally selling rare ancient coins
A British auctioneer who was at the centre of a BBC investigation has pleaded guilty at a New York court to a series of charges in connection with unlawful sales of rare ancient coins.
7th ─ The person who is thought to have first raised the alarm about a blaze at a bakery that became the Great Fire of London has been identified.
The fire, which began in Thomas Farriner's property in Pudding Lane on 2 September 1666, lasted for four days and destroyed much of the capital.
New research has found it was Farriner's "man" Thomas Dagger who is believed to have initially spotted it.
Now, coming to the three articles.
1st ─ How old are the Egyptian pyramids?
Pyramids are iconic symbols of the ancient pharaohs' power and technological prowess that still dominate the Egyptian skyline. But when were pyramids first built? And why were they constructed in the first place?
2nd ─ Behind Closed Doors: Women and the Inquisition
What was there to fear from a medieval inquisition? For the inquisitors, quite a lot.
3rd ─ What Can Historical Clothing Reveal That Other Sources Cannot?
From Elizabeth I’s intimate attire to fabrics that threatened social hierarchies, clothes tell us about more than just their wearers.
Latest book release of the week:
‘The Loom of Time: Between Empire and Anarchy, from the Mediterranean to China’ written by Robert D. Kaplan is our pick of the week.
A stunning exploration of the Greater Middle East, where lasting stability has often seemed just out of reach but may hold the key to the shifting world order of the twenty-first century.
History podcast recommendation of the week:
‘The British History Podcast’ hosted by Jamie Jeffers is our podcast recommendation of the week.
If you count yourself among the people endlessly intrigued by British history, then Jamie Jeffers’ podcast is for you.
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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