Welcome to the 26th 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 four wonderful articles. Let’s start!
Links to the news items, articles, latest released book and the history podcast recommendation of the week below:
Circular temple dedicated to Maya serpent deity discovered in Mexico
5,000-year-old mass grave of fallen warriors in Spain shows evidence of 'sophisticated' warfare
Remains of 2,000-year-old sheep-drawn chariot discovered near 'Terracotta Army' in China
Study suggests that nature played a role in the origins of the Great Sphinx
3,400-year-old pyramid found in Kazakhstan
Moroccan archaeologists unearth new ruins at Chellah, a tourism-friendly ancient port near Rabat
Solving the Riddle of Reproduction
Why Were the Jews Persecuted?
Herzl’s Troubled Dream: The Origins of Zionism
Ra-Pict prototyping bringing archaeology alive
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History podcast recommendation of the week:
Dressed: The History of Fashion
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Coming up: History News This Week - Episode: 026
Namaste Friends. My name is 'Shinil Subramanian Payamal' and you are listening to the Historylogy podcast.
Welcome to the 26th 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 four wonderful articles. Let’s start!
1st ─ Circular temple dedicated to Maya serpent deity discovered in Mexico
Archaeologists in Mexico have unearthed the remains of a circular temple that may have been built in honour of the Maya serpent deity Kukulcán (also spelled K'uk'ulkan).
The roughly 1,000-year-old temple was found in El Tigre, an archaeological site in the Yucatán Peninsula, and served as one of the ancient Maya's last settlements before the civilization collapsed.
2nd ─ 5,000-year-old mass grave of fallen warriors in Spain shows evidence of 'sophisticated' warfare
Over 5,000 years ago, men, women and children with head trauma and arrow wounds were buried in a mass grave in Spain. Now, archaeologists have teased apart this tangled web of skeletons, revealing new evidence of ancient warfare, a new study finds.
3rd ─ Remains of 2,000-year-old sheep-drawn chariot discovered near 'Terracotta Army' in China
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of what appears to be an ancient sheep-drawn chariot near the famous "Terracotta Army" in northwestern China.
4th ─ Study suggests that nature played a role in the origins of the Great Sphinx
The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature characterised by the combination of a human head and a lion's body.
Many mysteries enshroud the Great Sphinx, including its original appearance and the symbolism it was intended to convey. Surprisingly, there has been relatively little focus on the study of what the landscape was like before its creation and how the natural environment may have influenced its design.
In a new study by researchers from New York University (NYU), scientists have replicated conditions that existed 4,500 years ago to demonstrate how wind moved against rock formations that could have shaped the monument.
5th ─ 3,400-year-old pyramid found in Kazakhstan
Archaeologists have uncovered a pyramid belonging to the Scythian-Saka period in the Karaganda region of Kazakhstan.
According to the researchers, the pyramid is a mausoleum complex for a ruler from the Begazı Dandibay culture, a late Bronze Age culture that flourished during the last phase of the Andronovo period (2000–1150 BC).
6th ─ Moroccan archaeologists unearth new ruins at Chellah, a tourism-friendly ancient port near Rabat
Archaeologists have unearthed more ancient ruins of what they believe was once a bustling port city near the capital of modern-day Morocco, digging out thermal baths and working class neighbourhoods that the country hopes will lure tourists and scholars in the years ahead.
On Friday, researchers from Morocco's National Institute of Archaeological Sciences and Heritage presented new discoveries made this year at Chellah—a 3.15-square-kilometer (1.2-square-mile) UNESCO World Heritage Site with a footprint almost five times the size of Pompeii.
Now, coming to the four articles:
1st ─ Solving the Riddle of Reproduction
Where does new life come from? According to one theory that held sway until the 18th century, it’s all been there from the very beginning.
2nd ─ Why Were the Jews Persecuted?
Throughout the history of mankind, no group has been more victimised than the Jewish people. Today they are remembered for being mass-murdered in Hitler's death camps, yet their persecution goes back thousands of years. Why? In order to understand how Hitler was to use the Jews as scapegoats, we must first understand the latent hatred that Hitler was able to tap into against the Jewish people, not just in Germany but all over Europe.
3rd ─ Herzl’s Troubled Dream: The Origins of Zionism
Zionism has been seen either as a movement of national liberation or as a form of settler colonialism. In reality, it is both.
4th ─ Ra-Pict prototyping bringing archaeology alive
3D scanners, 3D printers and even new smartphone technology are being used by University of Aberdeen archaeologists to enhance teaching and public engagement of the discipline.
Latest history book release of the week:
‘Space Shuttle Stories: Firsthand Astronaut Accounts from All 135 Missions’ written by Tom Jones is our pick of the week.
Experience all 135 NASA space shuttle missions ever flown through the words of the astronauts themselves in this spectacularly illustrated volume.
With more than 600 photos from the NASA archives, this guide is perfect for fans of space history and spaceflight.
History podcast recommendation of the week:
‘Dressed: The History of Fashion’ hosted by Cassidy Zachary and April Calahan is our pick of the week.
This podcast discussing the "who, what, when of why we wear" has found the one thing we all have in common: wearing clothes. Join this hosting duo as they delve into the many intricacies behind apparel from handmade to industrial.
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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