IT'S BACK! Rupert & I are delighted to present you with a recording of us producing our first audio podcast after a long break. We're back to our old format with Pushing Back the Boundaries, news, a central topic and finishing off with Stonehead of the Month and a bit of Whimsy. Scroll down for links to some source material. There is a video version of this podcast at https://youtu.be/fEegOLUPfk4 PUSHING BACK THE BOUNDARIES Long distance trading of exotic foods in prehistory https://phys.org/news/2020-12-food-south-asia-revealed-east.html NEWS DNA from Neolithic in present day population in Western Canada https://www.abroadintheyard.com/dna-links-aboriginal-woman-canada-and-200-x-great-grandaughter/ Bronze Age Lovers? https://www.livescience.com/romeo-and-juliet-skeletons-israel.html Baby and Puppy burial https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/15/2000-year-old-remains-of-infant-and-pet-dog-uncovered-in-france MARITIME TRAVEL IN PREHISTORY Seagoing explorers 35,000 years ago - Modern day Japan https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-humans-sea-voyage-japan-ryukyu-island-migration Peopling of the Caribbean Islands https://phys.org/news/2020-09-archaeologists-step-by-step-path-people-caribbean.html Polynesians and Native Americans https://phys.org/news/2020-07-polynesians-native-americans-contact-european.html List of ancient ships on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ancient_ships STONEHEAD OF THE MONTH: Amanda Hart Coninium Museum https://coriniummuseum.org/ 'Stone Age to Corinium' launch https://youtu.be/M_pcK_kRdY8 WHIMSY Oldest sword known was thought to be medieval https://www.livescience.com/ancient-anatolian-sword-in-venetian-monastery.html The thumbnail image for this video incorporates an image from theTanum petroglyphs, Sweden: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Carvings_in_Tanum Help support us and join our Patreon community See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.