Cemeteries, Mummies, and Hercules! - Ep 248
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This week we have 3 fascinating archaeology news stories! First a children's cemetery has been discovered in Turkey. Then, new research shows an Egyptian mummy was actually pregnant with twins when she died in childbirth. And finally, a new study shows that a 180 ft chalk carving in an English hillside is likely Hercules. Links * A cemetery belonging to 54 children was found during the excavation in the old quarry in Diyarbakır, Türkiye (ArkeoNews) [https://arkeonews.net/a-cemetery-belonging-to-54-children-was-found-during-the-excavation-in-the-old-quarry-in-diyarbakir-turkiye/] * Ancient Egyptian teenager died while giving birth to twins, mummy reveals (Live Science) [https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/ancient-egyptian-teenager-died-while-giving-birth-to-twins-mummy-reveals] * Archaeologists have made a shocking discovery after a re-examination of a mummified teen mom who died in childbirth (ArkeoNews) [https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-have-made-a-shocking-discovery-after-a-re-examination-of-a-mummified-teen-mom-who-died-in-childbirth/] * Twins found in a Late Dynastic/Coptic Egyptian mummy (Open Access Paper) [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/oa.3275] * 180-foot early medieval carving of naked bald man with club is probably Hercules, new study suggests (Live Science) [https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/180-foot-early-medieval-carving-of-naked-bald-man-with-club-is-probably-hercules-new-study-suggests] Contact * Chris Webster [email protected] * Rachel Roden [email protected] RachelUnraveled (Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/rachelunraveled/] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724 Affiliates * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion]: https://www.archpodnet.com/motion * Motley Fool Save $110 off the full list price of Stock Advisor for your first year, go to  https://zen.ai/archaeologyshowfool and start your investing journey today! *$110 discount off of $199 per year list price. Membership will renew annually at the then current list price. * Liquid I.V. Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow1 to save 20% off anything you order.
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