Dive with us into this week's topic of maritime archaeology where we paint and somehow manage to chat about heart removal, death by lampreys and, most shocking of all, an actual shipwreck.
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Sources:
Mimi:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/140116-maya-mexico-yucatan-cenote-bones-haunted-taboo-archaeology-science?loggedin=true
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_civilization#Human_sacrifice
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Cenote
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/15538/mayan-body-modifications
https://cvltnation.com/blood-water-ancient-mayan-body-modification/
https://core.tdar.org/document/397774/of-cenotes-and-serpents-modern-and-ancient-cave-ritual-at-mayapan-yucatan-mexico
https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/archaeologists-find-elongated-skulls-maya-underwater-cave-001228
Rhea:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9693019/Earl-Spencer-joins-expedition-divers-evidence-wreck-White-Ship.html
The Ship that sank a royal dynasty - History Extra Podcast
https://www.theoldie.co.uk/blog/the-900th-anniversary-of-the-worst-ever-royal-disaster
Nina:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Andrea_Doria
https://www.history.com/news/the-sinking-of-andrea-doria
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/05/19/the-mysterious-shipwreck-that-swallows-deep-sea-divers-who-try-to-find-it/
https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2017/08/02/the-lures-and-dangers-of-diving-to-the-andrea-doria/