Back by no demand, it's episode 2. In this episode Laurie and Ben chat through the latest ancient DNA research shedding new light on how the Americas were populated, 15,000 years of earache, and the discovery of a 7th century English saint with the best miracles you've never heard of.

 

Show Links:

<a href="https://www.archaeology.org/news/8709-200521-native-american-ancestor" target="_blank">https://www.archaeology.org/news/8709-200521-native-american-ancestor</a><a href="https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/oldest-cousin-native-americans-found-russia#" target="_blank">https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/oldest-cousin-native-americans-found-russia#</a><a href="https://www.cell.com/cell/pdf/S0092-8674(20)30502-X.pdf?_returnURL=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S009286742030502X?showall=true" target="_blank">https://www.cell.com/cell/pdf/S0092-8674(20)30502-X.pdf?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS009286742030502X%3Fshowall%3Dtrue</a> 

<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium-archaeology-of-ear-infections-shows-farming-didn-t-ruin-our-health-1.8860082" target="_blank">https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium-archaeology-of-ear-infections-shows-farming-didn-t-ruin-our-health-1.8860082</a>

Wolf Meat, Super Computers and the Story of Red Hugh

It's the latest news on the oldest stories. Join two (slightly clueless) fans of history and archaeology for a comical take on the latest news about the past from historical, archaeological and scientific research.

See some fake reviews below!

"There must be someone who likes stuff like this, surely" - Supportive friends and family

"It does a great job of keeping the cats calm when there's fireworks." - Barbara from number 32

"This is the trouble with using shuffle in store, you get stuff like this coming on" - Alan from PC World