This week we cover 3 recent archaeology news stories that showcase the bias of both journalists and researchers. First, 12,000 year old spindle whirls may be early evidence of the wheel. Then, we head to Pompeii where DNA evidence is showing the modern bias researchers have about personal adornment. And finally, Indigenous populations in Columbia are sharing their cultural knowledge about local Pictographs, and not surprisingly it is different from the assumptions drawn by past researchers.

• 12,000-year-old, doughnut-shaped pebbles may be early evidence of the wheel
• DNA Evidence Is Rewriting the Stories of Victims Who Perished in Pompeii Nearly 2,000 Years Ago
• Secret meanings of ancient Amazon rock art revealed

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This week we take a look at 3 recent news stories that supposedly solved a famous historical mystery. First up, the identity of the famous “horeseman” burial has possibly been identified. Then, a scrap of fabric from a tomb in Greece may have belonged to Alexander the Great. Finally, archaeologists have “solved” the mystery of the Roanoake’s lost colony. Were any of these mysteries truly solved? You decide!

• Archaeologists Identified the Body of the Famed “Horseman,” Solving a 300-Year-Old Mystery (Apple News)
• 'Purple tunic' from royal tomb belonged to Alexander the Great, scholar claims — but not everyone agrees
• Greek Researcher Claims Ancient Tunic Scrap Was Alexander the Great’s. Experts Aren’t Convinced
• The Identification of the Sacred “Chiton” (Sarapis) of Pharaoh Alexander the Great in Tomb II at Vergina, Macedonia, Greece (Journal of Field Archaeology)
• Experts Claim They Have Solved The Roanoke Mystery After The Colony Vanished In 1590 (Apple News)
• Archaeologists May Have Finally Solved the Mystery of the Disappearance of Roanoke’s Lost Colony
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This week we check back in with recent archaeology in the news! First, we look at new research on the oldest known battlefield in Europe. Then, we take a look a home renovation in France that turned into an early medieval cemetery excavation! And finally, a flooded Kushite tomb in Sudan is finally revealing it’s secrets thanks to the work of underwater archaeologists.

• Thousands of bones and hundreds of weapons reveal grisly insights into a 3,250-year-old battle
• Warriors from the south? Arrowheads from the Tollense Valley and Central Europe - From the Journal of Antiquity
• Accidental basement find reveals dozens of centuries-old skeletons
• Two Archaeologists Discover Something Extraordinary After Diving Into A Flooded Tomb (Apple)
• Sudan tomb diver reveals pharaoh's secrets (BBC)

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