Roman City Markers, a 4k yo Iraqi City, and a 13k yo Battle - Ep 132

On this weeks episode we have 3 interesting archaeology news articles. First up is the discovery of a Roman Pomerium marker defining the boundary of city of Rome 2000 years ago. Second, a 4000 year old city in Iraq has been discovered. And finally, a reanalysis of skeletons from a Pleistocene era graveyard in Sudan provide new insight into how the people buried there died. Links * Ancient Rome's city borders were discovered in a rare stone [https://arkeonews.net/ancient-romes-city-borders-were-discovered-in-a-rare-stone/?fbclid=IwAR1FjM5U5jCl2Rz_ocxY-GfbvdAlQUHcFJBK1cG92GidQFCMCEUGKYTAvmk#close] * 4,000-year-old city discovered in Iraq [https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/07/4000-year-old-city-discovered-iraq] * Scientific Reports: New insights on interpersonal violence in the Late Pleistocene based on the Nile valley cemetery of Jebel Sahaba * Nature [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-89386-y?utm_campaign=3_nsn6445_deeplink_PID100032693&utm_content=deeplink&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=commission_junction] * Daily Mail [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9625569/Ancient-Sudan-battleground-site-race-war-hosted-series-violent-episodes.html] Contact * Chris Webster * [email protected] 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 * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/]

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