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Grave News Podcast

By: Luke Barber and Jane Booth
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  • Welcome to the Grave News Podcast - the archaeology podcast run by prospective undergraduates. Join Jane and Luke as they discuss archaeology's biggest questions, most interesting topics, and discoveries spanning millennia.

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Episodes
  • Sutton Hoo

    Sutton Hoo
    Dec 18 2022
    Following a short hiatus, Luke leads discussion on famous Anglo-Saxon burial mound - the Sutton Hoo. How well connected to other nations were the Anglo-Saxons? How does the Sutton Hoo boat measure up compared to the world's longest tapeworm? Many questions and rabbit-holes are explored on this episode of the Grave News Podcast.

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    1 hr and 35 mins
  • Misgendered Graves - Tomb BJ581

    Misgendered Graves - Tomb BJ581
    Oct 2 2022

    In the latest instalment of their archaeological dissections, Jane brings the past and prevailing issues surrounding Viking tomb BJ581 to light. From disproving stereotypes and discrediting biases, to discussing the effects of the Christianity in Scandinavia and the future of gender identification, no stones are left unturned.

    Was 'she' a woman? Was she a warrior? And why is there such an uproar when bodies are decided to be women?


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    1 hr and 47 mins
  • Women in Antiquity

    Women in Antiquity
    Sep 10 2022
    In this episode, Luke plays the expert on Ancient Egyptian culture and women within it, as compared to Greece and other historical cultures. From the subservience of Athens to the female Pharaohs of Egypt, this is a discussion of the archaeological record of women, how it diverges from written history, and how it is curiously intertwined with war.

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    50 mins
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