The show's coverage of things literally or figuratively unearthed in the last quarter of 2025 begins with updates, books and letters, animals, and just one exhumation. Research: <ul> <li>Abdallah, Hanna. &ldquo;Famous Easter Island statues were created without centralized management.&rdquo; PLOS. Via EurekAlert. 11/26/2025. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1106805</li> <li>Abdallah, Hannah. &ldquo;Early humans butchered elephants using small tools and made big tools from their bones.&rdquo; PLOS. Via EurekAlert. 10/8/2025. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1100481</li> <li>Abdallah, Hannah. &ldquo;Researchers uncover clues to mysterious origin of famous Hjortspring boat.&rdquo; EurekAlert. 10/12/2025. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1108323</li> <li>Archaeology Magazine. &ldquo;Medieval Hoard of Silver and Pearls Discovered in Sweden.&rdquo; https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/14/medieval-hoard-of-silver-and-pearls-discovered-in-sweden/</li> <li>Archaeology Magazine. &ldquo;Possible Trepanation Tool Unearthed in Poland.&rdquo; 11/13/2025. https://archaeology.org/news/2025/11/13/possible-trepanation-tool-unearthed-in-poland/</li> <li>&ldquo;Rare 5,000-year-old dog burial unearthed in Sweden.&rdquo; 12/15/2025. https://news.cision.com/se/arkeologerna/r/rare-5-000-year-old-dog-burial-unearthed-in-sweden,c4282014</li> <li>Arnold, Paul. &ldquo;Ancient ochre crayons from Crimea reveal Neanderthals engaged in symbolic behaviors.&rdquo; Phys.org. 10/30/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-10-ancient-ochre-crayons-crimea-reveal.html</li> <li>Arnold, Paul. &ldquo;Dating a North American rock art tradition that lasted 175 generations.&rdquo; Phys.org. 11/28/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-11-dating-north-american-art-tradition.html</li> <li>Bassi, Margherita. &ldquo;A Single Gene Could Have Contributed to Neanderthals&rsquo; Extinction, Study Suggests.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 10/30/2025. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-neanderthal-gene-variant-related-to-red-blood-cells-may-have-contributed-to-their-extinction-180987586/</li> <li>Benjamin Pohl, Chewing over the Norman Conquest: the Bayeux Tapestry as monastic mealtime reading, Historical Research, 2025;, htaf029, https://doi.org/10.1093/hisres/htaf029</li> <li>Benzine, Vittoria. &ldquo;Decoded Hieroglyphics Reveal Female Ruler of Ancient Maya City.&rdquo; ArtNet. 10/27/2025. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/foundation-stone-maya-coba-woman-ruler-2704521</li> <li>Berdugo, Sophie. &ldquo;Easter Island statues may have 'walked' thanks to 'pendulum dynamics' and with as few as 15 people, study finds.&rdquo; LiveScience. 10/19/2025. https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/easter-island-statues-may-have-walked-thanks-to-pendulum-dynamics-and-with-as-few-as-15-people-study-finds</li> <li>Billing, Lotte. &ldquo;Fingerprint of ancient seafarer found on Scandinavia&rsquo;s oldest plank boat.&rdquo; EurekAlert. 10/12/2025. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1109361</li> <li>Brhel, John. &ldquo;Rats played major role in Easter Island&rsquo;s deforestation, study reveals.&rdquo; EurekAlert. 11/17/2025. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1106361</li> <li>Caldwell, Elizabeth. &ldquo;9 more individuals unearthed at Oaklawn could be 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre victims.&rdquo; Tulsa Public Radio. 11/6/2025. https://www.publicradiotulsa.org/local-regional/2025-11-06/9-more-individuals-unearthed-at-oaklawn-could-be-1921-tulsa-race-massacre-victims</li> <li>Clark, Gaby. &ldquo;Bayeux Tapestry could have been originally designed as mealtime reading for medieval monks.&rdquo; Phys.org. 12/15/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-12-bayeux-tapestry-mealtime-medieval-monks.html#google_vignette</li> <li>Cohen, Alina. &ldquo;Ancient Olive Oil Processing Complex Unearthed in Tunisia.&rdquo; Artnet. 11/21/2025. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-olive-oil-complex-tunisia-2717795</li> <li>Cohen, Alina. &ldquo;MFA Boston Restores Ownership of Historic Works by Enslaved Artist.&rdquo; ArtNet. 10/30/2025. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/mfa-boston-david-drake-jars-restitution-2706594</li> <li>Fergusson, Rachel. &ldquo;First DNA evidence of Black Death in Edinburgh discovered on teeth of excavated teenage skeleton.&rdquo; The Scotsman. 11/5/2025. https://www.scotsman.com/news/first-dna-evidence-black-death-edinburgh-discovered-teeth-excavated-teenage-skeleton-5387741</li> <li>Folorunso, Caleb et al. &ldquo;MOWAA Archaeology Project: Enhancing Understanding of Benin City&rsquo;s Historic Urban Development and Heritage through Pre-Construction Archaeology.&rdquo; Antiquity (2025): 1&ndash;10. Web.</li> <li>Griffith University. &ldquo;Rare stone tool cache tells story of trade and ingenuity.&rdquo; 12/2/2025. https://news.griffith.edu.au/2025/12/02/rare-stone-tool-cache-tells-story-of-trade-and-ingenuity/</li> <li>Han, Yu et al. &ldquo;The late arrival of domestic cats in China via the Silk Road after 3,500 years of human-leopard cat commensalism.&rdquo; Cell Genomics, Volume 0, Issue 0, 101099. https://www.cell.com/cell-genomics/fulltext/S2666-979X(25)00355-6</li> <li>Hashemi, Sara. &ldquo;A Volcanic Eruption in 1345 May Have Triggered a Chain of Events That Brought the Black Death to Europe.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 12/8/2025. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-volcanic-eruption-in-1345-may-have-triggered-a-chain-of-events-taht-brought-the-black-death-to-europe-180987803/</li> <li>Hjortkj&aelig;r, Simon Thinggaard. &ldquo;Mysterious signs on Teotihuacan murals may reveal an early form of Uto-Aztecan language.&rdquo; PhysOrg. 10/6/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-10-mysterious-teotihuacan-murals-reveal-early.html</li> <li>Institut Pasteur. &ldquo;Study suggests two unsuspected pathogens struck Napoleon's army during the retreat from Russia in 1812.&rdquo; Via EurekAlert. 10/24/2025. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1102613</li> <li>Jones, Sam. &ldquo;Shells found in Spain could be among oldest known musical instruments.&rdquo; The Guardian. 12/2/2025. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/dec/02/neolithic-conch-like-shell-spain-catalonia-discovery-musical-instruments</li> <li>Kasal, Krystal. &ldquo;Pahon Cave provides a look into 5,000 years of surprisingly stable Stone Age tool use.&rdquo; Phys.org. 12/16/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-12-pahon-cave-years-stable-stone.html</li> <li>Kristiansen, Nina. &ldquo;Eight pages bound in furry seal skin may be Norway's oldest book.&rdquo; Science Norway. 11/3/2025. https://www.sciencenorway.no/cultural-history-culture-history/eight-pages-bound-in-furry-seal-skin-may-be-norways-oldest-book/2571496</li> <li>Kuta, Sarah. &ldquo;109-Year-Old Messages in a Bottle Written by Soldiers Heading to Fight in World War I Discovered on Australian Beach.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 11/6/2025. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/109-year-old-messages-in-a-bottle-written-by-soldiers-heading-to-fight-in-world-war-i-discovered-on-australian-beach-180987649/</li> <li>Kuta, Sarah. &ldquo;A Storm Battered Western Alaska, Scattering Thousands of Indigenous Artifacts Across the Sand.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 10/31/2025. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-storm-battered-western-alaska-scattering-thousands-of-indigenous-artifacts-across-the-sand-180987606/</li> <li>Kuta, Sarah. &ldquo;Archaeologists Unearth More Than 100 Projectiles From an Iconic Battlefield in Scotland.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 11/5/2025. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-unearth-more-than-100-projectiles-from-an-iconic-battlefield-in-scotland-180987641/</li> <li>Kuta, Sarah. &ldquo;Hundreds of Mysterious Victorian-Era Shoes Are Washing Up on a Beach in Wales. Nobody Knows Where They Came From.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 1/5/2026. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hundreds-of-mysterious-victorian-era-shoes-are-washing-up-on-a-beach-in-wales-nobody-knows-where-they-came-from-180987943/</li> <li>Lawson-Tancred, Jo. &ldquo;Golden &lsquo;Tudor Heart&rsquo; Necklace Sheds New Light on Henry VIII&rsquo;s First Marriage.&rdquo; Artnet. 10/14/2025. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/tudor-heart-pendant-british-museum-fundraiser-2699544</li> <li>Lawson-Tancred, Jo. &ldquo;Long-Overlooked Black Veteran Identified in Rare 19th-Century Portrait.&rdquo; ArtNet. 10/27/2025. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/black-veteran-thomas-phillips-portrait-identified-2704721</li> <li>Lipo CP, Hunt TL, Pakarati G, Pingel T, Simmons N, Heard K, et al. (2025) Megalithic statue (moai) production on Rapa Nui (Easter Island, Chile). PLoS One 20(11): e0336251. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0336251</li> <li>Lipo, Carl P. and Terry L. Hunt. &ldquo;The walking moai hypothesis: Archaeological evidence, experimental validation, and response to critics.&rdquo; Journal of Archaeological Science. Volume 183, November 2025, 106383. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0305440325002328</li> <li>Lock, Lisa. &ldquo;Pre-construction archaeology reveals Benin City's historic urban development and heritage.&rdquo; 10/29/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-10-pre-archaeology-reveals-benin-city.html#google_vignette</li> <li>Lock, Lisa. &ldquo;Pre-construction archaeology reveals Benin City's historic urban development and heritage.&rdquo; Antiquity. Via PhysOrg. 10/29/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-10-pre-archaeology-reveals-benin-city.html#google_vignette</li> <li>Lynley A. Wallis et al, An exceptional assemblage of archaeological plant fibres from Windmill Way, southeast Cape York Peninsula, Australian Archaeology (2025). DOI: 10.1080/03122417.2025.2574127</li> <li>Lyon, Devyn. &ldquo;Oaklawn Cemetery excavation brings investigators closer to identifying Tulsa Race Massacre victims.&rdquo; Fox 23. 11/6/2025. https://www.fox23.com/news/oaklawn-cemetery-excavation-brings-investigators-closer-to-identifying-tulsa-race-massacre-victims/article_67c3a6b7-2acc-44cb-93ce-3d3d0c288eca.html</li> <li>Marquard, Bryan. &ldquo;Bob Shumway, last known survivor of the deadly Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire, dies at 101.&rdquo; 11/12/2025. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/12/metro/bob-shumway-101-dies-was-last-known-cocoanut-grove-fire-survivor/?event=event12</li> <li>Marta Osypińska et al, A centurion's monkey? Companion animals for the social elite in an Egyptian port on the fringes of the Roman Empire in the 1st and 2nd c. CE, Journal of Roman Archaeology (2025). DOI: 10.1017/s1047759425100445</li> <li>Merrington, Andrew. &ldquo;Extensive dog diversity millennia before modern breeding practices.&rdquo; University of Exeter. 11/13/2025. https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences/archaeology-and-history/extensive-dog-diversity-millennia-before-modern-breeding-practices/</li> <li>Morris, Steven. &ldquo;Linguists start compiling first ever complete dictionary of ancient Celtic.&rdquo; The Guardian. 12/8/2025. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/dec/08/linguists-start-compiling-first-ever-complete-dictionary-of-ancient-celtic</li> <li>Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. &ldquo;Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Resolves Ownership of Works by Enslaved Artist David Drake.&rdquo; 10/29/2025. https://www.mfa.org/press-release/david-drake-ownership-resolution</li> <li>&ldquo;Niagara has a 107-year-old shipwreck lodged above the Falls and it just moved.&rdquo; https://www.narcity.com/niagara-falls-shipwreck-iron-scow-moved-closer-to-the-falls</li> <li>Newcomb, Tim. &ldquo;A 76-Year-Old Man Went On a Hike&mdash;and Stumbled Upon a 1,500-Year Old Trap.&rdquo; Popular Mechanics. 11/21/2025. https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a69441460/reindeer-trap/</li> <li>Nordin, Gunilla. &ldquo;Ancient wolves on remote Baltic Sea island reveal link to prehistoric humans.&rdquo; Stockholm University. Via EurekAlert. 11/24/2025. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1106807</li> <li>Oster, Sandee. &ldquo;DNA confirms modern Bo people are descendants of ancient Hanging Coffin culture.&rdquo; Phys.org. 12/6/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-12-dna-modern-bo-people-descendants.html</li> <li>Oster, Sandee. &ldquo;Rare disease possibly identified in 12th century child's skeletal remains.&rdquo; PhysOrg. 10/10/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-10-rare-disease-possibly-12th-century.html</li> <li>Osuh, Chris and Geneva Abdul. &ldquo;Lost grave of daughter of Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano found by A-level student.&rdquo; The Guardian. 11/1/2025. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/01/lost-grave-daughter-black-abolitionist-olaudah-equiano-found-by-a-level-student</li> <li>Silvia Albizuri et al, The oldest mule in the western Mediterranean. The case of the Early Iron Age in Hort d'en Grimau (Pened&egrave;s, Barcelona, Spain), Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports (2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105506</li> <li>Skok, Phoebe. &ldquo;Ancient shipwrecks rewrite the story of Iron Age trade.&rdquo; PhysOrg. 10/14/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-10-ancient-shipwrecks-rewrite-story-iron.html</li> <li>The History Blog. &ldquo;600-year-old Joseon ship recovered from seabed.&rdquo; 11/15/2025. https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/74652</li> <li>The History Blog. &ldquo;Ancient pleasure barge found off Alexandria coast.&rdquo; 12/9/2025. https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/74860</li> <li>The History Blog. &ldquo;Charred Byzantine bread loves stamped with Christian imagery found in Turkey.&rdquo; 10/13/2025. https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/74352</li> <li>The History Blog. &ldquo;Early medieval silver treasure found in Stockholm.&rdquo; 10/12/2025. https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/74343</li> <li>The History Blog. &ldquo;Roman amphora with sardines found in Switzerland.&rdquo; 12/15/2025. https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/74904</li> <li>The Straits Times. &ldquo;Wreck of ancient Malay vessel discovered on Pulau Melaka.&rdquo; 10/31/2025. https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/wreck-of-ancient-malay-vessel-discovered-on-pulau-melaka</li> <li>Thompson, Sarah. &ldquo;The forgotten daughter: Eliza Monroe Hay&rsquo;s story revealed in her last letters.&rdquo; W&M News. 9/30/2025. https://news.wm.edu/2025/09/30/the-forgotten-daughter-eliza-monroes-story-revealed-in-her-last-letters/</li> <li>Tuhkuri, Jukka. &ldquo;Why Did Endurance Sink?&rdquo; Polar Record 61 (2025): e23. Web. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/polar-record/article/why-did-endurance-sink/6CC2C2D56087035A94DEB50930B81980</li> <li>Universitat de Valencia. &ldquo;The victims of the Pompeii eruption wore heavy wool cloaks and tunics, suggesting different environmental conditions in summer.&rdquo; 12/3/2025. https://www.uv.es/uvweb/uv-news/en/news/victims-pompeii-eruption-wore-heavy-wool-cloaks-tunics-suggesting-different-environmental-conditions-summer-1285973304159/Novetat.html?id=1286464337848&plantilla=UV_Noticies/Page/TPGDetaillNews</li> <li>University of Glasgow. &ldquo;Archaeologists recover hundreds of Jacobite projectiles in unexplored area of Culloden.&rdquo; 10/30/2025. https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1222736_en.html</li> <li>University of Vienna. &ldquo;Neanderthal DNA reveals ancient long-distance migrations.&rdquo; 10/29/2025. https://www.univie.ac.at/en/news/detail/neanderthal-dna-reveals-ancient-long-distance-migrations</li> <li>Zhou, H., Tao, L., Zhao, Y. et al. Exploration of hanging coffin customs and the bo people in China through comparative genomics. Nat Commun 16, 10230 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-65264-3</li> <li>Zinin, Andrew. &ldquo;Ancient humans mastered fire-making 400,000 years ago, study shows.&rdquo; Phys.org. 10/10/2025. https://phys.org/news/2025-12-ancient-humans-mastered-years.html</li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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