Flowers on graves - Funerary practices since the Neanderthals? - With Dr Emma Pomeroy (S01E01)

06/02/21 • 36 min

Welcome to 23 minutes archaeology with Noah! For episode 1 I will give a general introduction concerning the limitations of archaeological research, especially in the reconstruction of burial rites. I chose an example to illustrate how we work and try to find clues on prehistoric funerary practices. We will look at over 50-thousand-year-old, intentional burials of Neanderthal-individuals, found in Shanidar Cave and talk with Dr. Emma Pomeroy from the University of Cambridge, who published the amazing new results from the recent excavations of this northern Iraqi site.

Reverences:

Pomeroy et al. (2020), New Neanderthal remains associated with the ‘flower burial’ at Shanidar Cave
Pomeroy et al. (2019), Issues of theory and method in the analysis of Paleolithic mortuary behavior: A view from Shanidar Cave
Sommer (1999), The Shanidar IV ‘Flower Burial’: A Re-evaluation of Neanderthal Burial Ritual
Leroi-Gourhan (1998), Shanidar et ses Fleurs
Solecki (1975), Shanidar IV, a Neanderthal Flower Burial in Northern Iraq

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Reverences:

Pomeroy et al. (2020), New Neanderthal remains associated with the ‘flower burial’ at Shanidar Cave
Pomeroy et al. (2019), Issues of theory and method in the analysis of Paleolithic mortuary behavior: A view from Shanidar Cave
Sommer (1999), The Shanidar IV ‘Flower Burial’: A Re-evaluation of Neanderthal Burial Ritual
Leroi-Gourhan (1998), Shanidar et ses Fleurs
Solecki (1975), Shanidar IV, a Neanderthal Flower Burial in Northern Iraq

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Scythians in the Steppe P1 - Examining the statements from Herodotus – With Dr Gino Caspari (S01E02)

For Episode 2 we come to a topic, which fascinates me since many years: The mysterious Scythians who lived in the Eurasian steppe, some 2500 years ago. I’ll begin with a quick overview of these people from the antiquity and thanks to the preserved writings of the Greek author Herodotus, we have the unique opportunity to learn about them almost from first hand. I then compare Herodotus statements about the burial habits of the Scythians with actual archaeological evidence from excavated grave monuments in order to test the validity of the antique author. After this overview and comparison, I will talk with Dr. Gino Caspari about his experience’s excavating grave sites in the Eurasian steppe and the Scythians in general.

Reverences:

Simpson/Pankova Eds. (2017), Scythians. Warriors of ancient Siberia
Parzinger (2004), Die Skythen
Rolle et al. (1991), Gold der Steppe
Rolle (1980), Die Welt der Skythen
Rolle (1972), Neue Ausgrabungen skythischer und sakischer Grabanlagen in der Ukraine und in Kazachstan
Herodotus HIV

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Archaeological Context - Flowers on graves - Funerary practices since the Neanderthals? - With Dr Emma Pomeroy (S01E01)

Transcript

Flowers on graves – Funerary practices since the Neanderthals?

Yes, the world needs another podcast! Hello everybody and welcome to the very first episode of “23 minutes Archaeology” with me, Noah. Since this is our first time together, let me give you a quick layout of this whole thing: My aim is to show and highlight amazing archaeological finds from our past, from around the world, and in a way that is accessible to everybody. So, we’ll be discussing themes l