SciFri Radio: Archaeology

SciFri Radio: A Conversation with Ocean Explorer Bob Ballard
In this segment, Ira talks with undersea explorer Robert Ballard about his life and work, both in exploration and education.

SciFri Radio: Oldest Known Horse Farm
Researchers have identified what they say is the earliest known example of the domestic raising of horses.

SciFri Radio: Secret of the Pyramid
We know who built the Great Pyramid of Egypt, but we still don't know HOW it was done. In this segment, we'll talk about theories of the Great...

SciFri Radio: The Secret of The Mummy's DNA
We'll get a Halloween-day look at new DNA analysis of Oetzi, a mummified man from 5300 years ago who was discovered in a melting glacier in the...

SciFri Radio: What's a Crystal Skull, Anyway?
This week, the latest entry in the Indiana Jones movie franchise makes its debut. In this segment, Ira talks with a real life archaeologist about...

SciFri Videos: Archaeology

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Video: Michael Novacek on Toothy Dino Discovery
Ira talks with Michael Novacek, author of Terra, paleontologist and curator at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, about a new...

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Video: Hobbit Bones Hold Clues To Its Origin
Anthropologist Bill Jungers of Stony Brook University Medical Center shows off a new cast of the most complete skeleton of Homo...

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Video: Finding The Roots Of An Ancient Crop
Agave plants, probably best known as the source of tequila, were important as a food crop long before the invention of margaritas. Wendy Hodgson,...


SciFri Newsbriefs: Archaeology

Newsbrief: Super-Sized Scorpion
Ancient claw indicates sea scorpions were over eight feet long.

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