Curious About the Past? Start Here.
This is the home for all of my YouTube videos. On my channel, we explore the intersection where archaeology meets everyday curiosity. I especially love sharing unexpected stories behind objects, places, and people—from ancient cities to overlooked artifacts. You’ll find full transcripts, sources, and extra resources linked with each video to help you dig even deeper.
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This Artifact Is the Oldest Representational Art…So Far
This posts explores an Indonesian cave painting and why the date of the earliest cave paintings keeps getting older.
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The Bone Artifact Hiding Hundreds of Seeds
This post explores a Roman artifact that contained hundreds of Hyoscyamus niger seeds and some possible answers to why someone might have wanted to keep these specific seeds safe.
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How This Moche Artifact Revealed a Forgotten Queen
This post explores a Moche artifact and how it’s changing our understanding of leadership in the ancient Moche world.
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These Identical Ancient Artifacts Were Stacked for a Reason
This post explores two identical metal artifacts from Oman and how researchers figured out what they were.
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The Bronze Age Artifacts Unraveling What We Know About Anatolian Textiles
This post explores two burnt textiles that reveal something new and blue about Bronze Age textiles in Anatolia.
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The Rare Southern African Artifact That Once Played Music
This post explores a Nasca geoglyph, the spider, that is collectively part of the Lines of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana.
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The Stonehenge Artifacts With Hidden Designs
This post explores a Nasca geoglyph, the spider, that is collectively part of the Lines of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana.
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The Viking Artifact That Offers a Glimpse Into Daily Life
This post explores a Nasca geoglyph, the spider, that is collectively part of the Lines of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana.
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The Sprawling Artifact That Transformed Peru’s Landscape
This post explores a Nasca geoglyph, the spider, that is collectively part of the Lines of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana.
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How This Ancient Greek Artifact Reframes Color and Identity
This post explores a folio manuscript that gives us a glimpse into 4 millennia of astronomical knowledge and Armenian cultural history.
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The Armenian Artifact That Preserves 4 Millennia of Astronomical Knowledge
This post explores a folio manuscript that gives us a glimpse into 4 millennia of astronomical knowledge and Armenian cultural history.
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The Shipwrecked Artifacts Worth More Than Gold
This post explores some of the remarkable and rare artifacts found in the Gribshunden shipwreck.