Ancient Egyptian Rock Art, a Funeral Pyre in Africa, and an Animal Skull Collection - Ep 322

This week we deep dive three interesting archaeology news stories. First up, a rock art panel from Ancient Egypt depicts the conquest of the nomadic groups that lived in the Sinai peninsula. Then, we head over to Africa, where a burial that is the oldest example of intentional cremation with an intact funeral pyre has been found. Finally, Neanderthals collected animal skulls and placed then in a cave 43,000 years ago, and, as usual, archaeologists are baffled!
Links
• 5,000-year-old rock art from ancient Egypt depicts 'terrifying' conquest of the Sinai Peninsula (livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/…)
• Wadi Khamila, the god Min and the Beginning of „Pharaonic” Dominance in Sinai 5000 years ago (freunde-abrahams.de/media/blaetter-abrahams/he…)
• Archaeologists Say This 9,500-Year-Old Burial Is the Oldest Known Evidence of Intentional Cremation Discovered in Africa (smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-s…)
• More than 43,000 years ago, Neanderthals spent centuries collecting animal skulls in a cave; but archaeologists aren't sure why (livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/mo…)
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