SciShow
This Is What Climate Change Feels Like
Hank brings you the SciShow news of the week. Recent record high temperatures and other extreme weather events around the world are climate change in action; a new fossil of an ancient human ancestor; some disturbing discoveries about...
SciShow
Chemistry & Corpses: The Science of Bog Bodies
SciShow explains the chemistry, archaeology and history of bog bodies -- naturally mummified corpses (and other fun things!) that have been discovered in Europe's peat bogs.
SciShow
How Archaeologists Are Literally Recreating the Past | Experimental Archaeology
Archaeology might make you think about excavating dinosaur bones or exploring ancient ruins, but we can also learn a lot about the past through experimentation, sometimes with some pretty tasty results!
SciShow
Healing Hearts, Space Jewelry, and the Newest Mammal
Hank reveals the latest discoveries, including a way to make new, beating heart cells, ancient Egyptian jewelry made from meteorites, and the first mammal to be discovered in the Americas in 35 years, the adorable olinguito.
Curated Video
Timeline of World History | Major Time Periods & Ages
Timeline of World History | Major Time Periods & Ages
Curated Video
I WONDER - What Were The Celts Known For?
This video is answering the question of what were the Celts known for.
Curated Video
I WONDER - What Was The Iron Age?
This video is answering the question of what was the iron age.
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I WONDER - What Religion Was Important During The Iron Age?
This video is answering the question of what jobs did people do in the iron age.
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I WONDER - What Jobs Did People Do In The Iron Age?
This video is answering the question of what jobs did people do in the iron age.
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I WONDER - What Is A Hillfort?
This video is answering the question of what is a hillfort.
Religion for Breakfast
Where is the Tomb of Jesus?
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, located in the Old City of Jerusalem, is one of the holiest sites for most Christians worldwide. It is believed to house the site of Jesus's crucifixion and burial. But what can archaeology tell us about...
Religion for Breakfast
Why Is Pork Forbidden?
Bibliography Hesse, B. and Wapnish, P. 1997. Can Pig Remains Be Used for Ethnic Diagnosis in the Ancient Near East? In The Archaeology of Israel: Constructing the Past, Interpreting the Present, edited by N.A. Silberman and D.B. Small,...
Intelligence Squared
Neuroscientist and philosopher Sam Harris on the Templeton Prize
An interview with Sam Harris before his talk for IQ2 on 11th April 2011. Sam Harris on the Templeton Prize - IQ2 interview
Curated Video
The Importance and Uses of Iron: From Ancient Times to Present
This video provides an overview of iron, discussing its properties, historical uses, and importance as a nutrient in the body. It explains how iron is commonly alloyed with other metals to form steel, which is widely used in...
Getty Images
Maiden Castle
Maiden Castle is an Iron Age hill fort south west of Dorchester, in the English county of Dorset.Sharples (1991a), p. 20. Hill forts were fortified hill-top settlements constructed across Britain during the Iron Age (...)
Getty Images
Borre mound cemetery,main road in the national park, burilas from the Viking Age
Borre mound cemetery,main road in the national park, burilas from the Viking Age
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Borre mound cemetery, national park, burilas from the Viking Age
Borre mound cemetery, national park, burilas from the Viking Age
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Arqueólogos descubren nuevos tramos de la muralla de Jerusalén
Arqueólogos israelíes desvelaron el miércoles secciones perdidas de la muralla de Jerusalén que datan de la Edad de Hierro y que, según ellos, confirman la existencia de una fortificación que rodeaba la antigua ciudad (Footage by AFPTV...
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CLEAN : Blown to bits famed Syria temple falls victim to Turkey assault
For 3,000 years the lion sculptures of Syria's Ain Dara stood as testaments to the Iron Age