In this episode, we sit down with Egyptologist, Dr. Chris Naunton, to discuss his book, Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt. What has the archaeological evidence revealed to identify the final resting places of important historical figures such as Imhotep, Alexander the Great, Cleopatra, and more? We also talk about Egyptology as a whole, the Pharaoh Tutankhamun, the end of the New Kingdom and Late Intermediate Period, and more.
We sit down with Dr. Eric H. Cline to discuss his latest publication, After 1177 B.C.: The survival of Civilizations. He is a historian, archaeologist, professor of ancient history and archaeology at George Washington University at Washington DC. Author of numerous top selling books in the category of ancient history which includes 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed and more. We also talk about the collapse of the Bronze Age, the Sea Peoples, excavating Megiddo and so much more.
A recent find from archeologists of a fresco in Pompei illustrating what looks very similar to a pizza as well as slices of red round-shaped foodstuff in a plate has prompted some to ask me if Roman emperors consumed tomatoes, or pizza for that matter. Considering the omnipresence of the tomato in today’s Mediterranean diets and Italy’s love affair with the fruit (yes, it is officially a fruit), one could be tempted to believe that this is the case. But it is not. During Roman times, the tomato did not exist in Europe, Asia nor Africa. So, no tomatoes, no pizza for Augustus nor Attila. In fact, the tomato was introduced in Europe by Spanish explorers coming back from the Americas in the early 1520s. This Brief Response talk will discuss the tomato’s journey from the jungles of Mesoamerica to the tables of Rome.
Mario Bartolini is a retired political analyst and officer in the Canadian army reserve, with a long-held interest in Roman military history. He has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in political history from the Université de Sherbrooke, Canada, and a second master’s degree in war studies, obtained at the Royal Military College of Canada. He lives in Ottawa. He is the author of Roman Emperors: A Guide to the Men Who Ruled the Empire
There is a large body of maps of the Americas which cannot be explained by known explorations. Mercator’s 1569 World Map shows all of Greenland without ice at its coasts. Finaeus’ 1531 World Map shows Antarctica without coastal ice, all Greenland without coastal ice and an ancient shoreline of Hudson Bay. No 16th-century explorer could have reached Antarctica and Northern Greenland during this time period, much less have seen them ice free at their coasts.
Les Trager is a retired lawyer with an interest in 13th to 17th European Maps which cannot be explained by European scientific knowledge for that time period or by known European explorations. He is a member of the New York Map Society, Washington Map Society and the Explorers Club. He is the author of Ancient Explorers and Their Amazing Maps
The results of geophysical scanning has just revealed a system of caves and passageways underneath the Mitla archaeological site, considered by the ancient Zapotecs to be an entrance to the Underworld, or Lyobaa. Additionally, the study has revealed evidence of an earlier construction stage of the Palace of the Columns, Mitla’s most important and best preserved ancient monument, as well as several other geophysical anomalies that may be interpreted as tombs or buried archaeological structures.
Dr Marco M. Vigato is an independent researcher into ancient mysteries and megalithic civilizations. He holds an MBA from Harvard University and a B.A. and M.Sc. from Bocconi University. Funding for this project was provided by the Association for Archaeological Research and Exploration, ARX Project A.C., with the contribution of over 60 independent donors that participated in our crowdfunding campaign. Visit www.arxproject.org
