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Dating, Pottery and Norway
Dating, Pottery and Norway
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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Jun 17, 2009
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
We strip down the science of dating this month by taking a look at rehydroxylation. We unearth some of the oldest pottery in the world, find out why Minoan pottery was so fashion-conscious and discuss a very famous piece of fired clay: the Phaistos Disk. Plus, in Backyard Archaeology Tom takes a trip to Scandinavia to find out about modern-day Norwegians. Are they really all Vikings? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Jun 17, 2009
Format:
Podcast episode
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