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 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.

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!

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.

The Portesham Mirror Poem – Iron Age Grave Goods

While human civilization was getting started in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, there was also a lot of activity in Asia. The Indus Valley civilization of India and Pakistan as well as Chinese civilization around the Yellow River...

In this episode, we enter the Iron Age, a time when people discovered how to make strong tools and weapons from iron. This powerful metal helped build stronger armies, better farming tools, and new kinds of homes. We’ll explore how...

Step into the Bronze Age, a time when people began making tools and weapons out of bronze instead of stone. In this episode, we’ll explore how this new metal changed farming, building, and daily life. We’ll visit early cities, learn...

In going over some common types of artifacts, we just looked at lithics, or stone tools. Now let's look at ceramics and metal artifacts. There is a lot to analyze with ceramics, from the type of clay, temper, glazes, and of course the...

37 Bible Characters Found Through Archaeology

Timeline of World History | Major Time Periods & Ages

This video is answering the question of what were the Celts known for.

This video is answering the question of what was the iron age.

This video is answering the question of 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.

This video is answering the question of what is a hillfort.

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...

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,...

An interview with Sam Harris before his talk for IQ2 on 11th April 2011. Sam Harris on the Templeton Prize - IQ2 interview

10 Priceless Artifacts Destroyed By Idiots

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...

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WS Plain of Jars / Phonsavan, Laos

The Colosseum in Rome, cloud flowing