Naked Archaeology

Our archaeology podcast that undresses the past. Discover the Nazca Lines, who built Stonehenge, and what lies concealed within Egypt's pyramids...

17 July 2009

We dive into the underwater traps at Lake Huron, explore the origins of hunting and play a tune on the world's...

22 June 2009

2009 is The University of Cambridge's 800th birthday and what better way to celebrate than by digging an...

17 June 2009

We strip down the science of dating this month by taking a look at rehydroxylation. We unearth some of the oldest...

17 May 2009

Archaeology bared this month includes the 'long sleep' of human innovation, a technological accomplishment in...

17 April 2009

This month we explore the mysterious anchors buried off the shores of Cyprus, the unusual burial practices in Malta and...

17 March 2009

This month we explore the archaeology of war. We explore the earliest-known domestication of horses, find out about an...

17 February 2009

The sins of the past, including chemical warfare; consuming desires for chocolate and finding the hidden Greek brothels...

17 January 2009

The mitochondrial story of Ötzi, or the Tyrolean iceman, is unearthed in this month's Naked Archaeology. Also, how...

17 December 2008

The tale of TB's earliest victims, the science of archaeology underwater and the first shamanic burial . We also...

17 November 2008

Mummified foetuses found in Tutankhamun's tomb go under the genetic spotlight, we dig up the history of the...

17 October 2008

Why cutting down a precious tree species brought the Nasca people to their knees, how Pompeii is receiving a makeover,...