Welcome to another episode of Ancient News!

First, let us apologize for the audio issues. Please adjust your speakers accordingly. We think we've figured it out for later episodes.

Also: At 12:16 James has sent us a correction -- The Hittite hieroglyphs are not 1500 but 3500 years old.

Our flaws exposed... now on with the show! Today James Flieschmann from the Ancient Beat Newsletter brings five of his favorite stories from the headlines of ancient history, anthropology, and archaeology. First, a bombshell in Egyptology. Zahi Hawass has news about Queen Nefertiti's mummy! And there's even more news coming about ancient Egypt. Grave robbers who hoped to steal from undiscovered tombs in ancient Memphis have led authorities to even greater discoveries! What can calcium spherulites in fossilized dung tell us about animal domestication in Syria nearly 15,000 years ago? Quite a lot, actually! Then off to the Caucasus mountains of Georgia, where a 1.8 million year old tooth has been discovered! And finally, hidden hieroglyphs of Hittites in Hattusa have been revealed! Take a look at images that haven't been seen for thousands of years!

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