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Oct 2018
34m 20s

Archaeology and Why It Rules

Wondery / Patrick Wyman
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Archaeology shows up all the time on Tides of History, and it's one of Patrick's favorite topics. Leah joins to chat about what it can tell us, how it works, and why it's so dang cool.

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