Welcome to 23 minutes archaeology with Noah! For episode 1 I will give a general introduction concerning the limitations of archaeological research, especially in the reconstruction of burial rites. I chose an example to illustrate how we work and try to find clues on prehistoric funerary practices. We will look at over 50-thousand-year-old, intentional burials of Neanderthal-individuals, found in Shanidar Cave and talk with Dr. Emma Pomeroy from the University of Cambridge, who published the amazing new results from the recent excavations of this northern Iraqi site.Reverences: Pomeroy et al. (2020), New Neanderthal remains associated with the ‘flower burial’ at Shanidar CavePomeroy et al. (2019), Issues of theory and method in the analysis of Paleolithic mortuary behavior: A view from Shanidar CaveSommer (1999), The Shanidar IV ‘Flower Burial’: A Re-evaluation of Neanderthal Burial RitualLeroi-Gourhan (1998), Shanidar et ses FleursSolecki (1975), Shanidar IV, a Neanderthal Flower Burial in Northern IraqSupport via patreon.com/23minarch

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