Welcome to Archaeoscoop, the place to find heritage and archaeology related news stories from around the world! Today's top three take us from a C19th torpedo to the Neolithic taste for spicy foods: 1) Torpedo Shot from USS Iowa in 1899 Surfaces: http://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/08/20/torpedo-shot-from-uss-iowa-in-1899-surfaces.html?comp=7000023468025&rank=2 2) Meteorite Beads Oldest Example of Metalwork: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/13/130822-ancient-egypt-beads-meteorites-iron-gerzeh/ 3) Researchers reveal Hunter-Gatherers' Taste for Space: http://www.heritagedaily.com/2013/08/researchers-reveal-hunter-gatherers-taste-for-spice/98832 Ancient Stone Circle Discovered in Ukraine: http://www.naukawpolsce.pap.pl/en/news/news,396733,ancient-stone-circle-discovered-in-ukraine.html Prehistoric Meteorite 'Shrines' in Arizona may be linked, says archaeo-astronomer: http://westerndigs.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/prehistoric-meteorite-shrines-in.html Archaeologists uncover lost Roman outpost in southern Jordan: http://phys.org/news/2013-08-archaeologists-uncover-lost-roman-outpost.html Carlisle Castle re-created using Custard Creams: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-23798997 Oldest Globe of New World carved on ostrich eggs? http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/08/130821-ostrich-globe-map-discovery-science-nation/ Early South Americans conquered the Atacama desert: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24082-early-south-americans-conquered-the-atacama-desert.html#.UhcLSZK1GSp Fragments of Mayan Jaguar Sculptures Found in El Salvador: http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=958172&CategoryId=23558 Newly Unearthed Ruins challenge views of early Romans: http://phys.org/news/2013-08-newly-unearthed-views-early-romans.html Lottery funding for rare WWI posters to be digitsed: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-23798026 The Race to Save Petra From its Own success: http://skift.com/2013/08/18/the-race-to-save-petra-from-its-own-success/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHUsaRh4beY

Today I have been traveling for most of the day. I have been invited to lecture at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts tomorrow evening. I figured it could be fun to record a bit of a video travel vloggy-thing... But I wanted to chart the whole journey in around 10 minutes :) ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtoTWtTyp6M

Welcome to Watching Brief. A monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube. As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) and I cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what we find. Link of the Month: RIP Robin Birley: http://www.vindolanda.com/_blog/press-releases/post/robin-birley/ Links: ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2yonZR6e5Y

Join us for festive fun and games... ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knJKO8Goh1Y