Journal Club - September 2026 - Ghost DNA and Carved Turtles - Ep 340

This week we have the latest installment of the journal Club! Ash and Tilly from the And My Trowel podcast join us for a lively discussion about two recent news articles. Join us to learn about ghost DNA, turtle figurines (or not?), and all the ways Americans eat and drink tea and scones incorrectly! ## Links - Researchers identify traces of two ‘ghost’ ancestors in modern human DNA - Recovering signatures of archaic hominin introgression using ancestral recombination graphs - Researchers traced 20% of our ancestry to a “ghost” population. Here’s what that means. @‌Ella Al-Shamahi - Archaeologists Dug up 25 Turtles Carved During the Ice Age. They May Point to a Lost Mountain Cult. - Recently dug turtle figurines expose ancient ritual heritage ## Contact - Chris Webster - [chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com](mailto:chris@archaeologypodcastnetwork.com) - Rachel Roden - [rachel@unraveleddesigns.com](mailto:rachel@unraveleddesigns.com) - RachelUnraveled (Instagram) ## ArchPodNet - APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com - APN Discord: https://discord.com/invite/CWBhb2T2ed - APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet - APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet - APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet - APN Shop ## Affiliates - Motion Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.