20 Greatest Archaeological Discoveries of 2024

Dr. M goes over the latest and greatest archaeological discoveries, his choices for the best of 2024. Can you guess what any of them are?

CONTENTS
00:00 Introduction
00:27 20
01:40 19
03:08 18
04:40 17
06:02 16
07:19 15
08:55 14
10:28 13
11:49 12
13:02 11
14:26 10
15:43 9
17:21 8
18:52 7
20:18 6
21:39 5
23:00 4
24:18 3
25:39 2
27:07 1

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[WorldofAntiquity]

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[krism]

So nice to see a human face, hear a human voice, and not see AI images. Remarkable that I have to even think that way. Great video, thank you!

[ShannonShanks-ilip]

Happy new year everyone. May this year treat us gently! To new discoveries 🎉

[Flashgordy]

Your content is why I still love YouTube. Fantastic summary videos full of meaningful content delivered by a real human. Thank you for all the work you put into these videos!

[casstellar]

Happy new year!! This is my third year watching the channel, and I always look forward to your yearly discoveries recaps, they are my favourite!

[daveyoung]

No need for fantastical notions.
Archeology is simply fantastic.

[BoringAngler]

Dr. Miano @8:36 "we thought ships didn't go out that far to sea at that time" My uninformed sarcastic observation "well, maybe this is why?"

[I_am_Junebug]

This is wonderful. The enthusiasm with which you present these discoveries is inspiring. If I had a chance to do it all over again, I would become an archaeologist!

[stopbeingsoweirdstill]

I had an awesome year hearing/watching from a professional archeologist (YOU). I am aware of most of your content or posts, but I especially enjoy the nuance and professional scepticism. Keep on keeping it real and fact based!! Late Happy New Year 🎉

[StormIamthe]

The specificity of "May 12" on the stela discovered in Mexico was striking! I grew up in Guatemala as a missionary kid. The Mayan hieroglyphics all over Guatemala, even in many out of the way places fascinated me my entire childhood.

[JMurdochNZ]

Conspiracy nuts: "History is unchanging dogma! They're hiding the truth!"
Actual Historian: "Hey guys, check out this cool stuff that's changed our understanding of things!"

[JP-skfu]

It's so cool that they can give an exact date for when the Mayan stele was built.

[jareds]

“Archeologists are afraid to change their ideas! 😡”
“Here’s an annual video describing the finds currently changing archeologists ideas” 😂

[Rguemetal]

Thanks for the content, I enjoy your channel

[shingi]

Hii!! Thanks for sharing all the discoveries!! I'm from Panamá 🇵🇦 and love to hear about some local findings here! 👏 🎉

[eb]

That was fun! Amazing finds. Thank you for sharing them with us.
I’m not quite sure what is more fascinating, the amazing discoveries or your ability to pronounce such diverse names and locations.

[myradavis]

Thanks! Always a treat to watch your videos.

[sharonfisher]

I always look forward to your end of year video. Thanks for your commitment to accurate archeology news.

[GriffonSpade]

Awesome! It can be hard to find and parse this stuff to find what's biggest, so having it put together in one place is great!

[phrayzar]

Thank you for sharing this information with us and keeping the search for knowledge at the forefront of your channel. In these times of the attempted rolling back of science and history, and general cultural shifts to an alternate reality where fantasy is replacing facts, it's great to have someone level headed helping to steer the ship of enlightenment.