Hadrian's Timber Wall, Shell Beads and Brucellosis

We find out how the Romans got to grips with building a 73.5 mile-long wall, why humans were bejewelled 82,000 years ago and how a disease called brucellosis indicates our ancestors were eating meat 2.6 million years ago. Plus, in Backyard Archaeology we find out how to spot an archaeological fake! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists