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The Disappearing Spoon: Parking lot or Peking lot?

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From our new podcast, the Disappearing Spoon:

The so-called "Peking Man" fossils are some of the first ancient human remains discovered in mainland Asia. So when they disappeared during World War II, it was called one of the worst disasters in the history of archaeology. Now some archeologists claim to have tracked them down. The only problem is they're underneath a parking lot.

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Host: Sam Kean
Senior Producer: Mariel Carr
Producer: Rigoberto Hernandez
Audio Engineer: Jonathan Pfeffer
Original Music by Jonathan Pfeffer

Wang Fan - Zero (from An Anthology of Chinese Experimental Music 1992-2008)
Listening to the Pine-trees (from Chine / Musique Classique)
Sarah Hennies – Fleas
Wang Changcun - Through the Tide of Faces (from An Anthology of Chinese Experimental Music 1992-2008)
Zhegu Fei (The Partridge) (from Chine / Musique Classique)
All other music composed by Jonathan Pfeffer.

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The Disappearing Spoon: Parking lot or Peking lot?

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