Scientists are divided on broader implications of the find for ancient gender roles.
Tag: Archaeology and Anthropology
2,000-Year-Old Cat Etching Found at Nazca Lines Site in Peru
Archaeologists came across the faded feline outline while conducting maintenance work at the UNESCO heritage site.
The Hidden History Baked Into a Cooking Pot
An experiment with unglazed clay pots hinted at how much archaeologists can learn about ancient cultures from cooking vessels.
Aided by Modern Ingenuity, a Taste of Ancient Judean Dates
The harvest of the much-extolled but long-lost Judean dates was something of a scientific miracle. The fruit sprouted from seeds 2,000 years old.
David Graeber, Caustic Critic of Inequality, Is Dead at 59
He wrote about crushing debt, pointless jobs and the negative effects of globalization. And he played a leading role in the Occupy Wall Street movement.
1,100-Year-Old Treasure Is Unearthed by Teenagers in Israel
The discovery of hundreds of gold coins dating to the ninth century could help archaeologists better understand the history of the region.
Italy Wants Its Tourists Back, Unless They Sit on the Statues
Damaged treasures and broken rules have put the spotlight on the country’s fragile cultural heritage, and the need to better educate visitors.
An Ancient Valley Lost to ‘Progress’
In his push for economic development, Turkey’s president has flooded the archaeological gem of Hasankeyf and displaced thousands of families.
New Neolithic Finds Near Stonehenge Site
The finding of a circle of trenches at a nearby ancient village also makes the site the largest prehistoric structure in Britain and possibly in Europe, one archaeologist said.
Mining Firm Plans to Destroy Indigenous Australian Sites, Despite Outcry
Just weeks after another company was criticized for razing ancient caves in the Pilbara desert, BHP said it would expand an iron ore mine on land that contains rock shelters some 15,000 years old.