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Children as Artists: A New Perspective on Upper Paleolithic Cave Art

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This research also challenges traditional views that associate prehistoric art solely with adults. Related Studies These articles provide diverse perspectives on children’s roles in prehistoric art, integrating developmental psychology, cognitive science, and archaeology. Journal : Childhood in the Past , 2015.

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Tracing Maize’s Roots: Evidence of Domestication in South America

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Archaeological specimens of semi-domesticated maize (corn) were found in baskets buried in caves in Peruaçu Valley. Archaeological evidence indicates that maize spread to southwestern Amazonia approximately 6,000 years ago before eventually arriving in Brazil’s Peruaçu Valley some 1,500 years ago. Freitas, F.

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How Expanded Opportunities Drove Europe's First Mega-Settlements

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From Philosophy to Archaeology: The Capability Approach The HDI, widely used today to evaluate well-being through health, education, and living standards, traces its roots to the capability approach developed by philosopher and economist Amartya Sen. Philosophy of archaeology. Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

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Ancient Hierakonpolis: The Earliest Evidence of Livestock Horn Modification

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But recent archaeological findings reveal that even domestic livestock were transformed to project power and control. Credit: Journal of Archaeological Science (2024). Journal of African Archaeology , 13(2), 187-206. Journal of Archaeological Science , 172 (106104), 106104. DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2024.106104 DOI:10.15184/aqy.2023.784

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Bones of Contention: New Evidence of Cannibalism in Magdalenian Culture

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” Alternatively, the butchery of human remains could have been embedded within a complex mortuary tradition. Archaeological evidence for cannibalism in prehistoric Western Europe ( Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory ). Upper Paleolithic ritualistic cannibalism at Gough’s Cave ( Journal of Human Evolution ).

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When Did Humans First Make Stone Tools? New Research Suggests They Didn’t—At First

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Moment, But a Slow Discovery The traditional view of early toolmaking suggests that one particularly clever hominin, perhaps while cracking a nut or smashing a bone, accidentally broke a rock and discovered the sharp edges it produced. million years ago. Not a "Eureka!" This could involve examining sites older than 3.3 Feibel, C.

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Skulls, Strontium, and Secrets: Unraveling the Rituals of Iron Age Iberia

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A Mysterious Ritual Resurfaces in the Archaeological Record In the rugged landscapes of northeastern Iberia, ancient fortresses once stood, their walls bearing silent witness to the turbulent rituals of Iron Age societies. Credit: MAC-Ullastret a De Prado, 2015 For decades, archaeologists speculated on the meaning of these skulls.