Anthropology.net

JANUARY 17, 2025

Unlike its predecessor, the Oldowan tradition, which focused on basic percussive technologies, the Acheulian period is marked by a broader use of advanced tools such as handaxes and cleavers. Emerging from the earlier Oldowan tradition around 1.75 “This was frequently associated with increased cognitive capabilities.”

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

A new study published in the Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology 1 has upended this assumption. To correct this, the team organized a workshop where archaeologists directly examined artifacts from both traditions side by side. But do they? The results were striking. Cores from the Châtelperronian of Les Cottés (US6). (1)

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 1 , the research provides fascinating new perspectives on how early farmers conceptualized time, continuity, and legacy. Journal of Archaeological Science, Reports , 62 (104998), 104998. 1 Zamzow, E., Valentini, M. Küßner, M., & Risch, R.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 5, 2025

Bone tools found in Olduvai, photographed in the Pleistocene Archaeology Lab of CSIC. The team behind the discovery, led by Ignacio de la Torre, Luc Doyon, and Francesco d’Errico, argues that these tools represent a distinct technological tradition, not just an opportunistic or accidental use of bones. Nature (2025).

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Anthropology.net

JANUARY 19, 2025

It serves as a critical archaeological site for understanding the transition from Mesolithic hunter-gatherers to Neolithic agriculturalists. An Ancient Cave with Modern Questions Franchthi Cave, nestled in the Peloponnesian peninsula of Greece, has been a silent witness to 40,000 years of human history. Read more 1 Martinoia, V.,

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 18, 2025

Credit: Archaeometry (2025). Credit: Archaeometry (2025). 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. Image by Michelle R. Not a "Eureka!"

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

One such discovery has emerged from the archaeological site of Jebel Faya, a rock shelter nestled in the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Credit: Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences (2025). Credit: Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences (2025).

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 10, 2025

Unlike many other archaeological sites that have been repeatedly excavated over decades, this cave has only recently been investigated systematically. Journal of Archaeological Science, Reports , 63 (105064), 105064. The radiocarbon dating places these tools firmly within the Early Epigravettian, aligning with known sites across Italy.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 2, 2025

The discovery of a sophisticated stone tool tradition in southern China is now forcing a major reassessment of that assumption. The prevailing hypothesis is that Neanderthals, or at least their tool-making traditions, never reached East Asia. Journal of Archaeological Science, 137 , 105542. link] de Beaune, S.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 11, 2025

Exposed section of archaeological sediments dated to to 110 thousand years ago at Tinshemet cave A new study, published in Nature Human Behaviour 1 , brings fresh insight into this question. Instead, it points to the possibility of shared traditions, passed between groups over time. Tinshemet Cave during the excavations. Weissbrod, L.,

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 6, 2025

The archaeological discovery of Preclassic clay figurines atop the San Isidro pyramid in El Salvador raises profound questions about the social and ritualistic lives of Mesoamerican cultures. Or echoes of a broader pan-Mesoamerican tradition? Were these figures sacred objects of devotion? Props in an ancient performance?

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

By the end of the first millennium CE, another tradition emerged: elaborate mound and enclosure complexes (MECs), highly visible structures perched atop hilltops. 2025 A new study, published in the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 1 , examines these burial landscapes to better understand their significance.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The research, published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 1 , presents compelling micro-archaeological evidence that fire was not just a survival tool but a defining cultural trait of the Gravettian tradition. New micro-archaeological data from Fuente del Salín cave (Val de San Vicente, Cantabria).

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

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. Journal of Archaeological Science. One of the severed heads found at Ullastret. DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2024.105035

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 10, 2025

In a new paper published in Advances in Archaeological Practice 1 , Ward and his colleagues are calling for museums to take a more ethical, culturally informed approach to caring for the bones of animals, particularly those tied to Indigenous traditions. Are they places where we treat archaeological objects as inanimate things?

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The Genetic Footprint of the Huns The study focused on 35 newly sequenced genomes from key archaeological sites, including a 3rd–4th century site in Kazakhstan and 5th–6th century burial contexts in the Carpathian Basin. 122 (9) e2418485122, [link] (2025).

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Society for Classical Studies

MARCH 7, 2025

We invite proposals for individual papers, panels, and workshops/roundtables on any aspect of the Greco-Roman world, including but not limited to poetry (from epic, lyric, and pastoral to elegy, satire, and the epigram), drama, history, philosophy, archaeology, religion, and social life (from family and gender roles to slavery and prostitution).

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

A recent study published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 1 takes a significant step toward answering these questions. The Engraved Stones of the Levant The researchers focused on five artifacts from four archaeological sites: Manot Cave, Amud Cave, Qafzeh Cave, and Quneitra. But at what point did this transition occur?

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 8, 2025

2025 Led by Dr. Sara Juengst, an international team of researchers analyzed the burial, comparing it to others from the region. World Archaeology, 24 (1), 82-102. Valdivia and the Coastal Tradition of Ecuador." Discusses the Valdivia culture’s burial practices and their influence on later traditions. 1 Juengst, S.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

A Race Against Time: The Destruction of Ancient Sites Unfortunately, the researchers also highlight a growing concern: the destruction of archaeological sites due to modern development. Researchers analyzed plant wax biomarkers, stable isotopes, phytoliths, and pollen to reconstruct the ancient climate. Their conclusion? Roberts, P.,

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Society for Classical Studies

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This refereed on-line journal publishes original research projects carried out by undergraduate students in any area of Classics: linguistics, literature, art history, archaeology, classical tradition, philosophy, etc. Undergraduate research has become a prime component of university study in Classics as in other disciplines.

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Society for Classical Studies

AUGUST 9, 2024

This session invites papers that explore points of interaction between art and systematic gender-based violence in the visual traditions of the ancient Mediterranean world. What degree of agency do the subjects of such violence have over the production of these visual traditions.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Later in life, she was one of the first women to work in Mexican archaeology and the first person to study the pre-Columbian site of Chalcatzingo. Impressed with her work, the national museum hired her as the director of archaeology. In 1966, she won a Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Their findings indicate that many of these remains belong to the Bronze and Iron Ages, aligning with wider European traditions of depositing human bodies in rivers and wetlands. Credit: flickr/ Alastair Rae CC BY-SA 2.0 The Ringlemere Cup: Precious Cups and the Beginning of the Channel Bronze Age." British Museum Research Publication 163.

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Anthropology.net

JANUARY 2, 2025

Yet, many of its genetic mysteries have eluded researchers due to the limitations of traditional methods. A New Lens: Twigstats and Time-Stratified Ancestry The Method Behind the Magic Traditional genetic studies often struggled to differentiate between closely related populations. Read more 1 Speidel, L., Raffield, B.,

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Sapiens

JANUARY 22, 2025

An archaeologist from Palestine is urgently working to assess archaeological sites in the West Bank devastated by destruction and looting amid Israels ongoing war in the region. SIGNS OF LOOTING appear everywhere at archaeological sites across the West Bank. to 10 meters wide and 0.4 to 7 meters deep.

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