Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

To correct this, the team organized a workshop where archaeologists directly examined artifacts from both traditions side by side. Only by directly comparing artifacts across different regions and traditions can we begin to piece together the true story of how human culture evolved in the shadow of extinction. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2018.06.004

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MARCH 18, 2025

This approach circumvents the need for physical fossils, offering a way to reconstruct population history even when no bones or artifacts remain. Nat Genet (2025). A Genetic Bottleneck and the Fate of Our Ancestors One of the study’s most intriguing findings is that, immediately after the initial split 1.5 DOI: 10.1038/ng.3748

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FEBRUARY 7, 2025

For centuries, the study of prehistoric life has relied on the fragile remnants of bones and artifacts. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). Credit: Nature Communications (2025). This work does not just add to our understanding of the past—it rewrites it. Unraveling Time with Sedimentary DNA No Bones? No Problem.

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Anthropology.net

JANUARY 17, 2025

Exploring early Acheulian technological decision-making: A controlled experimental approach to raw material selection for percussive artifacts in Melka Wakena, Ethiopia. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161322 0161322 1 Paixão, E., Gneisinger, W., Marreiros, J., Calandra, I., & Hovers, E. PloS One , 20 (1), e0314039.

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Anthropology.net

JANUARY 27, 2025

As Delbrassine and colleagues demonstrate, the stories we tell are more than entertainment—they are cultural artifacts that bridge the past and present, connecting us to the first storytellers who wandered out of Africa. Read more 1 Delbrassine, H., Mezzavilla, M., Vallini, L., Berezkin, Y., Bortolini, E., Tehrani, J., & Pagani, L.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Given that travois technology is unlikely to leave behind durable artifacts, identifying similar trackways in other ancient landscapes could help confirm the widespread use of this technology among early humans. Were these travois built for long-distance travel, or simply for short-term use within seasonal camps? Related Research Bennett, M.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 25, 2025

Stone tools are often thought of as deliberately crafted artifacts, chipped and shaped by early hominins to serve a particular function. Credit: Mussi 2025 Read more But new research suggests that at least some of the earliest tools may not have been made, but rather, found. Utilized volcanic spheres 9735 and 9319 from Gombore IB.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 2, 2025

These artifacts suggest that the inhabitants of Longtan were engaging in complex tool-making behavior typically attributed to Neanderthals in Europe. Future research will focus on finding human remains associated with Longtan’s artifacts. Who Made the Tools? Or, more likely, could we find a Denisovan? link] de Beaune, S.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 5, 2025

These were not simply used fragments but carefully shaped artifacts, demonstrating intentional knapping—striking the bones with stone tools to modify their shape. Nature (2025). Credit: CSIC The site, known as the T69 Complex, has yielded 27 bone tools made primarily from the limbs of elephants and hippopotamuses.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The Engraved Stones of the Levant The researchers focused on five artifacts from four archaeological sites: Manot Cave, Amud Cave, Qafzeh Cave, and Quneitra. The artifacts themselves varied in form—two engraved Levallois cores, a flint plaquette, and two incised cortical flakes—but each bore markings that required closer scrutiny.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 6, 2025

Przedwojewska-Szymańska/PASI; Antiquity (2025) An Unexpected Discovery in the Highlands of El Salvador In 2022, archaeologists excavating the summit of a Preclassic structure in San Isidro unearthed an extraordinary tableau: five clay figurines carefully arranged in what appears to be a deliberate formation. Scale in centimetres.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Examples of retouched artifacts from the stratigraphically youngest Middle Palaeolithic assemblage at Jebel Faya, Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Credit: Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences (2025). Credit: Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences (2025). Related Research Bretzke, K., Preusser, F.,

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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. The burial contained an assortment of artifacts, many of which were unusual for Manteño burials. What significance did the combination of Valdivia and Manteño artifacts hold for those who buried her?

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 10, 2025

Because the site was relatively undisturbed before excavation, researchers have the opportunity to apply modern techniques to analyze sediments, organic materials, and artifacts in ways that were not possible at many earlier-discovered sites. Martini, I., Terlato, G., Silvestrini, S., Romandini, M., Gruppo Speleologico Neretino, Berna, F.,

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 4, 2025

Many knotted artifacts remain tucked away in storage, undocumented and undigitized. Looking Ahead—A Digital Rosetta Stone for Cordage This new database doesn’t just rewrite what’s known about prehistoric technology—it gives museums and researchers a digital toolkit to reexamine existing collections. 1 Kaaronen, R.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 11, 2025

Meanwhile, scavengers searching for metal artifacts continue to disturb the ruins. Their deaths, once a mystery buried in the earth, now serve as a historical marker—one that reveals both the horrors of ancient warfare and the ambitions of empires that shaped the history of East Asia. Erdenebaatar, D., Kovalev, A., & Cui, Y.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 10, 2025

In archaeology’s early days, animal remains were often ignored, discarded, or treated as unimportant compared to human burials and artifacts. .” This deep relationship with animals is something that many Western institutions have failed to fully grasp. That disregard has persisted in many collections today. Arterberry, J.,

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Society for Classical Studies

APRIL 4, 2024

Currently numbering over 80,000 volumes and 500 linear feet of personal papers and institutional archives, it comprises a large circulating book collection, journal holdings, electronic resources, non-print media, rare books, archival materials, art, and artifacts.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 10, 2025

Huw Groucutt Evidence from Malta Excavations at the Latnija site in northern Malta have uncovered artifacts dating back approximately 8,500 years. The ancient cave site of Latnija on the island of Malta contains evidence of hunter-gatherer seafaring prowess from the Stone Age. Stewart, M., Allué, E., Burguet-Coca, A., Currás, A.,

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Zinn Education Project

MARCH 29, 2024

APPLYING TO FORM A STUDY GROUP If you are interested in forming a Teaching for Black Lives study group for the 2024–2025 school year or throughout the 2024–2026 school years, please carefully read the sections below. If possible, your group will share photos, videos, and other artifacts that reflect your work.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 9, 2025

Deep within the dense Guatemalan jungle, archaeologists have uncovered 1 a significant artifact that offers fresh insights into the intricate relationship between two ancient Mesoamerican powerhouses: the Maya city of Tikal and the central Mexican metropolis of Teotihuacan. Credit: Antiquity (2025). Credit: Antiquity (2025).

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Society for Classical Studies

JANUARY 8, 2025

CFP: The Goddess at the Crossing Place kskordal Wed, 01/08/2025 - 12:02 Image The Goddess at the Crossing Place 6-8 March 2025, Marshall University To honor the 150th anniversary of Classics at Marshall University, the Department of Humanities announces a conference that focuses on Goddess traditions.

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Steven V. Miller

JANUARY 23, 2025

Those emerge as artifacts of the United States temporarily eliminating those states by occupying them for a stretch of several years before leaving, which then results in those states reappearing in the state system. Do you see from the output that we have duplicate entries for Cuba , Haiti , and the Dominican Republic in the first 10 rows?

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Sapiens

JANUARY 22, 2025

Despite international treaties intended to protect heritage during war, according to Taha , the Israeli Defense Forces have demolished or severely damaged hundreds of archaeological sites, historical monuments, cemeteries, museums, libraries, public buildings, and over 100,000 archaeological artifacts spanning various historical periods.

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