Archaeologists unveil the tomb of Ramesses II’s scribe (Heritage Daily 09/11/21)
Archaeologists from the Faculty of Archaeology at Cairo University have unveiled the tomb of ” Ptahemwia” (Ptah Em-Wia), at Saqqara, Egypt
La Fundación Palarq es una entidad privada y sin ánimo de lucro que se crea con la finalidad de apoyar las Misiones en Arqueología y Paleontología Humana Españolas en el extranjero, excluyendo Europa, dentro de una perspectiva que abarca desde la etapa paleontológica a las épocas prehistóricas y las históricas en interés monumental
Astonishingly Preserved Roman Slave Quarters Unearthed in Pompeii After 2,000 Years (ScienceAlert 08/11/21)
An immaculately preserved room, once inhabited by slaves, has been discovered in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in Italy, said The Archaeological Park of Pompeii
Lunch Break Science #36 | Andrew Bernard
Lunch Break Science is a weekly online series featuring short lectures or interviews with Leakey Foundation scientists Meet Leakey Foundation scientist Andrew Bernard and learn about the effects of climate change on primates, including orangutans.
A Child of darkness (EurekAlert 04/11/21)
The first partial skull of a child of Homo naledi begins to give us insight into all stages of life of this remarkable species
Not even extreme cold stopped the first modern humans from settling in Iberia’s interior (Phys.org 03/11/21)
In western Europe, the contested region is the Iberian Peninsula, considered the last region to be occupied by modern humans as they spread throughout Eurasia
Archaeologists have mapped the capital of the Mongolian Empire (Heritage Daily 03/11/21)
Archaeologists have mapped Karakorum, the capital of the Mongolian Empire using advanced geophysical methods
Archaeologists discover complete Maya canoe in southern Mexico cenotes (Heritage Daily 31/10/21)
Underwater Archaeologists have discovered a Maya canoe during works for the Maya Train, a multi-billion-dollar project through five southern Mexican states
The surprising origins of the Tarim Basin mummies (Phys.org 27/10/21)
To their great surprise, the researchers found that the Tarim Basin mummies were not newcomers to the region at all, but rather appear to be direct descendants of a once widespread Pleistocene population that had largely disappeared by the end of the last Ice Age
Study finds nearly 500 ancient ceremonial sites in southern Mexico (Phys.org 26/10/21)
The find transforms previous understanding of Mesoamerican civilization origins and the relationship between the Olmec and the Maya people
Oldest known footprints of pre-humans identified in Crete (Heritage Daily 24/10/21)
Footprints left by pre-humans, dating back at least six million years ago has been identified by researchers on the island of Crete
Lunch Break Science #35 | Shanti Pappu
Lunch Break Science is a weekly online series featuring short lectures or interviews with Leakey Foundation scientists Lunch Break Science #35 | Shanti Pappu Thursday, October 21, 2021 11 am Pacific Meet Leakey Foundation grantee Shanti Pappu and learn about the prehistory and archaeology at the stratified site of Attirampakkam in India.
First Viking settlement in North America dated to exactly 1000 years ago (Science 20/10/21)
Felled trees and cosmic rays reveal when L’Anse aux Meadows was occupied
