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

Neanderthals died out 40,000 years ago, but there has never been more of their DNA on Earth (Phys.org 09/05/2022)

Neanderthals have served as a reflection of our own humanity since they were first discovered in 1856. What we think we know about them has been shaped and molded to fit our cultural trends, social norms and scientific standards. They have changed from diseased specimens to primitive sub-human lumbering cousins to advanced humans.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE REVEALS NEW INSIGHTS INTO ETRUSCAN IDENTITY (Heritagedaily 09/01/2022)

The site was discovered in 2017 during a construction project, revealing a settlement and associated burials, which was investigated by researchers at the time but never published. The settlement is one of few Etruscan sites untouched by looters in antiquity or modernity, allowing researchers to analyse grave goods that are relatively intact, and further understand…

EXCAVATION REVEALS NEW INSIGHTS INTO ICENI PEOPLE DURING ROMAN PERIOD (Heritagedaily 08/30/2022)

The Iceni were an Iron Age tribe, who inhabited the flatlands and marshes of present-day Norfolk, Suffolk, and parts of Cambridgeshire. They allied with Rome during Claudius’ conquest of Britain in AD 43, however, Roman encroachment after the death of the Iceni King, Prasutagus, led to tribal revolts against Roman occupation.

RESEARCHERS DOCUMENT 1,000-YEAR-OLD PAINTINGS EXCAVATED IN SUDAN (Heritagedaily 08/29/2022)

The paintings were found in 2021 by the University of Khartoum, University of the Nile Valley (NVU) and Sudanese archaeologists. The church has a primary nave and two small side naves, constructed from dried mud brick and a lining layer of burnt bricks. Several Greek inscriptions have been identified on some of the surviving walls,…