Author Archives: Fundación Palarq

Ancient DNA gives new insights into ‘lost’ Indigenous people of Uruguay (Phys.org 05/11/2022)

The first whole genome sequences of the ancient people of Uruguay provide a genetic snapshot of Indigenous populations of the region before they were decimated by a series of European military campaigns. PNAS Nexus published the research, led by anthropologists at Emory University and the University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Fertility cult complex discovered under Turkish home dates to the Iron Age (Live Science 05/11/2022)

A bungled looting scheme has led archaeologists to an underground Iron Age complex in Turkey that may have been used by a fertility cult during the first millennium B.C., a new study finds.

DNA analysis of remains found in Norman Neolithic monumental cemetery suggest a patrilineal community (Phys.org 05/04/2022)

Largest Native American cave art discovered using 3D scanning technology (Heritagedaily 05/04/2022)

Archaeologists discover tomb of Ancient Egyptian royal clerk at Saqqara (Heritagedaily 05/01/2022)

Research finally answers what Bronze Age daggers were used for (Phys.org 04/29/2022)

Friendship ornaments from the Stone Age (Phys.org 04/25/2022)