Survey reveals submerged ancient ruins (Heritage Daily 15/12/21)
Archaeologists from the University of Seville have discovered a series of submerged ruins that could correspond with the Phoenician-Punic temple of Melqart and Hercules Gaditanus
Pre-Inca mummy found in Peru (BBC 27/11/21)
Archeologists think the mummy, found near Lima, could be up to 1,200 years old
Genetic changes in Bronze Age Southern Iberia (Phys.org 17/11/21)
In southeastern Iberia, one of the most outstanding archaeological entities of the European Bronze Age emerged around 2200 BCE. Known as the El Argar culture
The world’s oldest mercury poisoning revealed in Copper Age Iberia (15/11/21)
A recent paper published in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology and in which researchers from the University of Seville participate, explores the complex relationship between humans and mercury over time
Stone tool tells the story of Neanderthal hunting (Phys.org 22/07/21)
A newly discovered leaf point from the UNESCO World Heritage site of Hohle Fels Cave documents the evolution of hunting
Ancient DNA reveals the long-sought homeland of modern horses (Science 20/10/21)
Bronze Age riders trotted out their new mounts in the western Eurasian steppe
Face to face with the prehistoric inhabitants of El Argar (Heritage Daily 06/10/21)
Our faces contain information about our family history and lifestyle. For example, certain facial traits can be passed down from parents to children for generations
Ancient bones reveal previously unknown Japanese ancestors (LiveScience 20/09/21)
They help confirm a long-standing theory about the genetic origins of modern-day Japanese populations
Excavation of a Hispano-Visigothic grave at Ojo Guareña (Phys.org 17/09/21)
A tomb embedded in the rock by the main entrance to the San Tirso and San Bernabé Hermitage situated in the karst complex of Ojo Guareña (Burgos) was excavated; its structure of slabs holds the skeleton of an adult individual in the supine position, with its head to the west, set between two small limestone…
Excavation of a Hispano-Visigothic grave at Ojo Guareña (Heritage Daily 16/09/21)
Archaeologists excavating a tomb embedded in the rock by the main entrance to the San Tirso and San Bernabé Hermitage in the karst complex of Ojo Guareña (Merindad de Sotoscueva, Burgos) have discovered the skeleton of an adult individual in the supine position, with its head to the west set between two small limestone blocks
A current study on the Cansaladeta site confirms that is a key place for the knowledge of the human population in the Francolí river valley 400,000 years ago (IPHES 08/09/21)
This is confirmed by the results of the first detailed techno-spatial analysis carried out on this place in La Riba, in the Alt Camp (Tarragona)
Neanderthals Spanish cave art was made by Neanderthals, study confirms (The Guardian 08/2/2021)
Study says pigments on cave stalagmites were applied through ‘splattering and blowing’ more than 60,000 years ago