How art invented humanity
When early humans first painted cave walls, they began to find out who they really were: our minds emerged from our images
by J F Martel
2,500-year-old Celtic warrior burial with chariot, gold, and Etruscan treasures uncovered in Germany
Archaeologists working ahead of a solar park project in central Germany have uncovered the grave of a Celtic elite buried about 2,500 years ago. The burial, found near Bad Camberg in the state of Hessen, offers some of the strongest evidence so far for the presence of a local ruling class...
More info: archaeologymag.com/2026/06/250…
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Archaeologists in Germany uncover a 2,500-year-old Celtic warrior grave with a rare chariot, gold jewelry, and an Etruscan jug.Dario Radley (Archaeology News Online Magazine)
We now know much more about how our ancestor 'Lucy' lived — and died
"Fifty years after a fossil skeleton of Australopithecus afarensis was unearthed in Ethiopia, we know so much more about how this iconic species lived and died."
Jawbones and other remains found in a Moroccan cave were dated to 773,000 years. They help close a gap in Africa’s fossil record of human origins.
The Discovery of Australopithecus Africanus by Raymond Dart That Changed History
"In 1924, Raymond Dart discovered the Taung Child in South Africa. The first fossil of Australopithecus africanus became one of the most important of the 20th century."
Groundbreaking find makes compelling case that humans were lighting fires much earlier than originally believedHannah Devlin (the Guardian)
📢 Neu im Swiss Journal of Sociocultural Anthropology: Ein Dossier über Verwundbarkeit in der anthropologischen Forschung – und ihr Potenzial für neue Formen von Fürsorge, Austausch und Wissen.
New issue of the Swiss Journal of Sociocultural Anthropology: A dossier on vulnerability in anthropological research – and how it opens spaces for care, reciprocity, and new forms of knowledge.
👉 journal-sa.ch/issue/view/1373
#anthropology #fieldwork #openscience #OpenAccess
SJSCA - Journal of the Swiss Anthropological Association SAAjournal-sa.ch
The Globe-Trotting Scholar Who Unlocked the Secrets of the Aztecs
Anthropologist Zelia Nuttall transformed the way we think of ancient Mesoamerica
By Merilee Grindle
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Zelia Nuttall at PG:
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After conversations or meetings that I want to document and reflect on I am often too tired to make notes that are more than bullet points. I found out that *talking* about it (even to myself) works fine. So I started to record my thoughts as audio, put it through a transcription program (noscribe, which runs locally) and edit it later to make it more easy to read and add some context.
Was ist damals geschehen, dass sich Weiß und Dunkel bis heute bekriegen? Warum sieht Weiß in allen Dunkeln eine Gefahr?
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archaeology@mstdn.social - Most ancient Europeans had dark skin until 3,000 years ago, study finds
More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/03/mos…
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Dark skin was common in Europe for much longer than previously believed, according to a recent DNA analysis...Dario Radley (Archaeology News Online Magazine)
#Anthropology shows that societies collapse when leaders undermine social contracts
“Societies with good governance tend to last a bit longer than autocratic govt that keep power concentrated to one person or a small group.
But the flip side is that when a "good" govt collapses, things tend to be harder for the citizens, because they'd come to rely on the infrastructure of that govt in their day-to-day life.”
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All good things must come to an end. Whether societies are ruled by ruthless dictators or more well-meaning representatives, they fall apart in time, with different degrees of severity.Field Museum (Phys.org)
Archaeologists uncover 7th-century pagan cult site with ritual offerings in the Netherlands
A team of archaeologists has uncovered a unique early medieval cult site in the eastern Netherlands, near the hamlet of Hezingen, providing new insight into pre-Christian rites...
More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/02/7th…
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Archaeologists have uncovered an early medieval cult site in the eastern Netherlands, near the hamlet of HezingenDario Radley (Archaeology News Online Magazine)
TSANTSA - Journal of the Swiss Anthropological Association SAAjournal-sa.ch
It seems that a fair amount of #ceramics found at five archaeological sites in #Czechia from the Upper #Paleolithic were formed by children. A really interesting article that also explains how they arrived at their conclusions about kid ceramicists.
#Anthropology #art #pottery #stoneage #children
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Although archaeologists are learning more about the lives of Upper Paleolithic children, the significant contributions they made to the welfare of their communities, including their role in craft production, remain understudied.journals.plos.org
2,000-year-old hidden tomb discovered in Petra, Jordan
A team of archaeologists has made a remarkable discovery beneath the Treasury, or Al-Khazneh, in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan. The excavation revealed a previously unknown tomb containing 12 skeletons and artifacts that are estimated to be around 2,000 years old...
More information: archaeologymag.com/2024/10/200…
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Archaeologists have unearthed an unknown tomb containing 12 skeletons and artifacts beneath the Treasury (Al-Khazneh), in PetraDario Radley (Archaeology News)
Previously unknown Neolithic society discovered in #Morocco
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#PaleoAnthropology #anthropology #geschichte #histodons #history #histoire #archaeology #Archaeologie #archaeodons #Prehistory #Vorgeschichte @anthropology
Multi-disciplinary archaeological survey at the site of Oued Beht, Morocco, reveals a previously unknown 3400–2900 BC farming society, shedding new lightUniversity of Cambridge
#davidwengrow on birdsite:
"Yay - 5 years, 1 pandemic later we have results to share about this project. Key aspects of Mesopotamian #kingship may germinate in the sphere of rituals linked to adolescence, long before they break out into society as a whole. Scientific publication in the works. End spoiler."
Watch out #archeology #anthropology
Something different in rock history...
>> Stone Age builders had engineering savvy, finds study of 6000-year-old monument
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> "A survey of the Dolmen of Menga suggests that the stone tomb’s Neolithic builders had an understanding of science."
#History #anthropology #science #StoneAge #engineering #science #Neolithic
A combination of factors supported the survival of Samoan tattoo—even as similar practices were lost in other cultures.Sapiens (SAPIENS)
World’s oldest known painted wooden saddle discovered in Mongolian tomb
A team of archaeologists has uncovered a remarkably preserved wooden frame saddle with iron stirrups in an ancient Mongolian tomb. The tomb, located near the province of Khovd in Mongolia’s western region, became known as the “cave of the equestrian” after police discovered it had been looted in 2015...
More information: archaeologymag.com/2023/12/old…
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Archaeologists have uncovered a remarkably preserved wooden frame saddle with iron stirrups in an ancient Mongolian tombDario Radley (Archaeology News Online Magazine)
Greenlandic-Danish polar explorer and anthropologist Knud Rasmussen was born #OTD in 1879.
He went on his first expedition in 1902–1904, known as The Danish Literary Expedition, with Jørgen Brønlund, Harald Moltke and Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen, to examine Inuit culture and traditions. Rasmussen is best known for leading the Thule Expeditions, a series of seven major expeditions between 1912 and 1933.
Books by Knud Rasmussen at PG:
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6500-year-old Stone Age cemetery discovered near Arctic Circle challenges preconceptions
Archaeologists have unearthed what is believed to be a 6,500-year-old Stone Age cemetery known as Tainiaro, just 50 miles south of the Arctic Circle in the Finnish region of Lapland...
More information: archaeologymag.com/2023/12/sto…
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Archaeologists have unearthed a 6,500-year-old Stone Age cemetery known as Tainiaro, just 50 miles south of the Arctic CircleDario Radley (Archaeology News Online Magazine)
"The advance of knowledge is an infinite progression towards a goal that ever recedes."
Chapter 69, Farewell to Nemi. - The Golden Bough (1890)
~James George Frazer (January 1, 1854 – May 7, 1941)
Scottish social anthropologist and folklorist James George Frazer died #OTD in 1941.
He is best known for his influential work "The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion," which explores the similarities among magical and religious beliefs across diverse cultures. Frazer proposed that human belief progressed through three stages: primitive magic, replaced by religion, and finally replaced by science.
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FREE community #fediscience please BOOST!
THIS EVENING
🌔Tues April 23 18:30 (BST)🌕
with #MarkJamieson
LIVE @UCLanthropology and on ZOOM
'Shifts in kinship from matrilaterality to patrilaterality in a Miskitu village'
Everybody welcome FREE, LIVE and online! Just turn up!
Mark Jamieson, Senior Lecturer at UEL, will be speaking LIVE in the Daryll Forde Room, 2nd Floor of the UCL Anthropology Dept, 14 Taviton St, London WC1H 0BW
We can now use the front door in Taviton St again!
You can also join us on ZOOM (ID 384 186 2174 passcode Wawilak)
#Miskitu #Nicaragua #kinship #migration #anthropology #gender #marriage
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🌓 TONIGHT 🌓
'Gender and Ritual Power among African hunter-gatherers'
Radical Anthro summer talks start up next
Tues April 16, 18:30 (BST)
with #CamillaPower
LIVE @UCLanthropology and on ZOOM
Everybody welcome FREE, LIVE and online!
Camilla Power, former Senior Lecturer at UEL, Research Fellow at UCL, will be speaking LIVE in the Daryll Forde Room, 2nd Floor of the UCL Anthropology Dept, 14 Taviton St, London WC1H 0BW (the entrance may still be through the Archaeology Institute in Gordon Sq). You can also join us on ZOOM (ID 384 186 2174 passcode Wawilak)
#Africa #huntergatherers #gender #ritual #egalitarianism #humanorigins #anthropology
300,000 Years Ago, Humanity Knew Craftsmanship: “Extraordinary” Schöningen Spears Unveil Early Human Ingenuity
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In 1994, archaeological digs at the Schöningen open-cast coal mine unveiled humanity's oldest known hunting tools in an extraordinary state of preservation, sparking worldwide excitement.Colin Collins (SciTechDaily)
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TONIGHT 🌔🌗🌘🩸 🏹
Tuesday Jan 30, 6:30pm London time
we have #JeromeLewis on
'Women's biggest husband is the Moon': gender relations among BaYaka hunter-gatherers
FREE, LIVE @UCLAnthropology and on ZOOM
Jerome is speaking in the Daryll Forde Seminar Room, 2nd Floor of the Anthro building.
NB due to building work, you need to use the main entrance of the Archaeology Institute round the corner in Gordon Sq. Please plan to arrive between 6:15-6:30 if possible.
#BaYaka #huntergatherers #gender #egalitarianism #anthropology #Congo #ForestPeople
