Unlocking the Past, Guiding the Future
Unlocking the Past, Guiding the Future
A recent study from Tel Aviv University has put forth a new hypothesis regarding the presence of children in prehistoric cave art sites. Earlier, it was believed by scholars that children accompanied adults into deep caves to learn cultural traditions.…
Archaeologists have made an enigmatic discovery at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Başur Höyük in southeastern Turkey: a significantly high number of adolescent remains buried in elaborate graves. The discovery, published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal, sheds new light on…
Archaeologists are exploring the sacred landscapes where the Incas once walked during their Capacocha rituals. This ancient sacrificial ceremony involved offering children to the gods on top of high mountains and volcanoes. New studies are looking at the pathways that…
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a unique ritual sacrifice involving close family members in the ancient Moche culture of Peru. Genetic analysis of six individuals buried in a 1,500-year-old tomb at Huaca Cao Viejo, part of the El Brujo archaeological…
A study published in the European Journal of Archaeology by Mathilde Vestergaard Meyer and Dr. Felix Riede examines how children’s toys influenced the adaptability of two cultures, the Norse and the Inuit, during the Little Ice Age in Greenland. This…
Researchers have uncovered the first direct evidence that the Clovis people, a prehistoric group who lived in North America around 13,000 years ago, primarily relied on mammoths and other large animals as their main food source. A study, published in…
Recent findings from the Prado Vargas Cave in northern Spain have unveiled a remarkable aspect of Neanderthal behavior: their apparent inclination toward collecting non-utilitarian objects, much like modern humans. A study led by Marta Navazo Ruiz of the Universidad de…
In a new study, Ph.D. student Leonie Hoff from the University of Oxford has examined ancient fingerprints left on terracotta figurines to shed light on the age, sex, and working conditions of their creators. These figurines, recovered from the ancient…
Scientists have unveiled a detailed account of the life and death of a baby boy who lived around 17,000 years ago in southern Italy during the Ice Age. The child’s remains, discovered in 1998 in the Grotta delle Mura cave…
Recent research into 4,500-year-old pottery from the ancient Syrian town of Tel Hama has uncovered remarkable evidence of child labor in the Early Bronze Age. Led by Dr. Akiva Sanders from Tel Aviv University, in collaboration with researchers from the…
