According to a report by the Associated Press, archaeologists have detected what may be the original 30-foot-tall structure within the pyramid of Kukulkan with tri-dimensional electric resistivity tomography, or ERT-3D. Previous research at the Maya site of Chichén Itzá had… Continue Reading
The Washington Post reports that a team of scientists used a full-field photoluminescence technique to examine the molecular structure of a 6,000-year-old amulet discovered in Pakistan at the Neolithic site of Mehrgarh. Using a powerful synchrotron beam, the researchers found copper… Continue Reading
The Guardian reports that a mummy has been discovered in a tomb near Luxor by a team of Spanish archaeologists led by Myriam Seco Alvarez. According to Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities, the tomb is thought to date to between 1075… Continue Reading
Science Magazine reports that the North Atlantic Biocultural Organization has analyzed data on the settlement patterns, diet, and landscape of the Norse living in Greenland from the eleventh century to the mid-fifteenth century, when they disappeared. It had been thought… Continue Reading
Live Science reports that evolutionary biologist Ivan Juric of the University of California, Davis, and his colleagues want to know why modern humans carry so few Neanderthal genes. A large population of modern humans and a small Neanderthal population are… Continue Reading
Seeker reports that the remains of a shackled man have been found in a 2,500-year-old Etruscan necropolis made up of otherwise “normal” burials in central Tuscany. The necropolis was located near the seaside settlement of Populonia, noted for iron processing… Continue Reading
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge recently posted a vintage recorded interview with Alan Oversby aka “Mr. Sebastian,” the father of British body piercing. Mr. Sebastian did P-Orridge’s first piercings in the 1980’s when this was considered a highly transgressive practice. Genesis’ experiences… Continue Reading
Atlasobscura.com just posted an article on the “Fiesta de las Ñatitas,” a day of thanksgiving to dearly departed given in appreciation for their continued service from the afterlife. This might seem an odd and fanciful celebration but scholars have averred… Continue Reading
In 1900, photographer Edward Curtis embarked on a journey that would inspire his life’s work: He decided to accompany anthropologist George Bird Grinnell on a trip to Montana to photograph the Sun Dance, a ritual of the Blackfoot Indians. From… Continue Reading
The cottage was discovered near Lower Black Moss reservoir in the village of Barley, in the shadow of Pendle Hill. Archaeologists brought in by United Utilities to survey the area found the building under a grass mound. Historians are now… Continue Reading