Prehistory
Humans... and stubborn ones at that. A brain shaped by millennia of nutrition.
Throughout our lives, we have heard many times that "we are what we eat." Of course, this is true, and there is plenty of scientific evidenc…
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Archaeology
Potosí, the silver treasure of the Spanish Empire
Miguel de Cervantes already mentioned this in La Entretenida (1615), saying, "(...) I hope for a Potosí of bars and money," using the word "…
Early Modern History
Nebrija Cultural Year 2022
In the ancient city founded by the Greek god Bacchus (god of wine), Nabrissa, Antonio Martínez de Cala y Xarana, known as Antonio de Nebrija…
Prehistory
Prehistoric women: some biological aspects of childbirth.
Human childbirth is a process that we know perfectly when it comes to our own species. We understand the different stages of development and…
Archaeology
The "romantic" discipline of archaeology
Reflection on the archaeological knowledge held by part of the population. Survey conducted among people over 54 years old. The discipline o…
Art History
Reflection of Caravaggio's personality in his works
The painter not only had a controversial and violent attitude toward society but also toward his own work. 1. Caravaggio and His Beginnings:…
Archaeology
Prehistoric cannibalism in the Iberian Peninsula
When we hear the term "cannibalism," our minds are likely to evoke scenes from The Silence of the Lambs starring Anthony Hopkins, the accide…
Archaeology
The three times dead. Mummies, swamps, and rituals
Death is defined as a passage, a transition. The funeral ritual is a rite of passage between two opposing spaces, that of life and that of d…
Digital Humanities
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Archaeology
Everything is being affected by Machine Learning (ML), from household appliances to vehicles, but what about archaeology?…
Early Modern History
What happened to Spanish Enlightenment?
Rousseau, Voltaire, Montesquieu, Diderot, D'Alembert… many thinkers come to mind when we think about the Enlightenment. In any history book …