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History, myth, and landscape in the Fuentes de Cesna monumental complex (Algarinejo)
A natural monument with [pre]history Dominating the Genil river valley, in the village of Fuentes de Cesna (Algarinejo, Granada) and almost …
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"The Roman Empresses and Their Representation in Hispania." "Chapter 1: Livia Drusilla"
"The Roman Empresses and Their Representation in Hispania" Chapter 1: Livia Drusilla After the political and military upheavals that plagued…
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Archaeology and disability in prehistory to transform present societies
Since when has disability accompanied humanity? Disability has been part of the human experience since prehistoric times. Archaeological rec…
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Jōmon Prehistoric Communities: Periodization and Chronology
The Jōmon period (縄文時代, jōmon jidai) is the prehistoric chronological period of part of the Japanese archipelago, spanning approximately fro…
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Recovered Identities: Archaeology, Mass Graves, and Social Justice
The archaeologist as a social justice agent A few weeks ago, while attending the Protohistoric Archaeology course within the Archaeology deg…
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Robots and Archaeology: evolution, milestones, and new technological frontiers
This article traces the gradual incorporation of robots into archaeological practices, from early devices designed to explore tunnels or map…
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The guanaco, diet of Paleolithic Argentine peoples
The guanaco (Lama guanicoe) is an indigenous animal of the American continent and is present in many provinces of Argentina. For many years,…
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The presence of Chinese ceramics in al-Andalus
The presence of Chinese ceramics in al-Andalus Ceramic artifacts serve archaeologists as an indicator of past cultural and commercial exchan…
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Exploring the past through sensory archaeology
Archaeology is a discipline focused on the study of material remains from the past, which provide evidence about the social organization, da…
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The symbolism of hunting in the New Kingdom of Egypt
Hunting, an essential activity for the survival of early human communities, acquired a unique symbolism in Egypt. Through hunting, pharaohs …
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Funerary archaeological monuments and tomb inscriptions in the Greco-Roman world
For centuries, various cultures have attempted to preserve the memory of the deceased for posterity, immortalizing them through diverse fune…
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Only those who are forgotten die: the Roters and their legacy (Part II)
The first thing that comes to mind when naming the island of Mallorca are the idyllic Caribbean-style beaches, and above all, Magaluf leadin…
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Archaeology: Víznar as a paradigm of its social importance
Since the release of the film Raiders of the Lost Ark (later titled Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark) in 1981, archaeology has …
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Once again, the Tombs of Vergina: A debate that continues to divide academia…
On October 17, 2024, Antonis Bartsiokas published an article in which he claimed to have identified the sacred tunic that Alexander of Maced…
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The discovery of the tomb of Thutmose II
A few days ago, we experienced something in the Valley of the Kings that hadn't happened since 1922. On February 18, Egypt's Ministry of Tou…
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Marginalized Majorca: The Roters and Their Legacy (Part I)
The first thing you probably thought when reading the article's title is "Who are the roters?" And for good reason. In fact, even people fro…
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Allied Sciences: Archaeology and Forensic Anthropology in Human Identification
Forensic archaeology and forensic anthropology are disciplines that converge in the search for answers about human identity through the anal…
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The phenomenon of full-hand grip swords in the Balearic Islands
19 Bronze Age Balearic fist swords are known, although there may be more or even fewer due to a lack of data on these objects. There are sig…
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Diaguita peoples of northern Chile
According to Chilean archaeology, the estimated origin of Diaguita culture dates back to periods between approximately 1000 and 1536 AD, whe…
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What is archaeoastronomy really? What is this emerging discipline?
Stars have always captivated mankind, but the study of how they have done so is often controversial… Throughout time and place, human societ…
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Paleolithic archaeological evidence from Moriles (Córdoba)
Moriles is located in the south of the province of Córdoba, in a region known as Sur Cordobesa Campiña. This rural territory shares its surr…
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The discovery of the ice man
When we hear the word mummy, our minds immediately travel to those well-known Egyptian mummies. However, as we saw in previous publications …
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Legacy and Collecting: Rule Manjón Mergelina and the Heritage of Itálica
"Women! lift your browThat pains have bowed!The cry of your soulIn it no longer smother!To serene joys,Which art and scienceBestow on their …
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The Neanderthals: Theories about Their Extinction
The Homo neanderthalensis is currently the best-known ancient human. Since the discovery of a first skull in 1829 in Engis (Belgium), the co…
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Did Hobbits Exist? The Case of Flores Island
The world has changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. Much of what once was is lost. Because no one …
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Ancient piracy: everywhere and anywhere
Piracy was present in ancient times in a much more consistent way than we might think, that is, it was not just a matter of marginal groups.…
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Canopic jars: protectors of the viscera in Ancient Egypt
In Egyptian religion, people were composed of five components: the body, the Ba, the Ka, the shadow, and the name. These elements, particula…
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The City of Caral: Religion (Part II)
Both European and American civilizations have had the need to know and understand the origin of the world and humanity. Therefore, it is ine…
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Current Status of Archaeologists
We start from the premise that the profession of archaeology has maintained a pyramid structure since its inception, with males being the pr…
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Artificial lighting through history: a journey from prehistory to the present (I)
In the Europe we live in today, electricity has become an indispensable part of life. Beyond economic fluctuations, access to it is truly ea…
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The sacred city of Caral (Peru): general distribution of the site (Part I)
The Caral-Supe civilization is one of the oldest in the Americas, forming alongside many others around the world such as Sumer in Mesopotami…
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Megalithism: The Pyrenean cromlechs
Most of us associate the word crómlech with one of the several examples within the megalithic world, automatically visualizing Stonehenge as…
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Tutankhamun: 100 Years Since His Discovery
"I see wonderful things." These were the words spoken by Howard Carter about 100 years ago after looking through the hole they had made to o…
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Majolica pottery in America. The case of Trujillo (Peru)
Introduction Majolica refers to ceramic ware with an earthenware body and a glazed decoration that emerged during the Middle Ages and the tr…
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The Qhapaq Nnan, surviving the passage of time
The Andean peoples have left us a great cultural and heritage legacy that has endured for centuries to this day. Among this rich legacy stan…
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Approaching Industrial Heritage: Concept and Evolution.
What we call heritage is the result of a series of cultural and subjective conventions. Objects or buildings that were barely valued in othe…
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THE CAVE OF LES TEIXONERES: HUMANS AND CARNIVORES SHARING SPACE
Summer arrives, along with the excavation campaign season. This is the case for the archaeological site of the Cova de les Teixoneres, part …
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The "triple death" ritual or "threefold death"
In a previous article (Martínez Blanco, 2021), we delved into the world of mummies discovered in European bogs and peatlands. In this new in…
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The looting: the great enemy of archaeology
INTRODUCTION Probably at some point in our lives we have heard that relatives, friends, and acquaintances have some Roman coin or piece of p…
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The Autrigones. Brief data for your knowledge
The Autrigones were a pre-Roman ethnic group that inhabited the northern part of the Cantabrian coast. Today, they would have occupied parts…
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Geoarchaeology as a meeting point for two scientific disciplines
Introduction The relationship between Geology and Archaeology has been developing since the 19th century with publications such as Principle…
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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 "…
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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…
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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…
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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…