El Museo de la Universidad NTNU ha recreado al hombre de Hitra tal y como probablemente era: de unos 169 cm de altura, rubio y de ojos azules. El modelo del hombre de Hitra fue creado por Thomas Foldberg. Fotografía: Åge Hojem / NTNU University MuseumDurante la remodelación de una carretera que conducía a...
Todos conocemos África como la "cuna de la humanidad" o la "fuente de la humanidad", debido a las primeras evidencias de ancestros humanos encontradas aquí. Una nueva investigación muestra cómo se mezclaron los antepasados africanos y un par de verdades sobre cómo han vivido y se han relacionado.Investigadores de 44 campos diferentes trabajaron juntos...
Cráneo de bisonte estepario del 3er nivel. Crédito: Nature Human Behaviour (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41562-022-01503-7Unos investigadores han realizado un interesante descubrimiento en una cueva neandertal del suroeste de Francia. Han descubierto varios cráneos de animales de gran tamaño, entre ellos los de un oso, un león y una hiena, todos mucho mayores que los animales...
Three views of the four articulated teeth making up KDP 20. a. occlusal view showing lingually placedmesial interproximal wear facet on P4 (arrow) and buccal wear on M3; b. lingual view showing a mesiallyplaced interproximal wear facet on P4 (arrow), chips from lingual faces of all teeth and rotated, partiallyimpacted M3; c. buccal view...
Cosmos Display at the front of the Antikythera Mechanism, showing the positions of the Sun, Moon, and five planets as well as the phase of the Moon and the nodes of the Moon. Credit: © 2020 Tony FreethResearchers at UCL have fixed a significant piece of the challenge that makes up the ancient Greek...
Experimental session. Credit: M. SilvaLithic IndustryFirst application of the eye-tracking methodology to studying lithic industry.The journal Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences published a study from The Paleoneurology Group at the Centro Nacional de Investigación Sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) led by Emiliano Bruner. This study, analyzes the patterns of visual exploration during handling of Lower...
Credit: University of ManchesterThe origins of Arthur's Stone, one of the UK's most famous Stone Age monuments, were discovered by archaeologists from the Universities of Manchester and Cardiff.Unveiling the Secrets of Arthur's Stone: A Neolithic Monument RevealedAccording to Manchester's Professor Julian Thomas, who led the excavation, the ominous Herefordshire tomb links to nearby "halls...
Remains of Linya, recovered in Cova Gran site. Credit: CEPAAt the Cova Gran de Santa Linya site (La Noguera, Lleida), the remains of a female attributed to H. sapiens were discovered by scientists of the Centro Nacional de Investigación Sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH). The carbon-14 dating of the sediments in the natural receptacle...
The storage vessel after restoration - Photo: Dafna Gazit Israel Antiquities Authority. Medicine: Joseph BocangolzA team of researchers from the Israel Antiquities Authority found evidence of a massive earthquake in the city of Jerusalem approximately 2,800 years ago.Previous research had uncovered evidence of a major earthquake in Israel in the mid-eighth century BC at...
