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Zimbabwe stone carvers seek a revival as an Oxford exhibition confronts British colonial past
A collection of Zimbabwean stone sculptures will be part of an Oxford exhibition meant to 'contextualize' the legacy of ...
Zimbabwe's stone carvers seek a revival as an Oxford exhibition confronts a British colonial legacy
A collection of Zimbabwean stone sculptures will be the centerpiece of an exhibition at Oxford University meant to “contextualize” the legacy of British colonialist Cecil John Rhodes ...
Excavating the burn layer in Altadena
As an archaeologist, I understand that the darkened layer left when fire sweeps through a city draws a sharp line in time ...
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6,500-year-old hunting toolkit discovered in Texas could be oldest in North America
They stumbled upon a hunting shelter/repair shop where hunters spent a night or two. So these skilled warriors successfully ...
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Mysterious Mountain Doorway Dubbed ‘Gate of the Gods’ in Peru Continues to Puzzle Researchers Since 1996
Local legends among the Aymara people, who called the formation the “Devil’s Doorway,” warn that the gate is not to be entered lightly.
Archaeologists have discovered a 1,600-year-old Maya altar, surrounded by children's bones
Child sacrifice was thought to be rare in their culture. This chilling discovery suggests foreign invaders played a role.
What lies in hidden passage of Mexico cave — and four other mysteries solved
In the Guerrero mountains of southern Mexico, cave guide Adrián Beltrán Dimas and Russian speleologist Yekaterina Katiya Pavlova discovered a hidden room in Tlayócoc cave. They found centuries-old ...
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This cave in San Luis Potosí was hiding Ice Age giants
Looking for blind cavefish in San Luis Potosí, biologist Luis Espinasa and his team accidentally found the remains of giant ...