Tag Archives:: antropología
3400-year-old ballgame court unearthed in mountains of Mexico
In 2015, archaeologists Jeffrey Blomster and Víctor Salazar Chávez began excavating the Mexican site of Etlatongo, a 3400-year-old village in the mountains of Oaxaca. They chose a spot in the center of the site, one that appeared to be an […]
El misterio de las 200 esferas de hace un millón de años
Una investigación con alta tecnología 3D intentará averiguar si unas bolas de piedra prehistóricas halladas en Israel fueran hechas con alguna intención […]
Lo que esconde el oído interno sobre el parentesco entre simios y humanos
Una novedosa técnica de análisis morfométrico geométrico 3D ha permitido cuantificar la ‘señal filogenética’ que encierra el laberinto óseo del oído interno de monos, simios y humanos. El estudio de esta estructura ósea ayuda así a reconstruir las relaciones filogenéticas […]
Ancient Mongolian empires sustained themselves with millet
The formidable conquerors had more complex economies than previously thought. […]
Innovation thrives in partially connected populations
Study finds fewer interactions, not more, fuel cultural evolution. […]
Hallan a un nuevo neandertal enterrado junto a la «tumba de las flores»
Descubierto en la famosa cueva iraní de Shanidar, puede arrojar luz sobre los ritos funerarios de esta especie humana extinta […]
West Africans share genes with ancient mystery man
Genome analysis suggests ‘ghost’ hominin interbred with their ancestors. […]
Is an Aboriginal tale of an ancient volcano the oldest story ever told?
Long ago, four giant beings arrived in southeast Australia. Three strode out to other parts of the continent, but one crouched in place. His body transformed into a volcano called Budj Bim, and his teeth became the lava the volcano […]
Is this the original board game of death?
Ancient Egyptians took their board games seriously. The backgammonlike senet started out as a mere pastime, but over nearly 2 millennia it evolved into a game with deep links to the afterlife, played on a board that represented the underworld. […]
Danbolinzuloko margoak, puzzlea osatzeko pieza esanguratsu
Danbolinzulo haitzuloan (Zestoa, Gipuzkoa) aurkitutako horma-irudiek informazio baliotsua eman dute Paleolitoko testuingurua ulertzeko Besteak beste, bost basahuntz, bi zaldi, eta giza itxurako figura bat identifikatu dituzte. Haiek aztertuta, ondorioztatu dute Magdaleniar aurrekoak direla (duela 20.000-30.000 urte), kantauriar-iberiar estilokoak, eta, beraz, […]