Archaeology

Retrospect

The foundations of modern archaeology in Brazil

Sixty years ago, a Brazilian program supported by American experts improved the education of archaeologists and drove the discovery of ancient cultures across the country

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Obituary

Niède Guidon exalted and preserved rock art sites in Serra da Capivara, in the state of Piauí

The archaeologist's work led to the creation of a park in the interior of Piauí and further studies in the semiarid region

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Epidemiology

Bacteria that causes leprosy was present in the Americas before the Europeans

Mycobacterium leprae, the main species, was brought over by the Europeans, but M. lepromatosis had already been on the continent for at least 1,000 years

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Archaeology

Mayan altar reveals conflicts between ancient peoples

Archaeologists find Mayan altar from 300 AD clearly influenced by Mexican city

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Archaeology

Hominids buried 110,000 years ago

Neanderthals and modern humans lived together and shared social customs

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Archaeology

The story of the avocado in Honduras

Fossilized specimens found in Honduras provide evidence of avocado domestication

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ARCHAEOLOGY

The Amazon’s ancient cornfields

Archaeological sites in Bolivia reveal traces of large-scale corn farming that once sustained a dense human population—and may have even played a role in domesticating ducks

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Archaeology

Prehistoric representations of animals in the state of São Paulo

Recent research in São Paulo identified 58 archaeological sites with rock art depicting animals

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Archaeology

The Amazon revealed

Researchers meet with people from the rainforest to discuss how laser scanning can provide information about the region’s past and contribute to its future

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History

Life in an oasis during the Bronze Age

Remnants of a six-acre fortified city in Saudi Arabia indicate slow urbanism in the region

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Technology

AI Archaeology

Artificial intelligence helps archaeologists identify Nazca geoglyphs in Peru

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Archaeology

Corn arrived in Brazil via the western Amazon and was domesticated over the course of several waves of migration

Study reveals that primitive characteristics of the species still exist, despite long-term human intervention and cultivation in a diverse range of environments

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Archaeology

Dogs carrying packs in Argentina 300 years ago

Dog apparently helped transport loads in Argentina

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ARCHAEOGENETICS

Did diseases kill the Neanderthals?

Sequences detected in the genome of the extinct species represent the oldest documented human viral infections

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Cultural property

Egypt recovers stolen 3,400-year-old statue

Egypt recovers statue of Pharaoh Ramses II, stolen in the late 1980s or early 1990s

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ARCHAEOLOGY

Indigenous peoples made engravings alongside dinosaur footprints

Indigenous peoples carved marks next to dinosaur footprints in Paraíba

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recognition

Niède Guidon wins Admiral Álvaro Alberto Award

Niède Guidon wins Admiral Álvaro Alberto Award

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History

Shipwrecks record history of slavery

Archaeologists in the Bahamas identify 14 slave ships that sank between 1767 and 1860

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Computing

Carbonized ancient philosophy

Brazilian team is among the winners of the international Vesuvius Challenge to identify writing on carbonized scrolls

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Good practices

American university museum returns artifacts looted from Greece

Emory University reached an agreement with the Greek Ministry of Culture to return three artifacts held at the institution’s Michael C. Carlos Museum

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Archaeology

Evidence of rock art in Paraná

Region of Paraná is home to archaeological treasures, with more than a thousand figures painted by Indigenous peoples

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Archaeology

Digital map reveals rock art in São Paulo

Cutting-edge technology used to unite data about sites with prehistoric paintings and engravings in the state in an interactive format

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Archaeology

Horses in Patagonia before Europeans

Archaeologists shed light on the arrival of horses in Patagonia

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Archaeology

The oldest pyramid?

Monument in Indonesia may be older than the pyramids in Egypt

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Archaeology

Artifacts returned to Argentine museum

Argentine museum recovers 6,400 artifacts smuggled into Spain

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Archaeology

Historical archaeology investigates period from colonization to dictatorship

Excavations help reinterpret historical events by linking material culture, written documents, and oral testimonies

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Archaeology

The dexterous rock carvers of 12,000 years ago

Lithic instruments found in Pará were carefully crafted 12,000 years ago

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Archaeology

Human footprints suggest large population in ancient Amazon

Human footprints suggest large population in ancient Amazon

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Archaeology

Pre-Hispanic sculpture

Ritual table used in ancient Mayan ceremonies restored

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Hydrology

Underground canals in the desert

Map of 28,000 kilometers of underground canals in Morocco could help revitalize the water system for current inhabitants

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