Valencina’s Rock-Crystal Dagger: Copper Age Skill and Display
Rock-crystal weapons from Copper Age tombs at Valencina reveal skilled stoneworking and the social value of rare materials in southern Iberia.
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What Happened in These Neolithic Caves? Human Bones Record More Than One Kind of Cannibalism
Nearly 1,000 bones and teeth from three Granada caves show that Neolithic cannibalism was not one practice or one event. The dates and traces point to different stories.
Atapuerca Excavation Finds 24 New Homo antecessor Fossils From 850,000 Years Ago
At Spain’s Atapuerca archaeological site, a handful of broken bones can change the shape of an entire chapter in human evolution. During the 2026 field season, researchers recovered at least…
7,000-Year-Old “Treasure” Discovered by Experts
Archaeologists in Spain have uncovered a remarkable collection of artifacts dating back approximately 7,000 years, offering valuable insights into the daily lives of some of the first farmers of the…
5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Moctezuma’s Cursed Lost Treasure
One of the greatest mysteries of the ancient Aztec Empire is a great ancient treasure said to have belonged to Moctezuma II, one of the most prominent ancient Aztec Empire…
Drought Reveals “Spanish Stonehenge” Older Than the Pyramids: Here are 6 Stunning Images
Hundreds of years before the first pyramids were built in Egypt and anywhere worldwide, mysterious people decided to organize and place megalithic stones intricately. The site in modern-day Spain, which…
Los Millares: Spain’s Copper Age fortress built before Egypt’s pyramids
On a plateau above the Andarax River, near the present-day town of Santa Fe de Mondújar, archaeologists have excavated one of Europe’s best-known Copper Age strongholds: Los Millares. The site’s…