Archaeologists uncover gender bias in 5,600-year-old Panoria necropolis: twice as many women buried as men

A new discovery at the Panoría megalithic necropolis in Granada, Spain, has revealed a striking gender imbalance in ancient burials, suggesting that the region may have had a female-centered social structure...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2024/10/archaeologists-uncover-gender-bias-in-panoria-necropolis/

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Scientists debunk 30-year myth linking griffin legends to dinosaur fossils

Scientists have debunked the long-standing theory that dinosaur fossils inspired the myth of the griffin. For over three decades, it was widely believed that the griffin—a legendary creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion—was derived from ancient fossil discoveries...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2024/06/scientists-debunk-myth-linking-griffin-to-dinosaur/

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Isotope analysis reveals men and women had equal access to resources 6,000 years ago

A study analyzed human remains from the Barmaz necropolis. This Middle Neolithic site, located in Collombey-Muraz, dates back to between 4500 and 3800 BCE.

This analysis revealed that both local and non-local individuals, regardless of gender, had equal access to food resources...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2024/06/men-and-women-had-equal-access-to-resources/

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Archaeologists uncover upper section of colossal statue of Ramses II in Egypt

A collaborative effort between Egyptian and American archaeologists has resulted in the remarkable discovery of the upper section of a colossal statue of Ramses II, also known as Ramesses the Great, in the Minya Governorate of Egypt...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2024/03/upper-section-of-colossal-statue-of-ramses-ii-in-egypt/

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