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Ngorongoro, Serengeti, Tarangire
Breathing the Landscape of Human Origins We have to make a necessary digression from our usual narrative.As we previously written, travelling to archaeological sites in Africa is not as simple as in Europe. Every logistical aspect becomes part of the research experience: how to reach a site, how to move within it, which areas are … Continue reading
Visiting Olduvai Gorge from Karatu
Three months in Tanzania to explore Karatu and the cultural heritage of the Rift Valley Reaching the “Cradle of Humankind” is not so simple. Traveling to archaeological sites in Africa is not as easy as in Europe. There are no suburban trains stopping near a gorge that reshaped the history of humanity. No last-minute online … Continue reading
Dust, Colors, Memories
Explore Tanzania’s cultural heritage through Karatu, the Rift Valley, and its diverse tribes — where nature, humanity, and history intertwine. Continue reading
Totonaca people, the Hurricane and the Voladores: traditional techniques for controlling an atmospheric phenomena
An interview with Dr. Luisa Villani, postdoctoral researcher at UNAM, Institute of Anthropology in Mexico City. An intriguing research on themythical characters associated with atmospheric phenomena, such as Aktziní, the Hurricane and linked to the Dance of the Flyers- “Los Voladores”. Continue reading
Qhapaq Ñan: Ongoing Reactivation Projects
Projects like the one near Portrero de Payogasta, close to Salta, Argentina, serve as prime examples of archaeological conservation and enhancement. Continue reading
Viaggio nel Perigord #3- Lascaux
Lascaux è la grotta ornata preistorica più famosa e importante al mondo, al pari di Altamira (Spagna). A ottobre 2023 Arkeomount ha visitato la replica aperta nel 2016. Continue reading
Viaggio nel Perigord#2- Le grotte dipinte
Le raffigurazioni all’interno delle grotte del Paleolitico superiore possono essere eseguite secondo tre tecniche: incise, dipinte o una combinazione delle due.Quando siamo giunti a Font de Gaume (Centre des monuments nationaux – Sites préhistoriques de la vallée de la Vézère – 4 avenue des Grottes – 24620 Les Eyzies – France // Grottes de Font-de-Gaume … Continue reading
Viaggio nel Perigord #1- La valle dell’Homo e la Grotta di Rouffignac
Viaggio nel Vezere francese- Arkemount.com – Parte 1 Continue reading
Tibet: found 200,000-Year-Old Handprints. Is this rock art?
Image published by www.openculture.com This is an interesting piece of news that we would like to share and comment. Some days ago this article here reports that “Archaeologists Discover 200,000-Year-Old Hand & Footprints That Could Be the World’s Earliest Cave Art”.Very interesting, indeed?Reading this and other sources it is clear that the finding, in in … Continue reading
Clovis first?
The Clovis projectile found in ZacatecasImage Credit : INAH, published in Heritagedaily.com We report this piece of news recently published online, which points out – once more – a theory called “Clovis first”.The opportunity comes from a recent discovery of a “Clovis projectile point” found almost 1.000 miles far from Clovis, where the theory began … Continue reading