Anthropology and Human Sciences
Fear and the Origins of Human Consciousness
From the African Savannah to the Depths of Paleolithic Caves We came back home a few months ago, and something still rumbles in our mind. These months spent in the savannah began to melt with all the past archaeological environments we experienced, in Europe as in South America. If humanity evolved in Africa and remained … Continue reading
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
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