An American treasure seeker, who has been probing the archives of Robinson Crusoe Island in the Juan Fernandez archipelago for more than 20 years, has just obtained authorization to search a specific area using a device mechanical. A decision that is causing debate in this protected sector. Robins
An archaeological study shows that the strange cone-shaped headdresses represented on the walls of certain Egyptian monuments were not just an iconographic ornament. Their discovery on two skeletons lifts part of the veil as to their meaning. Two figures from Tomb TT255 of the 18th dynasty, on th
Just as in Peru the Nazca Lines have gone from being a mere archaeological monument to becoming an important tourist attraction complementary to Cuzco or Machu Picchu and an economic catalyst for the region, their Bolivian counterparts still remain semi-anonymous, unable to approach the suggestive p
The prehistorian Eric Boeda, a specialist recognized for his work on lithic industries, comes back with reservations on the recent announcements concerning Brazilian capuchin monkeys who cut tools... A capuchin monkey using rocks, photographed in Serra da Capivara (Piaui) National Park, northeast