A small stone figurine was discovered at Turkey’s Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük last week. The reclining man sports a bushy beard and a big nose. The bones of a woman who had been sacrificed more than 2,000 years ago were unearthed in northern Peru. Known as the “Lady of Pacopampa,” her legs had been bound, […]

The burials of two children were unearthed in Peru at the Sacsayhuaman archaeological park. The article mentions that they had been buried in the fetal position, so the accompanying photograph is probably irrelevant. The remains of two more young people were uncovered in southern Ontario. “They’re in a disturbed context. Nothing is intact. They’re all […]