Colonel Matthew Bogdanos discusses his experience of the illegal trade in antiquities and its link to terrorist activities in Iraq. “The reason I stress the terrorism aspect is that for many people, if I talk about the importance of cultural heritage, that’s just white noise to them. If that argument doesn’t resonate, then telling them […]

Anatomically modern humans living is southeastern Europe 32,000 years ago wore shell and mammoth jewelry and may have performed post-mortem rites on human corpses. “Through our work in progress, some of the expected results could help to better understand the transition period of late Neanderthal and early Homo sapiens settlements in Europe,” said Stephane Pean […]