Panther Cave, which is located in Seminole Canyon, Texas, is home to 4,000-year-old rock art that archaeologist Carolyn Boyd has linked to the peyote ceremonies of the Huichol Indians of western Mexico. “It shows they had very complex religious and social systems, and that they thought about more than surviving,” added archaeologist Amanda Castañeda.

A man’s head discovered in a beat bog in 1958 has been examined with a hospital CAT scanner, in order to learn more about how he died. Known as Worsley Man, he is thought to have lived in about 100 A.D., and to have been beaten, garroted, and beheaded.

Sixteen historic graves in a cemetery in Pensacola, Florida, were damaged when a driver lost control of her car and crashed through the perimeter fence. The car had to be lifted out of the cemetery with a crane to prevent further damage. The driver was not hurt.

Austerity measures in Greece have cut back the number of guards at museums and archaeological sites. This article has more information about the theft of 77 artifacts from the Museum of the Olympic Games in Olympia last month. “The antiquities of Greece are not recognized for what they are, and that is the treasure of Greece, the resource Greece has that is unique to Greece,” said American archaeologist Stephen Miller.

The J. Paul Getty Museum has returned three marble fragments to Greece.

This entry was posted by Jessica E. Saraceni on Friday, March 9, 2012. Discussion of this blog entry is now closed.

Comments posted here do not represent the views or policies of the Archaeological Institute of America.