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March 2020
Vol. 8, No. 3
The Genesis of the Near Eastern Pig
By Max Price
Pigs are among the very oldest domesticated animals in the Near East with evidence going back past 9000 BCE. But unlike Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Europe, pig popularity in the Levant dropped after 3000 BCE. Why? Read More
‘Mummify like an Egyptian’ – Egyptianizing Mummification in the Canary Islands
By Daniel M. Méndez-Rodríguez
One of the most remarkable features of the indigenous culture of the Canary Islands was their practice of mummification. Writers have long associated the practice with Egypt, but is that correct? Read More
Ancient Automatons in Myth and History
By Adrienne Mayor
Robots, androids, and other artificial beings are common today, mixing technology and imagination. But they have unexpected ancestors in antiquity. Read More
A Week in the Life of the Mousterian Hunter
By Gonen Sharon and Maya Oron
The Middle Paleolithic period lasted from about 300,000 to 30,000 years ago. Can we look at a hunting site and reconstruct the events of a single week? Read More
