Latin America
The complex organization of the Pre-Classic Maya
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New research using LiDAR technology suggests Mayan society on the Yucatan peninsula may have been more complex than previously thought.
Europe
Spotlight: Totemism in the Celtic Tradition
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In today’s Spotlight on Traditions post, SianLuc Asha Merlyn Heart introduces readers to the totemic beliefs present in ancient Celtic paganism.
Archeology
Unique 2,500-year-old ritual wash basin discovered in Turkey
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A unique water basin has been discovered in Turkey near the ancient Greek city of Klazomenai.
Middle East
Extreme Drought may have created conditions for Islam to emerge
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Research suggests that drought may have been an instigator in the shift to Islam as a religious practice within the Arabian peninsula.
Africa
New insights into Philistine religion and their enigmatic culture
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New research challenges previous held consensus on the Philistines, their origin, and the structure and establishment of their culture in the Levant.