Papua New Guinea

Kuk, Papua New Guinea

Research reveals Papua New Guinea was a region where agriculture evolved independently…

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Pre-Columbian mass grave found in Peru
Although the Chimú are known to have practised human sacrifice, it is currently not possible to say whether this is the case here.
Early evidence of leprosy identified in the Caribbean
Radiocarbon dating has indicated that the skull is c.220 years old, making it possibly the earliest example currently known from the region
Slaves’ room found in Pompeii
The discovery grants us a glimpse of the people who were behind the day-to-day running of the villa
Early evidence of clothing manufacture discovered in a Moroccan cave
Excavations in Contrebandiers Cave from 2007 to 2010 found 62 bone tools used for leather and fur manufacture in Middle Stone Age layers.