Severed Heads in Iron Age Iberia Weren’t Just War Trophies, New Research Suggests
To investigate this question, a team of European researchers analyzed seven severed heads from two archaeological sites in ...
Discovery of partially fossilized face belongs to oldest human ancestor in Western Europe, new study says
A fragment of a face from a human ancestor is the oldest in Western Europe, according to the results published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
Archaeologists discover 7th-century BCE Tartessian sanctuary in central Spain
Excavations uncovered the ruins of an imposing religious building of Eastern tradition, dating back to the 7th century BCE, ...
Archaeologists Reveal Secrets of Chilling Iron Age Nailed Head Ritual
Iron Age Iberians nailed skulls to walls in public. But were the remains those of revered friends—or reviled foes?
The Mysterious Iberian Nailed Skulls: New Findings Challenge Old Beliefs
The isotope analysis of the Puig Castellar and Ullastret sites suggests distinct mobility patterns among these individuals, ...
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Iberian nailed head ritual was more complex than expected
The nailed heads ritual did not correspond to the same symbolic expression among the Iberian communities of the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, but rather a practice that differed in each ...