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Rates of violence were surprisingly static over time, the team of researchers including a biological anthropologist found.

A study of 10,000-year-old skeletal remains from burial sites in northern Chile suggests violence was a regular part of life among ancient hunter-gatherers.

New study reveals ancient violence in the Atacama Desert's hunter-gatherer communities dating back 10,000 years.

10,000 years of violent conflict revealed by skeletons, weaponry, and rock art.

Now, researchers are beginning to theorize about who they were fighting and why.

Let a university librarian lead you to the hidden treasures for family historians in college and university libraries.

By Carla Samon Ros Lima, May 15 (EFE).- A group of archaeologists has discovered a nearly 4,000-year-old temple complex on Peru’s central coast that may contain South America’s most ancient “Chakana” (Andean cross) carved into one of its friezes. That U-shaped ceremonial center, part of the Miraflores archaeological site in the coastal province of Huaral, …

The Formative Period culture developed agricultural and commercial systems without hierarchical or military structures

Various events are happening this week in and around DeKalb County, including a curatorial conversation with Atlanta tattoo artist Lauren Visconti at the Carlos Museum, a night of festive caroling on the Decatur Square and Terrific Thursdays in Decatur. Several local government meetings are also scheduled for this week.

Excavations in Peru have revealed that the Wari culture used a combination of drugs and beer during feasts as a way of maintaining control in the Andean region.