Radical AnthropologyApr 22

Early evidence of communal hunting at Gran Dolina, #Atapuerca ca.400,000 years ago

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-gran-dolina-site-atapuerca-reveals.html

Gran Dolina site at Atapuerca reveals almost exclusive use of local chert 400,000 years ago

A paper published in the journal Quaternary International reveals a distinctive technological behavior at level TD10.2-BB of Gran Dolina (Atapuerca, Burgos), characterized by the almost exclusive use of local chert and linked to one of the earliest pieces of evidence of communal hunting in the human evolutionary record, dated to around 400,000 years ago.

Phys.org
Anthropology.netMar 23
At Gran Dolina ~400 ka, hominins butchered 60+ bison using tools made almost exclusively from one type of stone. New research links this rare pattern to some of the earliest evidence of communal hunting. #Paleoanthropology #Atapuerca #MiddlePleistocene https://www.anthropology.net/p/one-kind-of-stone-what-60-butchered
One Kind of Stone: What 60 Butchered Bison Reveal About Middle Pleistocene Planning

The site where hominins don’t behave the way they’re supposed to

Anthropology.net
Nikolas Kozloff has movedMar 21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf_HOdZtJnU #atapuerca #burgos #spain #archaeology
Hidden Near the Camino: Europe’s Oldest Humans (Atapuerca)

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Los viajes de TomasaDec 3, 2025
Los restos humanos más antiguos encontrados en Atapuerca (Burgos) son de hace 1,5 millones de años, sin embargo su iglesia data de finales del siglo XII, conservando su pila bautismal y ábside románicos. El resto fue reformado en el siglo XVI.
#Atapuerca #Burgos #Iglesia #CyL #castillayleon
Cleef HangerNov 27, 2025

An old drawing.....yes that old.

#atapuerca #ñu #cartoon #paintoolsai

Ancient OriginsAug 11, 2025
Shocking archaeological discovery reveals that 5,700 years ago, Neolithic farmers in Spain systematically cannibalized entire enemy families, including children. This disturbing evidence challenges our view of peaceful early agricultural societies and reveals the violent reality of prehistoric life.
#neolithic #atapuerca #prehistoric #PrehistoricLife #ancienthistory #AncientOrigins
https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-evolution-human-origins/neolithic-cannibalism-0022339
MediaFaro MagazineAug 10, 2025

'Extreme exploitation': Spanish archaeologists find signs of war cannibalism from 5,700 years ago.

Deep within El Mirador Cave in northern Spain, researchers have uncovered bone-chilling evidence of human cannibalism dating back around 5,700 years.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250808-extreme-exploitation-spanish-archaeologists-find-signs-of-war-cannibalism-from-5700-years-ago?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Archaeology #Prehistory #Cannibalism #Neolithic #Spain #Atapuerca #Burgos #Caves #Science

'Extreme exploitation': Spanish archaeologists find signs of war cannibalism from 5,700 years ago.

Deep within El Mirador Cave in northern Spain, researchers have uncovered bone-chilling evidence of human cannibalism dating back around 5,700 years.

Euronews
inakisbAug 9, 2025

#zientzia #Atapuerca

[eta bide batez: Atapuerca ➡️ ATE + PUERTA]

https://www.sciencealert.com/human-bones-reveal-evidence-of-one-horrifying-cannibalistic-feast

scinexx - das wissensmagazinAug 8, 2025
Kannibalismus selbst bei frühen Bauern. Vor 5.700 Jahren entbeinten, kochten und verzehrten Menschen ihre Artgenossen - auch Frauen und Kinder. #Kannibalen #Kannibalismus #Archaeologie #Atapuerca
https://www.scinexx.de/news/archaeologie/kannibalismus-selbst-bei-fruehen-bauern/
Kannibalismus selbst bei frühen Bauern

Viehzüchter als Menschenfresser: In einer spanischen Höhle haben Archäologen das Zeugnis eines grausigen Schlachtfests entdeckt. Denn vor 5.700 Jahren

scinexx | Das Wissensmagazin
HuffPost [ES]Aug 7, 2025

🌱 ■ Describen un nuevo caso de canibalismo en Atapuerca ocurrido hace 5.700 años ■ No se han detectado indicios de que el evento estuviese relacionado con ceremonias o rituales.
https://www.huffingtonpost.es/life/describen-nuevo-caso-canibalismo-atapuerca-ocurrido5700nos.html?int=MASTODON_WORLD

#life #ciencia #antropologia #atapuerca