In recent years Mexico has mounted an ambitious series of investigations and restitution efforts to correct decades of theft and colonial plundering.
Tag: Archaeology and Anthropology
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Sanliurfa, Turkey, Resounds With Music, Food, Cultue and History
The city in southeastern Turkey resounds with music, food and culture — and echoes with more than 11,000 years of human history.
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Facing Scrutiny, a Museum That Holds 12,000 Human Remains Changes Course
The American Museum of Natural History said it would address its collecting of remains, which stretched into the 1940s and included practices now viewed as abusive and racist.
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Scrolls That Survived Vesuvius Divulge Their First Word
Experts hope that the techniques used to retrieve hidden text on delicate papyrus could lead to the recovery of lost classic works.
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Skeletons of 1918 Flu Victims Reveal Clues About Who Was Likely to Die
While a narrative emerged that the pandemic indiscriminately struck the young and healthy, new evidence suggests that frail young adults were most vulnerable.