Archaeologists and Sanskrit scholars collaborate to decipher the Rigveda
Archaeologists and Sanskrit scholars are collaborating to decode ancient Indian evidence, bridging material culture and textual sources – for UPSC Anthropology.
Archaeology
Neanderthal ‘Fat Factory’: Planned Resource Management 125,000 Years Ago
A Science Advances study at Neumark-Nord shows Neanderthals ran a bone-grease ‘fat factory’ ~125,000 years ago — evidence of planning and cognition for UPSC Anthropology Paper 1.
8 thousand year old temple found in Saudi Arabia
An 8,000-year-old temple discovered in Saudi Arabia sheds light on Neolithic ritual and settled life in the Arabian Peninsula – for UPSC Anthropology.
Domestication of Horses and Its Impact on Human Society
How horse domestication on the Eurasian steppe reshaped mobility, warfare and society – the Botai and Yamnaya evidence, for UPSC Anthropology.
Origins of Agriculture and Human Evolution
A PNAS study on the origins of agriculture and its role in human evolution and the transition to farming societies – for UPSC Anthropology.
Harappans’ contribution to ancient Indian knowledge — diluted or exaggerated
A look at debates over whether the Harappan civilisation’s contribution to ancient Indian knowledge has been diluted or exaggerated – for UPSC Anthropology.