Tag Archive for 'Zagros Mountains'

Bear skins have high insulating properties and might have played a role in the adaptations of Middle Pleistocene hominins, such as Homo heidelbergensis depicted here, to the cold and harsh winter conditions of Northwestern Europe. Image credit: Benoît Clarys.

Middle Paleolithic Human Diet was More Diverse than Previously Thought

Nov 28, 2023 by News Staff

Archaeologists from the Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment at the University of Tübingen have analyzed the ancient animal remains...

Mount Piramagrun, showing the location of the main Rabana and Merquly settlements. Image credit: Michael Brown / Rabana-Merquly Archaeological Project.

Archaeologists Find Parthian-Era Fortress in Iraqi Kurdistan

Jul 20, 2022 by News Staff

The mountain fortress of Rabana-Merquly was one of the major regional centers of the Parthian Empire, according to new research led by Heidelberg University. Mount...