How new hi-tech archaeology is revealing the ghosts of human history
Serpent figure with a round head and diamond-shaped body markings. Note that the base of the engraved glyph joins a natural fissure in the ceiling limestone (3.3m long). Credit: S. Alvarez; illustration by J. Simek/ Antiquity
New details of our past are coming to light, hiding in the nooks and crannies of the world, as we refine our techniques to go looking for them. Most lauded is the reconstruction of the evolution of…