Forgotten Footprints brings you tales from lesser-known civilizations and cultures from the Ice Age to the collapse of the Mongol Empire.
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In search of the Bactrian Gold
In November 1978, a worker was digging earth from a small mound in the plains of northern Afghanistan when he saw something small and dazzling. A gold disc, about the size of a fingernail, protruded from the...
Latest Historical Discoveries: September 2026
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The quarter’s top highlights and a sneak peek of whats coming ahead
Welcome to the third edition of the Forgotten Footprints Quarterly Review, where we’ll reflect on what we have discussed over the past three months and get a sneak …
The Mystery of the Venus Figurines
200 Statuettes, No Consensus
In 1864, an amateur archaeologist Paul Hurault found a small ivory carving in the rock shelter of Laugerie-Basse in France's Dordogne region. It was just 8 cm tall, faceless, and undeniably female, with a thin...
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Author of Forgotten Footprints: Untold Stories of Humanity's Past. Bringing you stories of lesser-known civilizations, lost cities, and vanished empires from the Ice Age to the fall of the Mongol Empire.
Geopolitics, policy, culture, sustainability, urban planning, life in Peru, and travels around Latin America. Also birds, and plants.
Archaeologist writing about the weirdness of contemporary life. Also: death, beer, and pirates. MacArthur Fellow, Anthropology & History PhD, Prof Emerita Univ Chicago
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