Maya figurine with the oldest written numbers; argument for gradual development of modern humans; Iron Age burial in northern Scotland; late Paleolithic jewelry in northern Spain

Small clay figurine from Guatemala may contain the oldest written numbers in Mesoamerica [Alternate Link]

New study argues for gradual, regionally-based development of “modern” humans [Alternate Link]

Iron Age burial in northern Scotland reveals unusual manipulation of the dead [Alternate Link]

22,000-year-old jewelry from Spanish cave outlines Ice Age social networks [Alternate Link]