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A team of archaeologists has found a faience workshop in Napata, the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Kush, which reveals how Nubian rulers used pottery production to reinforce their authority and economy, challenging the perception of Kush as a mere copy of Egypt. #Nubia #Arqueología #Kush (translated)

Researchers from the University of Barcelona have shown that decentralized networks played a crucial role in the development of the first urban societies in ancient Mesopotamia, according to an analysis of 957 archaeological sites published in Science Advances. #RedesDescentralizadas #SociedadesUrbanas #Mesopotamia (translated)

Pablo Haro Urquízar stated that Óscar López wanted to evict a 74-year-old man with a 33% disability from his old rental home, who had been paying rent for 15 years after the death of his mother. https://t.co/c27XjuXjKo https://t.co/mnrwbZUh2E #Desahucio #DerechosHumanos #Alquiler (translated)

A new study reveals that Shanidar A, a Neanderthal who lived between 50,000 and 75,000 years ago, not only survived a violent facial trauma but was also killed with a wooden spear, providing the oldest known evidence of lethal interpersonal violence in this species. #Neandertales #ShanidarA #ViolenciaInterpersonal (translated)

It doesn't end until it ends... but it never ends. Since ancient times, war, hunger, and plague have haunted humanity. "None of these three biblical evils have been resolved and it is possible that in the 22nd century they will continue as things are going," lamented the head of the Infectious Diseases Service at the Virgen del Rocío University Hospital in Seville at the beginning of the meeting with journalists and colleagues, during which he also cited the phrase of the infectious disease expert and adviser —"to his dismay"— of US President Donald Trump during the covid pandemic, Anthony Fauci: "It doesn’t end until it ends... but it never ends." #Infecciones #SaludGlobal #Pandemias (translated)

Abelardo De La Espriella stated that the National Police, in coordination with the Army, Air Force, and the Prosecutor's Office, captured nine members of the "Yair Bermúdez" Front 57 in Bugalagrande, Valle del Cauca, a dissident faction of the former FARC-EP that, he wrote, was affiliated with the National Coordinator Bolivarian Army. He labeled them as narcoterrorists and said they were accused of illegal recruitment and conspiracy to commit crimes. He added that among those arrested were alias "Majiño," whom he identified as the leader of a commission in the Valley and included in the list of most wanted individuals in Nariño, and alias "Bastidas." According to De La Espriella, during the operation, 12 cell phones, a laptop computer, nine containers with black powder, and a homemade mortar grenade adapted to be launched with a drone were seized. He concluded the message with patriotic and religious expressions. #PolicíaNacional #Narcoterrorismo #SeguridadNacional (translated)

Republican Senator John Curtis compared it to the "bloody spectacles" of ancient Rome, which corrupted the spectators who witnessed them, and warned that public executions deteriorate civilizations "when they cultivate a hunger for execution as a form of entertainment." #Trump #Ejecución #FortHood (translated)

Researchers have discovered a Neanderthal scapula with a hole caused by a wooden spear in a cave in Iraqi Kurdistan, which represents the oldest evidence of a murder among human ancestors, suggesting that these hominins may have developed advanced skills for crafting weapons and working wood 75,000 years ago. #Neandertales #Arqueología #HistoriaHumana (translated)

The closure of the Pérgamo bookstore, the oldest in Madrid, symbolizes the threat faced by 80% of the bookstores in the capital due to real estate speculation and gentrification, reflecting a worrying trend in the conservation of culture and small businesses in the city. #CierreLibrería #CulturaMadrid #Gentrificación (translated)

King Felipe VI and the autonomous presidents of the former Crown of Aragon have inaugurated a new space for collaboration in the Poblet Monastery, seeking to strengthen unity and dialogue among Aragon, Catalonia, Valencia Community, and Balearic Islands, while recalling their shared historical legacy. #CoronaDeAragón #Colaboración #PatrimonioHistórico (translated)

The closure of the Pérgamo bookstore, the oldest in Madrid, on November 17, reflects the growing real estate pressure threatening more than 80% of the bookstores in the city, where high rents jeopardize their sustainability. #EspeculaciónInmobiliaria #LibreríasMadrid #CulturaLiteraria (translated)

The Pérgamo bookstore, one of the oldest in Madrid, will close on November 17 due to the high rental prices in the Salamanca neighborhood, although its management is looking for a new location to continue its activity. #LibreríaPérgamo #PresiónInmobiliaria #CulturaMadrid (translated)