Some of the prehistoric slate engraved plaques found in tombs in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Credit: Eduardo Estellez / K. Lillios / Antonio Valera / V. Hurtado / Museus e Monumentos de ...

Ancient owl-shaped slate engraved plaques, dating from around 5,000 years ago in the Iberian Peninsula, may have been created by children as toys, suggests a paper published in Scientific Reports.

In a more digitalised and ephemeral world, people cannot help but desire to capture significant events more solidly and permanently. We cut initials in trees, cut names in memorials, and letters of ...

There was a time when it appeared that digital recognition had triumphed. Slack shout-outs, e-cards, and virtual badges were ...

To test their hypothesis, the scientists analyzed 657 plaques, focusing on aspects such as design, geographical distribution, and connection with the sizes of graves. A study published in the European ...