Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul praised a settlement reached to fine apartment building owners $55,000 after they hung a poster calling on tenants to report immigrants to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.Officials said a building superintendent tried to intimidate potential witnesses with immigration raids at an apartment building with mostly immigrant residents in Jamaica, Queens.'We will continue our work to call out all forms of hate, bias, and discrimination across our state.'The original complaint about the poster was made in 2017 to the New York State Division of Human Rights, but the settlement was reached eight years later in February.The state office accused the building owner, a management company, and others associated with the building of illegally discriminating against people based on their national origin.The defendants agreed to pay the fine and also accepted three years of oversight to ensure compliance."Let us be clear: New York remains committed to protecting anyone who is discriminated against or harassed because of their national origin, citizenship, or immigration status," Human Rights Commissioner Denise M. Miranda said in a statement Wednesday."It is unacceptable, unconscionable, and illegal for housing providers to discriminate against their tenants simply because of where they are from," she added. "We will continue our work to call out all forms of hate, bias, and discrimination across our state."An attorney representing the management company in a separate lawsuit said they settled in order to avoid litigation costs, according to the New York Times.RELATED: Activists blame Trump for bounty hunter 'kidnapping' of mom of 3 for deportation — feds say it was a hoax for cash Photo by John Senter/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Hochul praised the settlement on social media."Threatening to 'round up tenants' or call ICE because of someone's national origin is blatant discrimination. And in New York, it's illegal. Any company engaging in it will be fined," she posted.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Fayette County Sheriff’s DepartmentThe skull was found by a man walking on his property along the Whitewater River. A portion of a human skull found on the bank of the Whitewater River in Indiana has been determined to be more than 4,000 years old. The skull was initially discovered in early June 2025 by a local man walking around his property. Now, radiocarbon dating has revealed that it’s roughly 4,270 years old, dating back to about 2300 B.C.E. There is still a lot to be uncovered about this historic find. For instance, it currently remains unclear whether the skull belonged to a man or a woman, or what Indigenous group this person was a part of. Nevertheless, it’s an astonishing discovery — and one that was made by chance. The Chance Discovery Of A Skull That Turned Out To Be More Than 4,000 Years Old Fayette County Sheriff’s DepartmentThe skull was found on this Fayette County riverbank, about 70 miles southeast of Indianapolis. On June 2, 2025, a man walking on his property along the Whitewater River in Fayette County, Indiana saw something peculiar on the bank. What he found quickly proved to be a portion of a human skull. The skull remains, coming from the crown section, are approximately the size of an adult human’s hand. Scientists believe the skull was fragmented not from trauma, but from natural degradation over the years. The man immediately contacted the county sheriff’s department about the find, according to a Facebook post from the Fayette County Coroner’s Office. “This discovery underscores the importance of our community’s vigilance and the necessity of professional collaboration,” Coroner Eddie Richardson said in the social media post. “I want to commend the landowner for their responsible action in immediately reporting the finding.” The man who found the skull was a local landowner — and a collector of Native American artifacts. After he reported the remains to the sheriff’s office, the skull underwent thorough examination in order to determine how old it was. While officials have been able to determine that the skull is about 4,270 years old, there is still much they don’t know. The skull is likely from an adult, but it is unknown if this person was a man or woman. Repatriating The Remains To The Appropriate Indigenous Group Fayette County Sheriff’s DepartmentThe skull was found along the banks of the Whitewater River in Fayette County, Indiana. The coroner’s office is working alongside archaeologists from the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to try to determine which Indigenous population this person may have belonged to. “The remains could belong to an individual associated with any number of tribes, including the Shawnee, Potawatomi, Delaware or Cherokee, among others,” Richardson told The New York Times. The coroner’s office, announcing the discovery on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, said it is a “humbling reminder” of the people who lived on this land before Europeans arrived. It’s believed that people first began to live in this region during the Late Archaic period, about 10,000 years ago. According to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, these early people of present-day Indiana would’ve been hunter-gatherers. They made tools, including projectile points, scrapers, and long blades, out of chert rock and other raw materials. By 2300 B.C.E., both locals’ knowledge of the land and the breadth of tools they could make increased. They developed many varieties of woodworking tools and tools for food processing, including mortars, grinding slabs, and bone and antler tools. Now, the coroner’s office is also teaming up with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources in order to determine the best next steps for the remains. Their goal is to follow the proper legal procedure for repatriation and site management. “My hope is that it inspires local people to learn more about the history of the land they live on,” said Krista Latham, a forensic anthropologist who helped examine the skull. “In this case, the individual lived so long ago that we cannot provide a name. But we can make sure they rest with their loved ones.” After reading about the 4,270-year-old skull found in Indiana, discover the 9 most historic Native American warriors to ever live. Then, learn about the remains of a prehistoric Native American woman who was 24 weeks pregnant when she was killed by arrows. The post An Indiana Man Was Walking Along A Riverbank On His Property — And Found A 4,270-Year-Old Native American Skull appeared first on All That's Interesting.

Sawada et al. 2025One of the skulls analyzed during the study has two perforations and appears to be highly polished. During a study of almost 200 human bones from China’s Neolithic Liangzhu culture, researchers made a surprising discovery: Several dozen of them showed some kind of modification. The bones had been perforated, split, ground down, or polished. Though seemingly discarded before completion, some formed skull “masks,” while others were crafted into skull “cups.” Many questions remain about this curious find, but researchers suspect that the modified bones are related to prehistoric rituals and changing attitudes toward death in increasingly urban settings. The Bones Of The Neolithic Liangzhu Culture According to a study published in Scientific Reports, 183 bones were discovered during studies at Neolithic Liangzhu culture sites in southern China’s Yangtze River Delta. The bones date back to between 5,300 and 4,500 years ago, and 52 of them had seemingly been modified in some way. “Interestingly,” the researchers wrote in their study, “many of them show evidence of working, such as splitting, grinding, perforating, and polishing.” Scientific Reports One of four skulls that was seemingly modified into a mask. The prehistoric bones had been modified into skull cups, masks, and plate shapes. Some skulls had perforations, jaw bones had flattened bases, and limb bones showed signs of having been flattened, cut, or cracked. Several had seemingly been highly polished. The bones belonged to a wide range of ages and sexes — researchers discovered remains from both men, women, and children. And the bones, lacking cut marks, were seemingly harvested long after death. “There were no signs of violence, no cut marks on the bone surface that could be interpreted as disarticulation marks, and no evidence of burning,” the researchers wrote in their study. Yet, most of the bone items were apparently discarded before they were finished. The researchers noted that 80 percent were seemingly incomplete when they were tossed into nearby canals and moats. Scientific ReportsSkulls that were seemingly modified into plates. “This high proportion prompts several questions regarding the reasons for abandonment,” the researchers wrote. “Were these items left unfinished due to technical failure? Did their incompleteness carry ritual or symbolic meaning? Or was production interrupted due to shifting social priorities?” For now, many questions about the modified bones remain. But researchers have some ideas about who they may have belonged to and what purpose they may have served. The Mysterious Purpose Of The Neolithic Liangzhu Bones China’s Liangzhu culture emerged around 5,300 to 4,500 years ago along the Yangtze River Delta. It’s one of the earliest — and largest — walled urban societies in the country. Liangzhu settlements are quite sophisticated, with cemeteries, dams, canals, altars, workshops, and palaces. So, why did its people modify bones and then discard them? Scientific ReportsSkulls modified to make what appear to be cups. Because the Liangzhu culture left no written record, the answer has to be based on some historical guesswork. For example, historians know that skull cups, similar to the ones in the study, were previously found at burials of high-status Liangzhu citizens. As such, the discarded bones could have held some ritual or religious significance. However, researchers found that the bones in their study showed signs of poor health and nutrition, suggesting that they belonged to lower classes. Their hypothesis is that the discarded bones were seen as easily accessible raw material — and that this was directly connected to the growth of an urban society. The bones possibly belonged to some kind of “other,” either lower-class people or foreigners, whose anonymity in a large urban society with weak social ties led to their bones being used for another purpose. “In ancient Liangzhu, the coexistence of two distinct concepts of corpse treatment — namely, burial and use as raw material for production — was perhaps made possible by the rise of an urban society, where the dead increasingly included unrelated strangers who were not regarded as subjects of commemoration,” the researchers wrote. “This distinction may reflect new social realities of urban life in which the anonymous dead became more available and more utilitarian in character.” After reading about the modified bones found at Neolithic sites in China, discover the astounding story of the terracotta warriors, the thousands of life-like sculptures made to “guard” an ancient Chinese emperor. Or, learn about “Lady Dai,” the incredibly well-preserved Chinese mummy from the third-century Han Dynasty. The post Dozens Of Curious Bones Modified Into ‘Cups’ And ‘Masks’ Discovered At Neolithic Sites In China appeared first on All That's Interesting.

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