Anthropology
Ancient Rome's Forgotten Paradise
Stabiae's seaside villas will soon be resurrected in one of the largest archaeological projects in Europe since World War II
Walk This Way
Humans' two-legged gait evolved to save energy, new research says
Saving Machu Picchu
Will the opening of a bridge give new life to the surrounding community or further encroach upon the World Heritage Site?
Roy Richard Grinker
His new book offers a scholar's and father's perspective on autism
The Mystery of Easter Island
New findings rekindle old debates about when the first people arrived and why their civilization collapsed
Reading Between the Lines
Scientists with high-tech tools are deciphering lost writings of the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes
Today's Tattoos
Making your mark
The Tattoo Eraser
A new type of body art ink promises freedom from forever
Teeth Tales
Fossils tell a new story about the diversity of hominid diets
Sleeping with Cannibals
Our intrepid reporter gets up close and personal with New Guinea natives who say they still eat their fellow tribesmen
Raffaele Among the Korowai
Paul Raffaele describes his adventures (and misadventures) in Indonesian New Guinea, reporting on the Korowai
Students of the Game
When the Aztec and Maya played it 500 to 1,000 years ago, the losers sometimes lost their headsliterally
In John They Trust
South Pacific villagers worship a mysterious American they call John Frum - believing he'll one day shower their remote island with riches
35 Who Made a Difference: Douglas Owsley
Dead people tell no tales—but their bones do, when he examines them
Out of Time
The volatile Korubo of the Amazon still live in almost total isolation. Indian tracker Sydney Possuelo is trying to keep their world intact
Towering Mysteries
Who built them and why? An amateur archaeologist tries to get to the bottom of some astonishing structures in Tibet and Sichuan Province, China
Coalition of the Differing
It took Margaret Mead to understand the two nations separated by a common language
Rethinking Neanderthals
Research suggests they fashioned tools, buried their dead, maybe cared for the sick and even conversed. But why, if they were so smart, did they disappear?
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