Archaeology
Below the Rim
Humans have roamed the Grand Canyon for more than 8,000 years. But the chasm is only slowly yielding clues to the ancient peoples who lived below the rim
June 2006 |
By David Roberts
Shifting Ground in the Holy Land
Archaeology is casting new light on the Old Testament
May 2006 |
By Jennifer Wallace
Copernicus Unearthed
Archaeologists believe they have found the remains of the 16th century astronomer who revolutionized our view of the universe
May 2006 |
By Andrew Curry
Odyssey's End?: The Search for Ancient Ithaca
A British researcher believes he has at last pinpointed the island to which Homer's wanderer returned
April 2006 |
By Fergus M. Bordewich
Secrets of the Range Creek Ranch
Archaeologists cheered when Waldo Wilcox's vast spread was deeded to the state of Utah, believing that it holds keys to a tribe that flourished 1,000 years ago - and then mysteriously vanished.
March 2006 |
By Keith Kloor
Resurrecting Pompeii
A new exhibition brings the doomed residents of Pompeii and Herculaneum vividly to life
February 2006 |
By Doug Stewart
Airborne Archaeology
The view from above can yield insights on the ground
December 2005 |
By Andrew Curry
Dive Bomber
Underwater archaeologists ready a crashed B-29 for visits by scuba-wearing tourists at the bottom of Lake Mead.
October 2005 |
By Julian Smith
The Ambush That Changed History
An amateur archaeologist discovers the field where wily Germanic warriors halted the spread of the Roman Empire
September 2005 |
By Fergus M. Bordewich
Mystery Man of Stonehenge
Who was he and where did he come from? And what was his role in the making of the great monument? The discovery of a 4,300-year-old skeleton surrounded by intriguing artifacts has archaeologists abuzz
August 2005 |
By Richard Stone
Glyph Dweller
Archaeologist Alanah Woody's infectious enthusiasm for Nevada's rock art knows no bounds
June 2005 |
By Christopher Hall
The Seeds of Civilization
Why did humans first turn from nomadic wandering to villages and togetherness? The answer may lie in a 9,500-year-old settlement in central Turkey
May 2005 |
By Michael Balter
Digging for Jefferson's Lost Courthouse
Archaeologists in Virginia found the footprint of a red brick building lost in the mid-19th century
October 2004 |
By Clay Risen
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
April 2004 |
By Richard Stone
Maine's Lost Colony
Archeologists uncover an early American settlement that history forgot
February 2004 |
By Myron Beckenstein
Saving Iraq's Treasures
As archaeologists worldwide help recover looted artifacts, they worry for the safety of the great sites of early civilization.
June 2003 |
By Andrew Lawler
Rethinking Neanderthals
Research suggests the so-called brutes fashioned tools, buried their dead, maybe cared for the sick and even conversed. But why, if they were so smart, did they disappear?
June 2003 |
By Joe Alper
Testimony from the Iceman
The 5,000-plus-year-old Neolithic man discovered a decade ago is telling scientists how he lived and died
February 2003 |
By Bob Cullen
Lasting Impressions
Scientists cast tall shadows but find themselves hard pressed to explain the blues to Mongolians
November 2002 |
By Donovan Webster
First City in the New World?
Peru's Caral suggests civilization emerged in the Americas 1,000 years earlier than experts believed
August 2002 |
By Smithsonian magazine
