Archaeology

This Ohio Golf Course, Built Atop a Hopewell Earthwork, Is Now the Subject of a Lawsuit

Ten New Things We Learned About Human Origins in 2020

Ancient European Hunters Carved Human Bones Into Weapons

Smithsonian Voices

How Ancient DNA Unearths Corn's A-Maize-ing History

Twelve Ancient and Enduring Places Around the World

Hegra, an Ancient City in Saudi Arabia Untouched for Millennia, Makes Its Public Debut

Archaeologists Are Just Beginning to Unearth the Mummies and Secrets of Saqqara

Ancient Greeks Voted to Kick Politicians Out of Athens if Enough People Didn't Like Them

To Adapt to a Changing Environment 400,000 Years Ago, Early Humans Developed New Tools and Behaviors

The Original Selfie Craze Was the Mirror