Why Did 16th-Century Andean Villagers String Together the Bones of Their Ancestors?
Researchers suggest the practice was a response to Spanish conquistadors’ desecration of the remains
Ancient Toilet Unearthed in Jerusalem Shows Elite Were Plagued by Intestinal Worms
Mineralized feces chock-full of parasitic eggs indicate that it wasn’t the lower classes alone who suffered from certain infectious diseases
East Africa’s Oldest Modern Human Fossil Is Way Older Than Previously Thought
Analysis of ash from a massive volcanic eruption places the famed Omo I fossil 36,000 years back in time
At the Iraqi Site of Assur, Ancient History Stands at Risk of Destruction
In its time, the Assyrian capital faced waves of invasions and abandonment. Now a small team of archaeologists are protecting it from more modern threats
DNA Preserved in Lice Glue Reveals South American Mummies’ Secrets
Remarkable samples from an ancient culture offer scientists a promising new way to study the past
The Ten Most Significant Science Stories of 2021
Thrilling discoveries, hurdles in the fight against Covid and advancements in space exploration defined the past year
Why This Ancient Civilization Fell Out of Love With Gold for 700 Years
Analysis of 4,500 artifacts suggests an early society between the Black and Caspian Seas turned against bling
Archaeologists Discover Oldest Domesticated Dog Remains in Americas
Exciting secrets unearthed on Haida Gwaii include a canine tooth, roughly 11,000-year-old stone tools and the tantalizing signs of far more to come
A Brief Scientific History of Glass
Featuring ingots, shipwrecks and an international trade in colors, the material’s rich past is being traced using modern archaeology and materials science
An Archaeological Dig Reignites the Debate Over the Old Testament’s Historical Accuracy
Beneath a desert in Israel, a scholar and his team are unearthing astonishing new evidence of an advanced society in the time of the biblical Solomon
Culinary Detectives Try to Recover the Formula for a Deliciously Fishy Roman Condiment
From Pompeii to modern laboratories, scholars are working to recreate garum, a sauce made from decaying fish that delighted ancient Rome
New Dating Method Shows Vikings Occupied Newfoundland in 1021 C.E.
Tree ring evidence of an ancient solar storm enables scientists to pinpoint the exact year of Norse settlement
What Drove Homo Erectus Out of Africa?
Excavations at a site in northern Israel are at the heart of a debate about the species’ migrations
An Extraordinary 500-Year-Old Shipwreck Is Rewriting the History of the Age of Discovery
In the frigid Baltic Sea, archaeologists probing the surprisingly well-preserved remains of a revolutionary warship are seeing the era in a new way
Evidence of Fur and Leather Clothing, Among World’s Oldest, Found in Moroccan Cave
Humans likely sported clothes made of jackal, fox and wildcat skins some 120,000 years ago
Human Remains From the Chilean Desert Reveal Its First Farmers Fought to the Death
Three thousand years ago desert dwellers fatally stabbed and bashed each other, possibly due to diminishing resources
‘Which Came First: Beer or Wine?’ and More Questions From Our Readers
You’ve got questions. We’ve got experts
Why British Archaeologists Are Battling With the Turkish Government Over Seeds
The ancient plants at the heart of the conflict are essential to science—and might hold clues to new superfoods
When Claims of ‘Discoveries’ in the Amazon Ring False
When news broke worldwide of an incredible find in Colombia, local experts and guides say their knowledge was misrepresented
A 146,000-Year-Old Fossil Dubbed ‘Dragon Man’ Might Be One of Our Closest Relatives
A mysterious Middle Pleistocene skull from a Chinese well has inspired debate among paleoanthropologists
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