Archaeologists Propose 4,500-Year-Old Burial Mound Was World’s First Military Memorial
Mesopotamians turned a community tomb on the Euphrates into a battle monument
Inside the Tombs of Saqqara
Dramatic new discoveries in the ancient Egytptian burial ground. A special report produced with Smithsonian Channel
The Enduring Myths of ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’
Forty years later, archaeologists look back at what the first Indiana Jones movie got wrong about their profession
What Archaeology Tells Us About the Ancient History of Eating Kosher
A new study of fish remains deepens scholars’ understanding of how the dietary laws came to be
Looking Beyond the Female Firsts of Science History
Two authors ask readers to change their understanding of what science is and who gets to participate
How the Inca Discovered a Prized Pigment
The centuries-old history of titanium white
Scientists Discover Oldest Known Human Grave in Africa
The unearthing of a tiny child suggests Africa’s Stone Age humans sometimes practiced funerary rites and had symbolic thoughts about death
Some of Europe’s Oldest-Known Modern Humans Are Distantly Related to Native Americans
Genome sequencing shows some individuals share family ties with surprising populations, and all boast plenty of Neanderthal relatives
Meet With an Egyptologist at Tell el-Amarna and 25 Other Smithsonian Associates Programs Streaming in April
Check out tapestry weaving, lunch with a curator and virtual study tours produced by the world’s largest museum-based educational program
Did the Black Death Rampage Across the World a Century Earlier Than Previously Thought?
Scholar Monica Green combined the science of genetics with the study of old texts to reach a new hypothesis about the plague
Hear the Musical Sounds of an 18,000-Year-Old Giant Conch
The shell was played for the first time in millennia after being rediscovered in the collections of a French museum
Why Did Ancient Indigenous Groups in Brazil Hunt Sharks?
New studies show that shark meat may have constituted half of their diet and that the beasts’ teeth were used as arrow tips and razor blades
The True History Behind Netflix’s ‘The Dig’ and Sutton Hoo
One of the greatest archaeological finds in British history, the Anglo-Saxon burial changed historians’ view of the Dark Ages
An Evolutionary Timeline of Homo Sapiens
Scientists share the findings that helped them pinpoint key moments in the rise of our species
Archaeologists Identify Famed Fort Where Indigenous Tlingits Fought Russian Forces
The new discovery builds upon the knowledge passed down by generations of Indigenous communities about the clash from two centuries ago
Who Invented the Alphabet?
New scholarship points to a paradox of historic scope: Our writing system was devised by people who couldn’t read
This Ohio Golf Course, Built Atop a Hopewell Earthwork, Is Now the Subject of a Lawsuit
A legal battle brews over access to some of the world’s largest human-made structures of their kind
Ten New Things We Learned About Human Origins in 2020
Smithsonian’s archaeologist Ella Beaudoin and paleoanthropologist Briana Pobiner reveal some of the year’s best findings in human origins studies
Ancient European Hunters Carved Human Bones Into Weapons
Scientists suggest 10,000-year-old barbed points washed up on Dutch beaches were made for cultural reasons
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