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Cover Stories
Researchers find 3,500-year-old loom that reveals key aspects of textile revolution in the Bronze Age
The finding, published in an article in the journal Antiquity, preserves most of the weights as well as components made from wood and plant fibers.
What Ancient Writing Systems Reveal About How Humans Learn
How to Use Open-Access Archaeological Databases for Your College Research
New satellite technology opens archaeological frontiers: Israel’s “Stonehenge” no longer stands alone
Ancient DNA reveals earliest known dogs lived alongside Ice Age humans
From Cave Walls to Canvas: The Ancient Human Impulse to Paint the Natural World
Population dynamics of Late Neanderthals
Neanderthals may have used birch tar for wound care
Archaeology vs Paleontology: What Students Should Know Before Choosing a Path
Learn the real difference between archaeology and paleontology, career paths, and how students can choose the right field.
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Other Stories
Research reveals ancient Maya lessons on surviving drought
Huge variety of plant foods made their starvation unlikely.
Nits on ancient mummies shed light on South American ancestry
New technique means head lice can provide clues about ancient people and migration.
Scientists digitally ‘unwrap’ mummy of pharaoh Amenhotep I for the first time in 3,000 years
Study shows that 21st dynasty restorers ‘lovingly restored’ mummy, dispelling theory that they were bent on reusing old royal burial equipment.
New dates for Viking trade
Solar flare throws light on ancient trade between the Islamic Middle East and the Viking Age.
Humans Reached Remote North Atlantic Islands Centuries Earlier Than Thought
Faroes Settled Well Before Vikings Arrived, Lake Sediments Show.
Mystery solved: Footprints from site A at Laetoli, Tanzania, are from early humans, not bears
Findings provide conclusive evidence that multiple species of hominins co-existed on the landscape.
Volcanic eruptions contributed to collapse of China dynasties
Eruptions create sulfuric acid clouds in the upper atmosphere and can cool the climate.
A Child of darkness
The first partial skull of a child of Homo naledi begins to give us insight into all stages of life of this remarkable species.
More than ceremonial, ancient Chaco Canyon was home, new study says
Early puebloans impacted the ecosystem around Chaco Canyon earlier than previously believed.
