First absolute dating of Palaeolithic paintings in the Dordogne
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Cover Stories
How to Enjoy an Archaeology Trip to the Isle of Wight (Holiday Edition)
Analysis of charred food in pot reveals that prehistoric Europeans had surprisingly complex cuisines
Combined analyses reveal an unprecedented variety of plants in prehistoric diets.
Top 10 Archaeological Instagram Accounts to Follow (2026)
10 Ways to Get Children Interested in Archaeology
How Social Media Brings Archaeology Alive
3.67 million year old fossil, Little Foot, gets a virtual facelift
Digital reconstruction of iconic fossil reveals unexpected similarities with Ethiopian specimens, contributing to debates on early hominin relationships.
AStation Makes European Debut at TourismA 2026
Revolutionary Mixed Reality Brings Ancient Worlds Back to Life
Penn Museum Showcases 100-Year-Old Watercolor Paintings Depicting the Art Inside Ancient Egyptian Funerary Chapels
New evidence that ancient floods “rewrote” civilizations along the Yangtze River
A new study has shown that an increase in rainfall and associated floods 4,000 years ago in the Middle Yangtze Valley likely caused the collapse of the Shijiahe culture.
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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.
