Multi-layered site in Tajikistan’s Zeravshan Valley uncovered, offering new insights into human expansion
A location along a Silk Road route was used by humans long before the Middle Ages as much as 150,00o0 years ago.
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Cover Stories
AlUla World Archaeology Symposium opens with insightful discussions and sneak peek at 15 masterpieces from Naples museum
Ancient DNA brings to life history of the iconic aurochs, whose tale is intertwined with climate change and human culture
The ‘urban revolution’ was slow in Bronze Age Arabia
Ancient town of al-Natah, occupied 2400-1500BCE, was an early transitional stage between pastoralism and complex urban settlements.
Have we found all the major Maya cities? Not even close, new research suggests
Lidar imaging reveals a new major ancient Maya city in Campeche, Mexico.
Why Is Prehistory Inspiring So Many Artists?
What draws us to such a distant and long-gone time? A fruitful relationship has always existed between prehistory (a scientific discipline constantly refreshed by new discoveries) and the visual artists who interpret it.
Digging on the Dark Side
Unbeknownst to most, archaeologists have been revealing a sensational find on what has been penned the 'dark side' of Mount Vesuvius in Italy.
High-res lidar exposes large, high-elevation cities along Asia’s Silk Roads
Echo from the Past: How Göbekli Tepe is Reshaping Our Understanding of the Neolithic
Rare fossils of extinct elephant document the earliest known instance of butchery in India
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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.
