The Death Chambers of Herculaneum Scientists have teased a horrific story from the remains of the ill-fated inhabitants of a once opulent and thriving seaside city of the Roman Empire. Fri, Jul 15, 2022
The Cataclysm of 1650 BCE Research shows that a cosmic object from deep space destroyed and incinerated a great ancient city in present-day Jordan. Fri, Jan 14, 2022
Filling the Gap at Tel Lachish New discoveries at Tel Lachish in the Southern Levant are changing what we know about the ancient beginnings of the alphabet. Tue, Jul 6, 2021
America’s Ice Age Hunters Emerging new discoveries suggest that humans may have been in the Americas over 20,000 years ago. Fri, Oct 23, 2020
The First Wave Discoveries at multiple sites are shedding new light on the earliest dispersal of modern humans out of Africa. Tue, Jul 14, 2020
Uncovering the Early Mycenaeans Excavations of princely tombs are shedding new light on a formative time before the high florescence of the Mycenaean civilization. Tue, Jan 7, 2020
On the Threshold of Modern Humanity The remarkable discovery that may dramatically change what we know about the origin of modern humans. Tue, Sep 12, 2017
The Tomb of the Griffin Warrior A rare and rich tomb discovery in Greece opened a window on early Mycenaeans who lived generations before their legendary heroes fought at Troy. Thu, Dec 17, 2015
Digging the City of Goliath Like her most famous citizen of the well-known Biblical story, the ancient city of Philistine Gath was big. Sat, Sep 5, 2015
Seeing the Invisible: Visualizing an Ancient Roman Town For all to see, scientists and experts have visually reconstructed an ancient Roman town in stunning detail. Thu, Jun 11, 2015
The Tomb of the Warrior King The newly discovered tomb and contents of a previously unknown pharaoh shed light on a lost ancient Egyptian dynasty. Mon, Mar 16, 2015
The Girl in the Cave The incredible discovery of a submerged ancient Early American skeleton has implications for understanding Native American ancestry and the first peopling of the Americas. Mon, Sep 1, 2014
Living In the Shadow of Angkor An ancient burial practice in the mountains of Cambodia is mystifying archaeologists. Sun, Dec 1, 2013
The First Americans New findings are pushing back the clock and changing current thinking about the people who first inhabited the Americas. Wed, Sep 5, 2012
The Resurrection Tomb The story and central claims of the news-making discoveries of a controversial 1st century tomb in Jerusalem. Thu, May 31, 2012