Getting to Know Them: The Neanderthal Heritage
A ‘golden age’ of research has enlightened scientists and the general public alike about who the Neanderthals really were.
Laetoli 2: The Unfolding Story
A NEW UPDATE: 3.66-million-year-old footprint finds at the iconic hominin site of Laetoli may be changing what we know about ancient human-related ancestors.
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.
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.
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.
America’s Ice Age Hunters
Emerging new discoveries suggest that humans may have been in the Americas over 20,000 years ago.
The First Wave
Discoveries at multiple sites are shedding new light on the earliest dispersal of modern humans out of Africa.
Uncovering the Early Mycenaeans
Excavations of princely tombs are shedding new light on a formative time before the high florescence of the Mycenaean civilization.
The Destruction of Pompeii
Computer animation takes you on the spot in 79 AD. WATCH!
On the Threshold of Modern Humanity
The remarkable discovery that may dramatically change what we know about the origin of modern humans.
Laetoli: The Unfolding Story
THE UPDATE: 3.66-million-year-old footprint finds at the iconic hominin site of Laetoli may be changing what we know about an ancient human ancestor.
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.
Digging the City of Goliath
Like her most famous citizen of the well-known Biblical story, the ancient city of Philistine Gath was big.
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.
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.
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.
Living In the Shadow of Angkor
An ancient burial practice in the mountains of Cambodia is mystifying archaeologists.
The First Americans
New findings are pushing back the clock and changing current thinking about the people who first inhabited the Americas.
The Resurrection Tomb
The story and central claims of the news-making discoveries of a controversial 1st century tomb in Jerusalem.
