Digging on the Dark Side A Pictorial: Unbeknownst to most, archaeologists are revealing a sensational find on what has been penned the ‘dark side’ of Mount Vesuvius in Italy. Fri, Jul 15, 2022
Pushing Back Omo: The Earliest Modern Humans? Scientists are discovering that the early modern human fossil finds uncovered at Omo Kibish in Ethiopia are older than they thought. Thu, Apr 14, 2022
Trackways of Otero The latest unequivocal evidence of a human presence more than 20,000 years ago in present-day New Mexico may confirm a changing paradigm on the early settling of the Americas.... Fri, Jan 14, 2022
Saqqara: Gateway to Eternity Archaeologists are unearthing tantalizing new finds that are shedding more light on our understanding of Egyptian mortuary cults. Fri, Jan 15, 2021
Homo erectus: The First Super Hominin Remarkable new discoveries have expanded the chronology and geographic range of humanity’s first globe-trotting ancestor. Tue, Jul 14, 2020
Return to Shanidar Scientists are opening a new chapter on Neanderthals at the famous Shanidar Cave near the northern edge of Iraq. Fri, Apr 10, 2020
The North Side Story In the high plateaus of eastern Algeria, some of the earliest evidence for human stone tool-making is emerging. Fri, Oct 11, 2019
Technology One Scientists are on the trail of discovering the earliest stone tools made by human ancestors in Africa. Tue, Jul 9, 2019
The Extraordinary Case of the San Diego Mastodon The in-depth story about the controversial discovery of a 130,000-year-old human presence in Southern California. Wed, Jun 14, 2017
Not Quite Neanderthal Scientists are redrawing the picture of human evolution in Western Europe. Sat, Sep 5, 2015
Straddling the Evolutionary Divide Two remarkable sites are shedding light on a critical transitional period in human evolution. Thu, Jun 11, 2015
Decoding Human Prehistory How genetics is revolutionizing what we know about human evolution and our prehistoric past. Mon, Mar 16, 2015
Rewriting Human Evolution Scientists are discovering that the primeval path our ancestors took to becoming human is far more complex than we ever thought. Mon, Sep 1, 2014
From the Sands of Egypt The discovery of the world's largest trove of ancient writings opened an unparalleled window on a vanished world. Wed, Sep 7, 2011