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.
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.
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....
Lost and Found at Nesher Ramla
Uncovering a ‘missing link’ in human evolution.
Saqqara: Gateway to Eternity
Archaeologists are unearthing tantalizing new finds that are shedding more light on our understanding of Egyptian mortuary cults.
Homo erectus: The First Super Hominin
Remarkable new discoveries have expanded the chronology and geographic range of humanity’s first globe-trotting ancestor.
Return to Shanidar
Scientists are opening a new chapter on Neanderthals at the famous Shanidar Cave near the northern edge of Iraq.
The North Side Story
In the high plateaus of eastern Algeria, some of the earliest evidence for human stone tool-making is emerging.
Technology One
Scientists are on the trail of discovering the earliest stone tools made by human ancestors in Africa.
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.
Not Quite Neanderthal
Scientists are redrawing the picture of human evolution in Western Europe.
Straddling the Evolutionary Divide
Two remarkable sites are shedding light on a critical transitional period in human evolution.
Decoding Human Prehistory
How genetics is revolutionizing what we know about human evolution and our prehistoric past.
Digging Vampires
Have archaeologists uncovered 'vampires' among the dead?
Rewriting Human Evolution
Scientists are discovering that the primeval path our ancestors took to becoming human is far more complex than we ever thought.
On the Doorstep of Europe
The remarkable new finds at Dmanisi.
From the Sands of Egypt
The discovery of the world's largest trove of ancient writings opened an unparalleled window on a vanished world.
