Steppe migrant thugs pacified by Stone Age farming women

Researchers argue that Yamnaya warriors belonging to raiding parties married local Stone Age women, settling and adopting an agrarian lifestyle; during this process a Proto-Germanic language and the Corded...

Tue, Apr 4, 2017

Genetic study reveals Pleistocene epoch ancestry of Pacific Northwest Native Americans

Tue, Apr 4, 2017

New archaeological evidence throws light on efforts to resist ‘the living dead’

Mon, Apr 3, 2017

Ice age art and ornamentation findings in Indonesia

Mon, Apr 3, 2017

New evidence may provide insight into Neanderthal cognition

Two extra notches found in raven bone may have been a symbolic addition.

Thu, Mar 30, 2017

The unsolved case of Little Foot’s age

A recent study of the famous Australopithecus fossil skeleton known as Little Foot indicates the individual may be younger than scientists previously thought.

Wed, Mar 29, 2017

Archaeologists uncover early state society palace in Mexico

Mon, Mar 27, 2017

Egyptian ritual images from the Neolithic period

Researchers at the University of Bonn discover spectacular rock art at a burial mound near Aswan.

Thu, Mar 23, 2017

Some farmers in Roman Empire converted to Hun lifestyle

Huns and settlers may have cooperated on the frontier of Roman Empire.

Wed, Mar 22, 2017

A new perspective on the European colonization of Asia

Excavations in Taiwan demonstrate that the region was already a globalization hub during the early 17th century.

Mon, Mar 20, 2017

Human skull evolved along with two-legged walking, study confirms

Sat, Mar 18, 2017

Human nose evolution shaped by climate

Fri, Mar 17, 2017

Popular Archaeology Spring 2017 Issue Released

Wed, Mar 15, 2017

The Great Human Odyssey

Popular Archaeology's Video Pick: The latest NOVA documentary about the evolutionary journey of modern humans in and out of Africa.

Wed, Mar 15, 2017

Did humans create the Sahara desert?

New research challenges the idea that changes in the Earth's orbit triggered Sahara desertification.

Tue, Mar 14, 2017

400,000-year-old fossil human cranium is oldest ever found in Portugal

Mon, Mar 13, 2017

Discovery of widespread platinum may help solve Clovis people mystery

Thu, Mar 9, 2017

Dental Plaque DNA Opens New Window on Neanderthal Life-Ways

DNA study reveals what two different groups of Neanderthals consumed and how they practiced their own medicine.

Wed, Mar 8, 2017

Australian aboriginal hair shows 50,000 years connection to country

Wed, Mar 8, 2017

Cultures in the Crossfire: Stories from Syria and Iraq

New Penn Museum exhibition opening Saturday, April 8, considers what is at stake when cultural heritage is destroyed in a war-torn region.

Wed, Mar 8, 2017