Neanderthals at two nearby caves butchered the same prey in different ways, suggesting local food traditions
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Cover Stories
Rare Intact Etruscan Tomb in Italy Discovered by International Baylor-led Archaeological Research Team
A 3800-Year-Old Warrior’s Kurgan Discovered at Keshikchidagh
Discovery sheds additional light on Middle Bronze Age elites of ancient Azerbaijan.
Unearthing the City of King Midas
The Update: Archaeologists are making new discoveries at Gordion, the legendary capital of the mythologized king who turned everything to gold at his touch.
Bread and Wine … Staples and Symbols of Rome
Before the breaking of the bread and drinking of the wine became a sacred activity of Christianity, bread and wine was king in the daily lives of the ancient Romans.
The Conquest of Peru
Part 1: the real story of how and why the Spanish conquistadors conquered Peru.
The Gate of the Underworld Reopens: Pluto’s Gate of Hierapolis Pamukkale
The Ploutonion of Hierapolis continues to draw the curiosity of scholars, spiritual seekers, and tourists alike for its deadly beauty and for what it tells us about how ancient people interpreted and interacted with...
Echoes Through Flesh and Stone: The 11,000-Year-Old Body Piercings of Neolithic Anatolia
Neolithic artifacts at the ancient site of Boncuklu Tarla tell a story of identity, transition, ritual, and belonging.
Origin and diversity of Greenland’s ancient sled dogs
University of Houston archaeologists discover tomb of first king of Caracol
Pivotal find caps four decades of discovery for the team of Arlen and Diane Chase.
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Other Stories
Research reveals ancient Maya lessons on surviving drought
Huge variety of plant foods made their starvation unlikely.
Nits on ancient mummies shed light on South American ancestry
New technique means head lice can provide clues about ancient people and migration.
Scientists digitally ‘unwrap’ mummy of pharaoh Amenhotep I for the first time in 3,000 years
Study shows that 21st dynasty restorers ‘lovingly restored’ mummy, dispelling theory that they were bent on reusing old royal burial equipment.
New dates for Viking trade
Solar flare throws light on ancient trade between the Islamic Middle East and the Viking Age.
Humans Reached Remote North Atlantic Islands Centuries Earlier Than Thought
Faroes Settled Well Before Vikings Arrived, Lake Sediments Show.
Mystery solved: Footprints from site A at Laetoli, Tanzania, are from early humans, not bears
Findings provide conclusive evidence that multiple species of hominins co-existed on the landscape.
Volcanic eruptions contributed to collapse of China dynasties
Eruptions create sulfuric acid clouds in the upper atmosphere and can cool the climate.
A Child of darkness
The first partial skull of a child of Homo naledi begins to give us insight into all stages of life of this remarkable species.
More than ceremonial, ancient Chaco Canyon was home, new study says
Early puebloans impacted the ecosystem around Chaco Canyon earlier than previously believed.
