Pigs settled Pacific islands alongside early human voyagers
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Cover Stories
Researchers have discovered the earliest deliberate cremation in Africa, dating to 9,500 years ago
How Archaeological Discoveries Are Changing Transportation Planning in Canada
Art, Archaeology, and the Way We Learn to Look
Inside the Newly Reopened Princeton University Art Museum.
Archaeologists use AI to create prehistoric video game
Archaeologists from the University of Copenhagen and the University of Bergen have used AI and free digital tools to create a dynamic and educational video game about the Stone Age.
New methodology to decipher how human ancestors moved
A new approach to reconstructing locomotion in hominids.
Why Archaeologists Are Turning to Inflatable Docks for Remote Dig Sites
A new fossil face sheds light on early migrations of ancient human ancestor
A 1.5-million-year-old fossil from Gona, Ethiopia reveals new details about the first hominin species to disperse from Africa.
Why Archaeology Matters: Teaching Human Origins and Cultural Heritage in the Classroom
Ancient Nubian tattooing practices
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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.
