Iron Age purple dye “factory” in Israel was in operation for almost 500 years, using mollusks in large-scale specialized manufacturing process
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Cover Stories
Sunscreen, clothes and caves may have helped Homo sapiens survive 41,000 years ago
Discoveries at Abydos
In ancient Egypt’s early royal necropolis, remarkable new things are coming to light.
A Pharaoh’s Massive Tomb Unveiled
Article Reprise: The rediscovery and excavation of the tomb of ancient Egypt's pharaoh Senwosret III has opened the way for additional new revelations and discoveries at Abydos.
Voices from the Tombs
Ancient tombs tell us what we know about the ancient Etruscans today, a monumental civilization that dominated the Italian Peninsula centuries before the rise of the Roman Empire.
The Hybrid
The discovery of the skeletal remains of a child showing features of both modern humans and Neanderthals is shedding additional light on human evolution and dispersal on the Iberian peninsula.
The Inanimate Speakers Society of Rome
Long before today's political cartoons and social media post jibes, Rome boasted a long-standing tradition of satire across the Eternal City's monumental face.
Time Traveling in Philadelphia
Author Ana Adeler walks us through the galleries of the Penn Museum, one of the top archaeology museums of the world.
Egyptian Magic and Creation: An Interview with Dr. Kelly Accetta Crowe
Richard Marranca interviews archaeologist Dr. Kelly Accetta Crowe about ancient Egyptian magic and beliefs on creation.
Archaeologists discover historical link between inequality and sustainability
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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.
