Building Fairer Cities: New Insights From Mohenjo-daro
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Cover Stories
Priceless Prehistoric Treasures of Malta on the Edge
An interview with Dawn Adrienne Saliba, Ph.D. The islands of Malta and Gozo boast archaeological sites that have shaped and reshaped our understanding of a monumental human presence before the pyramids of Egypt...
South American Indigenous peoples are diverse and descend from a third wave of migration
A FAPESP-funded study using whole-genome data from across the continent tells a more detailed story of its settlement. The study was featured on the cover of Nature.
Ancient DNA reveals web of marriage and migration in Peru
Long-distance movement, intermarriage and kinship shaped ancient Andean coastal networks before the Inca Empire, new research finds.
The Hidden History of Earth Is Written in Stone: What Structures and Artifacts Are Telling Us
Neanderthals gathered shellfish using the same strategies as modern humans
Neanderthal dentists used stone drills to treat cavities nearly 60,000 years ago
A tooth from a Russian cave provides the oldest evidence of complex dental care.
Researchers reveal new clues about H. erectus evolution while advancing paleoproteomics
Ancient burial site and remains of Anglo-Saxon houses unearthed during archaeological digs near A46 Newark Bypass scheme
Horse Racing in Ancient Civilizations: What Archaeology Reveals
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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.
