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Cover Stories
Early Native Americans in Alaska may have started freshwater fishing by 13,000 years ago
The Roman Empire smelled of patchouli
New victims from Pompeii emerge from the excavation of the House of the Chaste Lovers
Along with the volcano, an earthquake claimed lives in Pompeii.
Ancient climate change solves mystery of vanished South African lakes
Arid regions of South Africa were once home to lakes, and early humans, a University of Leicester-led study has confirmed.
Humanity’s earliest recorded kiss occurred in Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago
Written sources document that kissing was practiced by the peoples of the ancient Middle East 4,500 years ago, conclude researchers from the University of Copenhagen and University of Oxford in a new article published...
Oldest architectural plans detail mysterious desert mega structures
Popular Archaeology collaborates to create new international travel learning experiences for subscribers
Earth system modeling and fossil data reveal Homo adaptation to diverse environments
Hominins, and especially early modern humans, thrived by being able to adapt to diverse and changing environments, suggests study results.
Ancient DNA reveals population continuity in pre-Hispanic central Mexico
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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.
