When Walls Whisper: Archaeological Discoveries in Historic Property Restorations
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Cover Stories
Time Travel Through Ruins: Exploring India’s Abandoned Forts and Cities
What Ancient Temples Reveal About Building Materials and Structural Longevity
Specialized potteries in the southeast of the peninsula reveal the complex organisation of the El Argar society 4,000 years ago
Under the Same Light: From Pylos to Malibu
Author Anastasia Adeler leads us on a journey through a spectacular ancient Greek and Roman treasure bridging time and space.
Digital map increases Roman Empire road network by 100,000 kilometers
An ancient Maya site, built without compulsory labor, reflects how the Maya conceived of the universe
2.75-million-year-old stone tools may mark a turning point in human evolution
We may be seeing when our ancestors first defied a hostile world—same tools, same place, for ~300,000 years despite climate chaos.
Fashion Before Fashion: What Archaeology Tells Us About Ancient Style
Ancient tombs reveal the story of Chinese history
Burial site distributions illustrate how people lived and died over thousands of years.
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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.
