Study finds 1.9 million year out-of-Africa migration wave leaves its mark in the Jordan Valley
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Cover Stories
How LiDAR is Mapping Undiscovered Ancient Cities Worldwide
Archaeologists identify elders in Iron Age Israel through household artifacts
New Bar-Ilan University research sheds light on the daily lives, status, and household roles of older adults more than 2,700 years ago -- a group long overlooked in archaeology.
Rewriting our understanding of early hominin dispersal to Eurasia
Team of geoscientists and anthropologists reconstruct a more precise timeline of H. erectus arrival in China.
Archaeological insights from satellite remote sensing data
Women and men roles in the Neolithic were gendered but flexible
Hunter-gatherers northwestern Europe adopted farming from migrant women, study reveals
Ancient DNA has revealed that hunter-gatherers in Belgium, the Netherlands and nearby parts of Germany adapted to farming thousands of years later than elsewhere in Europe. It has also uncovered the pivotal role of...
Scientists unravel mysterious musty aroma of ancient Egyptian mummies to reveal unprecedented historical insights
Bird poop powered the rise of the Chincha Kingdom, archaeologists find
Seabird guano fueled sociopolitical expansion on Peru’s coast before the Inca.
Bison hunters abandoned long-used site 1,100 years ago to adapt to changing climate
As drought and rising organizational demands for larger hunting operations hit at the same time, ancient hunters adapted to severe droughts by shifting the way and where they hunted, study shows.
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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.
