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Unearthing the Secrets of Smith Creek
by Dan McLerran
Excavations are beginning to reveal the evolution of a pre-Columbian mound-builder site in Mississippi.
Spirit Cave: The World’s Oldest Natural Mummy
by Jesse Holth
The discovery and study of a mummy found in a Nevada cave, and other recent revelations, have shed remarkable new light on the pre-Columbian peopling of the Americas.
Crossing the Timor
by Bob Hobman
A group of modern seafarers are testing the hypothesis that prehistoric mariners were the ancestors of Oceania’s populations.
Thor Heyerdahl and the Theory of the Archaeological Raft
by No Author
Author P.J. CAPELOTTI summarizes how experimental archaeology has shed light on our understanding of the role of ancient maritime technology in the global human journey.
The Hohokam: Canal Masters of the American Southwest
by Paul Joseph De Mola, FRGS
Before the arrival of the Spanish, a Native American culture of the American Southwest built a flourishing civilization with a sophisticated irrigation system that rivaled the ancient Roman aqueducts.
A Mummy in Providence
by Arianna Zakrzewski
Rhode Island's resident Egyptian mummy is restored to his coffin home.

Rhode Island's resident Egyptian mummy is restored to his coffin home . . .

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Ancient Egyptians gathered birds from the wild for sacrifice and mummification

DNA study rejects the idea that Egyptians domesticated sacred ibis for ritual use.

Climate Change Influenced Rise and Fall of Northern Iraq’s Neo-Assyrian Empire

Stanford scientists link Neanderthal extinction to human diseases

Ancient roman DNA reveals genetic crossroads of Europe and Mediterranean

The genetic imprint of the Palaeolithic has been detected in North African populations

Researchers have identified a small genetic imprint of the inhabitants of the region in Palaeolithic times, thus ruling out the theory that recent migrations from other regions completely erased the genetic traces of ancient...

Study reveals that humans migrated from Europe to the Levant 40,000 years ago

Discovery of teeth in Manot Cave sheds light on a population known for its cultural contributions, Tel Aviv University researchers say.

Bead-making complex off the Florida coast

How the Aztecs could improve modern urban farming

Chinampas: An old technique might provide new solutions to sustainable urban agriculture.

New Evidence of Symbolic Use of Eagle Talons by Neanderthals

Ground penetrating radar reveals why ancient Cambodian capital was moved to Angkor

Ancient spillway in Cambodia reveals structure built for water storage failed and forced Cambodian Kings to relocate capital.

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A wooden toe: Swiss Egyptologists study 3,000-year-old prosthesis

Multispectral imaging reveals ancient Hebrew inscription undetected for over 50 years

Military correspondence from the First Temple period discovered on reverse side of well-studied artifact at The Israel Museum, Tel Aviv University researchers say.

New research reveals earliest directly dated rock paintings from southern Africa

Scientists have pioneered a technique to directly date prehistoric rock paintings in southern Africa, which revealed dates much older than previously thought.