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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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Cover Stories

Discovery at ‘flower burial’ site could unravel mystery of Neanderthal death rites

5,200-year-old grains in the eastern Altai Mountains redate trans-Eurasian crop exchange

Agricultural crops dispersed across Eurasia more than five millennia ago, causing significant cultural change in human populations across the ancient world. New discoveries in the Altai Mountains illustrate that this process occurred earlier than...

‘Ghost’ of mysterious hominin found in West African genomes

Recovering signals of ghost archaic introgression in African populations.

Oral traditions and volcanic eruptions in Australia

Geological study sheds light on early human occupation of Australia.

Easter Island Society Collapsed Later than Previously Thought

Rapa Nui society thrived and continued to build monumental statues, even after early European arrival.

Aboriginal Rock Art Younger than Thought, Wasp Nest-Dating Approach Suggests

Six Judean Date Palm Seeds Germinated After 2,000 Years, Giving Clues About Ancient Origins

Prehistoric skeleton discovered in Southern Mexico

Remains of woman provide important clues on settlement of the American continent.

Hot pots helped ancient Siberian hunters survive the Ice Age

New study identifies Neanderthal ancestry in African populations and describes its origin

Princeton researchers led by Joshua Akey discovered that all modern humans carry some Neanderthal ancestry in their DNA - including Africans, which was not previously known.

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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.