Ancient DNA reveals where English, German and Scandinavian languages came from
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen trace the origins of Germanic languages back 4,000 years and reshape our understanding of Viking ancestry.
Alexander the Great: Was He Really Buried in Alexandria?
Reconsidering the Fate of Alexander’s Body and the Origins of the Alexandrian Burial Narrative.
The hidden histories inside archaeological objects
How isotope science reveals where ancient materials came from and how people used them.
The History of Coins: From the First Coins to the Last Penny
The history of coins began in Lydia in the late 7th century BC. Follow coinage from electrum lions to Roman silver, steam presses and the last US penny.
Invisible eland identified from 60,000-year-old ochre-rich sediment
Ancient proteins reveal hidden aspects of technical and symbolic behaviors of early humans.
The 2026 Battlefield Archaeology of the Battle of Cerignola (1503)
On April 28, 1503, a shallow trench cut through vineyards outside Cerignola rendered mounted chivalry obsolete. For five centuries, its exact location has been guessed at, its archaeology ignored,...
Rewriting History: Before Mesopotamia and Egypt
Stories of discovery: Anatolia's Neolithic wonders and why we need to take a new look at the birth of civilization.
Herculaneum: The Final Hours
A journalist's personal journey into the last cataclysmic day of an ancient Roman city.
Pericles, the Parthenon and the Golden Age of Athens
An Interview with Dr. Paul Cartlege
