Pompeii skeleton discovery shows another natural disaster may have made Vesuvius eruption even more deadly

Scientists think that skeletons of individuals trapped and killed inside buildings by earthquakes during the 79CE eruption of Vesuvius could provide a more complete history of destruction.

Thu, Jul 18, 2024

The AlUla Approach to Archaeology

Archaeology at the ancient sites of AlUla is providing a model for the world in community archaeology.

Wed, Jul 17, 2024

Evidence for butchery of giant armadillo-like mammals in Argentina 21,000 years ago

Tool marks could be among oldest known evidence for human occupation in southern South America.

Wed, Jul 17, 2024

Traveling Upright: Humanity’s First Global Ancestor

Decades of fossil discoveries have illuminated our understanding of a deep-time human ancestral species that persisted and spread across the globe well more than one million years ago.

Wed, Jul 17, 2024

New geological datings place the first European hominids in the south of the Iberian Peninsula 1.3 million years ago

Human remains in Orce.

Mon, Jul 15, 2024

Ancient temple and theater discovered in Peru

Carving of a mythological bird figure hints at origins of ancient religion.

Wed, Jul 10, 2024

Archaeologists publish first comprehensive description of long-term occupation sites in north-west Arabia during Neolithic period

Wed, Jul 10, 2024

Popular Archaeology collaborates with Wayfaring Walks to visit ancient Etruscan sites in Italy

Participants will undertake an up-close-and-personal hiking experience among ancient hilltop towns in Umbria and Tuscany.

Tue, Jul 9, 2024

Intensive economic growth in Roman Britain suggests ancient economies were more complex than thought

Fri, Jul 5, 2024

New study adds to mystery of Cahokia exodus

Wed, Jul 3, 2024

Extinct humans survived on the Tibetan plateau for 160,000 years

Wed, Jul 3, 2024

Finding the Roots of Religion in Human Prehistory

In a world so profoundly transformed by science and technology, it seems reasonable to ask: Why do religions still exist?

Wed, Jul 3, 2024

The Mystery of the Missing Apes Who Came Before Humans

The fossil record of our ape ancestors in Africa is almost nonexistent for a period of about 8 or 9 million years.

Tue, Jul 2, 2024

Human colonization of the Canary Islands

Mon, Jul 1, 2024

Occupational hazards for ancient Egyptian scribes

Thu, Jun 27, 2024

A Neanderthal child who may have had Down Syndrome survived to age 6, indicating Paleolithic communal caregiving

Wed, Jun 26, 2024

Archaeological site proves central Iberia had human inhabitants during the Upper Paleolithic

Wed, Jun 26, 2024

Rapa Nui community had fewer members than thought, making overpopulation and ecological collapse unlikely

Fri, Jun 21, 2024

The world’s oldest wine discovered

A white wine over 2,000 years old, of Andalusian origin, is the oldest wine ever discovered.

Tue, Jun 18, 2024

Origins of cumulative culture in human evolution

Our culture and technology today are the result of thousands of years of accumulated and remixed cultural knowledge.

Mon, Jun 17, 2024