Echoes Through Flesh and Stone: The 11,000-Year-Old Body Piercings of Neolithic Anatolia
Neolithic artifacts at the ancient site of Boncuklu Tarla tell a story of identity, transition, ritual, and belonging.
University of Houston archaeologists discover tomb of first king of Caracol
Pivotal find caps four decades of discovery for the team of Arlen and Diane Chase.
When ideas travel further than people
Researchers apply a combination of genetics and archaeology to show how the Neolithic way of life spread from the Fertile Crescent across Anatolia and into the Aegean.
Ancient canoe replica tests Paleolithic migration theory
Long-standing questions about migration of early modern humans in East Asia may finally be answered thanks to a rare and exciting voyage in a dugout canoe.
Skyscrapers of Babel: How Ancient Mesopotamia Shaped the Modern City
In the early 20th century, architects and artists like Hugh Ferriss drew on the myths and monuments of ancient Babylon to imagine futuristic skylines—melding ziggurats with modernism in...
How Much of the Past Should We Bring Back to Life?
With recent advances in genetic technology, de-extinction may be a possibility—but should we be doing it?
Australia’s oldest occupied Ice Age cave found at high elevation in Blue Mountains
New evidence aligns Australia with global data showing glacial landscapes were not necessarily natural barriers to early human movement and occupation.
