Popular Archeology

Archaeologist says game-changing new laser technology application is no magic wand

‘Boots on the ground’, says archaeologist Anabel Ford, is a necessary test for verifying the benefit of LiDAR, the new remote sensing technology recently sensationalized by the media as...

Wed, Feb 28, 2018

Ancient DNA reveals genetic replacement despite language continuity in the South Pacific

New genetic research reveals the complex demographic history of Vanuatu, explaining how Austronesian languages were retained throughout its history despite near-total replacement of early Austronesian-Lapita with Papuan ancestry.

Tue, Feb 27, 2018

Laser technology takes Maya archeologists where they’ve never gone before

Thu, Feb 22, 2018

Earliest known art in Europe confirmed. Were the creators Neanderthals?

Dating of four caves in Spain show artwork created earlier than 64,000 years ago, predating the generally accepted date range for the arrival of modern humans in Europe by...

Wed, Feb 21, 2018

Ancient DNA tells tales of humans’ migrant history

Wed, Feb 21, 2018

Study identifies traces of indigenous ‘Taíno’ in present-day Caribbean populations

Researchers have produced the first clear genetic evidence that the indigenous people whom Columbus first encountered in the New World still have living descendants today.

Mon, Feb 19, 2018

An archaeologist, a mysterious ancient citadel, and a vanishing world

A pioneering archaeologist shows us the wonders and tragedy of a vanishing heritage.

Wed, Feb 14, 2018

Neanderthals’ lack of drawing ability may relate to hunting techniques

Spear-throwing may have given Homo sapiens better eye-hand coordination, 'smarter' brains, UC Davis study suggests.

Sat, Feb 10, 2018

Micro to macro mapping — Observing past landscapes via remote-sensing

Fri, Feb 9, 2018

No volcanic winter in East Africa from ancient Toba eruption

The super eruption 74,000 years ago did not trigger major environmental disruption that caused human populations in East Africa to decline, say University of Arizona geoscientists.

Tue, Feb 6, 2018

Wooden tools hint at fire use by early Neanderthals

Mon, Feb 5, 2018

Radiocarbon dating reveals mass grave did date to the Viking age

Fri, Feb 2, 2018

Reconstructing an ancient lethal weapon

Thu, Feb 1, 2018

Northern European population history revealed by ancient human genomes

Analysis of ancient DNA found that Scandinavia was settled by hunter-gatherers via a southern and a northern route, and reveals that agriculture was likely introduced by migrating agriculturalists.

Tue, Jan 30, 2018