A Pharaoh’s Massive Tomb Unveiled
For the first time, visitors to Egypt will be able to descend 45 meters underground into the ancient tomb of the most famous pharaoh of Abydos.
Earliest known Homo sapiens just got older
Scientists push back the date on the emergence of Homo sapiens by 100,000 years, and discover that they were avid game hunters.
5,000 Years of Native American Moundbuilding
5,000 years of Native American moundbuilding traditions are explored in a new exhibition opening June 24 at the Penn Museum.
Why was a teenager with bone cancer buried on Witch Hill in Panama?
The first case of cancer in ancient human remains reported from Central America.
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.
Seeing the World with Dr. Kate
Archaeologist Kate Leonard traveled the world for 12 months to show the public how diverse and exciting archaeological exploration can really be.
Springs were critical water sources for early humans in East Africa, Rutgers study finds
Scientists show how groundwater-fed springs may have influenced human evolution.
The first genome data from ancient Egyptian mummies
Study finds that ancient Egyptians were most closely related to ancient populations from the Near East.
Groundbreaking discovery of early civilization in ancient Peru
Elaborate baskets reveal sophisticated societies in the late Pleistocene and early Holocene ages.
Two missing World War II B-25 bombers documented off Papua New Guinea
Latest discovery follows successful identification and documentation of 5 missing World War II aircraft in 2016.
3.3 million-year-old fossil reveals origins of the human spine
Portions of human skeletal structure were established millions of years earlier than previously thought, a University of Chicago paleoanthropologist discovers.
Scientists find 7.2-million-year-old pre-human remains in the Balkans
New hypothesis about the origin of humankind suggests oldest hominin lived in Europe.
Shared genetic heritage from Sicily to Cyprus
A new genomic study on southern Mediterranean reveals a genetic continuity across geographic and national borders.
Resurrecting identities in the Andes
Archaeologists examine the cultural shifts of an ancient society through the subtleties of its everyday people.
South African cave yields yet more fossils of a newfound relative
PhD student Marina Silva has identified migrating humans from Africa, Iran and Central Asia over a period of 50,000 years.
