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.
New geological datings place the first European hominids in the south of the Iberian Peninsula 1.3 million years ago
Human remains in Orce.
Ancient temple and theater discovered in Peru
Carving of a mythological bird figure hints at origins of ancient religion.
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.
Intensive economic growth in Roman Britain suggests ancient economies were more complex than thought
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?
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.
The world’s oldest wine discovered
A white wine over 2,000 years old, of Andalusian origin, is the oldest wine ever discovered.
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.
Facing a Surge in Wildfires, the U.S. Government Turned to Native Wisdom and Advanced Archaeology
Collaborative efforts between forest agencies and Indigenous communities are improving wildfire management by combining oral histories with long-term archaeological datasets, demonstrating the value of integrating an understanding of the...
Ritual sacrifice at Chichén Itzá
Ancient Maya genomes reveal the practice of male twin sacrifice and the enduring genetic legacy of colonial-era epidemics.
Greek Island was home to Bronze Age purple dye workshop
Tools, ceramics, and snail shells provide details of Mycenaean dye production in 16th century BC.
