Popular Archeology

Newly-discovered 1,600-year-old mosaic sheds light on ancient Judaism

UNC-Chapel Hill’s Jodi Magness, together with a team of researchers and students find the first ancient Jewish depiction of the Elim episode from the biblical book of Exodus.

Mon, Jul 1, 2019

Neanderthals used resin ‘glue’ to craft their stone tools

Thu, Jun 27, 2019

Neanderthals made repeated use of the ancient settlement of ‘Ein Qashish, Israel

This site provides a rare opportunity to study long-term use of an open air settlement.

Wed, Jun 26, 2019

Ancient DNA Analysis Adds Chapter to the Story of Neanderthal Migrations

Wed, Jun 26, 2019

Ancient intervention could boost dwindling water reserves in coastal Peru

Mon, Jun 24, 2019

Retracing ancient routes to Australia

Modelling reveals First Australians arrived in large groups using complex technologies.

Fri, Jun 21, 2019

What the Celts drank

Wed, Jun 19, 2019

The Hidden Celestial Sanctuary of the Hittites

A re-investigation of the enigmatic monumental rock-cut sanctuary suggests a new interpretation of the ancient site.

Wed, Jun 19, 2019

New study shows how environmental disruptions affected ancient societies

Wed, Jun 19, 2019

Dark centers of chromosomes reveal ancient DNA

Wed, Jun 19, 2019

9,000 years ago, a community with modern urban problems

Çatalhöyük had overcrowding, violence, environmental troubles.

Mon, Jun 17, 2019

The origins of cannabis smoking: marijuana use in the first millennium BC

A chemical residue study of incense burners from ancient burials at high elevations in western China has revealed psychoactive cannabinoids; this provides some of the earliest evidence for the...

Wed, Jun 12, 2019

Diet at the docks: Living and dying at the port of ancient Rome

Wed, Jun 12, 2019

The Neolithic precedents of gender inequality

Researchers from the University of Seville have published an ambitious study of gender inequality in prehistoric Iberia.

Tue, Jun 11, 2019

Ancient DNA from Roman and medieval grape seeds reveal ancestry of wine making

Mon, Jun 10, 2019

The Destruction of Pompeii

Computer animation takes you on the spot in 79 AD. WATCH!

Sat, Jun 8, 2019

More mysterious jars of the dead unearthed in Laos

Sat, Jun 8, 2019

Ancient DNA sheds light on Arctic hunter-gatherer migration to North America ~5,000 years ago

An ancient population of Arctic hunter-gatherers, known as Paleo-Eskimos, made a significant genetic contribution to populations living in Arctic North America today.

Wed, Jun 5, 2019