Archeologists Join Geologists in the Quest to Define the Age of Humans
A new archeology is being developed based on evidence of human activity in the Earth’s sedimentary record, and archeologists are helping to define the Anthropocene as a new stage...
Ancient Magnificence: A Photographic Journey Through Ancient Akrotiri
A spectacular photographic walk through the remains of the ancient city that may have inspired Plato's story of the lost city of Atlantis.
Centuries-old Austrian mummy found to be exceptionally well preserved thanks to unusual embalming method
Researchers found a centuries-old mummy from Austria exceptionally well preserved – likely the result of a never-before reported embalming method using wood chips, twigs, fabric, and zinc chloride.
In Defense of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
Today, this important provision for national cultural preservation is more important than ever before.
Phoenician culture spread mainly through cultural exchange
Study challenges long-held assumptions about the Mediterranean Phoenician-Punic civilization, one of the most influential maritime cultures in history.
Italians spent thousands of years perfecting grape cultivation
Ancient grape seeds show gradual domestication from Bronze Age to Medieval Period.
New study shows first skeletal evidence of gladiator bitten by lion in Roman period
Research reveals first physical evidence of human-animal gladiatorial combat in the Roman Empire.
Discoveries at Abydos
In ancient Egypt’s early royal necropolis, remarkable new things are coming to light.
A Pharaoh’s Massive Tomb Unveiled
Article Reprise: The rediscovery and excavation of the tomb of ancient Egypt's pharaoh Senwosret III has opened the way for additional new revelations and discoveries at Abydos.
Voices from the Tombs
Ancient tombs tell us what we know about the ancient Etruscans today, a monumental civilization that dominated the Italian Peninsula centuries before the rise of the Roman Empire.
The Hybrid
The discovery of the skeletal remains of a child showing features of both modern humans and Neanderthals is shedding additional light on human evolution and dispersal on the Iberian...
The Inanimate Speakers Society of Rome
Long before today's political cartoons and social media post jibes, Rome boasted a long-standing tradition of satire across the Eternal City's monumental face.
