Ice Age butcher’s tools are a sign of ancient humans’ creativity during hard times
Crystals inside a prehistoric bone rewrote scientists’ estimates of the age of the archaeological site, suggesting that the stone tools were made during a harsh ice age.
Moroccan Dawn
Discovering the Roots of Modern Humanity
The Villa of Faragola
Aristocratic Splendor, Arson, and Renaissance in the Ancient Landscape of Ascoli Satriano, Italy.
Ancient Egypt in Watercolors
Entering a surface in motion.
The Voice of Darkness: Revelation from Klaros, Izmir, and the Mystery of Apollo’s Blind Oracles
One of the most important centers of prophecy in antiquity. Klaros was a place where humanity sought answers to its biggest question—What does the future hold?
Mons Testaceus…A Medieval Calvary
It is not among the most visited sites of ancient Rome, but there is nothing like it anywhere: a mountain of potsherds that tells the story of an...
Miracles from Disaster
Two iconic volcanic cataclysms of our ancient past did more than destroy -- they produced open time capsules showcasing ancient cities and life-ways stunningly frozen in time.
The Archaeological Site of Herdonia: The Pompeii of Puglia
Excavation of a forgotten ancient city is telling a compelling story of discovery and prominence in the heart of Italy's history.
The Lost Tomb of Queen Nefertiti
Two researchers present hypotheses they suggest point to the location of the long lost tomb of ancient Egypt's great queen Nefertiti.
The Sacred Heart of Lycia: Letoon and the Lost Priestesses
A sacred space of reverence in ancient Anatolia.
Trailblazers in the Desert: Women Egyptologists of the Gilded Age with Dr. Kathleen Sheppard
These women played a prominent role in the shaping of modern Egyptology.
Mapping the Luwian Lands: How 483 Forgotten Settlements Are Redrawing the Map of the Bronze Age
New open-access database has revealed 483 Bronze Age settlements in western Anatolia, helping to redraw the political and economic geography of the Late Bronze Age.
Under the Same Light: From Pylos to Malibu
Author Anastasia Adeler leads us on a journey through a spectacular ancient Greek and Roman treasure bridging time and space.
Paranthropus and the Greatest Whodunit of All Time
Our robust Paranthropus cousins thrived in Africa for a million and a half years, making stone tools and sharing the landscape with different Homo species at the dawn of...
