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...
The Trojan War, Mycenaeans, and an ancient Treasure in Los Angeles
Rare and priceless artifacts tell a compelling story of ancient Greek royal families and warrior elites.
Pioneering Archaeology in the Middle Mekong Basin: An Interview with Dr. Joyce White, University of Pennsylvania
A pioneering University of Pennsylvania archaeologist speaks about two major projects in Southeast Asia.
The Multi-Million-Year Path to Becoming Human—Are We Actually There Yet?
A conversation with the legendary evolutionary thinker and archaeologist, Eudald Carbonell.
Unearthing the City of King Midas
The Update: Archaeologists are making new discoveries at Gordion, the legendary capital of the mythologized king who turned everything to gold at his touch.
The Gate of the Underworld Reopens: Pluto’s Gate of Hierapolis Pamukkale
The Ploutonion of Hierapolis continues to draw the curiosity of scholars, spiritual seekers, and tourists alike for its deadly beauty and for what it tells us about how ancient...
Echoes Through Flesh and Stone: The 11,000-Year-Old Body Piercings of Neolithic Anatolia
Neolithic artifacts at the ancient site of Boncuklu Tarla tell a story of identity, transition, ritual, and belonging.
Lost and Found: The Evidence for the Lost Colony
The emerging evidence for the whereabouts of America's famous "lost colony".
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...
Egyptian Magic and Creation: An Interview with Dr. Kelly Accetta Crowe
Richard Marranca interviews archaeologist Dr. Kelly Accetta Crowe about ancient Egyptian magic and beliefs on creation.
Humanity’s First Global Ancestor
THE UPDATE: 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...
Footprints in Time: Second Edition
The updated anthology on fossil footprint discoveries that have changed how we look at human evolution and dispersal in prehistory.
