End of Empire: The Archaeological Excavations at Ziyaret Tepe
Excavations have revealed a massive ancient Assyrian provincial capital, including a unique and remarkable glimpse into the demise of an ancient empire.
The Update: Unearthing New Clues to America’s Lost Colony
New archaeological discoveries may help solve two of historic America’s most compelling mysteries: The fate of the “lost colony” and the elusive location of the first English settlement on...
West Coast Rising
Archaeologists excavating at the site of Huaca Prieta are finding that, more than 14,000 years ago, people were living along the northwestern coast of Peru.
Chasing the Sea Peoples
Some scholars claim that an ancient hieroglyphic text may give tantalizing clues to identifying some of the mysterious Sea Peoples and their role in the collapse of Late Bronze...
Göbekli Tepe: Discovering the World’s Oldest Religious Site
Archaeologists and preservationists are discovering and conserving deep human history at a site that is reshaping our understanding of the first whispers of early civilization.
The “Little Victims” of Civilization
How fishing for anchovies helped create the earliest monumental civilizations of the Americas.
On the Threshold of Modern Humanity
The remarkable discovery that may dramatically change what we know about the origin of modern humans.
The Extraordinary Case of the San Diego Mastodon
The in-depth story about the controversial discovery of a 130,000-year-old human presence in Southern California.
Rising Star: New Answers, New Questions
Is Africa’s largest trove of early human remains shedding game-changing light on human origins, or muddying the water?
Discoveries at El Palenque
Archaeologists have uncovered the oldest multifunctional royal palace in Mexico’s Oaxaca Valley.
The Age of Little Foot
Scientists continue the debate surrounding the true age of the famous fossil skeleton discovered at Sterkfontein Caves in South Africa.
Laetoli: The Unfolding Story
Recent 3.66-million-year-old footprint finds at the iconic hominin site of Laetoli may be changing what we know about an ancient human ancestor.
Bluefish Caves: The Oldest Known First Americans
New findings push back the clock on the first peopling of the Americas by a whopping margin.
Before Clovis: The Discovery at Page-Ladson
A site in Florida reveals compelling evidence of a human presence more than 14,500 years ago.
Lost and Found: The Mycenaean Palace of Laconia
Archaeologists and conservationists are now unearthing and preserving a Mycenaean palace in the region where ancient Sparta once reigned supreme.
The Battle-Axe Culture
Who were the Indo-Europeans? Studies shed light on one of archeology’s greatest mysteries.
On the Frontier of an Empire
The Roman fort of Vindolanda in northern England has revealed a fascinating glimpse into the personal lives of people on the cusp between Imperial Rome and indigenous British tribes.
The Rise and Fall of a Maya Polity
Excavations are beginning to provide clues to understanding the rise of divine kingship, urbanization, and collapse at an ancient Maya site in Belize.
Old Vero
A Pleistocene smoking gun in southeast Florida hints at a human presence pre-dating the oldest defined Paleoindian culture in North America.
A Pharaoh’s Nautical Tomb
Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Egyptian nautical theme and the remains of a funerary boat in a pharaonic tomb deep in the desert at Abydos.
