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New findings and new implications for understanding human evolution.
Digging the Roots of American Slavery
Archaeologists are uncovering the world in which the first African slaves emerged in English colonial America.
Our Fractured African Roots
Humans did not stem from a single ancestral population in one region of Africa, suggests this study.
Uncovering the Secrets of an Island Paradise
Excavations continue to reveal a unique prehistoric monumental sanctuary in Menorca.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
Where Hominins Became Human
Coastal cave systems in South Africa could hold keys to unraveling the mystery about when and where modern humans were born.
The Opulence Beneath: A Short Pictorial
Archaeologists have revealed rich homes of ancient Jerusalem’s priestly upper crust, from a time when Caiaphas and Jesus walked the Old City’s streets.
King John’s Palace
What archaeology and research has revealed about a lost medieval royal palace in the heart of England's Sherwood Forest.
George Washington’s Forgotten Slaves
A team of archaeologists and volunteers are now uncovering the traces of long-forgotten and nameless graves of many of George Washington’s enslaved servants.
Sterkfontein: A History of Evolution in the Cradle of Humanity
Old and new finds come together to deepen the record of human evolution at the famous South African cave system.
Fortress on the Edge of Kingdoms
The site of Ein Hatzeva stands out as a monumental reminder of where an ancient Judaean kingdom staked a strategic foothold.
