The Cataclysm of 1650 BCE
Research shows that a cosmic object from deep space destroyed and incinerated a great ancient city in present-day Jordan.
King of Kings
What scholars now know about ancient Egypt's most celebrated pharaoh, including an interview with renowned archaeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass.
Rediscovering Ancient Arabia
A Royal Commission acts to bring remarkable ancient cultural treasures to light.
Lost and Found at Nesher Ramla
Uncovering a ‘missing link’ in human evolution.
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.
Ancient Egypt’s Great Hunger
How climate change altered the course of ancient Egyptian history.
Early States in the Andes, Part 2: Bridging the Gap Between the Coast and Highlands
Almost 5,000 years old, this ancient monumental site may change the way archaeologists interpret early state development in Peru.
Buried Power: The Seven Dolls at Dzibilchaltún
Seven figurines recovered from an ancient Maya site hold a meaning far beyond their simple imagery.
Filling the Gap at Tel Lachish
New discoveries at Tel Lachish in the Southern Levant are changing what we know about the ancient beginnings of the alphabet.
Early States in the Andes
Even before the oldest pyramids of Egypt were constructed, massive monumental complexes were emerging in ancient Peru.
Before Stonehenge: Monument Builders of Arabia
The world’s oldest known large-scale monumental ritual landscape is shedding new light on a long-lost ancient community.
A Symbolic Image of the Cosmos: The Hittite Rock Sanctuary at Yazılıkaya
An international team of researchers suggests an iconic ancient sanctuary in central Turkey symbolizes the cosmos as the Hittites imagined it.
In the Shadow of Angkor
Anniversary Issue Part 2: Journalist Julie Masis writes about incredible discoveries related to Southeast Asia's greatest ancient civilization.
The Anniversary Issue
The top 10 stories of Popular Archaeology's first 10 years.
Saqqara: Gateway to Eternity
Archaeologists are unearthing tantalizing new finds that are shedding more light on our understanding of Egyptian mortuary cults.
America’s Ice Age Hunters
Emerging new discoveries suggest that humans may have been in the Americas over 20,000 years ago.
The Case for Hatteras: Unearthing New Clues to America’s Historic “Lost” Colony
Archaeologists are uncovering tantalizing evidence of buried Elizabethan period culture in North Carolina, providing new leads to the mysterious disappearance of the first British colonists of the Americas.
Exploring the Roots of Modern Human Behavior
An interview with renowned pioneering archaeologist Christopher Henshilwood on his discoveries related to the origin of behaviorally modern humans.
The First Wave
Discoveries at multiple sites are shedding new light on the earliest dispersal of modern humans out of Africa.
Homo erectus: The First Super Hominin
Remarkable new discoveries have expanded the chronology and geographic range of humanity’s first globe-trotting ancestor.
