Seeing Through the Canopy
New discoveries are being made at the ancient Maya center of El Pilar, using cutting-edge technology.
Out of Europe
Did the earliest human inhabitants of the Americas hail from across the Atlantic? Two distinguished scientists make a testable case.
The Lost Temples of Angkor
In Cambodia, archaeologists are still discovering temples that are more than 1,000 years old.
The God-Kings of Paradise
Rediscovery of an ancient Hawaiian temple opens another window on the world's last true archaic state.
Lady Moon
Following the money to a great lost Greek city in Afghanistan.
Window on an Ancient Landscape
Reconstructing the ecosystem of early hominids at Olduvai Gorge.
The Discoveries at Quesna
Exciting new finds are being unearthed in Egypt's Nile Delta.
The First Americans
New findings are pushing back the clock and changing current thinking about the people who first inhabited the Americas.
Probing the Secrets of Jerusalem’s Patio Tomb
How they did it: The untold details of how a team engineered its way to discovering the controversial "Jonah" Ossuary.
Up From The Ashes
Frozen in time under recorded history's greatest fiery cataclysm, the kingdom of Tambora slowly sees the light of day again.
The Hard Stuff of Culture: Oldowan Archaeology at Kanjera South, Kenya
Discoveries in southwestern Kenya by pioneering scientists are now opening new windows on humankind's earliest stone tool industry and expanding our understanding of early human behavior and the evolutionary...
New Discoveries in Egypt
Archaeological excavations at ancient Mendes and the Theban tombs offer fascinating new glimpses of Egypt's ancient past.
The Road Through Sicevo
Excavations in Serbia are raising questions about early humans in Pleistocene period Europe.
From the Sands of Egypt
The discovery of the world's largest trove of ancient writings opened an unparalleled window on a vanished world.
El Pilar: Archaeology Under the Canopy
Pioneering work at an ancient Maya center advances a new paradigm for sustainability.
The Bones of Ol Pejeta: Clues to the Past
Two scientists relate how bones on an African landscape are giving us clues to our distant past.
The Minoan Connection
The news-making discoveries that are now emerging from this major archaeological site in Israel.
The Archaeology of Montpelier’s Enslaved Community
New discoveries have been made about the slave community that resided on an American founding father's 19th century plantation.
