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.
Rome’s Wonders, Above & Below: An Interview with Prof. Frank Korn
Seeing ancient Rome virtually through the eyes of an expert historian.
Book Review: Aegean Linear Script(s): Rethinking the Relationship between Linear A and Linear B
A REVIEW: In her book, Dr. Ester Salgarella makes the case for significantly narrowing the relationship gap between Linear A, the script identified with the ancient Minoans, and Linear...
In the Shadow of Angkor
Anniversary Issue Part 2: Journalist Julie Masis writes about incredible discoveries related to Southeast Asia's greatest ancient civilization.
Deciphering the Minoans
A brilliant pioneering scholar is paving a path that may eventually help crack Linear A, the ancient script of the Minoan civilization.
The Moses Scroll: Fake or Real?
Some scholars are now questioning the 136-year-old forgery verdict of a remarkable but controversial ancient document.
Female Pharaohs, Political Power & the Glories of Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Kara Cooney
In this second installment of the Popular Archaeology Anniversary Issue, author and teacher Richard Marranca interviews Dr. Kara Cooney, the popular American Egyptologist perhaps best known for hosting television...
Through Pilgrim Eyes: The Creation of Significance
A great monastic dynasty, little known to most, opens a window to understanding Ethiopia’s cultural past, and this country’s profound place in world history.
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.
Tutankhamun, Nefertiti, and Akhenaten
AN INTERVIEW WITH EGYPTOLOGIST DR. KARA COONEY
A Few Words About Mummies
AN INTERVIEW WITH RENOWNED EGYPTOLOGIST AND MUMMY EXPERT DR. SALIMA IKRAM.
Modeling Ancient Maya Landscapes
How LiDAR technology and traditional knowledge are converging to reveal the extent and complexity of ancient Maya settlement at El Pilar.
Heritage at Risk
Global warming challenges archaeologists to race to document and preserve at-risk heritage sites in the southeastern U.S. before they disappear forever.
Invisible Beauty
A new exhibit explores aesthetics and scale In everyday objects of the past at the Penn Museum.
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.
