Human Evolution’s Dustiest Jewel
Swartkrans Cave reveals important clues to understanding human evolution.
Resurrecting the Pharaoh’s Solar Boat
Buried for more than 4,500 years, a well-preserved ancient Egyptian funerary bark sees the light of day, aided by archaeologists and Japanese technology.
Undiscovered Country
The miracle of laser technology reveals a hidden ancient world in Cambodia.
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.
Imaging History in a Revolutionary Town
A digital reconstruction of America's colonial Virginia capital reveals it's true image on the eve of revolution.
The Cultural and Political Horizons of Persian-Period Bethsaida
What do archaeologists know about the overlooked centuries of Persian rule at the biblical site of Bethsaida?
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.
The Discoveries at Quesna
Exciting new finds are being unearthed in Egypt's Nile Delta.
Window on an Ancient Landscape
Reconstructing the ecosystem of early hominids at Olduvai Gorge.
The First Americans
New findings are pushing back the clock and changing current thinking about the people who first inhabited the Americas.
The Resurrection Tomb
The story and central claims of the news-making discoveries of a controversial 1st century tomb in Jerusalem.
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...
Blue Creek: Rise and Fall of a Maya Center
Archaeologists are uncovering clues to the rise and fall of an unusually wealthy Maya center in Belize.
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.
