Popular Archeology

1619: Archaeology and the Seeds of a Nation

Archaeological excavations at Jamestown in Virginia have yielded new material finds related to the Western Hemisphere’s first representative government, and the beginnings of slavery in the British colonies.

Tue, Jul 9, 2019

Early Settlement of the Sahara

An archaeologist summarizes the major discoveries shedding light on a prehistoric human presence in the Sahara.

Tue, Jul 9, 2019

Revealing Early Bronze Age Village Life at Tel Yaqush

A new excavation in Israel’s Jordan Valley is shedding new light on a rural community that flourished at a time when urbanization was taking root in the southern Levant.

Tue, Jul 9, 2019

The Archaeology of Rock-Art

The author relates the role rock-art has played in communicating the human story and spirit.

Tue, Jul 9, 2019

The First Siberians

Denisova Cave has yielded remarkable new implications and new questions about early humans in Asia.

Wed, Apr 10, 2019

Hidden Majesty: The Lost Grave of Richard III

Writing for young readers, author Laura Scandiffio relates the detailed story about the remarkable burial discovery of King Richard III and what it says about the real king, beyond...

Wed, Apr 10, 2019

The Milpa Way

A filmmaker explores how Maya forest gardeners are shedding new light on the ancient Maya collapse.

Wed, Apr 10, 2019

Revealing Barara: The Long-Lost African Medieval City

Scholars on the ground claim to have finally discovered remains of the legendary Holy Grail of medieval cities in present-day Ethiopia.

Wed, Apr 10, 2019

Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time

A new book and exhibition tell the story of medieval Saharan Africa and how it made history.

Wed, Apr 10, 2019

Church and State in Late Roman Antiquity

If you think you understand the politics of ‘church and state’ relations, then you may not understand the nature of Christianity in ancient Rome.

Wed, Apr 10, 2019

The Fall of Babylon: A Reassessment

The author's perspective on what and who sealed the fate of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.

Wed, Apr 10, 2019

Unearthing the Secrets of Smith Creek

Excavations are beginning to reveal the evolution of a pre-Columbian mound-builder site in Mississippi.

Wed, Jan 9, 2019

Spirit Cave: The World’s Oldest Natural Mummy

The discovery and study of a mummy found in a Nevada cave, and other recent revelations, have shed remarkable new light on the pre-Columbian peopling of the Americas.

Wed, Jan 9, 2019

Crossing the Timor

A group of modern seafarers are testing the hypothesis that prehistoric mariners were the ancestors of Oceania’s populations.

Wed, Jan 9, 2019

Thor Heyerdahl and the Theory of the Archaeological Raft

Author P.J. CAPELOTTI summarizes how experimental archaeology has shed light on our understanding of the role of ancient maritime technology in the global human journey.

Wed, Jan 9, 2019

The Hohokam: Canal Masters of the American Southwest

Before the arrival of the Spanish, a Native American culture of the American Southwest built a flourishing civilization with a sophisticated irrigation system that rivaled the ancient Roman aqueducts.

Wed, Jan 9, 2019