When modern Eurasia was born
Modern Eurasian populations are a product of major migrations beginning in the Bronze Age, suggests DNA study.
Key Artifacts from ISIS-endangered Palmyra, Syria on View at the Freer and Sackler Galleries
3-D Scan of Rare Funerary Bust Will Be Available to Explore and Download
Glimpsing prehistory in today’s Amazon rainforest
From sightings of isolated forest people to ancient geoglyphs in the landscape, the Amazon’s fragile jungle ecosystem is a reminder of a lost prehistory.
The First Australians?
Latest analysis of finds at prehistoric site supports early arrival of modern humans in Australia.
Archaeologists return to prehistoric sanctuaries on island of Menorca, Spain
Site shows human occupation as early as 1500 BCE. Scientists recruit students and volunteers to help.
New Secrets of Staffordshire Hoard Revealed
Reconstructed fragments show remains of rare high status Anglo-Saxon warrior helmet and sword pommel.
Modern humans migrated out of Africa via Egypt, suggests genetic study
The last successful major migration of modern humans out of Africa took a northern route through Egypt, not through Ethiopia.
Scientists discover 430,000-year-old murder in Spain
Evidence also suggests site of the body’s deposit was a prehistoric burial place.
Our bond with dogs may go back more than 27,000 years
Ancient genome of a Siberian Taimyr wolf shows ancestral affinity to modern day Siberian Husky and Greenland sled dog.
Ancient site of Palmyra in hands of Islamic State
Threat level to the iconic archaeological site now off the charts.
The nuclear family of prehistoric Denmark
Scientists find the remains of a family of at least three at a 12,700-year-old prehistoric residential hunting camp.
Neanderthals changed hunting strategy with climate change
Researchers report paleoenvironmental influence on Neanderthal hunting from Amud Cave, Israel
Archaeologists offer special deal to dig at ancient Maya site
Site of X'noha in Belize will help shed light on Maya elite life at a mid-sized Maya center.
Cahokia’s rise and fall linked to river flooding
Scientists add flooding to the list of plausible causes for the emergence and decline of the great prehistoric North American center near the Mississippi River.
Mes Aynak: A Story of Courage and a Priceless World Treasure in Afghanistan
An archaeologist and a filmmaker fight the good fight to save an ancient monumental center from the brink of destruction.
Ancient Teeth in Italy and Arrival of Modern Humans in Europe
Dental remains point to one of the earliest modern human cultures in Europe.
Mystery-Shrouded Ice Age Artifacts Find Home in Anthropology Museum
The ‘Berlin Collection’, a group of purportedly prehistoric figurines and other artifacts, will be the subject of learning, further study and research.
New Findings on Drought and the Ancient Maya Collapse
Ancient Maya farmers adapted to drying conditions, but eventually succumbed when it became too long and severe, says study.
Study report revisits cave of prehistoric cannibals
Scientists suggest 14,700-year-old case of cannibalism was part of broader culture.
Complex cognition shaped the Stone Age hand axe, study shows
Experimental archaeology shows that 'primitive' human precursors were respectably smart.
