The Archaeological Site of Herdonia: The Pompeii of Puglia
Excavation of a forgotten ancient city is telling a compelling story of discovery and prominence in the heart of Italy's history.
Mapping the Luwian Lands: How 483 Forgotten Settlements Are Redrawing the Map of the Bronze Age
New open-access database has revealed 483 Bronze Age settlements in western Anatolia, helping to redraw the political and economic geography of the Late Bronze Age.
Paranthropus and the Greatest Whodunit of All Time
Our robust Paranthropus cousins thrived in Africa for a million and a half years, making stone tools and sharing the landscape with different Homo species at the dawn of...
The Multi-Million-Year Path to Becoming Human—Are We Actually There Yet?
A conversation with the legendary evolutionary thinker and archaeologist, Eudald Carbonell.
When Did Societal Elites Emerge?
The late Stone Age is not commonly associated with socially stratified societies, yet archaeologist Mehmet Özdoğan argues social and political elites were already shaping communities when humans began farming.
Bread and Wine … Staples and Symbols of Rome
Before the breaking of the bread and drinking of the wine became a sacred activity of Christianity, bread and wine was king in the daily lives of the ancient...
The Inanimate Speakers Society of Rome
Long before today's political cartoons and social media post jibes, Rome boasted a long-standing tradition of satire across the Eternal City's monumental face.
Discoveries Among Tuscany’s Etruscan Tombs
An archaeological team unearths new finds by revisiting a network of ancient Etruscan sites in central Italy.
The Gates of Rome
Author and scholar Frank Korn relates the story of the major walls and gates of the Eternal City.
The Olympics: Origins, Events & Modern Reinvention
An interview with Dr. Paul Cartledge.
