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 Conquest of Peru
Part 1: the real story of how and why the Spanish conquistadors conquered Peru.
Lost and Found: The Evidence for the Lost Colony
The emerging evidence for the whereabouts of America's famous "lost colony".
In Defense of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
Today, this important provision for national cultural preservation is more important than ever before.
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.
Time Traveling in Philadelphia
Author Anastasia Adeler walks us through the galleries of the Penn Museum, one of the top archaeology museums of the world.
Lustrous Surfaces: Easy on the Eyes, Easy on the Nervous System
The attraction to luster is rooted in our evolutionary history and has persisted among prehistoric artifacts, ancient civilizations, and consumer culture.
What Was It Like for Our Sapiens Ancestors to Meet and Mix With Cousin Species?
Between 50,000 and 35,000 years ago in Eurasia, the disappearance of hominin species or their biocultural assimilation with anatomically modern humans is one of the biggest questions in prehistory...
How Mesopotamia’s Urban and Industrial Revolution Started Politics as We Know It Today
Giorgio Buccellati’s At the Origins of Politics takes readers to the early stages of a process that became the structure of modern life.
How We Distribute Power Will Influence Our Future
As we head into a future shaped by climate change, we must find ways to stabilize societies and reduce conflict. Solutions may lie in the archaeological record.
A Hunter’s Hypothesis: Ancient Mammoth-Bone Circles Were Smokehouses
A modern day hunter may shed light on the ancient mammoth-bone circles of Russia, Ukraine and Moldavia with a new hypothesis.
Digging Up the Roots of Human Culture
What led humans on the unique path of cultural development? And can we do anything useful with newly reconstructed histories of this process?
Cities Made Differently: Try Imagining Another Urban Existence
We know from history that there are many ways we can live together—let’s explore the idea.
Behind the Spectacle
Evidence shows the gladiatorial games of ancient Rome were much more than entertainment.
Why Is Prehistory Inspiring So Many Artists?
What draws us to such a distant and long-gone time? A fruitful relationship has always existed between prehistory and the visual artists who interpret it.
