Latest Archaeology Stories
X-rays are revealing new clues about a shipwreck from 1545
Ancient poop proves that humans have always loved beer and cheese
Ancient humans might have bred one of the scariest birds on the planet
These footprints could push back human history in the Americas
How Scotland forged a rare alliance between amateur treasure hunters and archaeologists
These centuries-old tombs in Sudan are arranged in galaxy-like clusters
Centuries-old tools reveal how the Chikasha people fought off conquistadors
A discovery found in Germany’s ‘Unicorn Cave’ hints at Neanderthal art
What a 5,000-year-old plague victim reveals about the Black Death’s origins
The debate over ‘Dragon Man’ shows that human origins are still kind of messy
It may be time for museums to return Egyptian mummies to their coffins
Humans may have arrived in the Americas 15,000 years earlier than we thought
The earliest known human burial in Africa was a carefully laid down child
Archaeologists finally uncovered some of the mystery behind Laos’s Plain of Jars
Crystals and eggshells tell a 105,000-year-old story of humans in the Kalahari Desert
Your favorite brunch foods are thousands of years old
What archaeologists got wrong about female statues, goddesses, and fertility
Dire wolves are actually ice age mega-foxes
This fossilized butthole gives us a rare window into dinosaur sex
The famous Nazca lines aren’t mysterious—but they are ingenious
Saving historical landmarks from climate change could mean altering them
In Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley,’ a Black community battles an industry that threatens its health—and history
A female hunter’s remains hint at more fluid gender roles in the early Americas
How scientists keep ancient shipwrecks from crumbling into dust
Atlantis isn’t real, but here are all the places it could have been
A volcanic eruption may have helped the dinosaurs take over the world
Colonial bias gave us an incorrect history of North America’s Indigenous people
Scientists explored a buried Roman city without digging up an ounce of soil
Prehistoric footprints reveal how ancient men and women divided labor
Anthropologists have identified the earliest evidence of Homo sapiens in Europe
Humankind’s legacy is basically garbage
Ancient crystals show that beer has always had a place at the table
This ancient optical illusion is a 14,000-year-old puzzle
Five surprising ways people have used (and are still using) bones
Seven mysterious sounds science has yet to solve
Egypt is reclaiming its mummies and its past
A controversial new study claims Botswana may be the origin of modern humanity
Gender and class inequalities haven’t really changed for 4,000 years
What unearthing ancient cities teaches us about exploring outer space
These bowls suggest humans were already smoking weed by 420 BC
The king behind Machu Picchu built his legacy in stone
Archaeologists unearth more evidence that when a civilization drinks together, it stays together
As Rome digs its first new metro route in decades, an archaeologist safeguards the city’s buried treasures
These Chinese fossil deposits shed light on an explosive period in evolution
Ancient poop is helping archaeologists understand a midwestern city’s demise
Your ashes might say more about you than you’d think
These 1,000-year-old, blue-specked teeth could rewrite medieval history
Siberian unicorns lived alongside humans, and they were so much cooler than the mythical version
The oldest weapons in North America offer a new view of prehistoric tech
What ice cores tell us about ancient storms
Why tiny fossils can tell us more than big ones
Bogs are beautiful, swampy records of human history
Cheese played a surprisingly important role in human evolution
Reports of Homo erectus’ laziness are ‘moronic’
The weirdest things we learned this week: bone flutes, zebra carriages, and laughing gas parties
I squeezed through a 7-inch passage to find ancient humans
Burnt bread shows that our ancestors were baking 4,000 years before agriculture
How South Africa’s ‘Cradle of Humankind’ got the title
Ancient ‘made in China’ label pushes back the date of shipwreck by 100 years
Neolithic surgeons might have practiced their skull-drilling techniques on cows
Why archaeologists are arguing about sweet potatoes
Humans flourished through a supervolcano eruption 74,000 years ago (so you can make it through Tuesday)
Mind your pickaxe: What to do when you encounter fossils and artifacts in the wild
Neolithic women were probably a lot stronger than you
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