Latest Archaeology Stories
Throw Wine In 3-D Re-Creation Of Ancient Greek Drinking Game
This lonely human skull might belong to an ancient tsunami victim
First Early Human Genome Sequenced
Archaeologists Use a Hacked Kinect To Create 3-D Scans of Dig Sites
Archaeologists Pull 5 Of Blackbeard’s Cannons From The Sea
The famous Nazca lines aren’t mysterious—but they are ingenious
Scientists shine light on the origin of a mysterious ancient amulet
It’s Official: Skeleton Found Under Parking Lot Is Richard III
New evidence suggests our hominid cousin Lucy loved climbing trees
Gigantic dinosaur finally has a name of its own
We’ve been grinding up plants to eat for over 10,000 years
Well-Preserved, 2,000-Year-Old Skeleton Found In South Florida
Human Ancestors Chewed Bulbs And Worms, Study Finds
The first humans in Australia arrived early enough to cause some trouble
This fossilized butthole gives us a rare window into dinosaur sex
Ancient Portable Tool Kit Shows Humans Settled North America Much Earlier Than Scientists Thought
10,000 years ago, North Americans were chowing down on potatoes—some things never change
Ancient Romans were way better at making concrete
Scientists Say They May Have Found Lost City of Atlantis Near Spain
Scientists just found signs of a stolen Dead Sea Scroll
The skull cult at the world’s oldest temple probably isn’t quite what you think
Ancient jars hold clues about the intensity of Earth’s magnetic field
Dire wolves are actually ice age mega-foxes
This ancient society passed power down from woman to woman
The world’s art is under attack—by microbes
Is the Anthropocene really a thing? Minerals we’ve helped create rekindle the debate.
What archaeologists got wrong about female statues, goddesses, and fertility
Radar Will Scan NYC Park For A Buried Luxury Bomb Shelter From 1964
What Killed the Mammoths? Alien Nanodiamonds May Hold the Answer
The Week In Drones: Lollapalooza Lollygaggers, Archaeology Aids, And More
How plagues help scientists puzzle out the past
From the archives: 100 years of mastodon fossil fascination
How We’ll Talk To Aliens
Your favorite brunch foods are thousands of years old
Crystals and eggshells tell a 105,000-year-old story of humans in the Kalahari Desert
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