Rapanui people used rock gardens to grow much of their food. Introduction Conventional wisdom holds that the...
Archaeology
Sites have been devastated by destruction and looting amid Israel’s ongoing war. By Dr. Salah Al-HoudaliehProfessor and...
Clues found in 1.77-million-year-old teeth. By Alexa Robles GilScience Journalist Unlike other mammals, humans experience an extended...
The story of a comet hitting the earth and triggering an ice age some 13,000 years ago....
The collection is an unintended testament. By Dr. Pamela L. GellerAssociate Professor of AnthropologyUniversity of Miami Introduction...
Giovanni Battista Piranesi: Journeying through this 18th-century engraver-architect’s paper worlds. This article, A Paper Archaeology: Piranesi’s Ruinous...
The first-known seafarers to brave ocean crossings. By Dr. Dylan GaffneyAssociate Professor in Palaeolithic ArchaeologyHertford CollegeUniversity of...
It was a deliberate hoax. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction The Piltdown Man was a paleoanthropological fraud in which...
Mary Anning’s reputation in the world of paleontology. Introduction Mary Anning (1799–1847) was an English fossil hunter,...
Two features set humans apart from all other primates: big brains and standing and walking on two...
Many museums are wrestling with returning looted or unethically obtained ancient objects. By Dr. Pinar DurgunDepartment Head...
The wind of change was felt in the field of Greek archaeology in the early 20th century....
Richard Owen was the Victorian scientist who first named the “dinosaurs” in the 19th century. This article,...
The city of Herculaneum, along with Pompeii, was buried in 79 CE under a layer of ash...
Confronting a purveyor of misinformation about the ancient past. Entering the Fray I agreed to discuss archaeology with pseudoarchaeologist...
Montelius indicated his belief in the potential of prehistoric Chinese archaeology and the discoveries about to be...
Speculation inspiring pseudoscientific claims that associate the site with the Garden of Eden. By Dr. Edward B....
Sophisticated networks stretching along ports and coastal cities developed for trade and travel over vast distances. By...
The site marks the appearance of the oldest permanent human settlements anywhere in the world. Introduction Göbekli...
Working in a museum can be a dream job for many, but it comes with its unique...
Ancient DNA from Neanderthal fossils reveals a small community with close family ties. Introduction Our closest evolutionary...
A fossil found in Spain could be from a lost lineage of our species, Homo sapiens. Introduction...
Analyzing blood residue on spearpoints and stone tools used by people who lived in the Carolinas millennia...
This was an area in which early anatomically modern humans survived, evolved, and thrived. Introduction Just over...
Was the perception of gender categories in prehistoric society different to present-day mainstream social norms? Introduction A...
The emerging evidence suggests clothing really had two origins: biological and cultural. Introduction Not long ago, I...
The way in which we see graves has changed and evolved in a much more thoughtful way....
Examining mummies being CT scanned for use on an interactive autopsy table. On a chilly December morning...
Mesopotamians used clay for their documents because they needed a surface that was flexible. Clay is common...
Ten institutions hold about half of the Native American remains that have not been returned to tribes....