Archaeology
Found: A Dinosaur That Died the Day the Asteroid Hit
Archaeologists stationed at a dig site in North Dakota...
‘Machu Picchu’ is the Wrong Name for This South American Icon
A recent paper in an Andean archaeology journal indicates...
Ancient Inventions That Were Centuries Ahead of Their Time
We live in an age where technology often surpasses...
Yes, the Easter Island Statues Have Bodies — But That’s Old News
Every so often, an old story resurfaces and goes...
The First Americans May Not Have Come Over the Bering Land Bridge After All
A new book on anthropological genetics shakes up what...
Exploration Mysteries: What Do These Ancient Manuscripts Say?
Around the world, a handful of age-old manuscripts have...
New Fossils Write Missing Chapters of Australia’s Jungle Origin Story
New South Wales’ arid bush country is dry and...
U.K. Archaeologists ‘Stunned’ to Find Crucifixion, World’s Fourth Ever Discovered
At a dig in Fenstanton, a village in Cambridgeshire,...
Best-Preserved Ancient Skis Turn Up — Where Else? — in Norway
On September 20 of this year, a field archaeologist...
Pompeii Slave Room Gives Rare Window Into a ‘Precarious Reality’
In the ruins of Pompeii, a tiny room paints...
The Norse Lived in North America by 1021 AD
Just this week, Danish researchers discovered evidence that supports...
Exploration Mysteries: Skeletons in Love
Every so often, archaeologists come across a rare sight:...