Archaeology
1021 AD: The Precise Date The Vikings Lived in North America
We've long known that the Vikings lived in North...
‘A Sacred Ancestor’: Baby Woolly Mammoth Discovered in Yukon Gold Fields
For Yukon gold miner Travis Delawski, June 21 started...
Behind Every Successful Historical Archaeologist…
...There was his partner, who often did the real...
Drought Exposes 3,400-Year-Old City in Iraq Reservoir
A dry season in the fertile crescent revealed signs...
The Largest Cave Art in North America is Almost Invisible to the Eye
Somewhere in the Appalachian foothills of Alabama, there's a...
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...
