Archaeology
‘Witch Bottles’ Keep Washing Ashore on the Texas Coast
For a beachcomber, life takes place between one random...
New Evidence That Wreck Off Rhode Island is Captain Cook’s Ship
British explorer James Cook famously sailed a ship that...
Prehistoric Women Were Also Hunters
Many assume that in ancient hunter-gatherer societies, men were...
100,000 Ancient Coins Unearthed at Japan Construction Site
Construction excavators in Japan stumbled onto a huge treasure...
Archaeologists Find Long-Lost Monastery in Scotland
For 10 years, archaeologists have been searching for Scotland's...
Ancient Headhunting Massacre of Women and Children in China
Researchers have unearthed a mass grave in China containing...
Natural Forces Carved the Sphinx: New Study
Ancient Egyptians had inhuman help to build the Sphinx,...
Ancient African Lion Drawing Found in Puerto Rican Cave
The cave art of Puerto Rico includes a maned...
Archaeologists Find Book of the Dead in Ancient Egyptian Cemetery
Archaeologists have discovered a 3,500-year-old cemetery in Egypt. It...
Cold War Spy Satellite Photos Reveal Hundreds of Roman Forts
Declassified photos from U.S. Cold War spy satellites show...
Archaeologists Discover Hidden Chambers In Egyptian Pyramid
Archaeologists have uncovered eight hidden chambers in the pyramid...
Out of Africa: Early Humans Followed Several Routes, Not One
When humans migrated out of Africa 84,000 years ago,...
1,400-Year-Old Tomb Reveals Ancient Chinese Power Struggle
Archaeologists have uncovered the tomb of Emperor Xiaomin, in...
Prehistoric People Used Human Bones As Tools
Prehistoric people may have created tools from the bones...
Göbekli Tepe: World’s Oldest Temple
Eleven thousand years ago, before hieroglyphics, the wheel, and...
World’s Oldest Known Wooden Structure Found in Zambia
On the banks of the Kalambo River in Zambia,...
You’re Not Historic, So Don’t Leave Your Junk (or Your Body) At Historic Sites
Last month, I visited Beechey Island in the Canadian...
Ancient Canaanite Arch Used by Cult
Archaeologists have uncovered a 3,800-year-old vaulted stairwell and Canaanite...
Buried With Flowers: Were the Neanderthals That Empathetic?
The 1960 discovery of Shanidar 4, a Neanderthal skeleton...
