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Rituals of the Cattle Raiders
Rock art in the mountains of South Africa tells the story of how the Khoe and San peoples resisted enslavement
Peru's Great Urban Experiment
A millennium ago, the Chimú built a new way of life in the vast city of Chan Chan
REUSING THE PAST
Archaeologists discover how an embattled Assyrian king fortified Nineveh
LOST ROMAN RESORT
In the Bay of Naples, miles of ruins recall the splendor of ancient imperial holidays
AROUND THE WORLD
Researchers determined that a mastodon living in the Pacific Northwest 13,900 years ago was wounded when it was struck by a spear.
Archaeology's Top 10 Discoveries of 2021
Discoveries
A Brush With Genius
An unprecedented find in central China brings to life the early years of a master calligrapher
THE ROOTS OF VIOLENCE
In the early 1960s, archaeologists from around the world descended on the Upper Nile Valley.
Under the Holy City
A long-running excavation in Jerusalem unearths evidence for two of the city’s least-known eras
TURNING SALT INTO GOLD
In the Austrian Alps, generations of miners toiled to extract the ancient world’s most valuable resource
OFF THE GRID
OPLONTIS, ITALY
AT FACE VALUE
Researchers are using new scientific methods to investigate how artists in Roman Egypt customized portraits for the dead
When Isis Was Queen
At the ancient Egyptian temples of Philae, Nubians gave new life to a vanishing religious tradition
ITALIAN MASTER BUILDERS
A 3,500-year-old ritual pool reflects a little-known culture’s agrarian prowess
Piecing Together Maya Creation Stories
Thousands of mural fragments from the city of San Bartolo illustrate how the Maya envisioned their place in the universe
GHOST TRACKS OF WHITE SANDS
Scientists are uncovering fossilized footprints in the New Mexico desert that show how humans and Ice Age animals shared the landscape
GAUL'S UNIVERSITY TOWN
New excavations have revealed the wealth and prestige of an ancient center of learning
Who Were The Samaritans?
Investigating a once-powerful sect that has preserved its sacred traditions for millennia
Digs & Discoveries
Roman marble cutters, anglo-saxon giant, neanderthal hearing… and much more
SECRET RITES OF SAMOTHRACE
Reimagining the experience of initiation into an ancient Greek mystery cult
LAND OF THE PICTS
New excavations reveal the truth behind the legend of these fearsome northern warriors
The Pursuit of Wellness
How the ancients attended to mind, body, and soul
THE EQUESTRIAN'S CAVE
Recent discoveries in western Mongolia suggest that nomadic horsemen may have invented a revolutionary technology
THE PRICE OF PURPLE
Archaeologists have found new evidence of a robust dye industry that endured on the Mediterranean coast for millennia
IN THE REIGN OF THE SUN KINGS
Old Kingdom pharaohs faced a reckoning that reshaped Egypt’s balance of power
WEAVING FOR THEIR ANCESTORS
For 1,000 years, the Paracas people of Peru expressed their vivid conception of life and death through textiles
The Great Wall of Mongolia
A nomadic medieval dynasty constructed a 450-mile barrier to help manage their sprawling empire
CANADA'S FORGOTTEN CAPITAL
Beneath the streets of Old Montreal, the rubble of a short-lived Parliament building offers a glimpse into a young country’s growing pains
Anubian Kingdom Rises
Excavations at a city on the Nile reveal the origins of an ancient African power
A Rare Egg
Egyptian ostrich egg perfume case