Archaeology

Archaeology

Ancient Romans may have been cozier with Huns than they let on

Nomadic Huns and Roman farmers shared ways of life on the Roman Empire’s fifth century frontier.

Archaeology

Ancient dental plaque tells tales of Neandertal diet and disease

Researchers have reconstructed the diet and disease history of ancient Neandertals.

Archaeology

Ancient dental plaque tells tales of Neandertal diet and disease

Researchers have reconstructed the diet and disease history of ancient Neandertals.

Archaeology

Ancient nomadic herders beat a path to the Silk Road

Herders’ mountain treks helped mold the Silk Road, an ancient, cross-continental trade network.

Ecosystems

If you think the Amazon jungle is completely wild, think again

Ancient Amazonians partly or fully domesticated fruit and nut trees that still dominate some forests.

Archaeology

Cow carved in stone paints picture of Europe’s early human culture

Stone Age engraving helps to illuminate European travels of an ancient human culture.

Archaeology

Iron Age secrets exhumed from riches-filled crypt

Wealthy woman’s 2,600-year-old grave highlights Central Europe’s early Iron Age links to Mediterranean societies.

Archaeology

Real-life adventure tale details search for legendary city

"The Lost City of the Monkey God" recounts archaeological expedition to uncover truth behind Honduras’ “White City" myth.

Archaeology

Hunter-gatherers were possibly first to call Tibetan Plateau home

Hunter-gatherers may have been Asia’s first year-round, high-altitude settlers.

Archaeology

Ancient Egyptian pot burials were not just for the poor

In ancient Egypt, using pots for burial containers was a symbolic choice, not a last resort, archaeologists say.

Genetics

Year in review: How humans populated the globe

DNA studies put new twists on timing of ancient human migrations – but genetics alone are not enough to tell the full story.

Oceans

Readers contemplate corals and more

Coral engineering, ancient almanacs and more in reader feedback.