Archaeology

Drought-tolerant ingredients and local sourcing of brewing containers meant the beer could flow even in tough times.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
Fossils from 50,000-67,000 years ago represent Homo luzonensis, discovered in a cave on the island of Luzon.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
New tools are creating a trend in archaeology research: excavation without digging.
Katharine Gammon, Contributor
Analysis of trash mounds shows how a regional hub collapsed after the onset of the Late Antiquity Little Ice Age.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
New research suggests the idea of stone megaliths was spread by a mysterious seafaring culture from northwest France.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
Chemical analysis shows presence of what was probably a primitive embalming fluid.
Thomas Garlinghouse, Contributor
Artifacts suggest that an extinct human species left Africa about 250,000 years earlier than previously thought.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
Archaeological sites inside Florida Air Force bases are threatened by foraging pigs.
Brian Owens, Contributor
Reanalyzed foot and handprints may date to thousands of years before many thought the roof of the world was settled.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
Scientists use animal images to study the region's environmental history.
Emily DeMarco, Staff Writer
Scientists try to uncover the brilliance of Leonardo da Vinci.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
The head's structure may not explain as much about an animal's posture as long believed.
Erin Ross, Contributor