Apr 11, 2025 · Archaeology These ancient Maya-era puppets may have been used in rituals The puppets, unearthed in El Salvador, have movable heads, strange facial expressions and may …

Dec 17, 2024 · Archaeology These ancient Maya-era puppets may have been used in rituals By Tom Metcalfe March 13, 2025. Archaeology Human ancestors made the oldest known bone …

Aug 4, 2019 · Archaeology from Space Sarah Parcak Henry Holt and Co., $30. The term “space archaeology” may conjure up images of astronauts hunting for artifacts from little green men, …

Nov 2, 2024 · The ease of mapping remote areas with lidar (compared with, say, thrashing through the wilderness on foot) has accelerated a shift in archaeology’s focus from individual …

Sep 18, 2024 · Archaeology Stonehenge’s mysterious Altar Stone had roots in Scotland New analyses indicate that this weighty piece of the site’s architecture, once thought to come from …

Mar 19, 2024 · Analyzing a new archive of 4,400 human brains cited in the archaeological record reveals the organ’s unique chemistry might prevent decay.

Oct 29, 2024 · “Archaeology itself as a discipline is a Western concept,” says Aviva Rathbone, an archaeological consultant in Vancouver. And that mind-set extends to the geospatial tools that …

Aug 31, 2023 · Archaeology A child’s ornate necklace highlights ancient farmers’ social complexity The intricate necklace, reconstructed by researchers, was found on the remains of a child …

Dec 17, 2024 · Archaeology The world’s oldest cheese is now revealing some of its secrets A DNA analysis of the kefir cheese, first found about 20 years ago on 3,600-year-old mummies …

Nov 2, 2022 · Archaeology King Tut’s tomb still has secrets to reveal 100 years after its discovery The story of the boy king, whose tomb was discovered in 1922, isn’t complete yet