Archaeology

Scans help solve a 3,000-year-old mystery of a high-status Egyptian

Scientists at the Field Museum conducted CT scans of 26 mummies within one of their exhibits. Field Museum Scientists at Chicago’s Field
By • November 15, 2024

Mysterious symbols found near footprints shed light on ancient humans’

The rock carvings, which archaeologists call petroglyphs, are at a site called Serrote do Letreiro in Paraíba, an agricultural state
By • July 21, 2024

‘Mini Sphinx’ statue with a ‘soft smile’ and two dimples

A new sphinx-like statue that may be a depiction of the Roman emperor Claudius has been unearthed in Egypt, the country’s tourism and
By Vishwam Sankaran • November 19, 2023

The remarkable fossil that radically changed our understanding of the

Indonesian archaeologist Thomas Sutikna was nursing a fever in a hotel room on September 2, 2003, when a coworker shared
By By Katie Hunt • September 6, 2023

Neanderthals cooked meals with pulses 70,000 years ago

Stone Age cooks were surprisingly sophisticated, combining an array of ingredients and using different techniques to prepare and flavor their meals,
By By Katie Hunt • August 31, 2023