Archaeology The Cerne Abbas Giant, the 180-Foot Naked Figure Carved Into the English Countryside, May Have Originally Been Wearing Pants The U.K.'s largest chalk hill figure was also likely an Anglo Saxon creation, according to new research. By Sarah Cascone, May 12, 2021
Archaeology The Ancient City of Angkor Wat Had a Population Larger Than Modern-Day Boston, According to New Archaeological Research Using LiDAR and machine learning, archaeologists estimate the population in the Greater Angkor Region may have hit 900,000. By Sarah Cascone, May 10, 2021
Archaeology Archaeologists Have Discovered the Oldest Human Burial in Africa, Offering Clues About How Early Humans Regarded Death Archaeologists have named the child Mtoto. By Sarah Cascone, May 6, 2021
Archaeology Archaeologists Say a Mystifying Group of Ancient Monuments in Saudi Arabia Suggests the Existence of a Prehistoric Cattle Cult The massive monuments were built at a time when the land was covered in verdant green plantlife. By Sarah Cascone, May 4, 2021
Archaeology Engineers Will Reconstruct the Colosseum’s Arena Floor, Allowing Visitors to Stand (and Take Selfies) Where Gladiators Once Fought The Colosseum hasn't had a floor since 19th-century excavations unearthed a network of tunnels and chambers underneath the arena. By Sarah Cascone, May 3, 2021
Archaeology Archaeologists Have Identified the Only Known Example of a Pregnant Mummy Call her an expectant mummy. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 30, 2021
Archaeology Saudia Arabia Reveals Its $15 Billion Masterplan to Turn the Ancient City of AlUla Into a Global Culture Hub The government hopes to build museums to turn the city into a major tourism destination. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 30, 2021
Archaeology Archaeologists Have Discovered 110 Tombs From Three Different Eras of Ancient Egyptian History in the Nile Delta Scholars are now trying to determine whether and how the people of one period absorbed the traditions of another. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 30, 2021
Archaeology Dozens of Angry Archaeologists Say a Planned Renovation of the Acropolis Will Degrade the World Heritage Site The planned work will conceal and devalue the site, they say. By Artnet News, Apr 28, 2021
Archaeology Early Humans Lived in This South African Cave 2 Million Years Ago, Making It the World’s Oldest Home, Archaeologists Say See photos of Wonderwerk Cave here. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 27, 2021
Archaeology Researchers Have Uncovered Yet Another Secret of the Dead Sea Scrolls, This Time Using Artificial Intelligence The scrolls, it seems, were written by two different hands. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 22, 2021
Archaeology After a Decades-Long Search, Archaeologists Have Uncovered the Childhood Home of Underground Railroad Leader Harriet Tubman The long-lost cabin belonged to Tubman's father. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 21, 2021
Archaeology A Stunning Archaeological Discovery Suggests the Maya Had Direct Contact With Another Civilization More Than 800 Miles Away A high-tech discovery reveals that the ancient Mesoamerican kingdom of Teotihuacan may have a settlement in the Maya city of Tikal. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 21, 2021
Archaeology Archaeologists Have Discovered the Lost Pleasure City of Luxor, Long Fabled as the ‘Egyptian Pompeii,’ Stunningly Preserved in Time The city dates to the reign of Amenhotep III, King Tut's grandfather. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 9, 2021
Archaeology An Amateur Anthropologist Found a 17th-Century Coin That May Solve the Mystery of an Infamous Pirate Heist Experts are in the midst of examining the coin trove—but so far, evidence suggests that the novice's theory is correct. By Artnet News, Apr 6, 2021
