Why Couldn’t Iron Age People Throw Some Stuff Away?
People often find it difficult to dispose of everyday objects after a loved one’s death. Similar feelings may explain items buried in the walls of Iron Age homes.
Archaeology
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How Pottery Offers Glimpses Into Ancient Foodways
Archaeologists, armed with new technology and old fragments of food containers, are piecing together what humans in the past cooked and ate.
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Will Bog Archaeology Fade Away?
Climate change and other human activities are transforming bogs in ways that may destroy the famously well-preserved artifacts and human remains many contain.
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The Resistance and Ingenuity of the Cooks Who Lived in Slavery
Archaeologists are investigating foodways and re-creating meals prepared by enslaved people who lived in North America and the Caribbean to better understand their everyday lives and fill gaps in the historical record.
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Haunted by My Teaching Skeleton
Many skeletons that students use to learn about the human body are the remains of people with lives and stories. We need to remember and respect that.
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Five Questions for Anna Goldfield
In this free live event, Yoli Ngandali, SAPIENS Media & Public Outreach Fellow, asks Anna Goldfield five questions about human evolutionary biology and Neanderthals. Anna Goldfield holds a Ph.D. from Boston University and specializes in analyzing faunal remains from archaeological sites, with particular emphasis on the diets of Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans. In this live Q&A, Goldfield will share thought-provoking data about our ancient relatives and humanity’s ever-expanding …