The Last Wild Lions of Europe
Mounting archaeological evidence is revealing that modern lions may have roamed free in Southeastern Europe—overturning long-held assumptions about art and mythology in the process.
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Ancient Art Deep in the Southeastern United States
An archaeologist examines the history and diversity of art found in the dark zones of caves across the Southeastern U.S.
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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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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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Is Homo longi an Extinct Human Species?
A newly analyzed skull from northeastern China may signal a species that had closer ties to us than Neanderthals.
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Tiny Snails Help Solve a Giant Mystery
Archaeologists may finally know the age and true identity of the “Rude Man,” also known as the Cerne Abbas Giant, one of dozens of geoglyphs etched into the British countryside.