Archaeology

For decades anthropologists exploited Indigenous peoples in the name of science. Now they are reckoning with that history

The discovery of the wreck is “a milestone in polar history,” says the director of the search for it

A ship sunk by a German U-boat in 1942 can today help track large pulses of mud from the Mississippi River

Quantum timing, the evolution of animal sounds, militias, and more in the January 2022 issue

Scientists have a new understanding of the mysterious Antikythera mechanism that challenges assumptions about ancient technology

An ambitious project is underway to develop a robot with enough smarts, strength and sensitivity to restore fragmented archaeological remains

A federal designation could help yield 3-D models that are useful for finding, studying and conserving vessels on the bed of Lake Michigan

Studies of living and mummified baboons hint at why ancient Egyptians revered these pesky primates and uncover the probable location of the fabled kingdom from which they imported the animals

Seeds found in fossilized tracks fuel new speculation about when—and how—people arrived

Dubbed morelladon, fossil remains of a medium-size dinosaur discovered near the town of Morella in Spain's Castellón province

New fossil dates show beasts arose from their ancestors in half the time researchers previously thought

An early species of baleen whale relied on teeth rather than a filter for feeding