Kristina Killgrove

Kristina Killgrove

Live Science contributor

Kristina Killgrove is an archaeologist with specialties in ancient human skeletons and science communication. Her academic research has appeared in numerous scientific journals, while her news stories and essays have been published in venues such as Forbes, Mental Floss and Smithsonian. Kristina earned a doctorate in anthropology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and also holds bachelor's and master's degrees in classical archaeology.


Articles by: Kristina Killgrove

The Fair Head crannog in Northern Ireland

Artificial islands surrounding British Isles were used for ancient parties, archaeologists find

By Kristina Killgrove published

A high-tech look at crannogs, artificial islands build around the British Isles, reveals that prehistoric to post-medieval people partied on them.

An aerial view of the Vinoř roundel near Prague, showing three separate entrances.

7,000-year-old structure near Prague is older than Stonehenge, Egyptian pyramids

By Kristina Killgrove published

Archaeologists near Prague have unearthed the remains of a 7,000-year-old structure that may have been a Stone Age community center.

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