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When Did People Start Using Money?
June 21, 2017 | ArticleCurrency first hit the scene thousands of years ago. An anthropologist explains the early origins and uses of money – and how archaeological finds fill in our picture of the past.
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Newfound Tusk Belonged to One of the Last Surviving Mammoths in Alaska
April 10, 2017 | ArticleA prehistoric campfire and a number of archaeological treasures — including a large tusk of a mammoth, and tools fashioned out of stone and ivory — remained hidden for thousands of years in the Alaskan wilderness until experts discovered them recently.
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Nom Nom Nom: Prehistoric Human Bones Show Signs of Cannibalism
March 24, 2017 | ArticleHuman cannibals likely took a big bite out of their fellow humans about 10,000 years ago, according to a study that examined prehistoric bones with scratch and bite marks on them.
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Mummies from Egypt and Peru Reveal Ancient Traditions | Video
March 20, 2017 | VideoThe "Mummies" exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History exhibit reveals the complicated cultures of ancient people who lived in Peru and Egypt.
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'Gilded Lady' and Other Exquisite Mummies on Display in NYC
March 17, 2017 | ArticleAn Egyptian mummy named the Gilded Lady may be more than 2,000 years old, but visitors can gaze into her brown eyes and admire her dark, curly hair at "Mummies," an exhibit opening Monday (March 20) at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
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Photos: The Amazing Mummies of Peru and Egypt
March 17, 2017 | Image AlbumArchaeologists used to unwrap mummies with much fanfare in front of crowds, a stunt that destroyed cultural history and disrespected the deceased individual. Now, researchers can use CT scans to noninvasively learn about mummies without unwrapping them.
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Is This 400,000-Year-Old Hominin the Great Grandpa of Neanderthals?
March 14, 2017 | ArticleA newfound, 400,000-year-old hominin skull has a few telltale features suggesting that it's more of a Neanderthal than a Homo sapiens relation, a new study finds.
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Alternative Facts: How Do We Determine What Is True?
February 24, 2017 | ArticleAn archaeologist explains how the answer to determining what is the truth has changed over time and why it matters so much now.
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Neanderthals Fashioned 'Jewelry' Out of Animal Teeth and Shells
September 27, 2016 | ArticleAbout 40,000 years ago, the Neanderthals, the stocky cousins of modern humans, fashioned tiny beads out of animal teeth, shells and ivory, a new study finds.
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Oldest Muslim Graves in France Discovered
March 02, 2016 | ArticleThree medieval graves in southern France may hold the remains of three Muslim men, a new study finds.
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