Ancient Times Articles
Digging into the Maya mystery
In a Central American jungle, archaeologists and volunteers uncover ruins of the once-powerful civilization
Mummies share their secrets
Technology helps scientists understand how the dead once lived
Old bones ignite fresh debate
Scientists try to understand how 2 million-year-old fossils fit among ancient species
Volcanic doom for Neandertals
Eruptions may have helped set the stage for modern humans
Your inner Neandertal
New study finds some DNA in modern humans was passed down from Neandertals
A louse-y start for clothing
A date for appearance of body lice suggests time of first clothes.
Writing on eggshells
Etchings on artifacts suggest that really ancient people used symbols.
Meet your mysterious relative
Ardi climbed trees and walked on two legs 4.4 million years ago
Fakes in the museum
A close-up examination of crystal skulls reveals the true, recent origins of these “relics”
Settling the Americas
Scientists have a new theory about when and how people first migrated from Asia to the New World.
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