An Ancient Egyptian Mural Offers an Exquisitely Detailed View of Several Bird Species A 3,300-year-old palace mural offers an exquisitely detailed view of several bird species, and presents an artistic mystery.
In a Roman Tomb, ‘Dead Nails’ Reveal an Occult Practice Forty-one bent or twisted iron nails, unearthed from a second-century imperial burial site, were meant to keep the deceased in their place.
Eight Thousand Years of Bog Bodies Reveal a Grim Burial Tradition The first comprehensive survey of a 7,000-year-old burial tradition reveals an often violent final ritual.
Unearthing a Maya Civilization That ‘Punched Above its Weight’ Before the pandemic, the long-sought ruins of Sak Tz’i’, a small but influential Mesoamerican kingdom, were discovered on a cattle ranch in Mexico. This summer archaeologists returned to excavate it.
Before Chickens Were Nuggets, They Were Revered The origin of the domestic fowl is more recent than previously thought, but it may have taken them thousands of years to become food.