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Being Human
Are metal tools really a better technology than stone?
The Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age are familiar terms in archaeology, but are metal tools really a better technology than stone? Obsidian, a ... Full story
World's First Archaeologists?
Who was the world’s first archaeologist? Our fascination with the past has deeper roots than you might think. In ancient Egypt over 3500 years ago, ... Full story
Ancient Winemaking in Armenia
An archaeological team from UCLA has pushed back the date of the earliest known wine-making to over six thousand years ago. A complete wine production ... Full story
Archaeology and Agricultural Sustainability in Bolivia
Tiwanaku is an ancient city in the Bolivian highlands centered on a massive pyramid. One thousand years ago Tiwanaku was very powerful and had as ... Full story
Archaeological Pollen Studies
For many of us sneezing through the spring, pollen is an annoyance. For archaeologists seeking to understand past environments, however, it is a gold mine. ... Full story
Archaeology in Your Trash
For decades, archaeologist Dr. William Rathje’s Garbology project has looked at what Americans throw away and what it says about our behavior. Perhaps unsurprisingly, drinkers ... Full story
Ancient Antibiotic Beer
In many parts of the ancient world people drank beer, not just as a social beverage, but as an essential part of their diet. Beer ... Full story
Why do societies collapse?
Several years ago Jared Diamond created a stir with his book Collapse which profiled past supposedly failed societies as a warning for civilizations today that ... Full story
Japanese macaques, like humans, are behaviorally adapted to life in cold climates
Although the majority of primates inhabit warm, tropical climates, humans are an obvious exception. We have moved into nearly every possible climate on earth, including ... Full story
What Teeth Can Tell Us
The 19th century naturalist Georges Cuvier once said, “Show me your teeth and I will tell you who you are”. Anthropologists use teeth to study ... Full story
