A sweeping exploration of how ancient civilizations—from Mesopotamia to Mesoamerica—interpreted comets and meteors as divine ...

Learn how ancient DNA and archaeogenetics are reshaping what we know about family and revealing that kinship in early ...

Cleanliness in ancient societies was never just about comfort. It signaled status, health, and the everyday discipline of life in dusty cities and river valleys. Without modern plumbing or packaged ...

Could an Egyptian pharaoh or a Chinese emperor have used a stiff drink or two to build their kingdoms? While we don't know the particulars of ancient leaders' drunken deeds, there's no question that ...

A new study has uncovered hidden social patterns in ancient Hebrew kingdoms by analyzing personal names from archaeological findings. Applying diversity statistics typically used in ecological studies ...

Ancient people weren’t immune to bothersome pests. Learn about the different methods and tools they used to stay pest-free. Ancient peoples didn't have the luxury of air-tight containers to keep ...

A new study by the University of York researchers suggests that ancient societies were often more democratic than previously thought. The research, led by Gary Feinman, the MacArthur Curator of ...

Outgrowth of a symposium at the 72nd annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, held in Austin, Tex., April 2007, with additional contributions. Cf. pref. Theoretical and methodological ...