Through The Years Explore decades of exciting archaeological discoveries, new technologies in the field, and stunning images in the Archaeology magazine archive.

News December 8, 2025 DNA Study Offers Insight into the Builders of One of Neolithic China's Most Influential Cities

Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology/Handout via Xinhua Sen You et al., Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences (2025)

In the quarter-century since construction started in the forested Puisaye region of Burgundy, Guédelon has become one of the world’s most comprehensive and longest-running …

A Passion for Fruit Exploring the surprisingly rich archaeological record of berries, melons…and more

Jun 18, 2025 · WAWA, CANADA—For the past seven years, archaeologist Ryan Primrose, director of the Ontario Centre for Archaeological Education, has studied mysterious symbols …

Illegally enslaved and then marooned on remote Tromelin Island for fifteen years, with only ARCHAEOLOGY to tell their story

Back issues of ARCHAEOLOGY magazine preserve timeless articles that remain as exciting and interesting today as when they were first printed. Quantities are limited, and orders will be filled …

A researcher reconstructs an individual’s genome using ancient DNA samples. Each cell in a plant, animal, or person contains millions, or even billions, of DNA base pairs—mole

Feb 3, 2025 · BRUSSELS, BELGIUM—More than 800 Paleolithic artifacts have been recovered from a dried lake bed in Iraq’s Western Desert by researchers from the Free University of …