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The story of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is no longer one of annihilation; it also includes the people who managed to escape the city.
From neolithic stone balls to Roman cosmetic grinders, here are five finds that have baffled archaeologists.
New evidence from Laili rockshelter on Timor hints at a rapid, large-scale human arrival 44,000 years ago.
The two human species had many similarities but their communication would have been different.
Why build pyramids in the desert? A centuries-old puzzle may be answered by the slow wandering of the Nile.
Understanding how humans came to exert such enormous pressure on Earth’s ecosystems can inform more sustainable ways of living.
Scientists can’t yet tell how soft tissue overlayed bones, so this reconstruction is inevitably based on artistic licence.
The recent discovery of a Roman dodecahedron in Lincolnshire has prompted renewed fascination in these ancient mysterious objects.
The Avars dominated southeastern central Europe for hundreds of years, leaving one of the richest archaeological heritages in Europe. Now scientists are using DNA to reveal details of their societies.
The monument’s ancient connection to the skies may run even deeper than we realised.
New research reveals signs of ancient human habitation in a vast cave beneath the Arabian desert. It may have been used as a waystation by Stone Age herders travelling from one oasis to another.
Pottery made more than 1800 years ago by Aboriginal communities on Jiigurru in the Lizard Island group in the Great Barrier Reef is the oldest ever found in Australia.
Barrow Island off the coast of Western Australia holds a unique record of First Nations people. For millennia, they lived on vast plains that are now drowned by the sea.
New research on Ilorin in Nigeria provides insights into regional socio-political developments prior to the 19th century.
The bog does not neatly divide traces of the distant and recent past. Archaeology and forensic science still have much to learn from each other.
In addition to destroyed buildings, there’s an entire underground world – filled with untold numbers of artifacts, bones and ruins – that are exposed and damaged by the digging of trenches.
Out of Darkness attempts at historical accuracy are a welcome surprise, and what’s more, it is fun to watch.
After sifting through DNA from almost 10,000 people from ancient and pre-modern societies, we have discovered six cases of Down syndrome in past human populations.
The find represents Europe’s largest human-made megastructure.
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Associate Professor of Archaeology, Griffith University
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Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Archaeology, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor and Director, Flinders Microarchaeology Laboratory, Flinders University
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Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University
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Head, Public Engagement, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, Rice University
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Honorary Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Director, Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Griffith University
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Assistant Curator of Human Evolution., University of Alberta
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Professor of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Bournemouth University
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Anniversary Chair in Landscape Archaeology, University of Bradford
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Mathematician and Ancient DNA Researcher, University of Adelaide
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Professor in Archaeology, University of Bristol
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Claire Smith is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Archaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University
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Professor in Geochronology and Geochemistry, Southern Cross University
