Archaeology.Today
An independent news publication focused on archaeological discoveries, excavations, research, artifacts, ancient civilizations, human origins, and the science used to understand the human past.
News from the human past
Archaeology is constantly changing. A new excavation can uncover a structure that has been buried for centuries. Scientific analysis can revise the age of a site. Ancient DNA can reveal relationships that were invisible to earlier researchers.
Archaeology.Today follows those developments and turns reporting from archaeological publications, research institutions, museums, universities, government agencies, and news organizations into clear, accessible coverage.
The focus is the evidence: what was found, where it was found, how researchers studied it, what they think it means, and how certain those interpretations actually are.
What you’ll find here
New archaeological finds, newly identified sites, burials, structures, artifacts, inscriptions, and evidence from around the world.
Fieldwork, excavation seasons, digs, surveys, and the discoveries emerging from archaeological sites.
Research and discoveries involving cultures and societies across the ancient world.
Objects, hoards, inscriptions, statues, tools, weapons, ceramics, manuscripts, and other material evidence.
Archaeology, paleoanthropology, ancient hominins, early human behavior, migrations, and human evolution.
Ancient DNA, radiocarbon dating, isotope analysis, LiDAR, remote sensing, residue analysis, and other scientific methods.
Shipwrecks, submerged settlements, maritime archaeology, underwater surveys, and discoveries beneath the water.
Preservation, repatriation, museums, cultural heritage, looting, trafficking, and the protection of archaeological sites and objects.
Evidence before hype
Archaeological discoveries are often more complicated than a headline can make them seem. Dates may be estimates. Identifications can be tentative. Researchers may disagree about what a structure or artifact was used for.
Archaeology.Today aims to preserve those distinctions rather than turning every tentative finding into a certainty or every discovery into something that supposedly “rewrites history.”
Stories link back to the original reporting used as source material so readers can continue into the underlying coverage.
Evidence
Findings are presented with their uncertainty, context, and supporting evidence intact.
Context
Discoveries matter more when readers understand where they fit in the wider archaeological record.
Sources
Coverage points readers toward the reporting and research behind each story.
The past is still being uncovered.
Follow the latest discoveries, excavations, research, sites, cultures, artifacts, and people shaping archaeology today.
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Archaeology.Today was created by Bree, an independent publisher and web developer building a modern destination for archaeology news, discoveries, excavations, research, artifacts, and the stories that continue to reshape our understanding of the past.