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

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Scholars have been slow to realize that the scientific archaeology that sprang from Euroamerican rationalist and empiricist roots may not be the only valid archaeology. Part of the rift between …

(Courtesy Larry Zimmerman) Zimmerman first became interested in the material culture of homelessness as head of archaeology at the Minnesota Historical Society. On an excavation …

One day, if it is indeed there, we might just be able to remove a few blocks from the exterior of the pyramid and walk up the mile-long ramp Hemienu left hidden within the Great Pyramid. Bob …

The traditional methodology of battlefield archaeology—identifying a battle's location, unearthing weapons and defensive structures, and evaluating historical and literary texts—is not sufficient …

Underwater archaeology isn't just about shipwrecks; some of the most spectacular finds have been ancient villages, cemeteries, and even entire cities

Arthur C. Parker, a public high school-educated Seneca who later studied anthropology and archaeology under Franz Boaz and Frederick W. Putnam, served in 1935 as the first president …

Classic cases of archaeological hoaxes, fakes, and strange sites, plus fake busters, the (fake) art market, pseudoarchaeology, and more

"I want to define the scope and tactics of the whole Battle of Saipan," says McKinnon, "and also use archaeology to try to piece together individual engagements and finer details that may …