Just How Old Are the Cave Paintings in Spain’s Cova Dones?
Ruiz-Redondo examines a partially flooded chamber of Cova Dones. A Ruiz-Redondo/V Barciela/X Martorell Discovering any collection of Paleolithic art is rare, says Aitor Ruiz-Redondo, an archaeologist and senior lecturer at…
Hike Through Ancient Roman and Biblical History in Turkey’s Rugged Mountains
By Joshua Hammer Photographs by Ekin Özbi̇çer We set off along the trail through the Yazili Canyon on a warm October morning, ascending through the foothills of the Taurus Mountains,…
These Markers of Scandinavia’s Bronze Age Boatyards Were Hiding in Plain Sight
In Scandinavia, early people adorned rocks with thousands of images of boats. Rolf_52 / Alamy Stock Photo This article is from Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society…
Archaeologists Find the First Red Paint Made From Plants
An experimental replica of shell beads with Natufian red organic colorant made from the roots of Rubiaceae plants Laurent Davin, CC-BY 4.0 The flash of bright red caught Laurent Davin’s…
Archaeologists Are Finding Dugout Canoes in the American Midwest as Old as the Great Pyramids of Egypt
Maritime archaeologist Tamara Thomsen discovered this 1,200-year-old dugout canoe in Lake Mendota, Wisconsin, in June 2021. Tamara Thomsen / Wisconsin Historical Society Tamara Thomsen was 24 feet underwater when she…