Archaeology

history-archaeology

Cleopatra’s tomb is the most famous missing grave in classical archaeology. The last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom, who died in 30 BCE, has never been positively ident...

treasure-hunting

An Ohio treasure hunter investigates public lands, historic sites, and private property using research, metal detectors, and archival records while adhering to state and federal...

Religion and Theology

The emergence of a new image of Jesus often gains rapid attention because it intersects faith, art history, archaeology, and media. When a new visual depiction surfaces, people...

Celebrity Profiles

Biblical archaeology examines material remains from the ancient Levant to illuminate the worlds of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Finds such as inscriptions, cities, sa...

geography

Which city in Italy is underwater? The phrase usually refers to the submerged Roman resort of Baiae, now lying partially beneath the Gulf of Naples because of coastal subsidence...

Celebrity Profiles

The search for Cleopatra's tomb addresses a straightforward question that has proved stubbornly elusive: where was the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom buried? The que...

culture-anthropology

Across Mexican museums and private collections, crystal skulls present a durable puzzle of archaeology, craftsmanship, and myth. This overview synthesizes museum records, scient...

culture-history

Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is a remote volcanic island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean whose most famous features are the huge human figures called moai. These statues were carv...

history-civilization

A dynasty is a sequence of rulers from a single family or political entity that establishes a model of governance, institutions, and cultural norms that shape a civilization for...

ancient-archaeology

Stonehenge is neither a mystery in the sense of being unknowable nor a puzzle with a single neat solution. Decades of research have clarified who built it, when, and how, while...