#Archaeology

The Mary Rose was a carrack in the English Tudor Navy of King Henry VIII that fought in multiple battles during the 16th century before it was sunk in 1545. After its wreck was located in 1971 and…

From Archaeological Institute of America: 2026 Olivia James Fellowship Spotlight: Madolyn Hyytiainen-Jacobson

From Archaeological Institute of America: 2026 Colburn Fellowship Spotlight: Maribelisa Gillespie

From Archaeological Institute of America: 2026 Graduate Student Paper Award Spotlight: Emily Lime

A 59,000-year-old Neanderthal molar contains evidence of a cavity removal procedure, offering fresh insight into these early humans' intelligence.

Aethelred the Unready viewed the attacks on his kingdom as divine retribution. He hoped that a show of public penance, including the creation of coins featuring religious imagery, would help earn God's forgiveness

The copper still, likely used to make whisky, would have been hidden away from the oversight of tax collectors after Scotland outlawed unlicensed distilling centuries ago

From Latest articles | smithsonianmag.com: Why Did This Wealthy Scotsman Pay a Jeweler to Wrap His Teeth in Gold Wire Hundreds of Years Ago?

Volcanic eruptions, climate change, crop failures, famine and plague all may have swept through Norway in the sixth century C.E., putting pressure on leaders and their communities

From Latest articles | smithsonianmag.com: Mysterious Green Rocks Discovered in a Remote Cave in Spain Might Be Signs of Prehistoric People Working With Copper

New research has identified four members of the doomed 1845 search for the Northwest Passage, including the owner of a paper-stuffed wallet that has long mystified historians

Researchers who analyzed genomes from early medieval graves in modern-day Germany hypothesize that people from the former Roman Empire formed families with Germanic people soon after the empire fell

The wreckage of the "Tampa," which was torpedoed by a German submarine, was found 50 miles off the coast of Cornwall, England. The disaster was the largest single American naval combat loss of life during the war

Known as the "Camarat 4," the ship was loaded with cannons, cauldrons and hundreds of ceramics—which are still visible on the seafloor. Researchers are surveying the site and carefully recovering a small selection of artifacts

These "crannogs" had remained elusive and difficult to access, but a breakthrough is allowing researchers to discover and explore them at greater length.

From Latest articles | smithsonianmag.com: In the Ancient World, This Pigment Was Worth More Than Gold. Archaeologists Discovered It Buried With Babies in Roman Coffins

The findings challenge the long-held assumption that prehistoric people didn’t spend much time in high-altitude mountain regions.

From Latest articles | smithsonianmag.com: See the Largest Viking Age Hoard Ever Found in Norway. At Nearly 3,000 Coins and Counting, the Cache Is a Once-in-a-Lifetime Find

The sophisticated dental ligature dates to the late Middle Ages and is made of 20-carat gold.