Holy Smoke
Holy Smoke - By David Malakoff
Summer 2014: When Christopher Columbus landed on the island of Cuba during his first voyage to the New World in 1492, he and his shipmates saw something that baffled them....
The Story of Kennewick Man
Winter 2014: The Story of Kennewick Man By David Malakoff
On a warm July day in 1996, Will Thomas and Dave Deacy, two college kids, were watching some speedboat races on the Columbia River near Kennewick,...
SPRING 2019 PREVIEW | Disappearing Digital Data
The following is an excerpt from the Spring 2019 Issue of American Archaeology Magazine.
By Alexandra Witze
COVER IMAGE: Archaeologists with Far Western Anthropological Research Group, Inc. collect data from a Paleo-Indian site in Cave Valley, Nevada ...
American Archaeology Magazine Winter 2017 is Here!
The most recent issue of American Archaeology Magazine, WINTER 2017, is now available!
COVER: Shumla researchers Jerod Roberts (on ladder) and Karen Steelman use a portable x-ray fluorescence instrument to identify the elemental composition...
Grappling With A Great Mystery
Summer 2015:
By David Malakoff
It had seemed like a good idea at the time. In the spring of A.D. 1250, you and your new spouse decided to move away from the hamlet where you were...
SUMMER 2019 | Gone Missing
The following is an article from the Summer 2019 Issue of American Archaeology Magazine. Become a member to subscribe and read the full issue!
By Wayne Curtis
COVER IMAGE: 1978 Moundville excavation | Credit: Vin Steponaitis
In...
American Archaeology Winter 2018 is Here!
The most recent issue of American Archaeology Magazine, Winter 2018-19, is now available!
COVER: These are three of the amazing items discovered by archaeologists who excavated Key Marco in southwest Florida in 1896. These...
Curing The Curation Problem
SUMMER 2017: By Tom Koppel.
Tall white steel shelves are gradually filling up with green boxes in a new archaeological repository in Ontario, Canada. Each box is stuffed full of archival plastic bags containing artifacts,...
FALL 2019 | The Saga Of The Snakes
The following is an article excerpt from the Fall 2019 Issue of American Archaeology Magazine. Become a member to subscribe and read the full story!
By Mike Toner
A riveting story of dynastic intrigue and bloody...
Searching for de Soto
Fall 2014 Searching for de Soto By Kristin Ohlson: The Atlanta high school girl was in the middle of a solitary stint at the sifting screen, while archaeologist Dennis Blanton and the rest of...