Horses And People
By Julian Smith
One of the most enduring icons of the American West is a Native American rider on horseback, galloping into battle or chasing down a herd of buffalo. For all of its cultural...
The Maya Collapse Revisited
By Mike Toner
Ever since explorers John Stephens and Frederick Catherwood stumbled out of the Yucatán Peninsula’s jungles two centuries ago with headline-making tales of crumbling stone ruins, scholars have struggled to explain what happened...
Sacred Objects From The Heavens
By Tamara Jager Stewart
The Bloody Basin meteorite was in the Red Creek Ruin in the Tonto National Forest when it burned down around 1385. It’s not known if the ruin’s occupants venerated the meteorite....
Racing For A Purpose
By David Malakoff
Conducting field research on Arizona’s Perry Mesa, a rugged wedge of desert some forty miles north of Phoenix known for its dazzling rock art and ancient ruins perched atop spectacular cliffs, can...
Investigating Submerged Landscapes
By Wayne Curtis
“It's a huge area,” said Ashley Lemke. “It's really deep. It's really cold. And it's hard to get to.” Lemke was talking about the Alpena-Amberley Ridge, a sizeable geological feature that lies...