Through The Years Explore decades of exciting archaeological discoveries, new technologies in the field, and stunning images in the Archaeology magazine archive.

News December 29, 2025 New Dates Obtained for Mammoth-Bone Structure in Ukraine

Illegally enslaved and then marooned on remote Tromelin Island for fifteen years, with only ARCHAEOLOGY to tell their story

Back issues of ARCHAEOLOGY magazine preserve timeless articles that remain as exciting and interesting today as when they were first printed. Quantities are limited, and orders will be filled …

Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology/Handout via Xinhua Sen You et al., Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences (2025)

Italian archaeologists have uncovered evidence of smuggling between North Africa and Italy on a third-century a.d. shipwreck off the west coast of Sicily. The most complete Roman ship ever …

Top 10 Discoveries of 2024 Features January/February 2025 ARCHAEOLOGY magazine reveals the year’s most exciting finds Courtesy the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities

ARCHAEOLOGY has been published continuously for more than 75 years by the Archaeological Institute of America, which is dedicated to supporting archaeological inquiry and to fostering …

Feb 3, 2025 · BRUSSELS, BELGIUM—More than 800 Paleolithic artifacts have been recovered from a dried lake bed in Iraq’s Western Desert by researchers from the Free University of …

Not every notable discovery consists of a single extraordinary artifact, a previously unknown structure, or a newly revised date for an ancient technology. Some of the most significant …