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

News December 8, 2025 DNA Study Offers Insight into the Builders of One of Neolithic China's Most Influential Cities

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 found ...

A Passion for Fruit Exploring the surprisingly rich archaeological record of berries, melons…and more

Features Features January/February 2026 Top 10 Discoveries of 2025 ARCHAEOLOGY magazine’s editors reveal the year’s most exciting finds

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 on a ...

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

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 the …

A researcher reconstructs an individual’s genome using ancient DNA samples. Each cell in a plant, animal, or person contains millions, or even billions, of DNA base pairs—mole