Why the Bronze Age collapsed
Historians like to blame drought, famine and invaders. But this can’t explain why the empires never came back.
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Why the Bronze Age collapsed
Historians like to blame drought, famine and invaders. But this can’t explain why the empires never came back.
Rope, twine and thread: Invisible technologies of the Stone Age
Missing from the archaeological record, fiber innovations like string played a huge role in the daily lives of our ancestors. Researchers are working to weave together new insights from the traces they left behind.
How One Man’s Quest for a Musketeer’s Bones Got Him Locked Up
A secret archaeological dig inside a Dutch church has led to drama worthy of Alexandre Dumas. Did Wim Dijkman really find the bones of the fourth musketeer? We may never know.
The Forgotten Castles of the Garamantes • wild man life
The forgotten castles of the Garamantes lie buried beneath the Libyan Desert, the ruins of a civilisation that built cities, traded with Rome, and raised pyramids in the Sahara.
3 Famous Archeological Finds That Were Actually Hoaxes | TheCollector
The history of archeological discovery is riddled with forgeries. Discover three famous archeological hoaxes and the lessons they teach us about discovery and deception.
Skara Brae: The Mysterious Neolithic Village of Scotland | TheCollector
Explore the ancient village of Skara Brae, its connections to Skaill House, its haunting stories, and the mysteries surrounding its preservation and abandonment.
Surprising Archeological Discoveries in the Heart of the Amazon Jungle | TheCollector
The world’s largest rainforest was long considered a virgin wilderness, but recent discoveries are challenging this view.
What Are the Lost Libraries of Timbuktu?
The Lost Libraries of Timbuktu. are a collection of books numbering in the hundreds of thousands that were lost following the decline of Timbuktu in the 19th century.
Records of Pompeii’s survivors have been found – and archaeologists are sta
The story of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is no longer one of annihilation; it also includes the people who managed to escape the city.
Piecing Together an Ancient Epic Was Slow Work. Until A.I. Got Involved.
Scholars have struggled to identify fragments of the epic of Gilgamesh — one of the world’s oldest literary texts. Now A.I. has brought an “extreme acceleration” to the field.