What do you build with when trees are scarce and winters are brutal? For hunter-gatherers living in current-day Ukraine some ...

Much before humans constructed their first permanent shelters, they discovered the protective power of animal hides as a barrier against harsh environmental conditions. This fundamental principle of ...

The discovery of a submerged stone wall in the Baltic Sea has captivated archaeologists and researchers worldwide, offering a rare opportunity to examine a relic from a distant, prehistoric past.

Archaeologists working in the Amazon have uncovered sealed stone spheres that contain carefully arranged human bones, but the remains inside do not appear to belong to single individuals. Instead, ...

Introduction / Michelle Hegmon and William D. Lipe -- Social integration and architecture / Michelle Hegmon -- Historical perspectives on architecture and social integration in the prehistoric pueblos ...

The culmination of 15 years of collaborative research between Canyons of the Ancients National Monument and the University of Colorado Denver now lives in the monument’s museum in Dolores. The exhibit ...

"From the Report of the U.S. National Museum, 1891." At head of title: Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20 ...