Insight into the Soul
An inscribed stele from Zincirli, Turkey, illuminates Iron Age beliefs about the afterlife

The Antonine Dynastic Gallery at Sagalassos
A head of the emperor Marcus Aurelius has been found at the Roman Baths.

Witches of Cornwall
Macabre evidence of age-old spells surfaces in an archaeologist's front yard

Fighting with Jaguars, Bleeding for Rain
Has a 3,000-year-old ritual survived in the highlands of central Mexico?

Visit Our Indiana Jones Page
Legend of the Crystal Skulls and more!

The Case of the Disarticulated Donkey
Can you solve the mystery of an animal burial in Florida?

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Touring Johnson's Island
A video tour of the site and Confederate cemetery filmed by managing editor Eti Bonn-Muller

Ritual Boxing
Associate editor Zach Zorich films ritual boxing in Mexico.

Dead Sea Scrolls
The oldest known copies of the Hebrew Bible, commentaries, and other religious writings is now on display in an exhibit at New York City's Jewish Museum.

Decoding Neanderthals
An entertaining summary of the latest on our closest relatives

• Drilling planned for Aztec Ruins
• Archaeologists investigate looted NM cemetery
• Historic shipwreck found off Australia's coast
• More on Nazca trophy heads

Beyond Stone and Bone
Heather Pringle takes you behind the scenes of the world of archaeology.

January 2: A Victory in the War of Wrecks

Unlocking a Civil War Prison
We return to Johnson's Island in Ohio to follow excavation of the prison hospital.

Have questions or comments about an Interactive Dig? Ask the archaeologists!

Tales from a Hilltop Castle
Freiherr Jürgen von Dörnberg shares stories of his family's castle in Hessen, Germany.

Prison Break at Johnson's Island
Catch up with the latest from Johnson's Island Civil War POW camp with archaeologist Dave Bush.

The Origin of Form Was Abrupt Not Gradual
Journalist Suzan Mazur interviews cell biologist Stuart Newman about the ongoing revolution in evolutionary theory.

Olives and People, Past and Present
A talk with physical anthropologist and olive cultivator Anagnostis Agelarakis

Under the Baltic
Maritime archaeologist Vello Mäss of the Estonian Maritime Museum discusses his career and recent discoveries.