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Archaeologists use the remains of the past to help solve the puzzles of history. Whether you are curious about ancient cultures or are considering a career as an archaeologist yourself, these resources can help you put it all together.

  • Dr. Heinrich Schliemann's Excavations in the Acropolis of Mycenae Dr. Heinrich Schliemann's Excavations in the Acropolis of Mycenae
    Heinrich Schliemann and the Discovery of Troy
  • Ceiba Tree at Caracol, Belize Ceiba Tree at Caracol, Belize
    Ceiba pentandra: The Sacred Tree of the Maya
  • Aztec God of Rain Aztec God of Rain
    Tlaloc the Aztec God of Rain and Fertility
  • Laussel Venus, Upper Paleolithic Bas-Relief, ca. 25,000 Years Old Laussel Venus, Upper Paleolithic Bas-Relief, ca. 25,000 Years Old
    History of Alcohol: A Timeline
  • Urban Maize Garden in Berlin. Germany Urban Maize Garden in Berlin. Germany
    Ancient Farming - Concepts, Techniques, and Experimental Archaeology
  • Kiva at Spruce Tree House Kiva at Spruce Tree House
    Kiva - Ancestral Pueblo Ceremonial Structures
  • The Skull of the Smoking Mirror, Cult Representation of Tezcatlipoca The Skull of the Smoking Mirror, Cult Representation of Tezcatlipoca
    Tezcatlipoca: Aztec God of Night and Smoking Mirrors
  • Taino Zemi - Walters Art Museum Taino Zemi - Walters Art Museum
    Ritual Objects of the Ancient Taino of the Caribbean Islands
  • Mesopotamian Tablet with Uruk IV Proto-Cuneiform Writing, ca 3200 BC Mesopotamian Tablet with Uruk IV Proto-Cuneiform Writing, ca 3200 BC
    Proto-Cuneiform: Earliest Form of Writing on Planet Earth
  • El Chultun, Maya ruins, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico El Chultun, Maya ruins, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico
    Understanding Ancient Maya Storage Systems
  • Dzitnup Cenote - Valladolid Region, Yucatan, Mexico Dzitnup Cenote - Valladolid Region, Yucatan, Mexico
    The Geology and Archaeology of Sinkholes
  • detail of part of the Narmer Palette detail of part of the Narmer Palette
    The Narmer Palette
  • Homo Erectus (or H. heidelbergensis) Colonization in Europe
  • Close up of the Dancing Girl from Mohenjo-Daro. Close up of the Dancing Girl from Mohenjo-Daro.
    Ancient Dancing Girl of Mohenjo-Daro
  • Close up of Mayan God, Chaac's face on side of building. Close up of Mayan God, Chaac's face on side of building.
    Chaac, the Ancient Mayan God of Rain, Lightning, and Storms
  • Xiahe Mandible Reconstruction Xiahe Mandible Reconstruction
    Complete Guide to the Denisovans, a Newer Hominid Species
  • Bonampak Murals, Room 3: Royal Family Performing a Bloodletting Ritual Bonampak Murals, Room 3: Royal Family Performing a Bloodletting Ritual
    Maya Bloodletting Rituals - Ancient Sacrifice to Speak to the Gods
  • Reconstruction of Hominid Oldowan Flake Production Reconstruction of Hominid Oldowan Flake Production
    Hammerstone: The Simplest and Oldest Stone Tool
  • Persian lion mounted on a wheeled carriage. Persian lion mounted on a wheeled carriage.
    The Invention of the Wheel and Wheeled Vehicles
  • Close up of Sculpted Architectural Head, Angkor Wat. Close up of Sculpted Architectural Head, Angkor Wat.
    The Khmer Empire Water Management System
  • Huitzilopochtli Huitzilopochtli
    Huitzilopochtli
  • A garden in front of a hut. A garden in front of a hut.
    The Three Sisters: the Traditional Intercropping Agricultural Method
  • Path through the jungle connects the Mayan temple buildings at Coba. Path through the jungle connects the Mayan temple buildings at Coba.
    Sacbe, the Ancient Maya Road System
  • Carved head of Itzamna in Izamal by Frederick Catherwood (1799-1854), engraving is from Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan, by John Lloyd Stephens, 1841. 19th century. Carved head of Itzamna in Izamal by Frederick Catherwood (1799-1854), engraving is from Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan, by John Lloyd Stephens, 1841. 19th century.
    Itzamná: The Mayan Supreme Being and Father of the Universe
  • A Brokpa woman spinning sheep wool using a drop spindle known as a Yoekpa A Brokpa woman spinning sheep wool using a drop spindle known as a Yoekpa
    Spindle Whorls
  • Close up of Eyjafjallajökull Volcano Erupting In Iceland, 2010. Close up of Eyjafjallajökull Volcano Erupting In Iceland, 2010.
    The Dust Veil Environmental Disaster of AD 536
  • The Hero Twins Consult with God L The Hero Twins Consult with God L
    Hunahpu and Xbalanque — The Maya Hero Twins
  • One of the many Amesbury Archer arrowheads in detail, from Stonehenge (Beaker 2,300 BC). One of the many Amesbury Archer arrowheads in detail, from Stonehenge (Beaker 2,300 BC).
    Arrowheads and Other Projectile Points
  • Detail of Venus of Laussel Detail of Venus of Laussel
    Venus of Laussel: 20,000 Year Old Goddess
  • Jade Maya Carving of a Seated Dignitary from Las Cuevas Jade Maya Carving of a Seated Dignitary from Las Cuevas
    Precolumbian Jade
  • Sets of Levallois and Bifacial Tools from Nor Geghi 1. Sets of Levallois and Bifacial Tools from Nor Geghi 1.
    The Evolution of Stone Tools
  • Clay Tokens, Uruk Period, Excavated from Susa, Iran Clay Tokens, Uruk Period, Excavated from Susa, Iran
    Clay Token System
  • Nok sculpture on display at a museum. Nok sculpture on display at a museum.
    Nok Art Was Early Sculptural Pottery in West Africa
  • Melting Glacier, Greenland Melting Glacier, Greenland
    Last Glacial Maximum - The Last Major Global Climate Change
  • Lady Dai's Funeral Banner, Mawangdui, Han Dynasty Lady Dai's Funeral Banner, Mawangdui, Han Dynasty
    Lady Dai's Funeral Banner
  • El Tajin, Pyramid of the Niches (south-west side) El Tajin, Pyramid of the Niches (south-west side)
    Pyramid of the Niches at El Tajin
  • Wooden statuettes Wooden statuettes
    History of the Quiché Maya
  • Pages from the Madrid Codex Pages from the Madrid Codex
    Mesoamerican Calendar
  • De Soto in America, by Frederic Remington De Soto in America, by Frederic Remington
    Searching for Mabila
  • Paleolithic exhibit showing early humans living in a cave. Paleolithic exhibit showing early humans living in a cave.
    Guide to the Châtelperronian
  • Neanderthal Reconstruction, Neanderthal Museum, Erkrath Germany Neanderthal Reconstruction, Neanderthal Museum, Erkrath Germany
    Neanderthals - Study Guide
  • Helicopter Lands at Nenets Encampment Helicopter Lands at Nenets Encampment
    Lyuba the Baby Mammoth
  • Hand of Grauballe Man, Iron Age bog mummy, Aarhus, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe Hand of Grauballe Man, Iron Age bog mummy, Aarhus, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe
    Grauballe Man (Denmark) - European Iron Age Bog Body
  • Aztec Sun Stone, National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City Aztec Sun Stone, National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City
    Tonatiuh, the Aztec God of the Sun, Fertility and Sacrifice
  • Levallois Core from the Douro Basin, Portugal Levallois Core from the Douro Basin, Portugal
    Levallois Technique - Middle Paleolithic Stone Tool Working
  • San Bushman Rock Art, Sevilla Rock Art Trail, Traveller's Rest, Cederberg Mountains, Clanwilliam, Western Cape Province, South Africa San Bushman Rock Art, Sevilla Rock Art Trail, Traveller's Rest, Cederberg Mountains, Clanwilliam, Western Cape Province, South Africa
    Bow and Arrow Hunting
  • Remains of Temple at Tulum, Engraving by Frederick Catherwood Remains of Temple at Tulum, Engraving by Frederick Catherwood
    John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood
  • Step Pyramid of Djoser Step Pyramid of Djoser
    Step Pyramid of Djoser - Ancient Egypt's First Monumental Pyramid
  • Palisaded Mound Group at Aztalan, Wisconsin Palisaded Mound Group at Aztalan, Wisconsin
    Moundbuilder Myth - History and Death of a Legend
  • House in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic Village of Beidha, Jordan, 7200-6500, 7th-6th Millenium B.C., stone, clay and wood building' House in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic Village of Beidha, Jordan, 7200-6500, 7th-6th Millenium B.C., stone, clay and wood building'
    Pre-Pottery Neolithic: Farming and Feasting Before Pottery
  • Monastery Building on the Vistula River in Poland Monastery Building on the Vistula River in Poland
    How Gustaf Kossinna Mapped the Nazis' European Empire
  • A mountain range in the Pervuian Andes A mountain range in the Pervuian Andes
    The Archaeology of Peru and the Central Andes
  • Atlantean warriors, Temple of Quetzalcoatl, archaeological site of Tula, Mexico, Toltec Civilization Atlantean warriors, Temple of Quetzalcoatl, archaeological site of Tula, Mexico, Toltec Civilization
    The Toltecs - Semi-Mythical Legend of the Aztecs
  • Sunburst over Grand Pacific Glacier, Alaska Sunburst over Grand Pacific Glacier, Alaska
    Climate Change: The Archaeological Evidence
  • Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo) Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo)
    Mongooses
  • Laetoli Footprints - Reproduction at the Field Museum, Chicago Laetoli Footprints - Reproduction at the Field Museum, Chicago
    Laetoli - 3.5 Million Year Old Hominin Footprints in Tanzania
  • Early markers of settlement in the Grand Canyon Early markers of settlement in the Grand Canyon
    How were the Americas Populated?
  • Skeleton of Megatherium, extinct giant ground sloth, 1833.Artist: Jackson Skeleton of Megatherium, extinct giant ground sloth, 1833.Artist: Jackson
    Ground Sloths - An American Survivor of the Megafaunal Extinction
  • statue of Diego de Landa statue of Diego de Landa
    Diego de Landa (1524-1579), Bishop and Inquisitor of Early Colonial Yucatan
  • A cup of traditional drink Pulque also known as octli. A cup of traditional drink Pulque also known as octli.
    The Origin of Pulque
  • Discovery of the Skull of the Earliest Member of the Human Family Discovery of the Skull of the Earliest Member of the Human Family
    Toumaï (Chad) Our Ancestor Sahelanthropus tchadensis
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