Short-form archaeology investigations focused on real sites, real artifacts, and cautious interpretation.
Follow the evidence across three distinct investigation lanes.
Recent investigations, summarized with the evidence up front.
Why were thousands of these 2,300-year-old clay figures intentionally shattered? A forensic look at the Shakōki-dogū and the ritual mystery of the Jōmon.
How did a prehistoric society extract massive amounts of copper using only stone and fire? A forensic look at over 6,000 mining pits around Lake Superior.
A 51,200-year-old cave painting in Indonesia is now the oldest known narrative art. A forensic look at how laser dating is rewriting human history.
High in the Colorado Rockies, thousands of prehistoric stone walls form complex hunting systems. A look at the 5,800-year-old engineering of Rollins Pass.
Start with the orientation page, then follow an arc to see how the evidence accumulates.
