The Excavation of a Computer Chip
June 14, 2011

In order to preserve the MOS Technology 6502 central processing unit, the team at Visual 6502 had to reverse engineer the chip.

Rogues' Gallery: The Convicts of Early Australia
June 14, 2011

Very few photos exist from the convict period, but the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority in Tasmania maintains a collection convict portraits.

Archaeology of World War II
April 13, 2011

The full text of our May/June 2011 article with online exclusive video and slideshows

Slideshow: The Islamic Stepwells of Gujarat, India
April 13, 2011

The stepwells of the state of Gujarat, India, are part of an architectural tradition that goes back over 1,000 years.

Audio: Herzog on 3-D, Cavemen, and the Scent of a Cave Bear
March 15, 2011

An interview about the unique challenges of making this film and the kinship among artists across the ages

Video: The Rock Art of Djulirri
December 14, 2010

In a remote corner of Arnhem Land in central northern Australia, the Aborigines left paintings chronicling 15,000 years of their history.

Slideshow: The Rock Art of Malarrak
December 14, 2010

There are 5,000 rock art sites in the Wellington Range of Arnhem Land in northern Australia.

Sneden's Legacy
October 14, 2010

How a Union captive's art is helping historians and archaeologists

Bull-Killer, Sun Lord
August 24, 2010

Foreign religions grew rapidly in the 1st-century A.D. Roman Empire, including worship of Jesus Christ, the Egyptian goddess Isis, and an eastern sun god, Mithras

Dura-Europos: Crossroad of Cultures
August 11, 2010

The Melting Pot of the Ancient Middle East