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Stories
No. 006
Asmat Ancestor Skulls
Asmat ancestor skulls kept loved ones close in Papua, Indonesia. Learn why families kept them, how seeds, feathers and beeswax decorated them, and what bisj poles mean.
No. 005
Shrunken Heads
Shrunken heads, or tsantsa, were made by the Shuar and Achuar of Ecuador and Peru. Learn why, how they were made, how many are fake, and why museums are returning them.
No. 004
What Can a Skeleton Tell an Archaeologist About a Person?
How do archaeologists read age, sex, diet and where someone grew up from bones and teeth? What a skeleton can show, how sure they are, and where methods run out.
No. 003
How Do Archaeologists Know How Old Bones Are?
How is a skeleton dated? Radiocarbon reaches about 50,000 years; uranium-series, ESR and luminescence go further. See what each method dates, how accurate it is and famous examples.
No. 002
Naia of Hoyo Negro
Who was Naia, the teenage girl found in Hoyo Negro near Tulum? Her age, date, DNA, the Ice Age animals with her and where her remains are cared for today.
No. 001
The Chinchorro Mummies
The Chinchorro of northern Chile made the oldest artificial mummies, about 5,050 BCE. How they made them, why, how they compare to Egypt and where to see them.