Articles by Matthew Taub

"We know that the person must have lived to the point of defecation."

The drawing is one of more than 20 original artworks by the Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

A conspicuous rise in urine suggests that the Neolithic Revolution took place beyond the Fertile Crescent.

New research examines the connections between people buried at mysterious megaliths.

It's on public view for the first time since 1900.

Allectus only reigned for three years, but here he is, nearly two millennia later.

It had eluded even the most dedicated bottle treasure hunters.

If you know of another Nathan-Melech, this is your chance to speak up.

Is there nothing that libraries can't do?

Just 33 feet wide, with the power of 10 atomic bombs.

It's not the only everyday object to have done so on the battlefield.

More than 500 years old, it was found with the oldest ship's bell.

Epic Neolithic feasts drew crowds from opposite ends of Britain.

A look inside the mind of a legendary plot.

Ales and lagers have ancestry in both Europe and Asia.

Much of the cargo is still missing, but for different reasons.

They could sharpen our understanding of Pueblo prehistory.

The bone helps to explain how the creature stuck around for more than 10,000 years.

Cahokia's decline is at least partially a story of climate change.

The outlaw lovers had some literary tendencies.

A new NASA robot is braving extreme temperatures to learn about the Red Planet.

In the 1960s, a conflict between Dutch-speaking and French-speaking students divided a historic collection.

Yep.

Researchers are using conflicting pieces to puzzle out what happened in 241 BC.