Zach Zorich
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Zach Zorich’s Contributions:
Clues in a Copper Band
An artifact from coastal Georgia gives insight into 4,000-year-old trade routes and the beginnings of social hierarchies.
Nov 21, 2018 | 700 words, about 3 minutes
What Bones, Genes, and Space-Singed Rocks Tell Us About the Peopling of the Americas
Two new studies add to the emerging narrative of how the first people arrived in and settled the Americas.
May 31, 2018 | 1,000 words, about 5 minutes
Fish, Farm, or Fight
A new study is examining how Vikings adapted to climate change.
Dec 28, 2017 | 700 words, about 3 minutes
Shellfish Diplomacy
By trading shellfish for water rights, two ancient Peruvian cultures seem to have avoided war.
Sep 25, 2017 | 700 words, about 3 minutes
Reimagining the History of Human Migration With a 65,000-Year-Old Find
An ax and some sparkly paint could change the ancient human travelogue.
Jul 19, 2017 | 1,000 words, about 5 minutes
Uncovering the Culture of Bronze Age Logboats
The advent of metal tools created demand for a European trade network—and boats to deliver the goods.
Jan 20, 2016 | 750 words, about 3 minutes
Finding Utica’s Hidden Harbor
Archaeologists are honing in on the ancient Phoenician city’s long lost harbor.
Aug 13, 2015 | 700 words, about 3 minutes
Ancient Vikings Settled Greenland for the Ivory
New archaeological research hints at a new reason for Vikings’ Greenland occupation.
Jul 28, 2015 | 600 words, about 3 minutes
The Fisher Kings
Along southern Florida’s coast, the ancient Calusa constructed an entire island of shell and defied the Spanish Conquest.
Jun 3, 2015 | 2,700 words, about 13 minutes