Heather Pringle
National Geographic
Victoria, BC, Canada
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Past articles by Heather:
Ancient Slingshot Was as Deadly as a .44 Magnum
An excavation in Scotland shows that Roman soldiers used lead ammo with lethal accuracy. → Read More
What You Don’t Know About the Vikings
Yes, they were brutal. They also had women leaders, coveted luxury, and encountered more than 50 cultures from Afghanistan to Canada. → Read More
Viking Reenactors Stage Battles and Sail Ships
Yes, they were brutal. They also had women leaders, coveted luxury, and encountered more than 50 cultures from Afghanistan to Canada. → Read More
A Sunken Bridge the Size of a Continent
A remote Arctic land may hold a vital missing chapter from human history. The only problem? It disappeared at the end of the last ice age. → Read More
The Little Man Who Soared
On Haida Gwaii, indigenous artists carved portraits of the strange newcomers who landed on their shores. → Read More
Pictures: An Elite Viking’s Prized Possessions
Buried for more than a thousand years, Scotland's “Galloway hoard” may include rare artifacts looted from medieval monasteries. → Read More
Space Archaeologist Envisions App to Combat Looting
Dr. Sarah Parcak, winner of the million-dollar TED Prize, hopes to equip an army of citizen-scientists to discover and protect ancient sites. → Read More
A Parka and a Fashionista
Designers for the Paris runways have nothing on the seamstresses of the Bering Sea’s St. Lawrence Island. → Read More
Shipwreck May Hold Clues to Famous Lost Expedition From 1800s
Recent underwater search yields new artifacts and glimpse inside ship that mysteriously disappeared 167 years ago. → Read More
Time Travelers
Could these be the oldest human footprints in North America? → Read More
Ears of Ancient Chinese Terra-Cotta Warriors Offer Clues to Their Creation
Technology yields new insight into how a Chinese emperor created an army for eternity within his tomb. → Read More
Behind Tomb Connected to Alexander the Great, Intrigue Worthy of "Game of Thrones"
As archaeologists dig deeper into the burial mound, ancient sources tell a tale of family drama and palace intrigue. → Read More
Queen of the Underworld Sheds New Light on Greek Tomb
Newly revealed mosaic may hold key to unlocking mystery: Who was buried in the massive mound? → Read More
Who's Buried in Largest Greek Tomb? New Finds Raise Intrigue
The biggest known ancient Greek tomb may hold a relative of Alexander the Great, researchers say. → Read More
Ancient DNA Sheds New Light on Arctic's Earliest People
Arctic's first human arrivals kept to themselves for thousands of years. → Read More
New Evidence Ties Illegal Antiquities Trade to Terrorism, Violent Crime
In Cambodia and beyond, archaeologists and criminologists are fighting the underground trade in cultural treasures. → Read More
ISIS Cashing in on Looted Antiquities to Fuel Iraq Insurgency
Data gleaned from captured computer flash drives show that the sale of illicit artifacts is a significant source of funding for ISIS militants. → Read More