Top 10 Discoveries of the Decade

Features January/February 2021

The best finds of the past 10 years
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  • Top 10 Discoveries of the Decade January/February 2021

    Neanderthal Genome

    Vindija Cave, Croatia, 2010

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    (DEA/G. Cigolini/GettyImages)
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    Neolithic City of Shimao

    Shaanxi Province, China, 2011

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    (Courtesy Zhouyong Sun)
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    Child and Llama Sacrifice

    Huanchaquito–Las Llamas, Peru, 2012

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    (Courtesy Angiolina Abugattas)
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    The Grave of Richard III

    Leicester, England, 2012

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    (University of Leicester)
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    The Wrecks of Erebus and Terror

    Arctic Circle, Canada, 2014

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    (Courtesy © Thierry Boyer, Parks Canada)
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    Homo Naledi

    Rising Star Cave, South Africa, 2015

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    (Courtesy John Hawks/Wits University)
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    Laser Scanning

    Angkor, Cambodia, 2015

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    (Courtesy Damian Evans/CALI)
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    Grave of the “Griffin Warrior”

    Pylos, Greece, 2015

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    (griffinwarrior.org, Jeff Vanderpool/ Courtesy of the Department of Classics, University of Cincinnati)
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    Mummification Workshop

    Saqqara, Egypt, 2018

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    (Ramadan Hussein, Saqqara Saite Tombs Project)
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    Regio V Excavations

    Pompeii, Italy, 2018

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    (Pasquale Sorrentino)
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    Return to the River

    Members of Virginia’s Rappahannock tribe are at work with archaeologists to document the landscape they call home

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    (Courtesy Julia King)
  • Letter from Woodhenge January/February 2021

    Stonehenge's Continental Cousin

    A 4,000-year-old ringed sanctuary reveals a German village’s surprising connections with Britain

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    (Photo Matthias Zirn)
  • Artifacts January/February 2021

    Inca Box with Votive Offerings

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    (Courtesy Teddy Seguin/Université Libre de Bruxelles)
  • Digs & Discoveries January/February 2021

    Reading, Writing, and Algorithms

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    (Courtesy Michael Cordonsky/Tel Aviv University and the Israel Antiquities Authority)