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Digs & Discoveries July/August 2026

Ancient China’s “Pony Express”

Han Dynasty postal horses had hard lives but evocative names—meet Wandering Hawk, Podgy and Lumpy, and Mr. Red Horse

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Han Dynasty bronze horse figurine

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Tamil Tourists

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Cikai Korran tomb graffiti, Valley of the Kings, Egypt
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Put On Your Best Face

An opulent Roman villa hid a very peculiar staircase and an underground room for secret rites

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Fresco, House of Cybele, Aphrodisias, Turkey
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Viking Payday

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Lamb of God silver coin (both sides)
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  • Digs & Discoveries July/August 2026

    A Surprising Encounter

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    Roe deer antler mask
    State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology Saxony-Anhalt

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    Hurry Up and Celebrate

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    Tablet
    Hethitologie-Archiv Mainz

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    Trimming the Fat

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    Papyrus showing editing process to thin out the figure of a jackal
    The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

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    Aboriginal Animal Spotters

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    Joakim Goldhahn

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    Cat Trails

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    Tang Dynasty cat painting
    The National Palace Museum, Taipei, CC BY 4.0, www.npm.gov.tw

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    Light in the Cave

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    Headless woman petroglyph, Al-Zolma Cave, Egypt
    Courtesy Hesham Hussein
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