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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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Coyote’s Quest

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Tamil Tourists

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Cikai Korran tomb graffiti, Valley of the Kings, Egypt
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Digs & Discoveries July/August 2026

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
Courtesy R. R. R. Smith, Aphrodisias Excavations

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Viking Payday

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Lamb of God silver coin (both sides)
Photographs Søren Greve/National Museum of Denmark

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  • Digs & Discoveries September/October 2024

    Location is Everything

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    The Anchor Church Field Project;

  • Digs & Discoveries September/October 2024

    Moving Day

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    Courtesy LNER/Archaeological Service, City of Antwerp

  • Digs & Discoveries September/October 2024

    Cosmic Ray Calendar

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    © Dispilio Excavations, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

  • Digs & Discoveries September/October 2024

    A Nightcap for the Ages

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    Juan Manuel Román/University of Cordoba

  • Digs & Discoveries September/October 2024

    From Hunter to Marathoner

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    Universal History Archive/UIG/Bridgeman Images

  • Digs & Discoveries July/August 2024

    Bronze Age Beads Go Abroad

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    (Courtesy Cambridge Archaeological Unit)
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