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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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    Gone Fishing

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    (Wisconsin Historical Society)

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    A Shining Example

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    (ÖBB/Novetus GmbH)

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    Oliveopolis

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    (Courtesy Brett Kaufman)

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    Kublai Khan's Sinking Ambitions

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    (Hung et al., 2022)

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    The Treasurer's Tomb

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    (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities/Cairo University)

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    Tudor Travelers

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    (Peter Phipp/Travelshots.com/Alamy Stock Photo)
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