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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
Courtesy R. R. R. Smith, Aphrodisias Excavations

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Viking Payday

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Lamb of God silver coin (both sides)
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  • Digs & Discoveries November/December 2021

    A Place of Their Own

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    A Trip to Venice

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    (Antonio Calandriello and Giuseppe D'Acunto (Università Iuav di Venezia))

  • Digs & Discoveries November/December 2021

    Salty Snack

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  • Digs & Discoveries November/December 2021

    The Age of Glass

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    (Jason Urbanus; Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral)

  • Digs & Discoveries November/December 2021

    China's New Human Species

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    (Wei Gao)

  • Digs & Discoveries November/December 2021

    Mesopotamian War Memorial

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    (Courtesy The Euphrates Salvage Project)
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