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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 September/October 2020

    Siberian Island Enigma

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    (Andrei Panin)

  • Digs & Discoveries September/October 2020

    Closing in on a Pharaoh's Tomb

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    (Courtesy Andrzej Niwiński)

  • Digs & Discoveries September/October 2020

    A Rare Egg

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    (agefotostock/Alamy Stock Photo)

  • Digs & Discoveries September/October 2020

    Mouse in the House

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    (T. Cucchi; phototrip/Alamy Stock Photo)

  • Digs & Discoveries September/October 2020

    Commander's Orders

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    (Courtesy of The Vindolanda Trust)

  • Digs & Discoveries September/October 2020

    The Means of Production

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    (Photograph courtesy of Patricia Castro; Photo courtesy of Ing. Frederico Solorzano, Regional Museum of Guadalajara. Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico; Photo © Boltin Picture Library/Bridgeman Images)
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