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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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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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    Ancient Air Freshener

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    A Day at the Hunt

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    Courtesy Elazığ Archaeology and Ethnography Museum

  • Digs & Discoveries September/October 2025

    A Chinese Frontier Fort

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    Alexey Kovalev, Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences

  • Digs & Discoveries September/October 2025

    Good Night, Sweet Prince

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    Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection

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    Legend of the Crystal Brain

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    Bound for Heaven

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    Yoli Schwartz, Israel Antiquities Authority
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