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Features May/June 2025
Lost City of the Samurai
Archaeologists rediscover Ichijodani, a formidable stronghold that flourished amid medieval Japan’s brutal power struggles
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A Passion for Fruit
Exploring the surprisingly rich archaeological record of berries, melons…and more
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An Egyptian Temple Reborn
By removing centuries of soot, researchers have uncovered the stunning decoration of a sanctuary dedicated to the heavens
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Top 10 Discoveries of 2024
ARCHAEOLOGY magazine reveals the year’s most exciting finds
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Dancing Days of the Maya
In the mountains of Guatemala, murals depict elaborate performances combining Catholic and Indigenous traditions
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Features May/June 2019
Bringing Back Moche Badminton
How reviving an ancient ritual game gave an archaeologist new insight into the lives of ancient Peruvians
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Features May/June 2019
Inside King Tut’s Tomb
A decade of research offers a new look at the burial of Egypt’s most famous pharaoh
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Features March/April 2019
Egypt's Eternal City
Once the most sacred site on the Nile, Heliopolis was all but forgotten until archaeologists returned to save it from disappearing forever
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Features March/April 2019
Sicily's Lost Theater
Archaeologists resume the search for the home of drama in a majestic Greek sanctuary
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Top 10 Discoveries of 2018
ARCHAEOLOGY’s editors reveal the year’s most compelling finds
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Features January/February 2019
A Dark Age Beacon
Long shrouded in Arthurian lore, an island off the coast of Cornwall may have been the remote stronghold of early British kings
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