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Pompeii's House of Dionysian Delights

Vivid frescoes in an opulent dining room celebrate the wild rites of the wine god

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Frescoed panels in the House of the Thiasus portray a satyr (left) and a woman (right)
Courtesy Archaeological Park of Pompeii

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Return to Serpent Mountain

Discovering the true origins of an enigmatic mile-long pattern in Peru’s coastal desert

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Himalayan High Art

In a remote region of India, archaeologists trace 4,000 years of history through a vast collection of petroglyphs

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What Happened in Goyet Cave?

New analysis of Neanderthal remains reveals surprisingly grim secrets

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The Third Cave, one of the galleries in a cave system in central Belgium known as the Goyet Caves
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    A Monumental Imperial Biography

    How Constantine’s architects pieced together the past to create a new vision in the heart of Rome

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    The Last King of Babylon

    Investigating the reign of Mesopotamia’s most eccentric ruler

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    Paradise Lost

    Archaeologists in Nova Scotia are uncovering evidence of thriving seventeenth-century French colonists and their brutal expulsion

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    Exploring Notre Dame's Hidden Past

    The devastating 2019 fire is providing an unprecedented look at the secrets of the great cathedral

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    Top 10 Discoveries of 2021

    ARCHAEOLOGY magazine reveals the year’s most exciting finds

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    At Face Value

    Researchers are using new scientific methods to investigate how artists in Roman Egypt customized portraits for the dead

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