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Features March/April 2025

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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Painted lotus-leaf capitals after cleaning in the entrance hall of the temple of Khnum, Esna, Egypt

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The Many Faces of the Kingdom of Shu

Thousands of fantastical bronzes are beginning to reveal the secrets of a legendary Chinese dynasty

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  • Features September/October 2018

    The Rulers of Foreign Lands

    Was a new regional power, once thought of as a bloodthirsty invading force, actually a catalyst for ancient Egypt’s most prosperous era?

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    (De Agostini Picture Library/G. Sioen/ Bridgeman Images)

  • Features September/October 2018

    Shipping Stone

    A wreck off the Sicilian coast offers a rare look into the world of Byzantine commerce

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    (Courtesy Marzamemi Maritime Heritage Project)

  • Features July/August 2018

    Westminster Abbey’s Hidden History

    Far above the royal pomp and circumstance, archaeologists unexpectedly discover seven centuries of England’s past

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    (James Brittain-VIEW/Alamy Stock Photo)

  • Features July/August 2018

    The City at the Beginning of the World

    The only Maya city with an urban grid may embody a creation myth

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    (Courtesy Timothy Pugh/Itza Archaeological Project)

  • Features May/June 2018

    Emblems for the Afterlife

    Tomb paintings hold clues to the ancient Egyptian desire to bring order out of chaos

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    (Linda Evans/Australian Center for Egyptology, Macquarie University, Sydney)

  • Features May/June 2018

    Global Cargo

    Found in the waters off a small Dutch island, a seventeenth-century shipwreck provides an unparalleled view of the golden age of European trade

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    (Kees Zwaan/Courtesy Province of North Holland)
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