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Features November/December 2025
Secrets of the Seven Wonders
How archaeologists are rediscovering the ancient world's most marvelous monuments
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Acts of Faith
Evidence emerges of the day in 1562 when an infamous Spanish cleric tried to destroy Maya religion
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Temples to Tradition
A looted cache of bronzes compels archaeologists to explore Celtic sanctuaries across Burgundy
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Oasis Makers of Arabia
Researchers are just beginning to understand how people thrived in the desert of Oman some 5,000 years ago
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Searching for Venezuela’s Undiscovered Artists
Inspired by their otherworldly landscape, ancient people created a new rock art tradition
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The Archaeology of Gardens
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The Viking Great Army
A tale of conflict and adaptation played out in northern England
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Top 10 Discoveries of 2017
ARCHAEOLOGY’s editors reveal the year’s most compelling finds
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In the Time of the Rosetta Stone
Turbulent events surrounding the Rosetta Stone are being revealed by new excavations in the ancient Egyptian city of Thmuis
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Reading the White Shaman Mural
Paintings in a Texas canyon may depict mythic narratives that have endured for millennia
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