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Features November/December 2019
Artists of the Dark Zone
Deciphering Cherokee ritual imagery deep in the caves of the American South
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Features September/October 2019
World of the Griffin Warrior
A single grave and its extraordinary contents are changing the way archaeologists view two great ancient Greek cultures
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Features September/October 2019
Minaret in the Mountains
Excavations near a 12th-century tower reveal the summer capital of a forgotten Islamic empire
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Features July/August 2019
Digging Deeper into Pompeii’s Past
New research is uncovering the ancient city’s dynamic story from its origins to the eruption that buried it
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Features July/August 2019
Place of the Loyal Samurai
On the beaches and in the caves of a small Micronesian island, archaeologists have identified evocative evidence of one of WWII’s most brutal battles
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Features May/June 2019
Mapping the Past
ARCHAEOLOGY’s editors explore the genius and creativity of mapmakers through time
(Courtesy of the Penn Museum/object #B13885)