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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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After the Battle
The defeat of a Scottish army at the 1650 Battle of Dunbar was just the beginning of an epic ordeal for the survivors
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The First American Revolution
Exploring the legacy of the New World’s most successful native rebellion
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Kings of Cooperation
The Olmec city of Tres Zapotes may have owed its longevity to a new form of government
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The Road Almost Taken
An ancient city in Germany tells a different story of the Roman conquest
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December 7, 1941
The underwater ARCHAEOLOGY of the attack on Pearl Harbor
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Top 10 Discoveries of 2016
ARCHAEOLOGY’s editors reveal the year’s most compelling finds
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