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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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Features January/February 2025
Top 10 Discoveries of 2024
ARCHAEOLOGY magazine reveals the year’s most exciting finds
Features January/February 2025
Dancing Days of the Maya
In the mountains of Guatemala, murals depict elaborate performances combining Catholic and Indigenous traditions
Features November/December 2024
Let the Games Begin
How gladiators in ancient Anatolia lived to entertain the masses
Features November/December 2024
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 July/August 2014
Under Mexico City
Beneath the capital's busy streets, archaeologists are discovering the buried world of the Aztecs
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Features July/August 2014
The Tomb of the Silver Hands
Long-buried evidence of an Etruscan noble family
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Features May/June 2014
America’s Chinatowns
Dozens of digs and collections are revealing the culture, diversity, and challenges of the first Chinese Americans
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Features May/June 2014
Searching for the Comanche Empire
In a deep gorge in New Mexico, archaeologists have discovered a unique site that tells the story of a nomadic confederacy's rise to power in the heart of North America
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Features March/April 2014
Saving the Villa of the Mysteries
Beneath the surface of Pompeii's most famous house
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Features March/April 2014
All Hands on Deck
Inviting the world to explore a shipwreck deep in the Gulf of Mexico
(Courtesy NOAA)