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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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Features November/December 2025
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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Features March/April 2016
France’s Roman Heritage
Magnificent wall paintings discovered in present-day Arles speak to a previously unknown history
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Recovering Hidden Texts
At the world’s oldest monastery, new technology is making long-lost manuscripts available to anyone with an Internet connection
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Features January/February 2016
Top 10 Discoveries of 2015
ARCHAEOLOGY's editors reveal the year's most compelling finds
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The Many Lives of an English Manor House
A major restoration project at a grand estate reveals centuries of a nation’s history
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Features November/December 2015
The Acropolis of Athens
The decades-long project to restore the site to its iconic past
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