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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

Painted lotus-leaf capitals after cleaning in the entrance hall of the temple of Khnum, Esna, Egypt

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  • Features September/October 2013

    Wolf Rites of Winter

    Archaeologists digging a Bronze Age site on the Russian steppes are using evidence from language and mythology to understand a remarkable discovery

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    Tomb of the Vulture Lord

    A king’s burial reveals a pivotal moment in Maya history

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    (© Kenneth Garrett)
  • Features July/August 2013

    Lost Tombs

    In search of history's greatest rulers

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  • Features July/August 2013

    The First Vikings

    Two remarkable ships may show that the Viking storm was brewing long before their assault on England and the continent

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    Courtesy Liina Maldre, University of Tallinn
  • Features July/August 2013

    Miniature Pyramids of Sudan

    Archaeologists excavating on the banks of the Nile have uncovered a necropolis where hundreds of small pyramids once stood

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    (Courtesy Vincent Francigny/SEDAU)
  • Features May/June 2013

    On the Trail of the Mimbres

    Archaeologists are tracking the disappearance of a remarkable type of pottery to rewrite the story of a culture’s decline

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    (© President and Fellows of Harvard College, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, [24-15-10/94603 + 60740377])
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