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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
Features November/December 2025
Temples to Tradition
A looted cache of bronzes compels archaeologists to explore Celtic sanctuaries across Burgundy
Features November/December 2025
Oasis Makers of Arabia
Researchers are just beginning to understand how people thrived in the desert of Oman some 5,000 years ago
Features November/December 2025
Searching for Venezuela’s Undiscovered Artists
Inspired by their otherworldly landscape, ancient people created a new rock art tradition
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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 July/August 2014
Revisiting the Gokstad
More than a century after Norway's Gokstad ship burial was first excavated, scientists are examining the remains of the VIking chieftain buried inside and learning the truth about how he lived and died
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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
(Pasquale Sorrentino)