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Features May/June 2026
The Unexpected World of the Odyssey
Discovering the surprising inspirations behind Homer’s great tales of the Trojan War
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The Last Maya Kingdom
On the shores of a lake in Guatemala, the Itzá people defied the Spanish for nearly 200 years
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Art for the Ages
A surreal style of painting endured for 4,000 years in the canyonlands of West Texas
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Bridge to the Past
The Yellow River brought both prosperity and calamity to China’s dazzling medieval capital By Ling Xin
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Features September/October 2015
Cultural Revival
Excavations near a Yup’ik village in Alaska are helping its people reconnect with the epic stories and practices of their ancestors
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Features July/August 2015
The Story of the Horse
How its unique role in human culture transformed history
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In Search of a Philosopher’s Stone
At a remote site in Turkey, archaeologists have found fragments of the ancient world’s most massive inscription
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The Cult of Amun
In the epic rivalry between ancient Egypt and Nubia, one god had enduring appeal
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The Minoans of Crete
More than 100 years after it was first discovered, the town of Gournia is once again redefining the island's past
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Features March/April 2015
Rome's Imperial Port
The vast site of Portus holds the key to understanding how Rome evolved from a mighty city to an empire
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