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Dancing Days of the Maya

In the mountains of Guatemala, murals depict elaborate performances combining Catholic and Indigenous traditions

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Let the Games Begin

How gladiators in ancient Anatolia lived to entertain the masses

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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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Courtesy Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology

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Ancient DNA Revolution

How the rapidly evolving field of archaeogenetics is unlocking secrets of the past

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  • Features March/April 2012

    Rome's Lost Aqueduct

    Searching for the source of one of the city's greatest engineering achievements

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  • Features March/April 2012

    Saga of the Northwest Passage

    Discovering evidence of an ill-fated mission in the frigid waters of the Arctic

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  • Features January/February 2012

    Pompeii, Italy

    While plans are underway for a massive influx of funds from the European Union that will take a significant step in preserving the site in the future, the Roman city of Pompeii remains gravely imperiled.

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  • Features January/February 2012

    Altamira Cave - Spain

    a policy article published in the journal Science in October 2011, Spanish scientists argued against the reopening of Altamira Cave, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The cave contains multicolored cave paintings featuring several red bison, dating back 14,000 years to the Upper Paleolithic.

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  • Features January/February 2012

    Texas - United States

    From October 2010 to the end of September 2011, Texas received the smallest amount of rainfall ever recorded over a 12-month period. he receding waters are affecting local archaeology, exposing sites that have been underwater for decades.

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  • Features January/February 2012

    Arab Spring Impacts Archaeology - Libya/Egypt/Tunisia/Syria

    o discussion of the year 2011 can be complete without a reference to what's been termed Arab Spring. The political phenomenon has the potential to have an extraordinary impact on archaeology for years to come.

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