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Features January/February 2012

Ancient Chinese Takeout - Shaanxi/Xinjiang, China

oday, dog soup and millet noodles may be meals only an archaeologist could love. In two tombs at opposite ends of the country, archaeologists have found the remains of intriguing dishes, well preserved in bronze vessels and clay pots and buried with the dead.

Features January/February 2012

First Domesticated Dogs - Předmostí, Czech Republic

Researchers have, until recently, thought that dog domestication occurred about 14,000 years ago. In 2011, the case for it taking place much earlier received a boost from sites across Eurasia.

Features January/February 2012

Rare Maya Female Ruler - Nakum, Guatemala

Surprisingly untouched by looters, a well-hidden burial chamber found at the archaeological site of Nakum in northeastern Guatemala may have been the tomb of a female ruler from the second or third century a.d.

Features January/February 2012

Atlantic Whaler Found in Pacific - French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii

Features January/February 2012

Neolithic Community Centers - Wadi Faynan, Jordan

The discovery of the remains of a 4,500-square-foot structure at the south Jordanian site of Wadi Faynan is helping redefine the purpose of architecture at the point in history when roving bands of hunter-gatherers transitioned to sedentary societies.

Features January/February 2012

War Begets State - Lake Titicaca, Peru

ear the northern end of Lake Titicaca in Peru, a team led by Charles Stanish of the University of California, Los Angeles, found evidence that warfare may have been critical in the formation of early states.