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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
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Top 10 Discoveries of 2024
ARCHAEOLOGY magazine reveals the year’s most exciting finds
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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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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.
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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.
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Features January/February 2012
Viking Boat Burial - Ardnamurchan, Scotland
A spectacular Viking boat burial was uncovered this year on the coast of Ardnamurchan, a remote region of western Scotland, the first such burial to be found on the British mainland.
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Features January/February 2012
Open Source Australopithecus - Malapa, South Africa
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Features November 1, 2011
The World in Between
5,000 years ago, a long-buried society in the Iranian desert helped shape the first urban age
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Features November 1, 2011
The Pre-Motor City
As Detroit paves a new economic road forward, an archaeologist investigates its industrial beginnings
(Nikhil Swaminathan)