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Features March/April 2026
Model Homes
A look inside miniature worlds created for the living, the dead, and the divine
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Features March/April 2026
Pompeii's House of Dionysian Delights
Vivid frescoes in an opulent dining room celebrate the wild rites of the wine god
Features March/April 2026
Return to Serpent Mountain
Discovering the true origins of an enigmatic mile-long pattern in Peru’s coastal desert
Features March/April 2026
Himalayan High Art
In a remote region of India, archaeologists trace 4,000 years of history through a vast collection of petroglyphs
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What Happened in Goyet Cave?
New analysis of Neanderthal remains reveals surprisingly grim secrets
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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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