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Features May/June 2025
Lost City of the Samurai
Archaeologists rediscover Ichijodani, a formidable stronghold that flourished amid medieval Japan’s brutal power struggles
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A Passion for Fruit
Exploring the surprisingly rich archaeological record of berries, melons…and more
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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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Features May 1, 2011
North Korea's Full Moon Tower
A joint project between the two Koreas searches for their shared history
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Features March 1, 2011
A Chauvet Primer
After the cave paintings were discovered in December 1994, the first question archaeologists faced was, how old are they?
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Features March 1, 2011
Werner Herzog on 3-D, Cavemen, and the Scent of a Cave Bear
Last March, preeminent filmmaker Werner Herzog was given unprecedented access to Chauvet Cave in southeastern France to film the site's Paleolithic art.
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Features March 1, 2011
Reading the Yellow River
Preserved by centuries of flood-borne silt, a rural landscape offers a new look at the Han Dynasty
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Features January/February 2012
A Society's Sacrifice
Why the Chimú people of ancient Peru offered what was most valuable to them
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Features January/February 2012
Mountaintop Rescue
ARCHAEOLOGY, coal, and activism collide in the Appalachian Mountains at the site of America's largest labor conflict.
