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Features November/December 2025
Secrets of the Seven Wonders
How archaeologists are rediscovering the ancient world's most marvelous monuments
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Acts of Faith
Evidence emerges of the day in 1562 when an infamous Spanish cleric tried to destroy Maya religion
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Temples to Tradition
A looted cache of bronzes compels archaeologists to explore Celtic sanctuaries across Burgundy
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Oasis Makers of Arabia
Researchers are just beginning to understand how people thrived in the desert of Oman some 5,000 years ago
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Searching for Venezuela’s Undiscovered Artists
Inspired by their otherworldly landscape, ancient people created a new rock art tradition
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Features September 1, 2011
Translating Maya History
ome of the most important clues that led to deciphering ancient Maya glyphs came from the carved stone monuments at Piedras Negras and Yaxchilan. In 1960, art historian Tatiana Proskouriakoff published a systematic study of the glyphs on more than 40 large rectangular monuments called stelae that had been erected at Piedras Negras.
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Features September 1, 2011
Pirates of the Marine Silk Road
A shipwreck in the South China Sea advances China's emerging field of underwater ARCHAEOLOGY
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Features September 1, 2011
Pompeii's Dead Reimagined
An artist interprets the ancient city's most evocative artifacts.
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Features September 1, 2011
Defending a Jungle Kingdom
Newly uncovered fortifications reveal how ancient Maya rulers struggled for wealth and territory
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Features September 1, 2011
The Edible Seascape
A reevaluation of evidence along North America's western coast shows how its earliest inhabitants managed the sea's resources.
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Features July 1, 2011
Rebuilding Beirut
As the modern city rises, archaeologists uncover evidence of its complex history and changing fortunes
