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Secrets of the Seven Wonders

How archaeologists are rediscovering the ancient world's most marvelous monuments

Amazon frieze from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

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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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The temple at the Gallo-Roman sanctuary in Couan in east-central France
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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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Beehive-shaped tombs at the site of Al-Ayn, Oman
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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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José Miguel Pérez-Gómez

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  • Features May 1, 2011

    The POW Camp Made Famous by The Great Escape

    Designed to contain those who had already fled previous detainment, the German POW camp Stalag Luft III was built in the woods of modern-day Poland as far as possible from non-Axis territory.

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  • Features May 1, 2011

    The Early Days of Nuclear Warfare

    One of WWII's most infamous legacies is that it is the only war to have involved nuclear weapons.

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  • Features May 1, 2011

    Gearing Up at the Desert Training Center

    he Mojave Desert was once the largest training ground in the history of warfare. In 1942 and 1943, a million soldiers passed through the Desert Training Center (DTC), or California/Arizona Maneuver Area, 28,000 square miles where an inexperienced American military learned to operate in a harsh environment...

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  • Features May 1, 2011

    Cracking the Code

    Originally used to encode business transactions and ward off corporate espionage, during WWII the Enigma machine became a powerful and widely used weapon employed by the Nazis for encryption and decryption of military secrets.

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  • Features May 1, 2011

    World War II Aircraft Crash Sites

    In World War I, planes were primarily used for reconnaissance missions—though early dogfights took place between aircraft outfitted with machine guns. In World War II, in addition to recon and air fights, aerial bombing was a major activity.

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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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