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Italy’s Garden of  Monsters

Why did a Renaissance duke fill his wooded park with gargantuan stone sculptures?

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Setting Sail for Valhalla

Vikings staged elaborate spectacles to usher their rulers into the afterlife

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Museum of the Viking Age, University of Oslo

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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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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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Painted lotus-leaf capitals after cleaning in the entrance hall of the temple of Khnum, Esna, Egypt
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  • Features August 15, 2007

    The Roman Arena

    How the games worked

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    Colosseum, Rome, Italy
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  • Features November 1, 2006

    A Community's Roots

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    Plain of Jars

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    (Jerry Redfern)
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