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Features May/June 2026
The Unexpected World of the Odyssey
Discovering the surprising inspirations behind Homer’s great tales of the Trojan War
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Pioneers of Lakefront Living
Why Neolithic and Bronze Age farmers in the Alps built their villages on stilts
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The Last Maya Kingdom
On the shores of a lake in Guatemala, the Itzá people defied the Spanish for nearly 200 years
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Art for the Ages
A surreal style of painting endured for 4,000 years in the canyonlands of West Texas
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Bridge to the Past
The Yellow River brought both prosperity and calamity to China’s dazzling medieval capital By Ling Xin
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Birds of a Feather
Intriguing rock art in the Four Corners reveals how the Basketmaker people drew inspiration from ducks 1,500 years ago
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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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Goddess at the Crossroads
Why a city put its trust in a Greek deity feared throughout the Mediterranean world
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Desert Paradise Found
How a tiny, water-rich kingdom came to dominate vital trade routes in the Arabian Gulf 4,000 years ago
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Peru’s Timeless Threads
More than 1,000 years ago, master weavers kept the ancient traditions of the Moche culture alive
Jeffrey Quilter