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Features November/December 2025

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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Features November/December 2025

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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    In the Time of the Copper Kings

    Some 3,500 years ago, prosperous merchants on Cyprus controlled the world’s most valuable commodity

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    China's River of Gold

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    Assyrian Women of Letters

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