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Features November/December 2026
Kingdom of Fortresses
How diverse and far-flung Iron Age chiefdoms united to challenge the Assyrian Empire
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A Tomb of One's Own
Life behind the scenes in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings
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Outfitting Viking Voyagers
In Denmark, archaeologists have discovered a massive factory that equipped an innovative fleet
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Stone Age Stargazers
Did artists 12,000 years ago illuminate a cave in Tajikistan with their vision of the Milky Way?
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Unearthing the Outlanders
New discoveries challenge ancient prophecies about the peoples living on China’s borders three millennia ago
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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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How a tiny, water-rich kingdom came to dominate vital trade routes in the Arabian Gulf 4,000 years ago
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More than 1,000 years ago, master weavers kept the ancient traditions of the Moche culture alive
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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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The Shell Seekers
How hunter-gatherers in northern Florida facing an uncertain future revived a powerful symbol of their past
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Unearthing an Elusive Empire
Archaeologists have discovered rare evidence of an enlightened medieval dynasty that ruled much of Central Asia
Photo by Kubatbek Tabaldiev and Kunbolot Akmatov