News December 13, 2012
GALLE, SRI LANKA—Human bone fragments and iron coffin handles were unearthed within Sri Lanka’s Galle Fort World Heritage City. Archaeologists think the remains date to the period of Dutch colonial rule. The land had been set aside as a cemetery under Portuguese rule in the sixteenth century and was taken over by the Dutch in the seventeenth century. The excavations should shed light on foreign rule in Sri Lanka.
Off the Grid January/February 2025
Digs & Discoveries January/February 2025
Digs & Discoveries January/February 2025
Digs & Discoveries January/February 2025
Features November/December 2012
As one Maya calendar reaches the end of a cycle, we take a look at how an ancient people understood their place in the cosmos
Features November/December 2012
New excavations continue to tell the story of an ancient city at the crossroads between east and west
Letter from India November/December 2012
Searching for a new approach to development, tourism, and local needs at the grand medieval city of Hampi
Artifacts November/December 2012
Ceramic beakers were the vessels of choice for the so-called “Black Drink” used at Cahokia by Native Americans in their purification rituals
Digs & Discoveries November/December 2012
