Archaeology - July/August 2020

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See how the status-conscious Maya used clothes, jewelry, and body modification to communicate their position in society, be they king, queen, ballplayer, or captive. Journey to faraway Tajikistan where, from the fifth to the eighth century A.D., a forgotten people known as the Sogdians were the merchant princes of Central Asia. Travel with us back to the early middle ages and to Constantinople and explore the newest discoveries in Hagia Sophia, Byzantium’s greatest cathedral. And read about how, even after more than 75 years, the full impact of D-Day on the French landscape is still being unearthed. In these stories—and so many more—this issue of ARCHAEOLOGY brings the past to life.

THE EMPEROR OF STONES

In the language of the Vikings, Old Norse, rök means “monolith,” and no other runestone stands out from its peers in more ways than Sweden’s Rök.

3 mins

HAGIA SOPHIA'S HIDDEN HISTORY

Unprecedented fieldwork in Istanbul has revealed new evidence of the cathedral at the heart of the Byzantine Empire

10+ mins

Idol of the Painted Temple

On Peru’s central coast, an ornately carved totem was venerated across centuries of upheaval and conquest

8 mins

A Sylk Road Renaissance

Excavations in Tajikistan have unveiled a city of merchant princes that flourished from the fifth to the eighth century A.D.

10+ mins

THE POWER OF SECRET SOCIETIES

Clandestine groups throughout history have used shadowy rituals to control the world around them

10+ mins

LETTER FROM NORMANDY: THE LEGACY OF THE LONGEST DAY

More than 75 years after D-Day, the Allied invasion’s impact on the French landscape is still not fully understood

10+ mins

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Archaeology Magazine Description:

Each issue of Archaeology offers the grit, and the magic, of archaeological discovery with an up-close view of sites around the world. Readers can look forward to the latest news, vivid storytelling, and compelling photography. Archaeology brings the human past to life.