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Weapons of the Ancient World
Archaeology

Weapons of the Ancient World

How people of the past developed arms to master the challenges of their time

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May/June 2020
THE KING'S CANAL
Archaeology

THE KING'S CANAL

Rock reliefs in Iraqi Kurdistan show how Assyrian farmers toiled under the royal gaze

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8 mins  |
May/June 2020
VILLAGES IN THE SKY
Archaeology

VILLAGES IN THE SKY

High in the Rockies, archaeologists have discovered evidence of mountain life 4,000 years ago

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10+ mins  |
May/June 2020
SPLENDOR AT THE EDGE OF THE SAHARA
Archaeology

SPLENDOR AT THE EDGE OF THE SAHARA

Excavations of a bustling medieval city tell the tale of a powerful Berber dynasty

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May/June 2020
MEGASITES OF UKRAINE
Archaeology

MEGASITES OF UKRAINE

Massive 6,000-year-old settlements are revolutionizing how archaeologists understand ancient cities

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May/June 2020
Farm to Emperor's Table
Archaeology

Farm to Emperor's Table

Excavations reveal the inner workings of an ancient Roman imperial estate

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10+ mins  |
November/December 2019
Life In The City Of The Gods
Archaeology

Life In The City Of The Gods

Inside the neighborhoods of Teotihuacan, Mesoamerica’s first great metropolis

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November/December 2019
Magical Beasts Of Babylon
Archaeology

Magical Beasts Of Babylon

How the Ishtar Gate safeguarded the Mesopotamian world

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5 mins  |
November/December 2019
Artists Of The Dark Zone
Archaeology

Artists Of The Dark Zone

Deciphering Cherokee ritual imagery deep in the caves of the American South

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November/December 2019
Searching For The Witches' Tower
Archaeology

Searching For The Witches' Tower

Archaeologists hunt for evidence of a 17th-century English family accused of witchcraft

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November/December 2019
Fire In The Fens
Archaeology

Fire In The Fens

A short-lived settlement provides an unparalleled view of bronze age life in eastern england.

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January/February 2017
Digging Up Digital Music
Archaeology

Digging Up Digital Music

Archaeologists think of stone tools in terms of “technologies”—the particular ways that they were made and used—that help us understand the cultures that produced them. Today we have our own technologies, but they come and go at a vastly different pace. Their life spans are measured not in thousands of years, but in months and even days. To modern digital technology, 65 years is an eon.

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March/April 2017
Hidden From View
Archaeology

Hidden From View

One of Cappadocia’s underground cities may yet yield clues about its history.

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4 mins  |
March/April 2017
The Blackener's Cave
Archaeology

The Blackener's Cave

Viking Age outlaws, taboo, and ritual in Iceland’s lava fields. 

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May/June 2017
After The Battle
Archaeology

After The Battle

The defeat of a Scottish army at the 1650 Battle of Dunbar was just the beginning of an epic ordeal for the survivors.

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10 mins  |
May/June 2017
Conquistador Contagion
Archaeology

Conquistador Contagion

Conquistador Contagion

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May/June 2018
Rites of the Scythians
Archaeology

Rites of the Scythians

Spectacular new discoveries from the Caucasus set the stage for a dramatic hilltop ritual.

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10+ mins  |
July/August 2016
Timelines
Archaeology

Timelines

Tracking when humans, Neanderthals, and Denisovans crossed paths—and what became of their offspring.

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7 mins  |
July/August 2016
Franklin's Last Voyage
Archaeology

Franklin's Last Voyage

After 170 years and countless searches, archaeologists have discovered a famed wreck in the frigid Arctic.

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July/August 2016
Vietnam's First City
Archaeology

Vietnam's First City

At the site of Co Loa, researchers are examining the foundations of power in Southeast Asia.

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July/August 2016
Romans On The Bay Of Naples
Archaeology

Romans On The Bay Of Naples

A spectacular villa under Positano sees the light.

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September/October 2016
Westminster Abbey's Hidden History
Archaeology

Westminster Abbey's Hidden History

Far above the royal pomp and circumstance, archaeologists unexpectedly discover seven centuries of England’s past

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4 mins  |
July/August 2018
Archaeology

An Etruscan Family Story

Surprising evidence of daily life and of one of Rome’s greatest conflicts is found in a wealthy residence in Tuscany

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5 mins  |
July/August 2018
Kings Of Cooperation
Archaeology

Kings Of Cooperation

The Olmec city of Tres Zapotes may have owed its longevity to a new form of government.

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10 mins  |
March/April 2017
The Alchemist's Tale
Archaeology

The Alchemist's Tale

Long regarded as a charlatan’s game, alchemy is now taking its proper place in the history of science.

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8 mins  |
January/February 2016
Saving Nero's Fabled Pleasure Palace
Archaeology

Saving Nero's Fabled Pleasure Palace

How archaeologists are saving Nero's fabled pleasure palace.

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9 mins  |
September/October 2015
Ka-Ching!
Archaeology

Ka-Ching!

Ka-Ching!

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3 mins  |
July/August 2017
While You Are Waiting
Archaeology

While You Are Waiting

While You Are Waiting

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July/August 2017
Late Paleolithic Masterpieces
Archaeology

Late Paleolithic Masterpieces

Late Paleolithic Masterpieces

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July/August 2017
A Residence Fit For A President
Archaeology

A Residence Fit For A President

New evidence revises a long-held belief about James Monroe’s home

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7 mins  |
July/August 2017

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