Archaeology - January/February 2022

In this issue

This issue features our annual Top 10 Discoveries of the Year, including 23,000-year-old evidence of humans in North America, a rare Roman boundary marker, and one of the largest ancient Egyptian cities ever unearthed. In the rest of the issue, learn about the innovative techniques researchers from around the world are using to reveal how ancient artists painted mummy portraits in Roman Egypt. Explore the art of Chinese calligraphy through the early career of one of its masters. And travel with us to the Galapagos Islands, where archaeologists are uncovering the forgotten human history of the remote archipelago famous for its natural wonders. In these stories—and so many more—this issue of ARCHAEOLOGY brings the past to life.

THE ROOTS OF VIOLENCE

In the early 1960s, archaeologists from around the world descended on the Upper Nile Valley.

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OFF THE GRID

OPLONTIS, ITALY

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Archaeology's Top 10 Discoveries of 2021

Discoveries

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Under the Holy City

A long-running excavation in Jerusalem unearths evidence for two of the city’s least-known eras

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AT FACE VALUE

Researchers are using new scientific methods to investigate how artists in Roman Egypt customized portraits for the dead

10+ mins

A Brush With Genius

An unprecedented find in central China brings to life the early years of a master calligrapher

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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.