ARCHAEOLOGY magazine offers readers incisive reporting, vivid storytelling, compelling photography – and the latest news from around the globe – all devoted to exploring the world’s ancient past. Whether reporting from a dive on an Arctic shipwreck, trekking through Afghanistan, or digging just beneath Beirut, ARCHAEOLOGY’s editors and writers bring readers the science, and the magic, of archaeological discovery.
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AN UNDERSEA BATTLEFIELD • ETRUSCAN GOLDEN CROWN, SCOTTISH CASTLE, CHINESE BRONZE CASTERS…AND MUCH MORE
HADRIAN’S BUGLER
FARMERS AND FORAGERS
(UN)FOLLOWING THE RECIPE
STORMING THE CASTLE
UPDATE: MESOLITHIC BABY CARRIER
ETRUSCAN BURIAL CROWN
A YOUNG HERCULES
TONGOBRIGA, PORTUGAL
AROUND THE WORLD
TOP 10 DISCOVERIES OF 2022 • ARCHAEOLOGY MAGAZINE REVEALS THE YEAR’S MOST EXCITING FINDS
TWIN CITIES • The unbreakable bond between allies across the Aegean is commemorated in a newly unearthed inscription
High Plains Mammoth Hunters • A chance discovery in Wyoming leads archaeologists to a unique 13,000-year-old hunting camp
THE FALCON GOD’S SHRINE • An unprecedented find in a thriving Egyptian port
JUNGLE REALM OF THE SNAKE QUEENS • How women ascended the ranks in the high-stakes world of Maya politics
EXPLORING A FORGOTTEN JEWISH LAND • Using oral history, texts, and survey, archaeologists search for traces of a once-vibrant religious community
AIA NEWS • Updates from the ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE of AMERICA
Protecting Cultural Heritage in Times of War: How We Can Help • From Brian I. Daniels, AIA Vice President for Cultural Heritage
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