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In this issue

Explore the extravagant ship burials that Vikings staged to usher their rulers into the afterlife. Take a walk through the wooded Italian park that a Renaissance duke filled with gargantuan stone statues. Travel to the ancient Anatolian city that was home to the Hittite weather god. And follow archaeologists as they unearth new evidence of the long-overlooked history of Colonial Williamsburg’s early residents. In these stories—and so many more—this issue of ARCHAEOLOGY brings the past to life.

LEGEND OF THE CRYSTAL BRAIN

When most people envision the victims of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79 that destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, they think of the casts of their bodies made by pouring plaster into voids left by their decaying corpses. Yet not all the physical remains of those who perished in the cataclysm decayed. In one case, a remarkable transformation occurred—a man’s brain turned to glass.

3 mins

BOUND FOR HEAVEN

During excavations of a Byzantine monastery in 2017 just north of Jerusalem's Old City, a team led by Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists Zubair 'Adawi and Kfir Arbiv discovered an unusual burial in a crypt beneath the altar of the complex's church.

1 mins

SAINTS ALIVE

Since 2019, archaeologists have been excavating in Berlin's oldest square, known as the Molkenmarkt, or Whey Market.

1 mins

SOLDIERS OF ILL FORTUNE

The Schmalkaldic War, which began in 1546 and lasted less than a year, pitted the forces of the Holy Roman emperor Charles V (reigned 1519-1556) against the Schmalkaldic League, a Protestant alliance formed by German principalities and cities within the empire.

1 mins

ITALY'S GARDEN OF MONSTERS

Why did a Renaissance duke fill his wooded park with gargantuan stone

10+ mins

THE HOME OF THE WEATHER GOD

In northern Anatolia, archaeologists have discovered the source of Hittite royal power

10+ mins

Setting Sail for Valhalla

Vikings staged elaborate spectacles to usher their rulers into the afterlife

10+ mins

In Search of Lost Pharaohs

Anubis Mountain conceals the tombs of an obscure Egyptian dynasty

3 mins

Birds of a Feather

Intriguing rock art in the Four Corners reveals how the Basketmaker people drew inspiration from ducks 1,500 years ago

8 mins

A NEW LOOK AT AN OLD CITY

Archaeologists are reconstructing the complicated 400-year history of Virginia's colonial capital

10+ mins

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Archaeology Magazine Description:

Publisher: Archaeological-Institute-of-America

Category: Culture

Language: English

Frequency: Bi-Monthly

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.