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This is a collection of articles on various archaeological subjects, which may or may not have appeared in our magazines in the past.

Tale of Two Caves
24 Jun 2009
Is there a tunnel running from Jerusalem down to Jericho?
Disappearing Dead Sea
23 Jun 2009
The latest disaster to hit the shrinking Dead Sea is sink holes 30' deep!
Weyland's Smithy
22 Jun 2009
Does an ancient god still shoe horses?
Herculaneum's puzzle
19 Jun 2009
A 3D puzzle from Herculaneum keeps archaeologists occupied
Modern Art and Classical Architecture
18 Jun 2009
Is Athen's new museum a wonder of the world or an example of cultural vandalism?
Ashoka and the Bamiyan Vandals
17 Jun 2009
What is the connection between India's Buddhist king and the illegal diggers at Bamiyan?
Aphrodisias
16 Jun 2009
Where were all these people so anxious to commemorate themselves?
Caesar's House
15 Jun 2009
Open, shut, open, shut. The authorities can't make up their minds about Caesar's house.
Athena's bridles
12 Jun 2009
Were the Elgin Marbles really just a celebration of horse harness?
Headless bodies stop wandering ghosts
11 Jun 2009
The new discovery of 45 heads beneath an Olympic bypass raises questions of motive - was it ritual?
Muslims guarding antiques?
10 Jun 2009
Can the Palestinians buck the barbarian trend of Muslims elsewhere in the world and actually preserve their antiquities?
Returning a Rock
09 Jun 2009
A guilty conscience is a terrible thing - but when it's over an anonymous lump of rock, things have gone a bit far!
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