Standing atop the mountains in the southern highlands of Peru is the 15th-century marvel of the Inca empire, …
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Enigmatic Mustatils Across Arabia Hosted Ancient Ritual Sacrifices
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesOver the past five years, archaeologists have identified more than 1,600 monumental stone structures known as mustatils dotted …
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Miracle Weapon of the Ancient Aryans: Archaeologists Reconstruct a Compound Bow from the Time of Arkaim
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesA unique compound bow from the Bronze Age nearly two meters tall was reconstructed from authentic materials by …
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Xinjiang, in northwest China, lies at an important junction between east and west Eurasia and has played a …
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Less known than Attila’s Huns, the Avars were their more successful successors. They ruled much of Central and …
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The Superfood That Saw Ancient Andeans Through 2,500 Years of Turmoil
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhat if the superfood in Indigenous diets could save our politically and ecologically strained planet? The answer may …
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Menacing Social Tensions Preceded Disruptions in Ancient Pueblo Societies
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesClimate problems alone were not enough to end ancient Pueblo societies in the southwestern United States. Drought is …
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Ancient Maya in the once-bustling city of Tikal built sophisticated water filters using natural materials they imported from …
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A 5,300-year-old ancient city was recently discovered at the Shuanghuaishu site in China. The ruins on the site …
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Archaeologists Find Lost City That May Have Conquered the Kingdom of Midas
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesArchaeologists from the Oriental Institute have discovered a lost ancient kingdom dating from 1400 B.C. to 600 B.C., …