Articles with keyword "Archaeology"
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Arizona’s Julia Yoder
Julie Yoder brings a mix of experiences to the humanities in Arizona.
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Cataloging the Cradle of Civilization
Global positioning tracks archaeological sites in Iraq.
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Gilded Splendor: A Nomadic Tribe Creates a Dynasty
The Liao came from the steppes of Mongolia to erect a capital city that becomes Beijing.
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Uncovering Powhatan’s Empire
Excavations reveal the site where John Smith and Chief Powhatan first meet.
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Impertinent Questions with Susan Heuck Allen
Classists become spies for OSS in World War II Greece.
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Artists Rule
How a feathered serpent god presided over a forgotten golden age of Mexican art.
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Comanche Robe
This painted Comanche hide, which dates from the mid nineteenth century, served as a robe for a child.
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Time Travels
Some thirteen thousand years ago, when most archaeologists agree that humans first populated North America, a Paleo-Indian tribe left a cache of stone weapons in southern Iowa, maybe to be finished an