May/June 2013 - Archaeology Magazine

A publication of the Archaeological Institute of America

Table of Contents May/June 2013

FEATURES

Inside Hanoi's Forbidden City

At the heart of Vietnam's turbulent history for more than 1,000 years, the citadel of Thang Long is now providing archaeologists their first intimate look into the capital's past

Uncovering a Maya Warrior Queen

A recently discovered tomb in Guatemala may belong to one of the most powerful women in Maya history

On the Trail of the Mimbres

Archaeologists are tracking the disappearance of a remarkable type of pottery to rewrite the story of a culture’s decline

Haunt of the Resurrection Men

A forgotten graveyard, the dawn of modern medicine, and the hard life in 19th-century London

Hunley Decoded

The discovery of a simple piece of copper is changing how we understand the legendary vessel's last moments

The Kings of Kent

The surprising discovery of an Anglo-Saxon feasting hal in the village of Lyminge is offering a new view of the lives of these pagan kings

DEPARTMENTS

From the Trenches

Albanian Fresco Fiasco
Off The Grid
Visions of Valhalla
Archaic Engineers Worked on a Deadline
Europe's First Farmers
A Pyramid Fit for a Vizier
Second to Whom?
Thracian Treasure Chest
A Major New Venue
A Killer Bacterium Expands Its Legacy
Bad Monks at St. Stephen's
Hail to the Bождь (Chieftain)
Oops! Down the Drain
From Egyptian Blue to Infrared

World Roundup

A surprising cannon in Central Park, Hawaiian Buffaloes underwater, ancient Panama’s first shamans, and 4,400-year-old curry in India

Letter from Turkey

Archaeologists conduct the first-ever survey of the legendary WWI battlefield at Gallipoli

Artifact

Ceramic figurines were part of a cache of objects found at an Iron Age temple uncovered at the site of Tel Motza outside Jerusalem

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