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Winter 2026 Issue

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In Guatemala, painted altar found at Tikal adds new context to mysterious Maya history

A newly discovered altar, buried near the center of the ancient Maya city of Tikal, is shedding new light on the 1,600-year-old tensions between Tikal and the central Mexican...
Tue, Apr 8, 2025

Archaeologists uncover early evidence of brain surgery in Ancient Near East

A recent excavation in Megiddo, Israel, unearthed the earliest example of a particular type of cranial surgery in the Ancient Near East — and potentially one of the oldest...
Wed, Feb 22, 2023
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