Archaeology Magazine - September/October 2020

In this issue

Explore how decades of excavation in the deserts of northern Sudan have revealed the stunning remains of a cosmopolitan royal capital built by a mix of indigenous African cultures. Journey with the ancestors of the Apache and Navajo as they cross 1,500 miles from Subarctic Canada to the American Southwest to settle in the land where their identity was formed. Travel with us to South Africa to learn about the seventeenth-century roots of that complex modern nation. And discover the surprising history of the island of Alcatraz before it became home to the infamous prison we know from the movies. In these stories—and so many more—this issue of ARCHAEOLOGY brings the past to life.

SIBERIAN ISLAND ENIGMA

It’s hard to imagine that a tiny tree ring could help solve one of the medieval world’s most puzzling mysteries.

2 mins

CLOSING IN ON A PHARAOH'S TOMB

Archaeologists excavating in the Egyptian royal necropolis of Deir el-Bahari, on the west bank of the Nile, believe they have found the long-sought location of the tomb of the early 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Thutmose II (r. ca. 1492–1479 b.c.).

1 min

A Rare Egg

Egyptian ostrich egg perfume case

1 min

MOUSE IN THE HOUSE

Mice may have begun infesting European homes at least 2,500 years earlier than previously known.

1 min

Anubian Kingdom Rises

Excavations at a city on the Nile reveal the origins of an ancient African power

10+ mins

Wealth of a Medieval Power Broker

In England’s far northeast, a commanding bishop built a chapel rivaling the grandest in Europe

10+ mins

WALKING INTO NEW WORLDS

Native traditions and novel discoveries tell the migration story of the ancestors of the Navajo and Apache

10+ mins

SOUTH AFRICA'S FATEFUL SHIPWRECK

A seventeenth-century vessel foundered off the coast and transformed a nation’s history

9 mins

RESISTING ROME

How a Celtic tribe fought to defend their Iberian homeland against the emperor’s legions

10+ mins

INSIDE THE ROCK'S SURPRISING HISTORY

Before it was an infamous prison, Fort Alcatraz played a key role defending the West Coast

10+ mins

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Archaeology Magazine Description:

Each issue of Archaeology offers the grit, and the magic, of archaeological discovery with an up-close view of sites around the world. Readers can look forward to the latest news, vivid storytelling, and compelling photography. Archaeology brings the human past to life.