Description: Archaeology is a bimonthly magazine for the general public, published by the Archaeological Institute of America. It was first published in 1948. The 68-page November/December 2023 issues' cover story is: Worshipping a Forbidden Goddess - A Roman noblewoman's devotion to a banned goddess outlasted even an emperor's ban on foreign cults. Other featured articles include: China's River of Gold - Excavations in Sichuan Province reveal the lost treasure of an infamous seventeenth-century warlord. Paleolithic Pathfinders - Around 55,000 years ago, a resourceful band of modern humans made a home in southern France. Assyrian Women of Letters - 4,000-year-old cuneiform tablets illuminate the personal lives of Mesopotamian businesswomen. Who Were the Goths - Investigating the mythic origins of the Roman Empire's ultimate adversary. DEPARTMENTS Editor's Letter From the President Letters - A golden mummy's secrets, the lasting impact of lions, and ancient precedents for pizza Digs & Discoveries - Identifying the Benin Bronzes' secret ingredient, an Iron Age island chieftain, Hadrian's imperial datebook, oldest hand-stitched boat in the Mediterranean, and stringing a Neolithic necklace Off the Grid - Plum Bayou Mounds, Arkansas Around the World - 5,500-year-old Baltic amber bead, Maya nose accessory, Bronze Age Kazakhstan's horse cult, bottling an eternal Egyptian scent, and ancient Indonesian fashion trends Artifact - A tight-fisted deity Letter From El Salvador - UNEASY ALLIES - Archaeologists discover a long-forgotten capital where indigenous peoples and Spanish colonists arrived at a fraught coexistence. Cover - An Egyptian goddess is depicted on a wall painting in the tomb of the pharaoh Horemheb (reigned ca. 1323-1295 B.C.) in the Valley of the Kings. Photo: Jacques Marthelot. I have additional copies of this and other magazines available for sale on eBay. I will apply a shipping discount on multiple purchases. Please contact me if you are interested.
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Publication Name: Archaeology
Signed: No
ISSN: 0003-8113
Publisher: Archaeological Institute of America
Publication Month: December, November
Publication Year: 2023
Issue Number: 6
Publication Frequency: Bimonthly
Language: English
Volume: 76
Distribution: Paid Circulation
Contributors: Ilana Herzig, Ling Xin, Bridget Alex, Durrie Bouscaren, Andrew Curry, Roger Atwood
Features: Illustrated
Genre: History, Travel & Geography, Archaeology
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subscription: Yes
Topic: Roman Noblewoman, Sichuan Province, Paleolithic Pathfinders, Assyrian Women of Letters, Goths
