Franz Lidz
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Eight Thousand Years of Bog Bodies Reveal a Grim Burial Tradition
The first comprehensive survey of a 7,000-year-old burial tradition reveals an often violent final ritual.
Archaeologists Devise a Better Clock for Biblical Times
A new approach to studying the history of Old Testament conflicts, courtesy of Earth’s geomagnetic record.
King Tut Died Long Ago, but the Debate About His Tomb Rages On
Maybe the walls are disguising the undiscovered burial chamber of Nefertiti. Or “maybe it’s Al Capone’s safe.”
Paid to Fight, Even in Ancient Greece
DNA from a 2,500-year-old battlefield in Sicily reveals that mercenary soldiers were common, if not the Homeric ideal.
With Drought, ‘Spanish Stonehenge’ Emerges Once Again
The Dolmen of Guadalperal, a Bronze Age stone monument newly exposed by plummeting water levels in Europe, is now imperiled by tourists.
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