WHAT ANCIENT BONES REVEAL
We are learning more about some of the New World’s earliest inhabitants through the study of ancient human remains.
BY ANDREW LAWLER
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EXCAVATING A LEGENDARY SITE
Archaeologists are investigating Werocomoco, the site of the famous encounter between Captain John Smith and Pocahontas.
BY TONY REICHHARDT
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A PICTURE OF THE MAYA COLLAPSE
Cancuen, in Guatemala, could provide clear evidence of the Maya’s decline.
BY MICHAEL BAWAYA
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PUTTING DOWN ROOTS?
Little is known about Hopewell domestic life. Were they sedentary or mobile hunter-gatherers? An investigation of the Brown’s Bottom site could help answer this question.
BY KELLI WHITLOCK BURTON
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AN UNLIKELY ALLIANCE
A collaboration among archaeologists, collectors, and Native Americans resulted in a huge collection of artifacts being returned to the Chickasaw Nation.
BY ELIZABETH LUNDAY
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