ARCHAEOLOGY

BEYOND THE TRENCHES

n this issue, longtime readers of ARCHAEOLOGY may notice subtle but, we feel, significant changes to two of our most popular sections. Rest assured that the depth and diversity of the magazine’s coverage will remain the same, but

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