Archaeology Odyssey, November/December 2001
Features
King Midas: From Myth to Reality
The man with the golden touch actually ruled an Iron Age kingdom in central Anatolia
Over the past half century, archaeologists have uncovered dozens of burial tumuli near the ancient site of Gordion, about 60 miles southwest of modern Ankara, Turkey. Built of earth over single-chambered wooden tombs, these mounds probably housed the remains of royal families...Read more ›
When We Arrived
From Homo erectus to modern man, our ancient ancestors took eons to arrive on the scene
Around 90,000 years ago, modern humans appeared in the Near East. They weren’t the first humans to make this journey, and as they moved north and west, they encountered earlier immigrants. In some places, the newcomers settled right next to their archaic cousins, living in close proximity...Read more ›
Excavating the Land of Sheba
Archaeology reveals the kingdoms of ancient Yemen
To most people, Yemen is an obscure part of southwest Arabia that appears to have escaped major currents of history. Yemen’s greatest claim to fame is that it is known as the birthplace of the queen of Sheba and that it was once the center of a...Read more ›