Archaeology Odyssey
Archaeology Odyssey takes the reader on a journey through the classical world as seen through the eyes of the top archaeologists in the discipline. Written with you in mind, the experts explain the latest in classical research in a way that is accessible to the general public. Read the complete series today!
The Dorak Affair, or The Girl on the Train
Discovering Catalhoyuk
The Forum
With the last issue of Archaeology Odyssey, Jack Meinhardt, former managing editor, became editor. Did anyone notice?
Ancient Life: Going Clean
Focus On: Easter Island
What?
Pagan statues
Where?
South Pacific, 2,340 miles west of Chile
When?
c. 350–1400 A.D.
Who?
Polynesian islanders
Artworks
900 statues
Largest statue: 65 feet (270 tons)
Average size: 14 feet (14 tons)
250 ceremonial platforms
Horizons
Standing eternally with their stout backs to the sea, these dark stone gods protect us from the world’s evil.
Authors
Heather Lee McCarthy (“Place of the Beautiful Ones”), a graduate student at New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts, is writing her Ph.D. dissertation on the tombs of royal women in the Valley of the Queens. She has published articles on battle scenes of Ramesses II and on Nefertari and Osiris.
Briefly Noted
At Empire’s Edge: Exploring Rome’s Egyptian Frontier
Reviews
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