Archaeology - January/February 2020 (gnv64)

Archaeology - January/February 2020
English | 74 pages | True PDF | 64.6 MB

FEATURES
24 TOP 10 DISCOVERIES OF 2019
ARCHAEOLOGY magazine reveals the year’s most exciting finds
32 JAPAN’S SACRED ISLAND
For centuries, rituals performed on an isolated island played a key role in the emergence of Japan BY ERIC A. POWELL
38 TEMPLE OF THE WHITE THUNDERBIRD
Excavators in southern Iraq have uncovered the long-lost home of the powerful Sumerian warrior god BY DANIEL WEISS
46 FRIEND? ROMAN? COUNTRYMAN?
A rare Iron Age burial in southern England reflects the close connections between Britain and Gaul two millennia ago BY MARLEY BROWN
48 INCA POWER POLITICS
Ruins of a half-built Andean capital are evidence of how the Inca controlled their vast empire—until the Spanish arrived BY ROGER ATWOOD
DEPARTMENTS
4 EDITOR’S LETTER
6 FROM THE PRESIDENT
8 LETTERS
The witching hour in Lancashire, when the Bible learned English, a cherished nightly ritual, and re-creating ancient brews
9 DIGS & DISCOVERIES
Prague Castle’s mystery man, a Roman bath buddy, the historian’s sunken ship, Maya total war, and the walrus vanishes
22 AROUND THE WORLD
Rapa Nui moai farmers, the world’s oldest pearl, a rowdy Scottish tavern, and what ancient Assyrian stargazers saw
68 ARTIFACT
The formula for success
LETTER FROM IRELAND
55 THE SORROWS OF SPIKE ISLAND
Millions were forced to flee during the Great Famine—some of those left behind were condemned to Ireland’s most notorious prison BY JASON URBANUS

Cover: The newly discovered Old Kingdom tomb of Khuwy, Saqqara, Egypt
PHOTO: COURTESY MOHAMED MEGAHED