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Issue 38 - Page 2

We think of chemical weapons as one of the horrifying features of modern warfare. We might assume that it all started with the First World War. But did it?
Our cover feature investigates the gruesome evidence of a stack of bodies discovered inside a siege tunnel at the ancient Syrian frontier city of Dura-Europos. How did they come to be here? Using 'CSI' techniques, Simon James' stunning conclusion is that around 20 Roman soldiers were gassed to death by their Persian enemies. Turn to page 20 for the full and unexpected story of Romans versus Persians.
From the terrifying we then move to the sublime with an article on the archaeology of the beatific Caribbean island of Carriacou. The excavators describe it as an

Issue 38

CWA 38

We think of chemical weapons as one of the horrifying features of modern warfare.  We might assume that it all started with…

Issue 38/Italy/Travel

Baia, the Underworld

Just west of the entrance to the underworld, lies the site of Baia. Mike Cless takes us there, tells of a divine…

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Philadelphia

Richard Hodges writes from Philadelphia, USA…

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The Power of Dogû: Ceramic Figures from Ancient Japan

This is the book of the British Museum exhibition – a dazzling, kaleidoscopic view of the clay figurines of the earliest farmers…

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Grounding Knowledge/Walking Land: Archaeological Research and Ethno-Historical Identity in Nepal

And now for something completely different… the title might be a bit off-putting but the principal author, Chris Evans, is one of…

Issue 38/Books

Hidden Histories: Discovering the Heritage of Wales

In 1907 two great Welsh institutions were founded – the National Library and the National Museum. One year later a third was…

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Paradigm Lost: The Côa Valley and the Open-Air Palaeolithic Art in Portugal

Produced to mark the 10th anniversary of the open-air Palaeolithic art of Portugal’s Côa Valley becoming a World Heritage site, this beautiful…

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Sites of Antiquity from Egypt to the Fall of Rome, 50 Sites that Explain the Classical World

From the pyramids of Egypt, to St Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, via the Parthenon, Petra, and Pompeii, Charles Freeman’s latest book covers…

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Origins: the Story of the Emergence of Humans and Humanity in Africa

Visitors to Johannesburg can visit, in the grounds of the University of Witwatersrand, the outstanding Origins Centre. In this book the Centre’s…

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Tutankhamun Uncovered: The Adventure Behind the Curse

This is a novel set in the reign of Tutankhamun, but also about Howard Carter’s work in Egypt, his partnership with Lord…

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An Infinity of Things: How Sir Henry Wellcome Collected the World

Visitors to the Wellcome Collection in London’s Euston Road cannot fail to be intrigued by the man behind it, the American-born pharmaceutical…

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The Assault on Liberty

Admittedly, this is not a book on archaeology. Yet, it is well worth reading and thought-provoking, not least for those interested in…

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Prehistory: The Making of the Human Mind

Chronologically speaking, prehistory covers more than 95% of the time that humans have inhabited planet earth, although it is only in the…

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