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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

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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/Books

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…

Issue 38/China/Great Discoveries

Anyang, The first Chinese Civilization

CWA takes a look at the Late Shang Dynasty palace and funerary complex…

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