Spy Plane Photos Open Windows Into Ancient Worlds
Decades-old photography from the U-2 spy program now offers a time machine to see traces of the historical and ancient past.
Spy Plane Photos Open Windows Into Ancient Worlds
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Why Targeting Heritage Is a Crime Against Humanity
Trump’s threats to Iran’s cultural treasures are the latest in a long history of such tactics. Thousands of artistic and architectural marvels have been destroyed in wars—a travesty that must be stopped.
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“Warspeak” Puts All of Us in the Trenches
From campaign "war rooms" to "battleground states," the political lexicon in the U.S. distorts people's experiences of others and of communal life.
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Are Trophy Skulls Evidence of Civil War Among the Classic Maya?
Macabre artifacts hint at regional conflicts around the time of the Maya civilization’s disintegration.
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Excavating Long-Buried Stories From the Nazi Era
In a discussion with Reinhard Bernbeck, he delves into the origins and ethics of conducting archaeological investigations of the Nazi period.
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Japan’s Wartime Past Looms Large Over Militarization Efforts
A community's memories are shaping its resistance to the Japanese government's plan to build a new defensive missile system.