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January 14, 2019
What’s So Controversial About a Medieval Nun’s Teeth?
How an archaeological discovery involving lapis lazuli and an 11th-century skeleton turned into an online drama
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The trouble with the Maadana lyre.
December 15, 2015
Scientists say there is no secret Nazi gold train in Poland, ruining two treasure hunters’ dreams of being Indiana Jones.
October 29, 2015
Between Hobby Lobby and ISIS: The Battle for Iraq's Antiquities
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