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Archaeology

March 1, 2016

City Beneath A City (Slideshow for "Maya Metropolis")
Mudbrick staircases and ramps
Mudbrick staircases and ramps were part of the architecture of a sprawling ceremonial complex known today as the Acropolis. Built in successive phases over at least eight centuries, the complex still has a trickling spring at its base, suggesting water was part of its now-lost liturgy. (Roger Atwood)

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El Cuchillo Peludo: Arte Contemporáneo en El Salvador
Old Lady of Aspero

A History of Looting

Tianna Mobley interviewed me last week for an episode of her sparking podcast series on lost histories of the Atlantic world.

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Roger Atwood

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