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Across
7 North American archaeological culture (6)
9 Huntress of Greek mythology (8)
10 Germanic people defeated by the Huns (10)
11 Port, now in Israel, conquered by Alexander in 332 BC (4)
12 Father of Aeneas in Greek mythology (8)
13 Extinct language of southern and central Italy (5)
16 Caleb ___, American antiquarian who surveyed the burial mounds of Ohio (7)
18 City in northern Italy taken by the Lombards in the 8th century (7)
20 Mediterranean island, location of the Minoan palace of Knossos (5)
21 Phoenician city-state destroyed by Rome in 146 BC (8)
24 South American civilisation whose capital was Cuzco (4)
26 British archaeologist, author of Scythians and Greeks (1913) (5,5)
27 European country, location of Rila Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (8)
28 Roman philosopher, statesman, and dramatist (6)
Down
1 US state, location of the Moose River archaeological site (6)
2 African country, location of Grand Bassam, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (5,5)
3 Jacques ___, French explorer born in Brittany in 1491 (7)
4 Wood used to construct Thor Heyerdahl’s Kon-Tiki (5)
5 Site in Meath of the seat of the Irish kings (4)
6 Mesolithic settlement in the Vale of Pickering, Yorkshire (4,4)
8 Standard bearer in a Roman legion (8)
14 Nomadic people of Iranian origin (10)
15 Lightly armed soldiers of ancient Greece (8)
17 City in Italy founded by Greek settlers in the 8th century BC (8)
19 Stage of the North European Pleistocene (7)
22 One of the Nereids of Greek mythology (6)
23 Ancient city in present-day Jordan (5)
25 Jason’s ship in Greek mythology (4)
For answers to #126, see next issue.
Answers to Crossword #125
Across: 6 Scramasax, 8 Tanit, 10 Antonine, 11 Tangut, 12 Persia, 13 Arkansas, 15 Adonis, 17 Sesame, 20 Uaxactun, 22 Inanna, 23 Potato, 25 Iberians, 26 Iliad, 27 Scrivener.
Down: 1 Icknield, 2 Lagoa Santa, 3 Paredao, 4 Bann, 5 Vicuña, 7 Arita, 9 Stokes, 14 Nasca Lines, 16 Sutton, 18 Menander, 19 Antioch, 21 Apollo, 22 Iceni, 24 Alan.
50 years ago…
China’s famous Terracotta Army was discovered in March 1974. Large fragments of pottery were uncovered by farmers digging a well near the unexcavated burial mound of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, at the foot of Mount Li near Xi’an, in Shaanxi Province. Chinese archaeologists went on to investigate the site and discovered a vast collection of life-sized terracotta sculptures. Encompassing representations of thousands of warriors, as well as hundreds of horses, chariots, and people of other professions including officials and entertainers, the Terracotta Army is renowned not just for its size but for its level of craftsmanship: each figure has been carefully painted and no two are exactly alike. The remarkable collection was buried within the huge mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang in the late 3rd century BC. Much of the emperor’s burial complex has been left unexcavated, but a 1.6ha museum constructed around the pits containing the terracotta warriors was opened in 1979 and remains one of China’s most important heritage sites.
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