Current World Archaeology 88

'- Terracotta warriors: secrets from the guardians of China’s first emperor
- Egypt’s empire: a temple town in Nubia
- A new Roman frontier? Controlling the Channel coast in Normandy
- Phoenician shipwreck: discovering a surprising cargo
- Greece: a Byzantine rebirth in the Peloponnese
- Turkey: Istanbul’s ancient churches

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Post 1 image0 28 scaledExcavating a Phoenician shipwreck off the coast of Gozo, MaltaThe Phoenicians occupied the coast of the Levant for over 1,000 years, but knowledge of their trade network and practices remains elusive. In 2007, an…
Left Around 8,000 terracotta warriors were created to guard the burial place of China’s first emperor. Among them was this armoured infantryman, whose right hand once clasped a weapon. The finished sculpture was painted and traces of the original red can still be seen.Army for the dead: inside the first Chinese emperor’s underground kingdomCreating the Terracotta Army was an extraordinary achievement. Around 8,000 life-size ceramic men and horses were created in battle formation to protect the burial place…