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CONTENTS 28 FE ATURE S 16 Built to last Extraordinary ancient architecture at Kalambo Falls 22 The lost world of Sanxingdui Fabulous finds from a forgotten civilisation 28 People power Understanding the making of Myanmar 32 SPOTLIGHT Deciphering the decipherers Young versus Champollion 4 CURRENTWORLDARCHAEOLOGY 16 16 32 22 22 Issue 122

December 2023/Ja nuary 2024 Volume 11 | Number 2 REGUL ARS UPFRONT 3 EDITOR’S LETTER 6 NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD 10 NEWS FOCUS Rediscovering a forgotten power centre 12 CHARLES HIGHAM Affluent hunters 14 HORIZON Footprints in stone TR AV EL 36 IN PRAISE OF TATING WARE (AND HIGH-DEFINITION ARCHAEOLOGY) A distinctive type of medieval pottery leads Richard Hodges on an epic, 50-year-long journey across Europe 44 THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE KINGDOM OF GEORGIA Christoph Baumer explores the political intrigues and military struggles that led to the rise and fall of the Kingdom of Georgia 44 CULTURE 52 MUSEUM The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden’s latest exhibition explores the year 1000 in the Netherlands 55 REVIEWS Archaeolog y of Jesus’ Nazareth; Life and Afterlife in Ancient China; Megaliths of the World: volume I; In Search of Ancient Tsunamis 58 RUBINA RAJA & SØREN SINDBÆK The difference within 60 SPECIAL REPORT Making money in 18th-century America 62 CHRIS CATLING Revisiting research and challenging conclusions 64 FORUM Letters, crossword, cartoon 66 OBJECT LESSON Neolithic necklace 66 7 8 52 www.world-archaeology.com CURRENTWORLDARCHAEOLOGY 5

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FE ATURE S 16 Built to last

Extraordinary ancient architecture at Kalambo Falls

22 The lost world of Sanxingdui Fabulous finds from a forgotten civilisation

28 People power

Understanding the making of Myanmar

32 SPOTLIGHT

Deciphering the decipherers Young versus Champollion

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