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July 2008
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Raiders or Traders?
A replica Viking vessel plying the North Sea this month is part of an effort to learn more about what the Norsemen were really up to
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Precarious Lebanon
For decades, this tiny Mediterranean nation of four million has segued between two identities
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Welcome to Your World
This year's photo contest winners reflect decidedly international points of view
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John Muir's Yosemite
The father of the conservation movement found his calling on a visit to the California wilderness
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The Great Human Migration
Why humans left their African homeland 80,000 years ago to colonize the world
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True Colors
Archaeologist Vinzenz Brinkmann insists his eye-popping reproductions of ancient Greek sculptures are right on target
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Silken Treasure
The Italian city of Como, celebrated for its silk and scenery, has inspired notables from Leonardo da Vinci to Winston Churchill
Departments
It's in the Bag
Sports Illustrated photographer Neil Leifer hit a grand slam when he set out to capture a double play on film
Wonders and Whoppers
Following in Marco Polo's footsteps through Asia leads our intrepid author to some surprising conclusions
Lunar Living
The quest to return to the moon ignites new hope and vision at the 50-year-old space agency
The Smithsonian's Crystal Skull
The Natural History Museum's quartz cranium highlights the epic silliness of the new Indiana Jones movie