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Archaeological Diggings
January 2016 Issue | Vol 23 No 1
Articles in This Issue:
![Aussies Abroad Uncover Buried Treasure](https://res-1.cloudinary.com/amn/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,w_400/v1464842644/hopechannel/AussiesAbroad_banner_jucsjb.jpg)
Aussies Abroad Uncover Buried Treasure
A Sydney university team uses hi-tech tools to uncover the past![ISIS and the Terrorists of the Ancient World](https://res-3.cloudinary.com/amn/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,w_400/v1454372084/hopechannel/05-Gary-at-Tomb_wadi3e.jpg)
ISIS and the Terrorists of the Ancient World
A word from Archaeological Diggings editor, Gary Webster![Nerva: Rome's "Good" Emperor](https://res-4.cloudinary.com/amn/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,w_400/v1454378116/hopechannel/32-Emperor-Nerva-on-Horse_xnoren.jpg)
Nerva: Rome's "Good" Emperor
His reign was short lived, yet pivotal, for the future of the Roman empire. This article explores the rise to fame of the ruler hailed as the first of the “Five Good Emperors.”![The Archaeologist: Giovanni de Rossi](https://res-2.cloudinary.com/amn/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,w_400/v1415167989/hopechannel/Archaeology_1_web_zv7abj.jpg)
The Archaeologist: Giovanni de Rossi
As a nineteenth century archaeologist, the Italian Giovanni Battista de Rossi was a trail-blazer.![Underground Jerusalem](https://res-4.cloudinary.com/amn/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,w_400/v1454372266/hopechannel/14-Jerusalem-Panorama-DPC_nmtklv.jpg)
Underground Jerusalem
Jerusalem is an inexhaustible mine of archaeological wealth. Now some of the recovered treasure is revealed![Darius I and the Genesis of a War](https://res-2.cloudinary.com/amn/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,w_400/v1454376724/hopechannel/26-Tomb-of-Darius-I_ob5ukk.jpg)
Darius I and the Genesis of a War
A look at the personalities an d politics behind a clash of ancient cultures![Terrorists of the Ancient World](https://res-4.cloudinary.com/amn/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,w_400/v1454372506/hopechannel/Ashurbanipal-hunting-lions_kjrfvk.jpg)