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Jo Marchant

History

The 3,500-Year-Old Tomb of An Ancient Soldier

In 1939, acting on a tip and clues from The Iliad, archaeologists unearthed King Nestor’s palace on Pylos. Recently, another discovery in Pylos, the grave of an even earlier soldier, could change our entire understanding of how western civilization developed.

Jo Marchant Smithsonian Jan 2017 20min Permalink

Science

You Can Train Your Body Into Thinking It’s Had Medicine

On the profound power of the placebo.

Jo Marchant Mosiac Feb 2016 20min Permalink