ARCHAEOLOGY

DIGS & DISCOVERIES

THE MAN IN PRAGUE CASTLE

n the aftermath of World War I, as a result of the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, several new countries were created in Central Europe. In a quest to define themselves, they sought new national stories. However, such narratives are often not new at all. Instead, they hark back to a past that is sometimes part mythology, part history—but always potent.

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