[2][3] Dig was founded in 1999 by the Archaeological Institute of America with offices in New York's financial district.
Under Hanks' guidance as Editorial Director, DIG won multiple awards from the Association of Educational Publishers and was acclaimed as one of America's best magazine launches of 1999 by Temple University's "Acres of Diamonds" Award.
[4] The magazine was published several times per year and most of the issues were theme-based, on archaeological finds from various countries.
It illustrated what archaeologists have found, and also explored the cultural, scientific, and architectural accomplishments of the societies that left these artifacts.
Examples of this included "For the Love of Money" in March 2007, "Disaster" in Feb. 2007, and "High Fashion" in May 2006.