Departments
In This Issue "Alternative" Archaeology by Peter A. Young
From the President Iraq Alert! by Jane C. Waldbaum
Newsbriefs
Special Report: The Specter of War Iraqi archaeologists and museum officials prepare
by Joanne Farchakh
Conversations: The WAC in Washington Brian Fagan's sneak preview of the 5th World Archaeological Congress
Letter from Bolivia: Coping with Chaos When civil disorder takes an archaeologist away from the trenches
by Alexei Vranich
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Cover Story
Prehistory of Warfare Human beings have been at each others' throats
since the dawn of the species
by Steven A. LeBlanc
SPECIAL SECTION
Seductions of Pseudoarchaeology
Far-Out Television What to think when Atlantis is just one click of the remote away
by Garrett G. Fagan
Pseudoscience in Cyberspace In the Hall of Ma'at, fed-up archaeology buffs fight back
by Kristin M. Romey
Bogus Books A bestseller promotes a voyage of exploration too exciting to be true
by Eric A. Powell
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Features
First Lady of Amazonia Betty Meggers is a strong-willed octogenarian with immovable beliefs about ancient cultures
by Colleen P. Popson
The Well-Dressed Dead Class has its privileges in the catacombs of Palermo
by Bob Brier
Guge: Tibet's Long-Lost Kingdom Archaeologists are rediscovering the glories of a great Tibetan dynasty, forgotten for centuries
by Xiong Lei
Mixed Messages A tomb on the Giza Plateau yields chewing-gum wrappers, a 1944 newspaper, and a 4,500-year-old burial
by W. B. Hafford
Further Reading
Reviews
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