Departments
In This Issue Battle for Hearts and Minds by Peter A. Young
From the President Annual Kudos by Nancy C. Wilkie
Reviews
Special Report Plundering Afghanistan (by Massoud Ansari); Combating a Taliban Mentality in Pakistan (interview with J. Mark Kenoyer)
Letter from China: Enigma in Stone A monument in northeastern China fuels a modern debate over ancient history.
by Daniel C. Kane
On the Cover: Tutankhamun's middle coffin was certainly made for someone else, possibly his older brother Smenkhkare. Photo by Araldo De Luca.
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Features
Grim Rites
of the Moche Excavations at a pyramid site
in northern Peru yield evidence
of gruesome ritual sacrifice.
by Colleen P. Popson
Uncommon Light Inspired by a solar eclipse, infrared images of Angkor evoke a dreamy,
surreal landscape. by John McDermott
Saving Old Havana The search for lost history behind colorful, crumbling facades
by Susan Kepecs
In the Wake
of Ancient Mariners Retracing the route of ancient
Ecuadorian seafarers
by John F. Haslett and Cameron M. Smith
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Cover Story
Who's in Tomb 55? In a mystery worthy of Agatha Christie, scholars seek clues to the identity of
a mummy that could clarify the royal
succession at the end of Egypt's
18th Dynasty. by Mark Rose
Anatomy of a Mummy A close study of the mystery skeleton's bones indicates he was male and in
his early twenties. by Joyce M. Filer
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