Table of Contents	Volume 55 Number 4, July/August 2002

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Departments In This Issue Voices Near and Far by Peter A. Young From the President Lure of the Deep by Nancy C. Wilkie Reviews Rebel Sub Downfall of the Mega Beasts Mummy Playground Pyramidology Lives of the Proto-English Dying for Deities Editors' Picks Special Report: Hope Amid the Carnage As conflict rages, Palestinians and Israelis join forces to protect endangered sites. by Sandra Scham Conversations: Facing the Sea Archaeologist Barry Cunliffe turns his back on Europe. by Christine Finn Letter from Britain: Hunting for Treasure Archaeologists and metal detectorists reconcile conflicting interests in a shared past. by Neil Brodie

Cover Story Myths & Monsters Decoding ritual images of a mysterious ancient American religion by Alex W. Barker NEWSBRIEFS In Living Color 110 and Counting... Crime Pays Atlantis in Bolivia? Old Site, New Tricks Baltic Mystery Wreck Etruscan Pompeii Dawn of the Domicile? Bronze-Age Venice Squeezing the Squatters Battle of the Bulge On the Cover: An effigy figure from Spiro Mounds wears masks in the shape of human heads as earrings. Photo by Steven Foster, Courtesy of The University Museum, University of Arkansas.

Features The House that Tweed Built After spending $85 million to restore a historic courthouse, New York is poised to cover up much of the work, while dismissing evidence of the city's past exposed during the renovation. by Colleen P. Popson Jewel of the Indian Ocean With the end of a 25-year civil war, scholars and tourists return to explore Sri Lanka's Buddhist heritage. by Nancy C. Wilkie Sailing into Egypt's Past Does a celebration of Luxor's patron saint echo ancient pharaonic traditions? by Shelley Wachsmann City of Victory Colchester tussles with the legacy of Britain's warrior queen. by Kristin M. Romey Mammoth for Dinner A tasty debate about early humans in Ice Age Wisconsin by Susan Kepecs

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