Departments
In This Issue Egyptian Wonders by Peter A. Young
From the President Damming the Past by Nancy C. Wilkie
Reviews
Conversations: Last Word on Kennewick Man? Archaeologist James Chatters' thoughts on the recent Kennewick Man ruling
Letter from Peru: Andean Odyssey Scouring the mountains of northern Peru for the source of the remarkable Yauya stela
by Richard L. Burger
On the Cover: A steatite icon of the Virgin with the baby Jesus, ca. eleventh-twelfth century A.D., from Chersonesos. Photo: Chris Williams, ©2001, ICA
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Cover Story
Legacies of a
Slavic Pompeii In the post-Soviet era, both priests
and prehistorians have a stake in the future of a once-resplendent ancient city.
by Kristin M. Romey
NEWSBRIEFS
Further Reading
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Features
Tales from Storyville Digging the "Sporting Life" in Old
New Orleans
by Eric A. Powell
Gods of Nemrut Dag Giant stone deities litter a remote Turkish mountaintop.
by Jarrett A. Lobell
Chronicler of
Ice Age Life Author Jean Auel has slept in a snow cave and tanned buckskin in her quest to re-create the Paleolithic world.
by Blake Edgar
A Long Road Home The remains of a WWII pilot found in the mountains of Papua New Guinea are buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
by William Belcher
Journey of the Heart A daughter's quest for her father, missing for more than half a century
by Patricia Gaffney-Ansel
Saga of Cleopatra's Needles A century ago, moving 220-ton obelisks from Alexandria to London and New York was no mean feat.
by Bob Brier
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