Table of Contents	Volume 56 Number 6, November/December 2003

The full texts of newsbriefs, reviews, and selected longer articles are available online; abstracts of other departments and features are also available.

Features Saving a Fabled Sanctuary Conservators struggle to restore Justinian's Great Church in Istanbul by Sengül Aydlngün and Mark Rose Ruins on the Rapids A white-knuckle, down-river ride to save Peru's past by Justin Jennings In the Shadow of the Wall Walking the Great Wall of China, a British explorer encounters the descendants of those who built--and destroyed--the most labor-intensive monument in human history by William Lindesay Picture Perfect How an ingenious former fashion photographer managed to capture on film the mind and spirit of the ancient Maya by Tom Gidwitz City of the Hawk From ancient breweries to the earliest mummies, excavations at Hierakonpolis are rewriting the origins of Egyptian civilization by Renée Friedman Further Reading

Departments In This Issue Assignment: Washington by Peter A. Young From the President Opportunity Knocks by Jane C. Waldbaum Newsbriefs Pre-Christian Rituals at Nazareth Tilya Tepe Triumph Lake Mead Drought WWII Resurfaces Amputee Art Starter Home Viking Hoard Olympic Find Breast Is Best Ayodhya Update Yearning for Yemen  Juris Zarins on the promise of Arabian archaeology and the impact terrorism and war have had on research in the region Reviews Real Archaeologists Wear Whips Ancient Bio-Chem Threat Classical Kids Oh, to be Irish Remembering the Mimbres Editors' Picks Letter From England: Assault on Tradition Gritty Liverpool leads an industrial revolution in world heritage by David Keys

On the Cover: A detail from a twelfth-century mosaic in Istanbul's Hagia Sophia showing the Virgin Mary and Jesus. Restoration of mosaics in Hagia Sophia's dome is nearing completion, but others, including this one, that were uncovered in the mid-twentieth century are also in need of attention. (© Haldun Aydlngün)

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