Table of Contents	Volume 58 Number 1, January/February 2005

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

Features Waking the Buddha After decades of exile, an Afghan archaeologist returns to an excavation charged with symbolism and hope by David Bosco The Turquoise Trail Did an extensive trade network link Mesoamerica with the American Southwest? by Eric A. Powell Warriors of Paros Soldiers' burials offer clues to the rise of Classical Greek city-states by Foteini Zafeiropoulou and Anagnostis Agelarakis Tabletop Tactics Medieval Europeans may have had more fun than you think by Martha Bayless Lost Hacienda Scholars reconstruct the lives of laborers on a Yucatán plantation by Allan Meyers The Forgotten Fight for America The centuries-long struggle for control of the continent before 1776 by Mark Rose

Departments From the President Diplomatic Archaeology A little-known U.S. program supports cultural heritage abroad. by Jane C. Waldbaum In This Issue The Wonder of It All by Peter A. Young News World Roundup Focus on China From the Trenches Flores Flip-Flop? Conversations Hunting Fakes  A Smithsonian sleuth says counterfeits lurk in museum collections the world over. Reviews Aztecs Take Manhattan Back to the Bog Stone Age Ingenuity Treasures from Saba Imaging Ice Age Texas Native Take on History Editors' Picks Letter From Greece The Gods Return to Olympus In today's Greece, worshiping Zeus is a controversial practice. by Matthew Brunwasser

On the Cover: A skull decorated with turquoise and lignite is believed to depict Tezcatlipoca, the Aztec god of rulers, warriors, and sorcerers. This piece was probably one of many turquoise objects made by Mixtec artisans and sent to the Aztecs as tribute. (Werner Forman/Art Resource)

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