Table of Contents	Volume 59 Number 6, November/December 2006

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

Features Scots on the Rocks Mountaineering archaeologists reach new heights of discovery by Kate Ravilious The Neanderthal Code Will an extinct genome reveal what makes us human? by Michael Dumiak A Community's Roots With Frederick Douglass's help, the past and present come together on a Maryland plantation by Samir S. Patel Rock in the Fuselage The "excavation" of a Nazi bomber exposes sabotage by P. J. Capelotti Damming Sudan Global apathy threatens a way of life and an unexpectedly rich heritage by Andrew Lawler Surprise Finds in Tequila Country Amid the agave plants, a sophisticated civilization emerges by Julian Smith

Departments From the President Many Happy Returns  By repatriating disputed antiquities, museums will be able to bring even more of the ancient world to the public. by Jane C. Waldbaum In This Issue Tears in Their Eyes by Peter A. Young News Secrets of the "Muffin Man," bog Psalms, Aztec cannibal revenge, Scotland Yard's cat-faced sea-god, a furry Mongolian, ancient Aussie sprinters, the moundbuilder's country club, and a Polynesian archaeology bonanza Conversations Saved by Sand  Giuma Anag invites archaeologists to Libya Reviews Reinventing George Washington, drive-by history, getting wet in ancient Egypt, the goose chase for Alexander's tomb, and editors' picks Letter from Kashmir A Crumbling Legacy War runs roughshod over a rich and varied cultural heritage, as seen by someone who grew up there by Basharat Peer

On the Cover: This reconstruction of a Neanderthal child was based on finds in Gibraltar, which is believed to be among the last places where Neanderthals survived. (© Philippe Plailly/eurelios, Reconstruction Atelier Daynes)

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