Table of Contents	Volume 60 Number 4, July/August 2007

Features On the Cover: Rome's Palatine Hill and Temple of Vesta (Marco Merola) Origins of Rome Debate over the legend of Romulus by Andrew Slayman and Marco Merola The Rape of Batán Grande How one family nearly destroyed the remnants of one of Peru's most opulent civilizations, and how archaeologists are saving it by Heather Pringle Under Istanbul One of the largest urban excavations in history exposes a massive Byzantine port by Mark Rose and Sengül Aydlngün Commerce of War Were colonial merchants the Halliburton of the French and Indian War? by David Starbuck Ghosts of Kosovo The ancient past haunts the future of a disputed Serbian province by Beth Kampschror Writing on the Wall  The Graffiti Archaeology Project challenges the definition of archaeology by Samir S. Patel

Departments From the President Our Crumbling Past A new AIA mission to conserve ancient sites by C. Brian Rose In This Issue Window on Constantinople by Peter A. Young Letters Ashkelon revisited, bittersweet reunion, missing kilns found, the mellow approach or a hole in the head, pyramids in 3-D From the Trenches Playing with Iraq's past, the Met's Greek and Roman temple, child sacrifice, Herod's Tomb, Joan of Arc and the mummy, Smoking Squirrel, Homo Hobbittus, dung mites, Neolithic flutist, the mole-rat diet, scientific war, and an Aboriginal Mount Olympus Conversation How the United Nations' atomic watchdog helps developing nations preserve their heritage Insider  The big business of treasure hunting is selling off the world's maritime heritage Letter from Malawi Looking for hidden rock-art sites and secret initiation rites in central Africa Artifact A microscopic pollen grain exposes the roots of early Mesoamerican farming

May/June 2007 | September/October 2007

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