Mysteries of the Ancient Ones (January 2005)
Special Editions

Cover; Mysteries of the Ancient Ones; by Staff Editor; 1 Page(s)

Table of Contents; Mysteries of the Ancient Ones; by Staff Editor; 2 Page(s)

Lost Ways of Life; Mysteries of the Ancient Ones; by Mariette DiChristina; 1 Page(s)

Letter from the Editor

The Iceman Reconsidered; Mysteries of the Ancient Ones; by James H. Dickson, Klaus Oeggl and Linda L. Handley; 10 Page(s)

Where was the Iceman's home, and what was he doing at the high mountain pass where he died? Painstaking research--especially of plant remains found with the body--contradicts many of the initial specualations

The Death Cults of Prehistoric Malta; Mysteries of the Ancient Ones; by Caroline Malone, Anthony Bonanno, Tancred Gouder, Simon Stoddart and David Trump; 10 Page(s)

New archaeological excavations reveal that as the ancient island societies suffered from environmental decline, they developed an extreme religious preoccupation with life and death

Uncovering the Keys to the Lost Indus Cities; Mysteries of the Ancient Ones; by Jonathan Mark Kenoyer; 10 Page(s)

Recently excavated artifacts from Pakistan have inspired a reevaluation of one of the great early urban cultures--the enigmatic Indus Valley civilization

Women and Men at ¿atalh¿y¿k; Mysteries of the Ancient Ones; by Ian Hodder; 8 Page(s)

The largest known Neolithic settlement yields clues about the roles played by the two sexes in early agricultural societies

Rock Art in Southern Africa; Mysteries of the Ancient Ones; by Anne Soloman; 10 Page(s)

Paintings and engravings made by ancestors of the San peoples encode the history and culture of a society thousands of years old

Life and Death in Nabada; Mysteries of the Ancient Ones; by Joachim Bretschneider; 8 Page(s)

Excavations in northern Syria reveal the metropolis of Nabada, founded 4,800 years ago. Its elaborate administration and culture rivaled those of the fabled cities of southern Mesopotamia

The Tapestry of Power in a Mesopotamian City; Mysteries of the Ancient Ones; by Elizabeth C. Stone and Paul Zimansky; 8 Page(s)

Mashkan-shapir was for a brief time one of the most important cities in the world. Its remains challenge traditional notions of power distribution in early urban society

Daily Life in Ancient Egypt; Mysteries of the Ancient Ones; by Andrea G. McDowell; 6 Page(s)

Workmen and their families lived some 3,000 years ago in the village now known as Deir el-Medina. Written records from the unusually well educated community offer fascinating descriptions of everyday activities

Great Zimbabwe; Mysteries of the Ancient Ones; by Webber Ndoro; 6 Page(s)

For centuries, this ancient Shona city stood at the hub of a vast trade network. The site has also been at the center of a bitter debate about African history and heritage

Precious Metal Objects of the Middle Sic¿n; Mysteries of the Ancient Ones; by Izumi Shimada and Jo Ann Griffin; 10 Page(s)

A Peruvian culture older than the Incas made unprecedented use of gold and other metals. Studies of Sic¿n metalworking techniques offer hints about this mysterious society

Life in the Provinces of the Aztec Empire; Mysteries of the Ancient Ones; by Michael E. Smith; 8 Page(s)

The lives of the Aztec common people were far richer and more complex than the official histories would have us believe

Reading the Bones of La Florida; Mysteries of the Ancient Ones; by Clark Spencer Larsen; 6 Page(s)

New approaches offer insight into the lives of Native Americans after the Europeans arrived