October/November 2018
Volume 8 | Number 7
REGULARS
UPFRONT 3 EDITOR’S LETTER 6 NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD 10 NEWS FOCUS
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New light on the origins of Homo sapiens 12 CHARLES HIGHAM
Ancient DNA from difficult climates 14 HORIZON
Art and archaeology at Pompeii and Herculaneum
TR AVEL 42 I TA LY
Richard Hodges goes on the trail of the Etruscans 48 GREECE
Following Ariadne’s thread to Knossos, Crete
CULTURE 52 PREVIEW
Explore the Islamic world in the British Museum’s new gallery 57 REVIEWS
The Atlas of Ancient Rome; Megadrought and Collapse; Frisians and their North Sea Neighbours
The Atlas of Ancient Rome; Megadrought and Collapse; Frisians and their North Sea Neighbours
The Atlas of Ancient Rome; Megadrought and Collapse; Frisians and their North Sea Neighbours 58 SPECIAL REPORT
Göbekli Tepe, a new World Heritage Site 60 CHRIS CATLING
Far-flung places and flying finds 62 FORUM
Crossword and cartoon 65 THINKING ALOUD
Why all archaeologists and historians are biased
Why all archaeologists and historians are biased
Why all archaeologists and historians are biased 66 OBJECT LESSON
Ram in the Thicket
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