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Spring/Summer 2001

Detecting Nuragic Places
by Emma Blake

Research on the spatial arrangements of Bronze-Age monuments reveals an unusual conformity in the placement of towers and tombs

Faculty Profile: Cecelia Klein

Q & A with Professor of Art History

Considering Pompeian House Contents
by Penelope M. Allison

An excerpt from the introduction to a book/CD-ROM volume, Pompeian Households: An Analysis of the Material Culture, to be published in 2003

Tracking Maya Regional Organization
by Samuel V. Connell

Newly rediscovered Maya center may provide answers in debate over the nature of Maya regional political organization

Remembering James Deetz
by Merrick Posnansky


“A brilliant man who made everything seem fun, exciting, interesting, and simple” was world’s leading historical achaeologist


Director's Message
by Richard M. Leventhal


Upcoming 15-year review will undoubtedly confirm the Institute’s strengths


Rock Art Archive
by Audrey Kopp


Fieldwork Documenting the Little Lake Rock Art Complex Continues



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