A AlVollAilULvj 43 VOLUME ¥ ¥ A VJ NUMBER ^ H Off* ci al A ¥™^ 4 JULY/AUGUST 0/ 1 1990 of America Columns on a "Golden Age" Restorers of Thailand's ancient 24 Reflections city of Sukhothai appear to have sacrificed historical accuracyfor an idealized vision of the past. byBettyGosling 32 Archaeological institute Features Publication , Wunderkind of his generation, Prehistory Rethinking has Colin made a career of challenging the cozy Cambridge's Renfrew world of European archaeology. by Brian by Bill photographs Ray Fagan, Shakers! Ground teams at a Canterbury, 40 Those Ingenious N. H. , settlement havefound a nineteenth-century mill system of extraordinary sophistication. by David R. Starbuck 16 Timelines: Outriggersto the Outback BY Brian Fagan . * * r ^ . 22 Newsbriefs: Lootingat Corinth, SavetheJemez!, The Fallenof Glorieta 64 Travel: Goingto Piecesin Florence by Manfredi Departments 2 In This Issue 6 From the President Exquisitely wrought jewelry bears 48 Royal Treasures of Nimrud witness to the superb craftsmanship of the ancient Assyrians. PHOTOGRAPHS ByBiLLLYON S/B LAGkSTAR text by Spencer P.M. Harrington Homage to Antiquity 54 At the Museums by Andrew Szegedy-Maszak 58 In the Field Timeless Tuscany byRiccardo Francovich Richard Hodges I0 Letters ß Current Exhibitions Jteadin and c bo Letter from France Vive l'Année d¿ ¡Archéologie BY JudsON GOODING This issue'scoverphotograph ofa statue the at of BiMha SukhothañSa Si . templewas takenbyPaul Goldhagen