SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2012 VOLUME 65, NUMBER 5 CONTENTS features 24 Burial Customs Death on the Roman Empire’s eastern frontier BY MATTHEW BRUNWASSER 28 Final Resting Place of an Outlaw Archaeological and forensic detective work leads to the remains of one of Australia’s most celebrated and polarizing historical figures BY SAMIR S. PATEL 34 The 3,000 Buddhas The surprises of China’s largest sculpture cache BY LAUREN HILGERS 39 A Cargo Twice Dug Fifty years after they were salvaged, the contents of a Confederate blockade runner have reemerged BY MARION BLACKBURN 44 The Unknown Temple An archaeologist examines clues to a Greek god’s identity BY NIKOS ROUPAS 47 Senegal’s Forgotten Slaves The untold story of Gorée Island BY ROGER ATWOOD 14 Chinese archaeologists excavating the tomb of the country’s first emperor have uncovered more than 100 new members of his famous terracotta army. Cover: One of nearly 3,000 Buddha sculptures recently unearthed at the site of Yecheng in China’s Hebei Province COURTESY INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES 3