DISTINCTIONS WITH A DIFFERENCE
The Mandan and Hidatsa tribes were once thought to be indistinguishable. A series of archaeological investigations has revealed a number of differences.
BY SALLY BELL
page 26
GRAVING YARD, GRAVEYARD
A badly needed construction project resulted in the desecration of a Native American graveyard. How did it happen?
BY DOUGLAS GANTENBEIN
page 12
ON THE TRAIL OF THE IROQUOIS
Our summer travel special takes you on a memorable tour of upstate New York and Ontario, Canada.
BY RACHEL DICKINSON
page 19
INVESTIGATING THE PUEBLO REVOLT
Native Americans successfully revolted against the Spanish in 17th-century New Mexico. Archaeology is helping researchers understand this event.
BY JULIAN SMITH
page 33
THE OLDEST RITUAL?
Did ritual activity take place in southern Mexico more than 9,000 years ago? Mesoamerican scholars disagree.
BY ANDREW LAWLER
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