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EDITOR’S LETTER

Editor in Chief
Claudia Valentino
NO LONGER LOST Executive Editor Eric A. Powell
Deputy Editor
Jarrett A. Lobell
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Daniel Weiss Marley Brown
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he ancient Peruvian site of Pañamarca, graced with extraordinarily imaginative poly- Richard Bleiweiss
chrome murals by the Moche culture, was explored by archaeologists in 1950. In the
Tyears since, the site was assumed destroyed, its fragile masterpieces gone. “Painted Contributing Editors
Roger Atwood, Paul Bahn, Bob Brier,
Worlds” (page 26), by executive editor Jarrett A. Lobell, reports that archaeologists have Andrew Curry, Blake Edgar, Brian Fagan,
recently found the site to be surprisingly well preserved and are just beginning to study its David Freidel, Tom Gidwitz, Andrew Lawler,
Stephen H. Lekson, Jerald T. Milanich,
unique paintings in order to glean an understanding of the a.d. 600 Moche worldview. Heather Pringle, Neil Asher Silberman,
“To Die Like an Egyptian” (page 44), by associate editor Marley Brown, is a story of retriev- Julian Smith, Nikhil Swaminathan,
al, in this case of the burial shroud of a Roman-era Jason Urbanus, Zach Zorich
Egyptian named Aaemka, who died around a.d.
Correspondents
10. The shroud, nearly portrait-like in its depiction Athens: Yannis N. Stavrakakis
of the deceased, was consigned to the archives of Bangkok: Karen Coates
Islamabad: Massoud Ansari
National Museums Scotland during World War II. Israel: Mati Milstein
Now, painstakingly restored, the shroud is offering Naples: Marco Merola
Paris: Bernadette Arnaud
a nuanced view of burial practices in a declining
Rome: Roberto Bartoloni,
Egypt as power flowed to Rome. Giovanni Lattanzi
Wall painting, Pañamarca, Peru
Untangling a mystery is best done with plenty Washington, D.C.: Sandra Scham
of help. “The Heights We Go To” (page 38), by journalist Karen Coates, brings word of a Publisher
multidisciplinary team that is attempting to learn how some people—but not all—are able Kevin Quinlan
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