Volume 18 / Number 3

1976

On The Cover: Bronze cut-out plaque of the 7th century BC from Kato Syme.

Vol. 18 / No. 3

By: Angeliki Lebessi

A Sanctuary of Hermes and Aphrodite in Crete

In September 1972 a bulldozer opening up a minor road on the southern slopes of Mt. Dikte above the village […]

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Vol. 18 / No. 3

By: Frank L. Lambrecht

The Pastoral Nomads of Nigeria

No matter how far the town, there is another beyond it.” Fulani proverb Little affected by western ideas and technology […]

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Vol. 18 / No. 3

By: Michael A. Hoffman

The City of the Hawk: Seat of Egypt's Ancient Civilization

The origins of civilization have long aroused scientific curiosity and inflamed the popular imagination. At least six different times—in Mesopotamia, […]

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Vol. 18 / No. 3

By: Ann Guinan, Gary Oller and Dorothy Ormsby

Nippur Rebaked: The Conservation of Cuneiform Tablets

“The scribal art is the mother of orators, the father of masters, The scribal art is delightful, it never satiates […]

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Vol. 18 / No. 3

By: Elfriede R. Knauer

Some Aspects of the Classical Heritage in Afghanistan

Afghanistan is a landlocked country, very mountainous and dominated by the Hin­dukush range which springs from the Pamir knot and […]

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