Smithsonian January 2011 Issue
Unearthing the Colosseum's Secrets
A German archaeologist has finally deciphered the Roman amphitheater's amazing underworld Page: 26 | -40 Likes | 0Devastating Beauty New aerial photographs of industrial sites provoke a strange mix of admiration and concern Page: 70 | 0 Likes | 0
From the Editor
Powes that be Page: 3
Letters
“Resurrecting the czar” Page: 4
Wild Things
T Rex's mighty tail Page: 5
Cutthroat Capitalist
Edward Steichen's 1903 portrait of J.P.Morgan made a telling point Page: 6
Your Smithsonian.com
Port Clyde, Maine Page: 10
This Month in History
Spindletop gusher Page: 12
Hallowed Ground
The Civil War shaped Danville, Virginia-and the author Page: 14
Island Culture
Page: 19
Art Work
Page: 20
Lindbergh Snowshoes
Page: 22
Q & A
James Luna Page: 23
What's up
Digital Collages Page: 24
Power and the Presidency
Fifty years ago, John F. Kennedy began to expand the role of the government's executive branch Page: 36
Feast for the Eyes
Renaissance artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo painted witty, even surreal portraits that still look fresh Page: 44
A Plague of Pigs
Now numbering in the millions, wild hogs are wreaking havoc across Texas and beyond Page: 52
Catching the Bamboo Train
Cambodia's improvised transport system proves just the ticket for local and Western travelers Page: 62
The Trouble With Autobiography
The novelist and travel writer explains why this is the only one he'll ever write Page: 76
The Last Page
There was an app for that Page: 92Write Your Comment
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