I was a bit apprehensive at first because although I love to travel, I am not much of a history buff. I was in a good position, I think, to really discover what the magazine was all about. It is fascinating, with excellent articles which are not over my head. If you haven t figured this out about me by now or are a new reader or non-member I am not an intellectual and anything that purports to be on that level I am not interested in. I love to read, though, but it has to be on a layperson s level.
Archaeology does none of that.
The first thing I like about the magazine was the letters to the editor section because they were answered with an editor s note when appropriate. To me that means someone is really taking an interest in what the readers have to say. What it means is that it goes above and beyond the call of duty and that little touch adds a lot, in my opinion. In Archaeology News we read about Cultural Terrorism. I found it fascinating.