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Treasure he found, in abundance. The jewelry that men and women wore in ancient Egypt was buried with them. De Morgan's finds included two diadems, one with delicately intertwined water weeds and flowers; a necklace of sculpted-gold Nile shells; and an exquisite belt of gold lioness heads and amethyst beads. But De Morgan didn't uncover all there was. A year and a half ago, the Met's Arnold found a Queen's mummy and some of her royal jewelry at one of Dahshur's later monuments. "You're so accustomed to going over robbed tombs that...
...questions weigh heavily on Hall, the lanky, mercurial Arizonan who is one of the U.S.'s best hopes for Atlanta gold in swimming. It is a sport once dominated by Americans, but today China, Australia, Germany, Hungary and Russia produce champions. No wonder Hall, a 6-ft. 6-in., 185-lb. 21-year-old who may be the most gifted U.S. swimmer since Mark Spitz, cracks his knuckles and fiddles nervously with a copper wrist bracelet--a souvenir from his first Dead concert. "I'm 10 feet from the top of the mountain," he says. "When you're that close...
...will it end? We know how the men's squad will finish--with their size 17 sneakers planted firmly on the top podium, gold medals around their necks, more endorsement dollars around the corner. The women, on the other hand, face some serious challenges. In exhibitions, they had to stage furious comebacks to beat Canada and Russia. Brazil will also pose a threat, and China has a 6 ft. 9 in. center...
...worried about other people's expectations because no one's could be higher than our own," says Lobo. "Ours is to win a gold medal. We feel if we play the best we can, we can achieve that." A gold medal would also help the cause of female hoops in the U.S. Women's pro basketball is actually flourishing in Europe, but in America it is only so much paper, with plans for two new U.S. pro leagues: The American Basketball League will tip off in the fall under the aegis of Reebok, and the Women's National Basketball Association...
Once an affluent "gold coast" apartment building, Apley currently houses students and officers of the Dudley House...