SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2017 * VOLUME 70, NUMBER 5 CONTENTS 44 Egyptian burial shroud at National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh FEATURES 26 PAINTED WORLDS Searching for the meaning of self-expression in the land of the Moche BY JARRETT A. LOBELL 32 LOST KINGDOM OF THE BRITONS A doomed hillfort in far southwestern Scotland may have been a royal stronghold 44 TO DIE LIKE AN EGYPTIAN An ancient burial shroud offers insights into belief and identity at the beginning of Roman-era Egypt BY MARLEY BROWN 48 LANDSCAPE OF SECRETS Archaeologists confront painful memories of the Spanish Civil War BY SAMIR S. PATEL BY DANIEL WEISS 38 THE HEIGHTS WE GO TO The links among extreme environments, genetics, and the human ability to adapt BY KAREN COATES COVER: A painted pillar at Pañamarca in northwestern Peru depicts a priestess whose gesture suggests she is part of a Moche sacred ceremony or sacrifice. PHOTO: Courtesy Lisa Trever archaeology.org 1http://www.archaeology.org