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Articles in October 2003 issue of National Geographic

• 05641: a town of grave importance.(Zip USA)(Barre, Vermont)
  by Zackowitz, Margaret G.
• Mongolian crossing: is time running out on a timeless migration?
  by Hodges, Glenn
• Watery graves of the Maya: a source of life for the ancient Maya of the Yucatan lay in an underworld of cenotes--pools and cave rivers--many created after the impact of a meteorite 65 million years ago. Now, newly discovered skeletons yield evidence of sa
  by Vesilind, Priit J.
• Gold of Nimrud: forgotten for nearly three millennia and then hidden for more than a decade, one of the greatest treasures of the ancient world has finally emerged.
• Beyond the looting: what's next for Iraq's treasures? Precious gold and prized sculptures have been returned to Iraq's museums. But a loss even more devastating is taking place in ancient sites across the country. A National Geographic team investigates.
  by Lawler, Andrew
• The kinkajou: it roams only at night, high in the rain forest canopy. Now, for the first time, an intimate look at kinkajou life in the treetops.
  by Menino, Holly
• Code red: as illegal loggers close in, the race is on to safeguard the home of Borneo's imperiled orangutans.(Field Dispatch Borneo)
  by Knott, Cheryl
• Saudi Arabia: torn between ancient traditions and the modern world, Saudis search for balance in the post-9/11 glare.(Kingdom On Edge)
  by Viviano, Frank