Volume 63 / Number 3

2021

Spotlight On: Return to the Field: Greece, Italy, and Turkey

On The Cover: Penn Anthropology and Classical Studies undergraduate Jackson Clark recording GPS points on Motya’s fortification wall overlooking the Necropolis as part of fieldwork with the Center for the Analysis for Archaeological Materials (CAAM). The waters of the Marsala Stagnone can be seen in the middle distance with the islands of Marettimo and Favignana in the background.

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Welcome News

Unprecedented Presidential Match for Unpacking the Past Penn President Amy Gutmann has announced a new $5 million Presidential Challenge Match […]

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Holiday Wishes, Brought by Penn-Trained Anthropologists

In one of her most creative tasks as the Penn Museum’s Major Gifts Coordinator each year, anthropology major Zhenia Bemko, […]

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Member Spotlight: Susan T. Marx, CW66

Susan T. Marx, CW66, is a member of the Penn Museum Director’s Council. In addition to the Penn Museum, she […]

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Presence of a Fundamental Absence

In 2019, the Museum commissioned Muhsana Ali, a Philadelphia-born visual artist who lives and works in Senegal, and Amadou Kane […]

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By: Zoë Rayn Evans, Megan Kassabaum, Sarah Linn and Douglas Smit

Heritage West: The West Philadelphia Community Archaeology Project

Confronting the troubling histories of racial and social injustice in West Philadelphia, specifically those of the historically Black neighborhoods north […]

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By: Linda Lo

Summer Internships: A DEEPER DIVE MUSEUM EXPERIENCE

From June to August, I spent every weekday morning thinking of different ways to greet our summer campers. The younger […]

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By: Ashley B. Ray

From Remote Learning to In-Person Research in CAAM

I wanted to get involved with CAAM ever since I was accepted to Penn. Archaeological science was a novel concept […]

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By: Sajjad Alibaigi, Alireza Moradi-Bisotuni and Nourollah Karimi

What Can a Door Socket Tell Us?: Intriguing Discoveries at Quwākh Tapeh

In 1992, the accidental discovery of a ceramic vessel at Quwākh Tapeh, a historical key site along the Silk Road […]

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By: Patrice Foutakis

Underwater Archaeological Treasures in Modon Bay

The Bay of Modon (the name given by the Venetians to the town of Methoni, Messenia, in Greece) connects three […]

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By: Jason T. Herrmann and Jackson Clark

Mapping the Urban Plan of Ancient Motya: Summer 2021 Geophysical Survey at Isola San Pantaleo, Sicily

When university travel restrictions were lifted and international borders reopened in May, we traveled to Isola San Pantaleo, a small […]

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By: C. Brian Rose

Repairing Damage Inflicted by the Persians 2,500 Years Ago: Summer 2021 Architectural Conservation Work at Gordion, Turkey

Fieldwork at Gordion in 2021 focused on architectural conservation, object conservation, and research for a wide variety of manuscripts dealing […]

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Return to the Field

The pandemic forced Penn Museum archaeologists and their students to put much of their international excavation and site conservation projects […]

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By: Chantel White

Investigating Roman Foods at Lechaion Harbor, Greece: The Humble Recipes of Ancient Dockworkers

Historical Recipes For someone fascinated by food history, what could be better than tasting an ancient recipe? Food engages all […]

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Deinstalling a Gallery: BEHIND THE SCENES WITH A MUSEUM KEEPER

On November 19, 2022, the Penn Museum will unveil our newest gallery, replacing the Canaan and Ancient Israel Gallery installed […]

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By: Jeremy A. Sabloff

Pamela Hearne Jardine: An Appreciation

This is not an obituary but an appreciation of all that Pam Jardine (1939–2021) accomplished and contributed during her many […]

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Critical Conversations: Reimagining the 21st-Century Museum

Museums everywhere have been at the center of contemporary cultural issues, social change, and calls for social justice. The Penn […]

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By: Christopher Woods

From the Williams Director: Connecting with Our Neighbors

Dear Friends, Last issue I shared with you the Penn Museum’s expanded commitment to community consultation and partnership as we […]

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By: Amanda Mitchell-Boyask

From the Publisher: Beyond the Labs

In September 2014, we opened the Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials (CAAM), housed in a renovated and well-equipped […]