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Volume 65 / Number 1

2023

Spotlight On: The First Cities of Sumer

On The Cover: The sun rises over the land that was once ancient Sumer. This reopened dig site in southern Iraq had been off limits to researchers for the past 30 years.

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Table of Contents
  • A Trip to Troy with Homer By C. Brian Rose and Sheila Murnaghan
  • Zooming in on Asian Textiles By Katy Rosenthal
  • Kara Tepe: A Conversation Across Time By Katherine Blanchard and Michael Campeggi
  • In Search of an Archaeology That Uplifts By Robert J. Vigar
  • Greetings from Lagash: Back to Lagash By Holly Pittman
  • Greetings from Lagash: It’s Five O’Clock, Sumer By David Mulder
  • Greetings From Lagash: A New Story of Sumer's First Cities By Reed Goodman
  • Greetings From Lagash: Partners in Search of the Past By Zaid Alrawi
  • Cultural Heritage Crisis A conversation with Lynn Meskell

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Vol. 65 / No. 1

By: Zaid Alrawi

Partners in Search of the Past

Since the 1980s, archaeological work in southern Mesopotamia has been challenged by waves of political instability, economic sanctions, and armed […]

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By: Reed Goodman

A New Story of Sumer’s First Cities

A large expanse of Iraq’s central floodplain, once thriving with life, now lies abandoned beyond the reach of modern agriculture. […]

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By: David Mulder

It’s Five O’Clock, Sumer

What does it take to reconstruct a bustling metropolis from 5,000 years ago? A great deal of fieldwork, collaboration, and […]

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By: Holly Pittman

Back to Lagash

After a three-decade hiatus, the Penn Museum reopened a seminal dig site in southern Iraq. Cities first appeared, the Bible […]

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Vol. 65 / No. 1

Greetings from Lagash

Reopening a dig site in southern Iraq after a 30-year hiatus, Penn Museum researchers made two stunning discoveries in the […]

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Vol. 65 / No. 1

By: Christopher Woods

From the Williams Director: Research and Reflection

Dear Friends, Our last issue of Expedition was a grand celebration of our new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery: an immersive, innovative […]

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Vol. 65 / No. 1

By: Quinn Russell Brown

From the Editor: New Word, Ancient World

When I became the editor of Expedition in April 2023, I spent a few days thumbing through decades of back […]

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