Volume 2 / Number 1
1959
On The Cover: Tiwi Burial Poles. Cover design by James House, Jr.
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Vol. 2 / No. 1
By: James House, Jr.
Tiwi Burial Poles as Sculpture
Nothing in time so much alters the character of the concretion which is a work of sculpture as technological change, […]
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Vol. 2 / No. 1
Expedition News – Fall 1959
The 1959 season’s work of all three of the University Museum Expeditions to the Near East was completed by early […]
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Vol. 2 / No. 1
By: Froelich Rainey
To the Readers of Expedition
To the Readers of Expedition: Because of the increased interest in archaeology and the study of man, The University Museum decided, […]
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Vol. 2 / No. 1
By: James B. Pritchard
The Wine Industry at Gibeon: 1959 Discoveries
In a Near Eastern country such as Jordan an archaeologist learns quickly that it is usually best to discount, if […]
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Vol. 2 / No. 1
By: Alfred Kidder, II
A Mochica Diety
This modelled stirrup-spouted vessel, painted in dark red on cream, is the Museum’s most recent acquisition in the field of […]
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Vol. 2 / No. 1
By: William C. Brice
What the British are Doing
This article is the first of a series planned for Expedition to give our readers some knowledge of what other […]
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Vol. 2 / No. 1
By: Rhys Carpenter
The Clue of the Missing Feet
In 438 B.C. there was dedicated in the Parthenon at Athens the colossal gold and ivory statue of Athena, one […]
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Vol. 2 / No. 1
By: Jane C. Goodale
The Tiwi Dance for the Dead
From April through August 1954, the National Geographic Society sponsored an expedition to Melville Island, Australia, led by Mr. C. […]
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