Volume 22 / Number 3
1980
On The Cover: Photo from Satterthwaite, 1953. The lower fragment of Caracol Stela 3; an early use of night photography in Maya Archaeology.
Vol. 22 / No. 3
By: Schuyler V. R. Cammann
A Rare “Jade” Book: A Manchu Emperor's Edict carved on Panels of Jade
Often a museum exhibition on a special subject will bring to light interesting objects in private hands. A casual visitor […]
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Vol. 22 / No. 3
By: Martin Biddle
New Directions – Spring 1980: The Director Writes
In the next few numbers of Expedition I shall take a look at the Museum’s research in the field now and in […]
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By: Homer A. Thompson
Stone, Tile and Timber: Commerce in Building Materials in Classical Athens
In a familiar passage of his essay, Ways and Means (1,4) Xenophon lists the natural resources of Attica. He praises […]
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The Pennsylvania Declaration: Decision of Curators of the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, April 1, 1970
The curatorial faculty of The University Museum today reached the unanimous conclusion that they would purchase no more art objects […]
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The University Museum Acquisitions Policy: May 2, 1978
Whereas, in the spirit of the April 1, 1970 decision of the Board of Managers of The University Museum of […]
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By: Mauritizio Gualteiri
Roccagloriosa: Excavation of the Site of a Greek Colony in Southern Italy
The problem of the contacts between the Greek colonists settled along the coast and in the fertile valleys of southern […]
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By: Carl P. Beetz
Caracol Thirty Years Later: A Preliminary Account of Two Rulers
This year marks the beginning of the third decade since the University Museum began its interest in the ancient Maya site of Caracol, […]
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By: Douglas W. Gould
The Uncertain Fate of a Princely Diversion: An Historical Survey of Tops
Sculptured on the walls of the palace of Ariris (formerly read Araras) at Carchemish, ca. 780 B.C., is the representation […]
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