Volume 28 / Number 1
1986
On The Cover: roquois beaded pouch and moccasin, with an illustration of Caroline Parker wearing a traditional Seneca costume from L. H. Morgan's League of the Iroquois. Pouch: Collection Object Number: 30-1-12 Moccassin: Collection Object Number: 41-24-12 Photo by Fred Schoch.
Vol. 28 / No. 1
By: Graeme Henderson and Ian Crawford
Sampans, Belangs, and Junkos: The Pearling Boats of the Aru Islands
The authors of this article had questions to ask about Indonesian boats and boatbuilding Ian Crawford was interested in early Indonesian […]
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By: Vimala Begley
Rouletting and Chattering: Decoration on Ancient and Present-Day Pottery in India
As the Periplus of the Erythracau Sea and other Classical accounts tell us, there was a thriving sea trade between […]
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By: Michael Parrington and Janet Wideman
Acculturation in an Urban Setting: The Archaeology of a Black Philadelphia Cemetery
Archaeologists have traditionally been interested in the excavation of cemeteries, an interest spurred by the rich grave goods found in […]
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By: Genevieve Fisher
Ill-Understood Relics: A Group of Early Anglo-Saxon Artifacts in The University Museum
It was the labour of four long days to cut entirely through the barrow, but we who were not absolutely […]
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By: Michael Hitchcock
Basket Makers of the Highlands: The Dou Wawo of Bima, Sumbawa
The varied terrain of the Island of Sumbawa is best appreciated from the air. During the wet monsoon one only […]
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By: Elisabeth Tooker
Fabrics of the Iroquois: The Lewis H. Morgan Collection for the New York State Museum
In The University Museum are a number of Iroquois manufactures collected at various times in various places in New York […]
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University Museum Research Projects
Sumerian Dictionary Project Director: Dr. Ake W. Sjöberg (Babylonian Section, University Museum) Sponsors: University Museum, National Endowment for the Humanities, […]
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By: Suzanne Richard
Excavations at Khirbet Iskander, Jordan: A Glimpse at Settled Life during the "Dark Age" in Palestinian Archaeology
The site of Khirbet Iskander lies in central Jordan on the Plateau, just north of the famed biblical Plains of […]
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