Volume 50 / Number 2

2008

On The Cover: From the sarcophagus chamber of Ramesses VI, the "Book of the Day"—with the "Book of the Night" visible just above—represents the sky as the body of the goddess Nut, who gives birth to the sun in the form of a winged scarab in the morning. Photo credit: David P. Silverman

Vol. 50 / No. 2

By: Louise Krasniewicz

Veni, Vidi, Vici: Taking a Chance on Chance

In the popular video slot machine called “Pompeii,” a chorus of male voices chants, “Veni, Vidi, Vici,” when gold coins consecutively […]

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Vol. 50 / No. 2

By: Allison Lewis

Conservator Education at the Museum: An Intern’s Experience: Conservation Notes

Conservators are responsible for the care of museum collections, making sure that objects are stored, transported, handled, studied, and exhibited […]

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Vol. 50 / No. 2

By: Elin C. Danien

Treasure in the Stable: The Long Lost Papers of Robert Burkitt: Field Experience

Eccentrics abound among the explorers, adventurers, and archaeologists who have contributed to Mesoamerican archaeology. One who has intrigued me for […]

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Vol. 50 / No. 2

By: Melvyn Hammarberg

Ritual Drama of Leadership Transition among Latter-day Saints: Research Notes

Since the 1960s, anthropologists Clifford Geertz and Victor Turner have emphasized ritual as a cultural performance that employs symbolic actions […]

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Vol. 50 / No. 2

By: Niklas Hultin

A Morality Tale: Children and the Social Processes of Human Rights in the Gambia

My friend Ibrahima and I are visiting a school for the visually impaired just outside Banjul, the capital of the […]

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Vol. 50 / No. 2

Museum Mosaic – Summer 2008: People, Places, Projects

Rohm And Haas Partnership Penn Museum is pleased to partner with Rohm and Haas Company as the Lead Corporate Sponsor […]

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Vol. 50 / No. 2

By: Abigail Seldin, Robert Red Hawk Ruth and Shelley DePaul

Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past and Present of the Lenape of Pennsylvania: Exhibit Notes

Once the undisputed lords of southeastern Pennsylvania, the Lenape Indians disappear from the state’s history after their forcible removal westward […]

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Vol. 50 / No. 2

By: James R. Mathieu

From the Editor – Summer 2008

It’s here—the summer issue of Expedition—your triennial 48 pages of popularly accessible archaeological and anthropological scholarship! As usual, we present […]

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Vol. 50 / No. 2

By: Richard Hodges

The Museum in a “Flat” World: From the Director

The financial crises across the globe during the past year have under- lined what a small world we live in. […]

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In 2007, Erickson surveyed cultural landscapes by canoe in the Bolivian Amazon.

Vol. 50 / No. 2

By: Deborah I. Olszewski

Clark L. Erickson: Meet the Curators

Growing up surrounded by his mother’s books and framed travel photos of archaeological sites and places such as Lebanon, Egypt, […]

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Vol. 50 / No. 2

By: Gregory L. Possehl

W. Norman Brown – Americans Excavating in British India: Research Notes

A scholar with many interests, including the archaeology of the Indian subcontinent, University of Pennsylvania Professor W. Norman Brown (1892–1975) […]

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Vol. 50 / No. 2

By: Lynn Grant

Virginia Greene: Conservation Notes

Virginia Greene, the Museum’s Senior Conservator, retired this year after an illustrious career at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of […]

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Vol. 50 / No. 2

By: Joshua Roberson

The Rebirth of the Sun: Mortuary Art and Architecture in the Royal Tombs of New Kingdom Egypt

Images and texts found in ancient Egyptian burials present a highly complex vision of the afterlife. In particular, the specialized […]

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