Volume 56 / Number 1
2014
Spotlight On: The Penn Museum at Abydos
On The Cover: Final photographs are taken at the end of the 2013–2014 field season.
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By: Eric W. Schnittke
Looking Back
In 1929, the Penn Museum appointed Alan Rowe field director for excavations at Meydum, Egypt. Rowe, an Englishman, had previously […]
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Museum Mosaic April – 2014
Conservation and Teaching Labs to Open Fall 2014 A new commitment from longtime Penn Museum benefactors A. Bruce and Margaret […]
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New Acquisitions April – 2014: Japanese Paintings Added to Collection
At its December 2013 meeting, the Penn Museum’s Acquisitions Committee considered donations of 12 groups of objects, 3 collections of […]
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Member News – April 2014: Major New Initiatives Building Transformation: A Strategic Plan for the Penn Museum 2013-2020
In the Fall 2013 issue of Expedition, Williams Director Julian Siggers outlined the Penn Museum’s new mission statement—The Penn Museum […]
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By: Alessandro Pezzati
From the Archives: The Discovery of the Palace of Merenptah at Memphis
Memphis, Egypt was one of the largest cities of antiquity. According to tradition, it was founded by the mythical king […]
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By: David O'Connor
The Last Partage: Dividing Finds from the 1960s Excavations
In 1967 a new team of excavators arrived at Abydos, a site of great extent located on the western side […]
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By: Molly Gleeson
Saving History: The Conservation of Painted Coffin Fragments from Abydos
Archaeologists from the Penn Museum are currently searching for tombs related to the Middle Kingdom community at South Abydos. In […]
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By: Jennifer Houser Wegner
Hidden Treasures: Abydos in the Basement
At the turn of the last century, long before the Penn Museum began its work at Abydos under David O’Connor […]
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By: Paul Verhelst and Matthew Olson
The Remains of Senebkay: First Glimpse of a New Pharaoh
On January 6, 2014, sunlight fell upon the visage of a pharaoh whom history had forgotten for over three and […]
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By: Josef Wegner
Discovering Pharaohs Sobekhotep & Senebkay: An Update from the 2013–2014 Field Season
Archaeology can change quickly in the face of new data produced through excavation. In this issue of Expedition we have […]
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By: Kevin M. Cahail
Their Memory Lives On: Domestic Funerary Commemoration at Wah-sut
To the ancient Egyptian mind, the worlds of the living and the dead were inextricably intertwined. The speech of one […]
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By: Kevin M. Cahail
Taking It With You: The South Abydos Tomb Census
As part of the ongoing excavations in the Middle Kingdom town of Wah-sut, a pressing question has arisen: where were […]
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By: Josef Wegner
The Palatial Residence of Wah-Sut: Modeling the Mayor’s House at South Abydos
It was the summer of 1994. Our first season of excavation was underway on the temple of Senwosret III. Walking […]
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By: Josef Wegner and Kevin M. Cahail
Ancient Reuse: The Discovery of a Royal Sarcophagus Chamber
During June 2013, excavations were underway near the base of the Mountain-of-Anubis. The search was on for private cemeteries belonging […]
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By: Dawn McCormack
Fragments of a Difficult Era: Excavations of Tomb S9 at South Abydos
The 13th Dynasty of ancient Egypt, roughly 1800–1630 BCE, was a politically turbulent period with more than 50 kings coming […]
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By: Josef Wegner
Revealing a Hidden Tomb: A Look at Excavations inside the Tomb of Senwosret III
Beneath the sands of South Abydos is an astonishing monument: a gigantic tomb, one of the largest in Egypt, and […]
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In the Galleries Spring – 2014: In The Spotlight: Preserving Chinese History
Thanks to a generous grant from the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation and support from Michael Feng, C79, […]
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By: Josef Wegner
Abydos and the Penn Museum
Abydos in southern Egypt is one of the great sites of ancient Egyptian civilization. At the dawn of Egyptian history, […]
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Museum Awards April – 2014: Penn Museum Honors Two Leaders
The Penn Museum is pleased to announce the award of its Lucy Wharton Drexel Medal to Jeremy A. Sabloff, Ph.D., […]
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By: Julian Siggers
From the Director: The Thrill of Discovery
Since arriving at the Penn Museum in July 2012, it has been one of my great privileges as Williams Director […]
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