Expedition Magazine

Vol. 58 / No. 3

By: Alessandro Pezzati

Looking Back

George Byron Gordon met Suzanne Rognon Bernardi (later Jeffery) in 1905 while in Alaska for the Penn Museum. Bernardi was […]

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Museum News

Penn Museum Conservation Celebrates 50 Years The Penn Museum’s Conservation Department commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Conservation Lab’s founding […]

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Meet Our Members – Matthew Storm: Member News

Matthew Storm is a member of the Director’s Council and the Loren Eiseley Society, and a Penn alumnus living in […]

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Member News

Loren Eiseley Society: “Behind the Scenes.” On November 9, Loren Eiseley Society members gathered for Behind the Scenes: Journey to […]

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Vol. 58 / No. 3

By: Alessandro Pezzati

Banana Recipes from West Africa,1937: From the Archives

Henry Usher Hall (1876–1944), Curator of the General Ethnology Section from 1915 to 1935, undertook two expeditions for the Penn […]

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Vol. 58 / No. 3

By: Grant Frame

Remembering Erle Verdun Leichty, 1933–2016: Portriat

Doctor Erle Verdun Leichty, Curator Emeritus of the Babylonian Section of the Penn Museum, Clark Research Professor Emeritus of Assyriology […]

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Global Classroom: News from Learning Programs

Mayor Speaks at Festival of International Students On October 14, 2016, the Penn Museum continued its 47-year tradition of hosting […]

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Vol. 58 / No. 3

By: Marie-Claude Boileau and Katherine M. Moore

Highschoolers Take Over the CAAM Labs: In the Labs

For two weeks last summer, the Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials (CAAM) and the Museum’s Learning Programs Department […]

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Vol. 58 / No. 3

By: Charlotte Rose

Childbirth Magic: Deciphering Bed Figurines from Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egyptians welcomed childbirth with ritual, using medico-magical spells, amulets, and various other objects to help ensure the survival of […]

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Vol. 58 / No. 3

By: Ilisa Barbash

Kalahari Adventures: Bob Dyson's Travels in Africa

BEFORE DR. ROBERT H. DYSON, JR. became Williams Director of the Penn Museum in 1981, he established himself as an […]

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Vol. 58 / No. 3

By: Marie Nicole Pareja, Philip P. Betancourt, Vili Apostolakou, Thomas M. Brogan and Andrew J. Koh

Aegean Dyes: Unearthing the Colors of Ancient Minoan Textiles

Bronze Age Clothing in Minoan Crete was multicolored and made from intricately woven textiles. Until now, our only evidence related […]

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A Closer Look at the Mayer Collection

Decoding Animal Bronzes: Onagers and Oxen Bronze Plaque with Onager or Wild Ass Northern China, 8th–5th centuries BCE, H. 4.95 […]

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Vol. 58 / No. 3

By: Fangyi Cheng

Chinese Nomadic Art and the Journey to Collect: The Legacy of the Mayer Collection

For foreigners in China, the 1920s and ’30s were the golden age for collecting artifacts. Professional curators and dealers sent […]

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Building Transformation: The New Penn Museum

The Penn Museum’s Building Renovations and New Galleries Project—comprising the complete renovation of the historic Harrison and Coxe (Egyptian) Wings, […]

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