Vol. 51 / No. 2
By: Jane Hickman
From the Editor – Summer 2009
For well over a century, the Penn Museum has sponsored archaeological excavations throughout the world, from Mesopotamia to Thailand to […]
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Vol. 51 / No. 3
By: Jane Hickman
From the Editor – Winter 2009
The Winter issue of Expedition begins with a special section on Butrint, an archaeological site and national park located on […]
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By: Jane Hickman
From the Editor – Spring 2010
The spring 2010 issue of Expedition takes you from Greece to India to Vietnam. Our first feature describes an on-going […]
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By: Jane Hickman
From the Editor – Summer 2010
The Curatorial faculty of The University Museum today reached the unanimous conclusion that they would purchase no more art objects […]
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By: Jane Hickman
From the Editor – Winter 2010
Travel the Silk Road with the Penn Museum in this special expanded edition of Expedition magazine. This issue was created […]
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By: Jane Hickman
From the Editor – Spring 2011
Over the last several decades, Afghanistan has suffered from invasion, revolution, and civil war. Although we frequently read about the […]
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By: Jane Hickman
Animals in Antiquity: From the Editor
The winter 2011 issue on animals in antiquity began with a suggestion by Donald White two years ago. White, Curator […]
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By: Jane Hickman
From the Editor – Spring 2012: Maya 2012: Myth and Reality
Travel through 4,000 years of Mesoamerican history with the Penn Museum in this special expanded edition of Expedition magazine. This […]
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By: Alessandro Pezzati, Jane Hickman and Alexandra Fleischman
A Brief History of the Penn Museum
The founding of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology was part of the great wave of institution-building […]
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Vol. 54 / No. 3
By: Jane Hickman
Every Picture Tells a Story: From the Editor
When I began editing Expedition almost four years ago, I was unaware of the many wonderful stories associated with those […]
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Vol. 55 / No. 1
By: Jane Hickman
Treasure Beneath the Floor
Although the Monastery of Lady Mary is best known for its fine mosaics, another discovery awaited Fitzgerald’s team as they […]
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By: Jane Hickman
From the Editor – A New Expedition
As you read through this issue of Expedition, you will see many changes in design as well as in content. […]
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Vol. 56 / No. 2
By: Jane Hickman
From the Editor – Fall 2014: Expedition Travels the World
The Fall 2014 issue of Expedition is truly an international edition, with stories and photographs from Iraq, Kenya, Egypt, Turkey, […]
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By: Jane Hickman
Stories from the Americas and Egypt: From the Editor - Fall 2015
The Fall 2015 issue opens with an article by Meg Kassabaum, Weingarten Assistant Curator ofthe American Section and Assistant Professor […]
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By: Jane Hickman
A Research Institution: From the Editor
The Penn Museum’s 2013–2020 Strategic Plan includes four foundational pillars: research, teaching, collections stewardship, and public engagement. In addition to […]
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Vol. 57 / No. 1
By: Jane Hickman
The Wonder of World’s Fairs: From the Editor
“…this is a World’s Fair and all the world is here, to exhibit and see.” From The Worlds Fair, 1891 […]
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Vol. 57 / No. 3
By: Anastasia Amrhein, Patricia Kim, Lucas Stephens and Jane Hickman
The Myth of Midas’ Golden Touch
Gold has been used to create objects of beauty across the ages, conferring a high level of status on those […]
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By: Jane Hickman
The Penn Museum and the Kingdom of Midas: From the Editor
This special expanded issue of Expedition was created to accompany The Golden Age of King Midas. This extraordinary exhibition—with objects […]
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By: Jane Hickman
Stories from the Penn Museum: From the Editor
The Spring 2016 issue includes four articles related to the work of the Penn Museum. We open with “Secrets of […]
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Vol. 58 / No. 2
By: Jane Hickman and Page Selinsky
Mummies: Unraveling History’s Mysteries: From the Editor
To many school children and their families, the Penn Museum is known as the “Mummy Museum.” Although visitors are fascinated […]
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By: Jane Hickman
Stories from China, Greece, the Kalahari, and Egypt: From the Editor
The Winter 2016 issue of Expedition opens with an article by Fangyi Cheng on the legacy of the Museum’s Mayer […]
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Vol. 59 / No. 3
By: Jane Hickman
Ancient & Modern: From the Editor
Our Winter issue includes stories of the ancient and modern world. We begin with an amazing archaeological site in southeastern […]
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Vol. 59 / No. 1
By: Jane Hickman
The Trace of a Child: From the Editor
When I was two years old, my father gently pressed my hand into cement to create a record of my […]
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Vol. 59 / No. 2
By: Jane Hickman
Unsung Heroes: From the Editor
For 130 years, men and women have worked on excavations and expeditions for the Penn Museum, sometimes under extraordinary and […]
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Vol. 60 / No. 1
By: Jane Hickman
Making the Middle East Galleries: A Conversation with Julian Siggers, Dan Rahimi, and Steve Tinney
Julian Siggers, Ph.D., is Williams Director of the Penn Museum; Dan Rahimi is Executive Director of Galleries; Steve Tinney, Ph.D., […]
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Vol. 60 / No. 1
By: Jane Hickman and Steve Tinney
Over a Century of Exploration in the Middle East: From the Editor
The Middle East Galleries, opening on April 21, 2018, celebrate the Penn Museum’s long history of excavation and research in […]
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Vol. 60 / No. 2
By: Jane Hickman
An Eclectic Fall Issue: From the Editor
The Fall 2018 issue of Expedition includes four articles on various topics: a primer on how to read and understand […]
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By: Jane Hickman
Statue of a Cat: Favorite Object
Cats in Ancient Egypt were kept as pets and as sacred animals dedicated to Bastet, the goddess of fertility and […]
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By: Jane Hickman
Searching for Stories: From the Editor
I am often asked how I find stories for Expedition. Some are written by Museum curators and keepers as well […]
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By: Jane Hickman
Sixty Years of Expedition: From the Editor
In the fall of 1958, the first issue of Expedition magazine was published by the Penn Museum. Contents included an […]
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By: Jane Hickman
Portrait: Elin Danien (1929-2019)
—To the memory of my hero, my co-conspirator, and my very good friend. ELIN DANIEN was more than a force […]
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Vol. 61 / No. 2
By: Jane Hickman, Lauren Cooper, Dwaune Latimer, Alioune Diack and Jessica Bicknell
A Selection of Objects from Our Africa Galleries
THE AFRICA COLLECTION at the Penn Museum includes objects that were purchased by or gifted to the Museum or collected […]
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Vol. 61 / No. 2
By: Jane Hickman and Alyssa Connell Haslam
Making the Africa Galleries: A Conversation with Tukufu Zuberi
TUKUFU ZUBERI, PH.D., is the Curator of the Africa Galleries. He is the Lasry Family Professor of Race Relations, and […]
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Vol. 61 / No. 2
By: Jane Hickman
Ten Years as Editor: From the Editor
I began as Editor of Expedition in 2009, just after I finished graduate school at Penn. Issue 51.2 that year […]
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Vol. 62 / No. 1
By: Jane Hickman
Artifacts from Around the World: Welcome to the New Sphinx Gallery
Artifacts from Around the World Welcome to the New Sphinx Gallery By: Jane Hickman and Penn Museum Curators and Keepers […]
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Vol. 62 / No. 1
By: Jane Hickman
Teamwork: From the Editor
The last few years have been a whirlwind of activity at the Museum, with ongoing renovations leading to the opening […]
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Vol. 62 / No. 2
By: Jane Hickman
Working Remotely: From the Editor
The Summer 2020 issue of Expedition was edited and designed entirely in our homes. Thanks to Remy, Alyssa, Alex, Page, […]
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Vol. 62 / No. 3
By: Jane Hickman
From the Editor
We are fortunate to have many public gardens in the Philadelphia region that are wonderful places to visit in all […]
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Vol. 64 / No. 2
By: Jane Hickman
The Harriet Tubman Museum in Cape May, New Jersey
Under dangerous circumstances, with “slave catchers” close behind, the men and women of the Underground Railroad risked death to lead […]
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