Vol. 64 / No. 2
By: Lauren Ristvet, Virginia Herrmann, Eric Hubbard and Joanna S. Smith
At a Crossroads of Culture: Creativity and Innovation in a Region Known for Conflict
On November 19, 2022, the Penn Museum will open the doors of the new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery, subtitled “Crossroads of […]
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Vol. 64 / No. 3
By: Joanna S. Smith
Cyprus in the Penn Museum
The Eastern Mediterranean Gallery that opened in November 2022 significantly augments the number of Cypriot objects on permanent display in […]
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Vol. 64 / No. 3
By: Joanna S. Smith
Votive Offerings: At the Sanctuary of Apollo at Kourion
People from all over the Mediterranean traveled to a sanctuary at Kourion, Cyprus, to worship, consult, and seek the protection […]
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Vol. 64 / No. 3
By: Joanna S. Smith
Object Stratigraphy: Recycling in the Ancient World
Assemblage and stratigraphy are fundamental concepts for understanding archaeological sites and these ideas bookend the Eastern Mediterranean Gallery. At one […]
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Vol. 64 / No. 3
By: Joanna S. Smith
Views from Land and Sea: Displaying a Late Bronze Age Ship
Sea-going trade expanded in the Mediterranean in the Late Bronze Age (ca. 1600–1100 BCE). The catastrophes that led to the […]
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Vol. 64 / No. 3
By: Lauren Ristvet, Virginia Herrmann, Eric Hubbard and Joanna S. Smith
From the Guest Editors: Exploring a Cultural Crossroads
THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN GALLERY, opened November 19, 2022, celebrates the Penn Museum’s history of excavation and research in the cultural […]
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