Vol. 57 / No. 2
By: Marie-Claude Boileau
Engaging Students in Original Scientific Research: In the Labs
Last spring, the Ceramics Laboratory in the new Center for the analysis of archaeological Materials (CAAM), was a hotspot for […]
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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. 60 / No. 1
By: Marie-Claude Boileau
Analyzing Slipper Coffins from Nippur: In the Labs
The opportunity to analyze, with my students, amazing glazed ceramic coffins from Nippur—some of the iconic objects featured in the […]
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Vol. 61 / No. 2
By: Marie-Claude Boileau, Moritz Jansen, Janet Monge, Katherine Moore and Chantel White
In the Labs: Celebrating Five Years of CAAM
AS A JOINT ENDEAVOR between the Penn Museum and the University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences, the Center […]
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Vol. 62 / No. 3
By: Marie-Claude Boileau, Justin Lynch and Yuyang Wang
Late 18th- to Early 19th- Century Flowerpots at The Woodlands
FLOWERPOTS—earthenware pots that are built to contain plants, not to be confused with ornamental urns—have a long history that dates […]
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Vol. 65 / No. 2
By: Marie-Claude Boileau and Vaughn Ortner
Hopeful Science in Bleak Times: The Legacy of the WPA Laboratories During the Great Depression
During the 1930s, millions of Americans struggled to sustain themselves economically due to the manifold challenges of the Great Depression. […]
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