Volume 63 / Number 1
2021
Spotlight On: Tikal: Connecting the Maya Through Time
On The Cover: From the 1960 season, this image of restoration work captures the quintessential Tikal: monumental architecture, intricately carved stelae, and lush jungle backdrop. PM Image 60-4-182.
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By: Amanda Mitchell-Boyask
Diverse Perspectives: From the Publisher
In the last issue of Expedition I was, with my co-interim directors Melissa Smith and Steve Tinney, on the other […]
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Ancient Collections, New Voices: An Interview with Christopher Woods
Christopher Woods became the Penn Museum’s twelfth Williams Director on April 1, 2021. He shared with Expedition what drew him […]
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At the Museum
A New Chapter Introducing Two New Penn Museum Leaders Before taking up his appointment as the Penn Museum’s twelfth Williams […]
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By: Megan C. Kassabaum and Austin J. Bell
From Lantern Slides to Snapchat: The Key Marco Collection Rediscovered
From Lantern Slides to Snapchat The Key Marco Collection Rediscovered [authors color=”white”] The Penn Museum holds an exceptional collection of […]
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By: Marshall Joseph Becker
Understanding the Ancient Maya: Contributions of the Penn Museum’s Excavations at Tikal
Understanding the Ancient Maya Contributions of the Penn Museum’s Excavations at Tikal [authors color=”white”] Over the years, Expedition has provided […]
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By: Lucy Fowler Williams and Fernando Madrid
Tikal—Oasis in Time and War
Tikal—Oasis in Time and War [authors] Fernando Madrid was born 20 miles from Tikal in El Remat Village at the […]
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By: Jean Macintosh Turfa
Fragments of Carthage Rediscovered: Discoveries From Our Museum Storerooms
Fragments of Carthage Rediscovered Discoveries From Our Museum Storerooms [authors] The objects in the Penn Museum store rooms—many collected more […]
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By: Stephen Lang
Identifying an Ancient Script
One of the ongoing projects in the Asian Section is an attempt to identify, transcribe, and translate any text found […]
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By: Katherine M. Moore
Pivoting in CAAM: Getting Hands-On-Learning to Remote Students
In The Labs This has been a year of teaching remotely in the Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials […]
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By: Kevin A. Schott and Raquel Quinones
Steps Towards Decolonizing a Museum: Sharing Diverse Voices
Learning Lessons Serving Our Public Audiences The year 2020 has brought many changes to museums. Among the most important are […]
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Member Spotlight: Membership Matters
Ian Seltzer, C09, is a member of the Museum’s Young Alumni Council, a volunteer group that helps create strategies for […]
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Welcoming New Collaborations, Faces, Initiatives, and Funders: Welcome News
Fostering Global Interdisciplinary Collaboration In an effort to foster global interdisciplinary collaboration and exchange, the Penn Museum has entered into […]
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By: Gabriel Jermaine Vanlandingham-Dunn
Blood In A Box: Wrestling with Skin and History Through an Mbila
Artifact Perspective As a black American child growing up in West Baltimore, Maryland during the 1980s, I was fortunate enough […]
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