Volume 20 / Number 3
1978
On The Cover: "Astronomical Disk", Western Chou, Diam. 6.5 inches, University Museum. Collection Object Number: 72-22-1A
Vol. 20 / No. 3
By: Ann Ashmead
Greek Cats: Exotic Cats Kept by Rich Youths in Fifth Century B.C. Athens, as Portrayed on Greek Vases
Some years ago a Greek vase (Figs. 1, 2) that the University Museum had lent to Bryn Mawr College aroused […]
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Vol. 20 / No. 3
By: Martin Biddle
New Directions – Spring 1978: The Director Writes
In the last issue of Expedition I wrote about the University Museum’s existing archives and their care. This time I […]
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University Museum Announcements – Spring 1978
Grant Received The National Science Foundation has awarded the University Museum a grant in the amount of $61,337, effective September […]
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By: Elizabeth Lyons
Chinese Jades: The Role of Jade in Ancient China: An Introduction to a Special Exhibition at the University Museum
For some four thousand years, the Chinese have considered jade to be a unique substance and have held it in […]
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Vol. 20 / No. 3
By: Carol Thomas
Found: The Dorians: Archaeology and Greek Linguistics at the End of the Late Bronze Age
There can be no doubt that the Mycenaean civilization of Bronze Age Greece was destroyed in the course of the […]
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By: Frank L. Lambrecht
Mabudu: A Report on a Vanishing Culture in the Northeastern Corner of the Congo Basin as it existed in 1948
In the northeastern corner of the Congo Basin rainforest lies a region known as Kibali-Ituri named after the two rivers […]
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