Volume 47 / Number 3
2005
Special Edition: Caves
On The Cover: The Neolithic cemetery is located in the West Mouth of Niah Great Cave, behind the fencing on the right. Photo by Graeme Barker.
Vol. 47 / No. 3
By: Kathleen Ryan and Karega-Münene
The Origins of Pastoralism in Eastern Africa: Archaeological Exploration on the Laikpia: Research Notes
How do cattle herders such as the pastoral Maasai of East Africa, manage to survive and often prosper in harsh […]
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By: Paul S. C. Taçon
The World of Ancient Ancestors: Australian Aboriginal Caves and Other Realms within Rock
In 1986, while documenting rock painting sites in Kakadu National Park, east of Darwin in northern Australia, I came upon […]
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By: Richard M. Leventhal
Public Exhibits, Education, and Outreach: From the Director
Two Questions that might be asked about the Penn Museum are: Why should we have a major public focus on […]
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By: James R. Mathieu
From the Editor – Winter 2005
This Winter’s Expedition is a special issue on Caves! Spanning the globe from Mesoamerica to Borneo and ranging in time […]
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By: Holley Moyes and James E. Brady
The Heart of Creation, the Heart of Darkness: Sacred Caves in Mesoamerica
Caves have been used as sacred spaces for thousands of years throughout the world. Nowhere is this better illustrated than […]
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By: Jean Clottes
What Did Ice Age People Do in the Deep Caves?
In our modern Western world, deep caves have lost their supernatural aura, now serving primarily as areas for sport and […]
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Vol. 47 / No. 3
By: Graeme Barker
Burial Rituals of Prehistoric Forager-Farmers: The Neolithic Cemeteries of Niah Cave, Sarawak
One of the largest and most varied prehistoric cemeteries in Southeast Asia was discovered in the late 1950s in the […]
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By: Mark Aldenderfer
Caves as Sacred Places on the Tibetan Plateau
Although most of us think of Tibet as a high plateau riven by high mountain chains wide open to the […]
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Vol. 47 / No. 3
By: Elin C. Danien
A Ritual Vessel in a Maya Cave: Chocolate-Loving Monkeys and Humans: What in the World
Caves in the Alta Verapaz region of Guatemala were frequently used for rituals and burials by the ancient Maya. This cylindrical […]
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By: Alessandro Pezzati
Mystery at Acámbaro, Mexico: Did Dinosaurs Coexist with Humans?: From the Archives
Beginning in 1950 stories of a large collection of strange ancient figurines surfaced in the American and Mexican press. Waldemar […]
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Museum Mosaic Winter 2005: People, Places, Projects
Prudential Foundation Grant Helps Students “Meet the World” Thanks to a generous $90,000 three-year grant from the Prudential Foundation, the […]
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By: Timothy Kaiser and Stašo Forenbaher
Archaeological Caving in Croatia: The Illyrian Rituals of Nakovana Cave
From the tip of the strategically important Peljesac peninsula on Croatia’s Dalmatian coast Nakovana Cave overlooks the Adriatic Sea and […]
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By: Deborah I. Olszewski
Harold L. Dibble, Curator, European Archaeology Section: Meet the Curators
HAROLD L. DIBBLE, Curator-in-Charge of the European Archaeology Section at the Museum, has been fascinated with stone tools and archaeology […]
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