Volume 50 / Number 2
2008
On The Cover: From the sarcophagus chamber of Ramesses VI, the "Book of the Day"—with the "Book of the Night" visible just above—represents the sky as the body of the goddess Nut, who gives birth to the sun in the form of a winged scarab in the morning. Photo credit: David P. Silverman
Vol. 50 / No. 2
By: Joshua Roberson
The Rebirth of the Sun: Mortuary Art and Architecture in the Royal Tombs of New Kingdom Egypt
Images and texts found in ancient Egyptian burials present a highly complex vision of the afterlife. In particular, the specialized […]
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Vol. 50 / No. 2
By: Lynn Grant
Virginia Greene: Conservation Notes
Virginia Greene, the Museum’s Senior Conservator, retired this year after an illustrious career at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of […]
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Vol. 50 / No. 2
By: Gregory L. Possehl
W. Norman Brown – Americans Excavating in British India: Research Notes
A scholar with many interests, including the archaeology of the Indian subcontinent, University of Pennsylvania Professor W. Norman Brown (1892–1975) […]
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Vol. 50 / No. 2
By: Deborah I. Olszewski
Clark L. Erickson: Meet the Curators
Growing up surrounded by his mother’s books and framed travel photos of archaeological sites and places such as Lebanon, Egypt, […]
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Vol. 50 / No. 2
By: Richard Hodges
The Museum in a “Flat” World: From the Director
The financial crises across the globe during the past year have under- lined what a small world we live in. […]
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Vol. 50 / No. 2
By: James R. Mathieu
From the Editor – Summer 2008
It’s here—the summer issue of Expedition—your triennial 48 pages of popularly accessible archaeological and anthropological scholarship! As usual, we present […]
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Vol. 50 / No. 2
By: Abigail Seldin, Robert Red Hawk Ruth and Shelley DePaul
Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past and Present of the Lenape of Pennsylvania: Exhibit Notes
Once the undisputed lords of southeastern Pennsylvania, the Lenape Indians disappear from the state’s history after their forcible removal westward […]
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Vol. 50 / No. 2
Museum Mosaic – Summer 2008: People, Places, Projects
Rohm And Haas Partnership Penn Museum is pleased to partner with Rohm and Haas Company as the Lead Corporate Sponsor […]
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Vol. 50 / No. 2
By: Niklas Hultin
A Morality Tale: Children and the Social Processes of Human Rights in the Gambia
My friend Ibrahima and I are visiting a school for the visually impaired just outside Banjul, the capital of the […]
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By: Melvyn Hammarberg
Ritual Drama of Leadership Transition among Latter-day Saints: Research Notes
Since the 1960s, anthropologists Clifford Geertz and Victor Turner have emphasized ritual as a cultural performance that employs symbolic actions […]
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Vol. 50 / No. 2
By: Elin C. Danien
Treasure in the Stable: The Long Lost Papers of Robert Burkitt: Field Experience
Eccentrics abound among the explorers, adventurers, and archaeologists who have contributed to Mesoamerican archaeology. One who has intrigued me for […]
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Vol. 50 / No. 2
By: Allison Lewis
Conservator Education at the Museum: An Intern’s Experience: Conservation Notes
Conservators are responsible for the care of museum collections, making sure that objects are stored, transported, handled, studied, and exhibited […]
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By: Louise Krasniewicz
Veni, Vidi, Vici: Taking a Chance on Chance
In the popular video slot machine called “Pompeii,” a chorus of male voices chants, “Veni, Vidi, Vici,” when gold coins consecutively […]
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