Volume 58 / Number 3
2016
On The Cover: Bronze stag ornament for clothing or horse tack. Northern China, 8th–5th centuries BCE, Mayer Collection. PM object 41-37-57.
Vol. 58 / No. 3
By: Jane Hickman
Stories from China, Greece, the Kalahari, and Egypt: From the Editor
The Winter 2016 issue of Expedition opens with an article by Fangyi Cheng on the legacy of the Museum’s Mayer […]
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Vol. 58 / No. 3
By: Julian Siggers
The Digital Penn Museum: From the Director
The Penn Museum has extraordinary collections and resources. Now, they are more easily available than ever before: we have launched […]
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Building Transformation: The New Penn Museum
The Penn Museum’s Building Renovations and New Galleries Project—comprising the complete renovation of the historic Harrison and Coxe (Egyptian) Wings, […]
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By: Fangyi Cheng
Chinese Nomadic Art and the Journey to Collect: The Legacy of the Mayer Collection
For foreigners in China, the 1920s and ’30s were the golden age for collecting artifacts. Professional curators and dealers sent […]
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A Closer Look at the Mayer Collection
Decoding Animal Bronzes: Onagers and Oxen Bronze Plaque with Onager or Wild Ass Northern China, 8th–5th centuries BCE, H. 4.95 […]
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By: Marie Nicole Pareja, Philip P. Betancourt, Vili Apostolakou, Thomas M. Brogan and Andrew J. Koh
Aegean Dyes: Unearthing the Colors of Ancient Minoan Textiles
Bronze Age Clothing in Minoan Crete was multicolored and made from intricately woven textiles. Until now, our only evidence related […]
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Vol. 58 / No. 3
By: Ilisa Barbash
Kalahari Adventures: Bob Dyson's Travels in Africa
BEFORE DR. ROBERT H. DYSON, JR. became Williams Director of the Penn Museum in 1981, he established himself as an […]
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Vol. 58 / No. 3
By: Charlotte Rose
Childbirth Magic: Deciphering Bed Figurines from Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egyptians welcomed childbirth with ritual, using medico-magical spells, amulets, and various other objects to help ensure the survival of […]
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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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Global Classroom: News from Learning Programs
Mayor Speaks at Festival of International Students On October 14, 2016, the Penn Museum continued its 47-year tradition of hosting […]
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Vol. 58 / No. 3
By: Grant Frame
Remembering Erle Verdun Leichty, 1933–2016: Portriat
Doctor Erle Verdun Leichty, Curator Emeritus of the Babylonian Section of the Penn Museum, Clark Research Professor Emeritus of Assyriology […]
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Vol. 58 / No. 3
By: Alessandro Pezzati
Banana Recipes from West Africa,1937: From the Archives
Henry Usher Hall (1876–1944), Curator of the General Ethnology Section from 1915 to 1935, undertook two expeditions for the Penn […]
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Member News
Loren Eiseley Society: “Behind the Scenes.” On November 9, Loren Eiseley Society members gathered for Behind the Scenes: Journey to […]
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Meet Our Members – Matthew Storm: Member News
Matthew Storm is a member of the Director’s Council and the Loren Eiseley Society, and a Penn alumnus living in […]
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Museum News
Penn Museum Conservation Celebrates 50 Years The Penn Museum’s Conservation Department commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Conservation Lab’s founding […]
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Vol. 58 / No. 3
By: Alessandro Pezzati
Looking Back
George Byron Gordon met Suzanne Rognon Bernardi (later Jeffery) in 1905 while in Alaska for the Penn Museum. Bernardi was […]
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