Volume 66 / Number 1
2024
Spotlight On: Gordion: World Heritage Site
On The Cover: The excavation of Gordion’s South Citadel Gate in June 2024, with the Midas Mound Tumulus in the background; photo by Gebhard Bieg.
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By: Quinn Russell Brown
From the Editor: The People are the Stories
As someone who comes to work every day at the Penn Museum, it can feel like our permanent galleries and […]
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By: Christopher Woods
From the Williams Director: Community Collaborations
Dear Friends, When I wrote to you in the Fall 2023 Expedition, we had just heard that Gordion, where the […]
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Tourists from Tikal: An Interview with Alejandro Puga
Following a family tradition, the Ortiz family traveled from Guatemala to the Penn Museum archives. When international tourists travel to […]
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By: Kate Pourshariati, Kate Pourshariati and Alessandro Pezzati
Submarine Film Emerges
During a recent inventory in the Penn Museum’s Photographic Archives, we discovered a few unprocessed cans of film, simply titled […]
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By: Manana Tevzadze and Manana Tevzadze
Rebuilding Traditions after War in Georgia
In August 2008, a war erupted in Georgia’s conflict-affected region of Tskhinvali, also referred to as South Ossetia. Fighting between […]
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By: C. Brian Rose and Gareth Darbyshire
Of Outstanding Value to Humanity
In September 2023, Gordion, Türki̇ye, capital of ancient Phrygia, became the first site to be deemed “Of outstanding value to […]
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By: Matthew Harpster and Michael Barngrover
Lasers in the Tomb: Digitally Modeling the Tomb within the Midas Mound
We quickly learned three important things after entering the tomb chamber in Tumulus MM, known as the Midas Mound at […]
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By: Johann Begel, Carl Callaway and Peter Mathews
Excursion to Toniná: The Diaries of Adventurer and Artist Jean-Frédéric de Waldeck
From May 1832 to June 1833, French explorer and artist Jean-Frédéric de Waldeck led the first systematic study of the […]
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By: Phoenix Strouse
A Bigger Picture of the Prehistoric Diet
Plants are such an essential part of human life, and yet they have often been overlooked in archaeological contexts. Last […]
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By: Sarah Linn and Sarah Linn
Graduate Guides Lead the Way
What started as a few class tours led by a handful of graduate students has become one of the primary […]
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By: Allison Krisch and Allison Krisch
Penn Museum Anthropology Camp
Every summer, the Penn Museum is filled with the sounds of laughter and excited whispers as our galleries and classroom […]
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Welcome News
New Curatorship in Ancient Mesopotamia In a rare, new opportunity in the field of ancient Mesopotamian studies, the Penn Museum […]
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