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Issue 30 - Page 2

Richard Hodges, our regular columnist has recently been appointed Director of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Philadelphia, America. This is one of the world's great museums, sending out expeditions to every corner of the globe. So when Richard proposed a special issue of Current World Archaeology, devoted to the work of Penn Museum (as it is known for short), we leapt at the opportunity to report on some of the world's most impressive archaeological projects.
Penn Museum was founded on a grandiose scale in the 1880s, and we open the issue with a review of its rollercoaster history. We then follow with two features on the great civilization of the Maya of Mesoamerica. This is an area in which Penn has taken a particular interest. Already in the 1950s and '60s, they busied themselves at glorious Tikal (our cover shot). Currently, they are digging at Cop

Issue 30

CWA 30

Penn Museum was founded on a grandiose scale in the 1880s, and we open the issue with a review of its rollercoaster…

Issue 30/Greece

Women’s Equality in Ancient Greece

Finds from Mycenae are altering our view of the role of women in ancient Greek society…

Issue 30/Greece

Ancient Greek calculator reconstructed

Modern techniques are being used to recreate a 2,000 year old scientific instrument discovered in the wreck of a Roman ship…

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Issue 30/Chile

First Americans chewed seaweed

Cuds of masticated seaweed, dating from 14,220 and 13,980 have been found in hearths at Monte Verde settlement in southern Chile…

Issue 30/Books/USA

Native American Voices on Identity, Art, and Culture

The University Museum’s North American collections are justly famous and owe much of their existence to Louis Shotridge, a Tlingit elder from…

Issue 30/Books/Maya

The Ancient Maya

The Maya civilization of Mesoamerica encompassed the entirety of what are now the countries of Guatemala and Belize and large parts of…

Issue 30/Books/Egypt

Akhenaten Tutankhamun

There is no shortage of books on Akhenaten, Tutankhamun and the Amarna period. However, many try to focus on some aspect of…

Issue 30/Books/Maya

The Maya Vase Conservation Project

Classic Maya ceramics are among the most intriguing and valuable sources to reconstruct Ancient Maya society and life. No books have survived…

Issue 30/Books

Archaeology Matters: Archaeology in the Modern World

Jeremy Sabloff, the former Director of Penn Museum, wants to make archaeology more relevant to the contemporary world. ‘Action archaeology’ turns out…

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