Collection: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Penn Museum has produced the results of research conducted by the Museum since their first expedition to Nippur in 1889. Over the years, the Museum's publishing programme has expanded to include site reports, exhibition catalogues and gallery guides, conference proceedings, stand-alone scholarly monographs and popular books.
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Early Beth Shan (Strata XIX
Braun's Beth Shan report updates FitzGerald's 1933 findings, revealing Neolithic and Bronze Age activity. It integrates data, offering chrono-cultural insights through historical-stratigraphic phasing, architectural reviews, and typological comparisons. Appendices cover archaeobotanical studies a...
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Ban Chiang, a Prehistoric Village Site i
Details human skeletal remains from Ban Chiang, covering 2100 B.C. to A.D. 200, the study sheds light on Homo sapiens' history in Asia, offering insights into settlement patterns, health, and subsistence strategies. The Ban Chiang people show continuity in their broad-based subsistence strategy, ...
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Sotira
Excavations by the author at the site of Sotira on the Limassol Coast in Cyprus were carried out between 1947 and 1956. Includes a detailed account of the acutal excavations and thorough description of each structure with its finds, dating to the second half of the fourth millennium B.C., the Neo...
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The Archaeology of Cape Nome, Alaska
With an extensive summary of previous research on this Bering Sea coastal site, the author discusses six main phases of occupation, dating from 2000 B.C. to the modern era, and attempts to answer questions concerning the cultural and artifactual changes that have taken place along the Bering Sea ...
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Roman Glass
Explores the evolution of Roman glassworking (1st century B.C. to 6th century A.D.) influenced by social attitudes and historical events like slavery, wars, and plagues. The narrative intertwines with the role of glassware in daily Roman life. Special appendices cover ancient glassmaking technolo...
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If a City Is Set on a Height, Volume 2
Continues the publication of the important Mesopotamian omen collection Shumma Alu, with text editions of tablets.
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The Archaeology of Cook Inlet, Alaska
This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniv...
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Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers of the Baikal Region, Siberia
Siberia's Lake Baikal region is an archaeologically unique and emerging area of hunter-gatherer research, offering insights into the complexity, variability, and dynamics of long-term culture change. The exceptional quality of archaeological materials recovered there facilitates interdisciplinary...
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Archaeology from Every Angle
Archaeology from Every Angle brings together a wide range of scholars whose work has been influenced by Richard Zettler's career in Near Eastern archaeology. The volume includes work from various archaeological specialties including ceramics, small finds, seal impressions, mortuary practice, soci...
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Guide to the Mesoamerican Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
The University Museum, active in Mesoamerican archaeology, displays collections spanning northern Mexico to Costa Rica. This guide explores pan-Mesoamerican aspects, highlighting unique pieces, including original Maya monuments and significant Central American material.
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Sustainable Lifeways
Explores how societies adapt to environmental changes across diverse regions and time scales, blending archaeological insights with contemporary perspectives. It unveils forces of conservatism and innovation, unraveling the dynamics of human response to unpredictable conditions and major historic...
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Presence Passing
A visual exploration of decay, impermanence, and loss, manifest in structures and objects that are left behind, the spirit of this collection is one of evocation, inviting us to conjure meanings from the images, to wonder what each of us will leave behind, as presence passes and absence overtakes.
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Through Time, Across Continents
Established in 1887, the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is one of the oldest institutions of its kind in the nation. With quotations from letters, journals, and field notes, and numerous archival photographs, this handsome, oversized volume is not only a history...
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The Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya, Final Reports, Volume VII
Corinthian pottery represents the largest percentage of all the imported archaic Greek wares found at the sanctury of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene in Libya. With its markedly broad range of types and quality, it provides insight into both the early history of the sanctuary and the nature of t...
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Catalogue of the Etruscan Gallery of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Combines a Museum guide and scholarly discussions on Etruscan and Faliscan cultures. It explores diverse themes, shedding light on the turnover from Iron Age hut villages to urbanized Etruscan cities, ancient literacy, and the roles of women and children.
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Guide to the Etruscan and Roman Worlds at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
The University Museum's classical collections are among the largest, most diverse, and most systematically collected of those of any museum in the United States. Of particular importance is the Etruscan material, spanning the entire history of the Etruscan peoples, from the ninth to the second ce...
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The New Chronology of the Bronze Age Settlement of Tepe Hissar, Iran
This monograph establishes a clarified chronological framework for Tepe Hissar, northeastern Iran, during the Early Bronze Age. Examining excavated ceramic assemblages and radiocarbon-dated phases, it sheds light on the site's evolution and regional context, spanning Turkmenistan, Bactria, and Me...
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Studies on Istanbul and Beyond
Written by recipients of the John Freely Fellowship awarded annually through the American Research Institute in Turkey from a major gift from the Joukowsky Family Foundation of New York to honor a celebrated author of travel and history books, this volume focuses particular attention on the city ...
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Letters to Cassite Kings from the Temple Archives of Nippur
This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniv...
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Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and
Coins, prized for their chronological value, hold significance in archaeological contexts. Their discovery, especially silver or gold coins, is welcomed for their well-preserved state. Additionally, Red Figure pottery, while not as chronologically decisive, contributes to dating and garners atten...
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Clovis Revisited
Explore the early days of Paleoindian archaeology in this engaging retrospective of Edgar B. Howard's Southwest Early Man Project, 1929-1937, cosponsored by the University Museum and the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. This book contains a detailed analysis of the world-famous Clovis...
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The Food Resources of Africa
Published jointly with the Committee on African Affairs under the editorship of H. A. Wieschhoff, these remaining volumes from the series Africa Handbooks describe the conditions and significant issues facing the continent during and immediately following World War II.
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Ban Chiang, Northeast Thailand, Volume 2
Explores the archaeometallurgical study of metal assemblages and crucibles from four sites in northeast Thailand. Detailed typological and technical analyses provide insights into the technological capabilities, preferences, and styles of metal artifact manufacturers and suggest a decentralized f...
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Bone and Ivory Objects from Gordion
This publication unveils diverse bone and ivory artifacts from Gordion, providing insights into crafts, manufacturing, and unique Phrygian cultural developments. From utilitarian to intricately decorated pieces, the collection spans the Bronze Age to the Medieval period, offering a glimpse into d...
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The Sphinx That Traveled to Philadelphia
Celebrating the centennial of the Sphinx's arrival at the Penn Museum, narrating the Sphinx's archaeological history, its journey to Philadelphia, and its unexpected connections with the city and the Museum before World War I. Illustrated with photographs, letters, and newspaper stories; a fascin...
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Terracotta Figurines from Kourion in Cyprus
A study of the terracotta figurines excavated by the University Museum between 1934 and 1948. The more than 3000 examples catalogued in this study are only representative of the many terracotta offerings dating from the ninth century B.C. through the first century A.D.
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Venice, a Personal View
Poised in delicate, often hazardous balance with the liquid natural world the fabric of the man-made city rises out of the water and is reflected in it. The earth of Venice, a tissue of alluvial silt, is upheld and given form by a vast subterranean endoskeleton of wooden pilings supporting buildi...
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The Cretan Collection in the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania I
Between 1900 and World War I three American archaeologists (Harriet Boyd Hawes, Edith Hall Dohan, and Richard Seager) explored eastern Crete, excavating settlements and tombs of the Neolithic, Minoan Bronze, and Early Iron Age. The Cretan collection of The University Museum, the largest of its ki...
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Sumerian Business and Administrative Documents from the Earliest Times to the Dynasty of Agade
This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniv...
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Excavations at Haft Tepe, Iran
The ancient site of Haft Tepe in southwestern Iran, near Susa, underwent excavations from 1969 to 1979. Directed by Ezat Negahban, the project, documented in this volume, focused on architectural remains and artifacts, providing valuable insights, particularly through numerous seal impressions.
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Memphis
A chronological history of Memphis from its founding by Menes to its capture by Muslim armies in A.D. 639. Written for the layperson.
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The 'Ur-Nammu' Stela
Ur-Nammu was king of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia (southern Iraq) around 2000 B.C. In 1925 a joint expedition from the University of Pennsylvania Museum and the British Museum discovered dozens of fragments of a monument in honor of Ur-Nammu. Because such works have rarely survived, the stela became...
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Classical Sculpture
First US catalogue of a vital classical sculpture collection: 154 works (7th century B.C. to 4th century A.D.) from various regions. Detailed descriptions, measurements, and scholarly commentary, plus extensive photographic documentation. Valuable for students and scholars alike.
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Andean Ceramics
Andean Ceramics brings together many important discoveries of the past decade, especially of production loci together with innovative methodologies for their analysis and interpretation. Each chapter is an up-to-date synthesis of one or more of these topics: production technologies, scale and org...
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Hasanlu Special Studies, Volume III
Presents 105 seals and seal impressions from northwestern Iran, offering a valuable expansion of the glyptic materials. Discovered in a controlled stratified context, the collection provides insights into the glyptic system. Includes detailed entries, drawings, and photographs for each item, comp...
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Gordion Glass Vessels
This volume is a study of the ancient glass vessels from excavations at Gordion in central Anatolia. This corpus of vessel glass is includes exceptional examples of vessels from excavated contexts ranging in date from the Iron Age to the Roman period and representing every major glass forming tec...
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The Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya, Final Reports, Volume III
This volume includes descriptive catalogues for several classes of small finds from the site including many photographs and drawings. A useful section of the conservation of the material is useful for field conservationists and excavators. The Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cy...
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Italic Tomb-Groups in the University Museum
This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniv...
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Origins of Agriculture in Western Central Asia
Explores the advent of agriculture east of the Caspian Sea. Focused on Turkmenistan, the book synthesizes archaeological, genetic, and environmental data, shedding light on the Neolithic period, particularly at Jeitun. Reveals early agropastoralists cultivating crops, raising animals, interacting...
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Excavations at Gilund
Reveals insights into the Ahar-Banas Cultural Complex in Rajasthan, India, offering comprehensive analysis of artifacts from a five-year excavation project. Contributors explore early farming villages, trade networks, and the transition from Chalcolithic to Iron Age, providing a broader understan...
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Drawing on the Past
What is it like to be an archaeologist and to "do" archaeology? Through whimsical watercolors, drawings, fascinating marginalia, and humorous anecdotes, Naomi F. Miller illustrates the life of a field archaeologist, illuminating her story with charming art that she has done mostly in her spare ti...
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Pseira II
Pseira, in northeast Crete, was a port dating from the end of the Neolithic until the Late Minoan. This, the second volume on the recent joint American-Greek archaeological excavations, reports on the new researches on building AC, the Late Minoan I shrine, first excavated in 1907.
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Altyn-Depe
The excavations at the Bronze Age site of Altyn-Depe in southwest Soviet Central Asia (Turkmenistan) have revealed an urban community dating to the Middle Bronze Age. The region of Turkmenistan forms a natural crossroads between Eastern Iran and Central Asia, and between Siberia and southern Russ...
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Akhenaten and Tutankhamun
Explores Egypt's 18th dynasty during the Amarna Period (1353-1322 BCE), looking at royal power, social contracts, and Akhenaten's radical changes. Richly illustrated, it offers fresh insights and discusses architecture, art, empire, and the enduring legacy of Akhenaten. The epilogue highlights ho...
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Marlik
The Royal Cemetery at Tepe Marlik was excavated in one incredible 14-month season. The 53 intact tombs contained a fabulous array of precious metal vessels, jewelry, sculpture, weapons, and other artifacts. The gripping tale of these excavations and a detailed report of the excavation and the art...
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Aramaic Incantation Texts from Nippur
This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniv...
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Etruscan Myth, Sacred History, and Legend
Making the Etruscans come alive for us, de Grummond is an archaeological detective, piecing together evidence from representations in art, from archaeological sites, and from accounts of Etruscan lore in Greek and Roman texts. This book is valuable for Etruscan researchers, classicists, and schol...
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