Archaeology: In Theory & Practice

Penn Museum presents an afternoon celebration of-and debate about-a hot topic and an important new book. In 2008, the Penn Museum hosted international scholars for a two-day conference on climate change in human history. Papers gathered post-conference and edited by Claudio Vita Finzi, Robert Giegengack, and A. Bruce Mainwaring were published as an American Philosophical Society book, Climate Crises in Human History. Scholars, including Professor Graeme Barker, Disney Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge, Professor Joseph Farrell from Penn's Department of Classical Studies, and Professor Robert Giegengack from Penn's Department of Geology, come together to debate the topical and thought-provoking issues raised in this book.

The Women's Committee of the Penn Museum invites you to the first in a luncheon series exploring the topic of "Beauty Through the Ages" Jewelry: Worn to Adorn on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 10:30 am. Lunch, Jewelry Shopping and Jewelry Appraisals, Raffle Auction and a presentation by Jane Hickman, PhD about adornment with jewelry in ancient and modern times.

Penn Museum presents an afternoon celebration of-and debate about-a hot topic and an important new book. In 2008, the Penn Museum hosted international scholars for a two-day conference on climate change in human history. Papers gathered post-conference and edited by Claudio Vita Finzi, Robert Giegengack, and A. Bruce Mainwaring were published as an American Philosophical Society book, Climate Crises in Human History. Scholars, including Professor Graeme Barker, Disney Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge, Professor Joseph Farrell from Penn's Department of Classical Studies, and Professor Robert Giegengack from Penn's Department of Geology, come together to debate the topical and thought-provoking issues raised in this book.

Statues with human heads-on-torsos carved from hardened volcanic ash cover the coast. The islanders call them "moai," and they have puzzled people for years. A part of the 2010 "Great Discoveries Lecture Series" held at the Penn Museum.