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The Penn Museum, originally called the "University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology", was founded in 1887 following a successful archaeological expedition to the ancient site of Nippur in modern-day Iraq (then part of the Ottoman Empire).
He is the James B. Pritchard Professor of Archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania in the Classical Studies Department and the Graduate Group in the Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World. He is also Peter C. Ferry Curator-in-Charge of the Mediterranean Section of the Penn Museum, and was the museum's Deputy Director from 2008-2011.
Then, in 1956, the Hasanlu Project was launched by the sponsorship of the University Museum of Pennsylvania, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Archaeological Service of Iran. [9] Following the launch of the Hasanlu Project, a team of archaeologists from Penn Museum led by Director Robert H. Dyson excavated the site from 1957 to 1974. [10]
Penn Museum buries the bones of 19 Black Philadelphians, causing a dispute with community members. ... But only one group of people often harmed by archaeology and anthropology, Native Americans ...
Robert H. Dyson, Jr. (August 2, 1927 – February 14, 2020) [1] was an American archaeologist who served as director of the Penn Museum (1982–1994). He was best known for directing excavations at Teppe Hasanlu between 1956 and 1977. [1] [2]
Pages in category "University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Froelich Gladstone Rainey (June 18, 1907 – October 11, 1992) was an American anthropologist and Director of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology from 1947 to 1977.
A man walks past the The Penn Museum, part of the University of Pennsylvania, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)