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James R. Mathieu, Ph.D.
jmathieu@sas.upenn.edu



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Volume 42, Number 2

Summer 2000
Cover: Photo by Josef Wegner. Red-quartzite figure of pharoah Senwosret III from his mortuary temple at South Abydos.

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Features

A Hundred Years at South Abydos--Reconstructing the Temple of Pharoal Senwosret III
Josef Wegner

A Masterpiece in Clay--A Han House Model Reflects Traditional Chinese Life
Jennifer Lane White

Paradise Found--Petra's Urban Oasis
Leigh-Ann Bedal

Mapping Petra
Paul Zimmerman

Opening Windows on the Outside World--My Experiences as an International Classroom Speaker
Jing Sun

 

Departments

From the Director

Research Notes--A Tree Falls in Philadelphia

Science & Archaeology--Tree Rings and Radiocarbon Dates

From the Archives--A Crowning Achievement

Museum Mosaic--People, Places, Projects

What in the World--What Is This Statue Doing Up in the Air?