Press Clippings
Ancient and Modern Olympic Games
- Religion continues to be part of Olympics, Salt Lake Tribune, August 15, 2008. [Cached]
- Penn
prof is having a field day in Athens, Philadelphia Inquirer,
August 18, 2004. [cached]
- The
race for Olympic souvenirs, Philadelphia Inquirer, August
13, 2004. [cached]
- Ancient
games not so pure, Salt Lake Tribune, August 11, 2004. [cached]
- Ancient
Olympics expert, WHYY Radio, August 11, 2004. [cached]
- Competing
against ancient myths, Messenger-Inquirer, August 8, 2004.
[cached]
- Athens
confronts glory and terror, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, August
8, 2004. [cached]
- Gli
scandali del passato, La Gazetta del Mezzogiorno, August
8, 2004 (in Italian). [cached]
- Demythologizing
the Early Olympics, About.com, August 4, 2004. [cached]
- The
games are as flawed today as they were in ancient Greece, Boston
Globe, August 3, 2004.
- Olimpíadas
antigas tinham tramas, trapaças e política, msn.com.br,
August, 2004. (in Portuguese) [cached]
- Olimpia:
mítosz és valóság, Reader's Digest
Magyarorság, August, 2004 (in Hungarian) [cached]
- Ancient
Olympics were a mix of sacred, profane, Mercury News, July
25, 2004. [cached]
- The
not-so-noble games, The Tribune - Chandigarh, India, July
17, 2004. [cached]
- Newly
unveiled stamp pays homage to 2004 Olympics, Daily Pennsylvanian,
July 10, 2004. [cached]
- Ancient
Olympics Games were not so noble, Daily Times, July 5, 2004.
[cached]
- Olympics:
In antiquity, the polished marble Games came with rough edges, International
Herald Tribune, June 28, 2004. [cached]
- An
Olympian Task to Police the Games, New Zealand Herald, June
12, 2004. [cached]
- Museum
Researcher Digs Up Ancient Olympic Facts, Penn Current, June
10, 2004. [cached]
- Museum-Inspired
Stamp Honoring Olympic Games, University of Pennsylvania Almanac,
June 10, 2004. [cached]
- U.S.Postal
Service Issues Stamp Honoring Olympic Games at Free Event at Penn Museum,
June 9, 2004. [cached]
- Journey
to the Seven Wonders, Smithsonian Magazine, June 2004. (PDF
file.) [cached]
- Security
Concerns, Plus Cheating and Scandals, Are Nothing New at the Olympics,
University of Pennsylvania Museum news release, April 22, 2004 [cached]
- A
New Olympic Battleground, Discover Magazine, December 2003.
[cached]
- Letter
to the Editor, Natural History, June 2003. [cached]
- Ancient
Worlds, New Space: Greek Runners, The Pennsylvania Gazette,
May/June 2003. [cached]
- A
Little Extra Weight Goes a Long Way, Physics Today, January
2003. [cached]
- Ancient Games,
Ancient Scandals, The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 4,
2002.
- Artists
& Athletes: A Perspective on the 2002 Olympic Arts Festival, The
Sport Journal, 2002. [cached]
- Meeting
the Threat, Deseret News, September 30, 2001. [cached]
- Holy Games:
The Olympics are Rooted in Religion, The Salt Lake Tribune,
February 3, 2001.
- Exposed: Great Olympic
Myths, The Times, September 29, 2000.
- Greed,
Bribes, Scandals at the Olympics!, University of Pennsylvania
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, September 12, 2000.
- Sexploitation
or Pride? Female Olympians' Revealing Poses Stir Debate, Newhouse
News Service, September 2000. [cached]
- University
of Cincinnati E-Brief, August 11, 2000. [cached]
- Coaxing Olympic
Competitors to Wax Poetic, The Salt Lake Tribune, June 17,
2000.
- Old
Wine in New Skins: Technology and the Study of Antiquity, PENN
Arts & Sciences, Summer 2000.
- Multimedia:
Olympics Through Time, Archaeology Magazine, March 2000 (no
longer available)
- From
Starting Line to Ancient Angle, MathTrek, January 5, 1998.
[cached]
- The
Guy Who Ate a Cow and Other Olympic Stars, New York Times,
July 14, 1996. [cached]
Corinth Computer Project
- Decoding the past, Oman Tribune, October 3, 2008.
- Perfect Fit, The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 8, 2008.
- Roman Corinth: They Came,
They Saw, They Digitized, The Pennsylvania Gazette, Sept/Oct
2000.
- A High-Tech Window Into Ancient
Greece, The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 15, 2000.
- The Hunt for Orange Julius
Caesar, Pennsylvania Current, May 18, 2000.
- NetWatch: COOL IMAGES,
Science, April 7, 2000.
- "Cyber
U", The Pennsylvania Gazette, 1995.
- 'Virtual
Dig' Grants Students Experience without Expense, The Daily Pennsylvanian,
March 25, 1997.
- Can
You Dig It? When Computers are Combined with Archaeology, You Can Conduct
a Paleolithic Excavation Right in Your Own Home, The Philadelphia
Inquirer, March 17, 1997
Awards
Mt. Lykaion Excavation
- What Happened on "Wolf Mountain" (Mt Lycaion)? Greek News, Monday, September 8, 2008.
- Zeus
born here - but he wasn't the first. Philadelphia Inquirer,
January 28, 2008. [Cached]
- Griechische
Opferstätte viel älter als Zeuskult. Epoc, January
28, 2008.
- New
Discoveries At The Ash Altar Of Zeus Offer Insights Into Origins Of
Ancient Greece's Most Powerful God. ScienceDaily, January
28, 2008.
- Worship
at Zeus's "Birthplace" Predates the Greek God. National
Geographic News, January 25, 2008.
- H
Arkadia klevei ton Dia apo tin Kriti. Eleftherotypia, January
25, 2008.
- New
discoveries at Mount Lykaion push Zeus worship back 1,000 years.
ScienceCodex, January 24, 2008.
- New
discoveries at the Ash Altar of Zeus -- Mount Lykaion. PhysOrg.com,
January 24, 2008.
- Worship
Site Predates Zeus. LiveScience, January 23, 2008.
- Are Ancient
Ruins Flammable? What happens when there's a wildfire in Greece.
Slate, August 27, 2007.
- UA Dig in Greece
Planned, Arizona Daily Star, December 6, 2004.
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