Mentor Areas
- Cultural heritage
- Archaeology
- Indigenous communities
Description:
Project topics include:
- Cultural heritage preservation
- Community development
- Illegal trafficking of antiquities
- Museums and future Museum developments
- Archaeology
- Anthropology
- Public engagement
- Mesoamerica and Central America
The Penn Cultural Heritage Center also has heritage projects ongoing in California, Italy, Syria, Iraq, and Turkey.
Interested students should contact Dr. Leventhal.
Preferred Qualifications
- Interest or developing interest in cultural heritage.
- Ability to work well on teams and with people outside of Penn.
Project Website
Learn more about the researcher and/or the project here. Penn Cultural Heritage Center (CHC)
Details:
Preferred Student Year
First-year, Second-Year, Junior, Senior
Academic Term
Spring, Summer, Fall
I prefer to have students start during the above term(s).Volunteer
Yes
Yes indicates that faculty are open to volunteers.Paid
Yes
Yes indicates that faculty are open to paying students they engage in their research, regardless of their work-study eligibility.Work Study
Yes
Yes indicates that faculty are open to hiring work-study-eligible students.Researcher
Professor of Anthropology and Executive Director of the Penn Cultural Heritage Center of the Penn Museum