Laid-off UPenn Researchers Re-hired

The University of Pennsylvania, which in May laid off 18 researchers, is hiring back 11 at the university’s Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology.

Five other researchers will be non-salaried consulting scholars, who may be paid for projects or as adjunct faculty.

The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology was founded in 1887. During the early twentieth century, UPM conducted some of the first and most important archaeological and anthropological expeditions to Egypt, Mesopotamia, Africa, East Asia and South America. The museum also has a strong collection of Chinese artifacts. UPM’s scientific division, MASCA, focuses on the application of modern scientific techniques to aid the interpretation of archaeological contexts.