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Digging for Truth D Penn Museum’s newest exhibit strives to answer the question of the year. id the ancient Maya really believe the world was going to end in 2012? Find out at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. A leader in world archaeological discovery since its founding 125 years ago, Penn Museum offers visitors a rare opportunity to view spectacular examples of classic Maya art — many never before seen outside Honduras. MAYA 2012: Lords of Time, a world premiere exhibition running only in Philadelphia through January 13, 2013, views the prediction of this transformative apocalypse through the lens of ancient Maya civilization. Presented in partnership with the Instituto Hondureño de Antropología e Historia of the Republic of Honduras, the exhibit takes visitors on a journey through the Maya’s time-ordered universe, BY BETH expressed through D’ADDONO intricate calendar systems and the power wielded by their divine kings, including a dynasty of 16 kings that ruled for nearly four centuries at Copan in Honduras. Through an array of 150 objects, including ancient Maya artifacts recently excavated by Penn Museum archaeologists at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Copan, a startling story emerges. Elaborately carved treasures found in funerary temples, tombs, and royal residences paint a portrait of a ﬂourishing civilization so advanced in mathematics and astronomy that its calendar Timed tickets to the exhibition system intrigues to this day. (includes admission to the Will the world end by December 23, museum) are on sale by phone (888.695.0888), 2012? Follow Maya 2012 on a trip under or through the museum’s the pyramids at Copan, where you can Web site (penn.museum/2012). decide for yourself. usairwaysmag.com JUNE 2012 PHOTO COURTESY OF INSTITUTO HONDUREÑO DE ANTROPOLOGÍA E HISTORIA 135 http://www.penn.museum/2012 http://www.penn.museum/2012 http://www.usairwaysmag.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of US Airways - June 2012

US Airways - June 2012
Table of Contents
CEO Letter
From the Editor
Did You Know?
Making It Happen
Hot Spots
Hub Crawl
Adventure: Zip-line junkie
Adventure: Virginia’s Skyline Drive
Wine & Dine
Great Escapes
Gear Up
Behind-the-Scenes Baja
International Itinerary
Charlotte in 2012
Discover Columbia
Welcome to Philadelphia
Must Read
Puzzles
Readers Resource Index
Your US Airways Guide
Video Entertainment
Audio Entertainment
U.S. and Caribbean Service Map
International Service Map
Airport Terminal Maps
US Airways Fleet/Customs & Immigration
Passenger Info/Contact US Airways
US Airways MarketPlace™
Window or Aisle?

US Airways - June 2012