Piecing together an ancient biblical site, bone by bone Piecing together an ancient biblical site, bone by bone In the lab of Penn Museum’s Janet Monge, rising senior Fiona Jensen-Hitch is sorting and photographing ancient human remains to shed light on the people of ancient city of Gibeon.
Video: Penn Museum’s Middle East gallery Penn In the News 6ABC.com Video: Penn Museum’s Middle East gallery The Penn Museum has unveiled its gallery of Middle Eastern art and antiquities. The new gallery, which covers nearly 10,000 years of history, is the first in a series to be installed at the Museum during the next several years. Remains of bread baked 14,400 years ago found in Jordan Penn In the News CNN Remains of bread baked 14,400 years ago found in Jordan Patrick McGovern of the Penn Museum and the School of Arts and Sciences weighed in on the significance of an ancient bread discovery, saying it offered “a whole new perspective about the possibility of bread in this time period.” Philly as lab, classroom, and collaborator Philly as lab, classroom, and collaborator Philadelphia’s rich history and forward momentum make it ripe for scientific inquiry for a number of Penn schools and departments, from urban and population studies to medicine and anthropology. See you later, sphinx Visitors to the Penn Museum explore the Egypt Gallery and its centerpiece, the Sphinx of Rameses II, the sixth-largest granite sphinx in the world, and the largest in the Western Hemisphere. Photo by Lauren Hansen-Flaschen. Penn Museum See you later, sphinx The Penn Museum's 3,000-year-old sphinx of Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II will be stored under wraps and out of public view for several years for gallery renovations, starting July 9th. The ‘Hurricane Show’ and the Perils of Poor Planning Penn In the News Salon.com The ‘Hurricane Show’ and the Perils of Poor Planning The School of Arts and Sciences’ Martin Seligman discussed “homo prospectus,” the instinct to plan ahead that has come to define humans. Conservatism Took Hold Here 1,000 Years Ago. Until the People Fled. Penn In the News The Washington Post Conservatism Took Hold Here 1,000 Years Ago. Until the People Fled. Joseph “Woody” Aguilar of the School of Arts and Sciences discussed historical changes in the role of kivas, round ceremonial spaces, in Puebloan architecture. A virtual world for an ancient society A virtual world for an ancient society Anthropologist Clark Erickson has made a career of studying humans’ effect on their physical landscapes—past and present. Zora Neale Hurston’s ‘Barracoon’ Tells the Story of the Slave Trade’s Last Survivor Penn In the News Smithsonian Magazine Zora Neale Hurston’s ‘Barracoon’ Tells the Story of the Slave Trade’s Last Survivor Deborah Thomas of the School of Arts and Sciences discussed novelist Zora Neale Hurston’s lesser-known work “debunking scientific racism” in the field of anthropology. Revealing Penn Museum’s Middle East treasures From left: Penn curators and professors Holly Pittman and Stephen Tinney with Museum Director Julian Siggers at the April 16 press preview. Revealing Penn Museum’s Middle East treasures Objects that trace the path of human history—from the era of hunting and gathering to the creation of cities—are on display in the Museum’s new Middle East Galleries. Load More
Remains of bread baked 14,400 years ago found in Jordan Penn In the News CNN Remains of bread baked 14,400 years ago found in Jordan Patrick McGovern of the Penn Museum and the School of Arts and Sciences weighed in on the significance of an ancient bread discovery, saying it offered “a whole new perspective about the possibility of bread in this time period.” Philly as lab, classroom, and collaborator Philly as lab, classroom, and collaborator Philadelphia’s rich history and forward momentum make it ripe for scientific inquiry for a number of Penn schools and departments, from urban and population studies to medicine and anthropology. See you later, sphinx Visitors to the Penn Museum explore the Egypt Gallery and its centerpiece, the Sphinx of Rameses II, the sixth-largest granite sphinx in the world, and the largest in the Western Hemisphere. Photo by Lauren Hansen-Flaschen. Penn Museum See you later, sphinx The Penn Museum's 3,000-year-old sphinx of Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II will be stored under wraps and out of public view for several years for gallery renovations, starting July 9th. The ‘Hurricane Show’ and the Perils of Poor Planning Penn In the News Salon.com The ‘Hurricane Show’ and the Perils of Poor Planning The School of Arts and Sciences’ Martin Seligman discussed “homo prospectus,” the instinct to plan ahead that has come to define humans. Conservatism Took Hold Here 1,000 Years Ago. Until the People Fled. Penn In the News The Washington Post Conservatism Took Hold Here 1,000 Years Ago. Until the People Fled. Joseph “Woody” Aguilar of the School of Arts and Sciences discussed historical changes in the role of kivas, round ceremonial spaces, in Puebloan architecture. A virtual world for an ancient society A virtual world for an ancient society Anthropologist Clark Erickson has made a career of studying humans’ effect on their physical landscapes—past and present. Zora Neale Hurston’s ‘Barracoon’ Tells the Story of the Slave Trade’s Last Survivor Penn In the News Smithsonian Magazine Zora Neale Hurston’s ‘Barracoon’ Tells the Story of the Slave Trade’s Last Survivor Deborah Thomas of the School of Arts and Sciences discussed novelist Zora Neale Hurston’s lesser-known work “debunking scientific racism” in the field of anthropology. Revealing Penn Museum’s Middle East treasures From left: Penn curators and professors Holly Pittman and Stephen Tinney with Museum Director Julian Siggers at the April 16 press preview. Revealing Penn Museum’s Middle East treasures Objects that trace the path of human history—from the era of hunting and gathering to the creation of cities—are on display in the Museum’s new Middle East Galleries. Load More
Philly as lab, classroom, and collaborator Philly as lab, classroom, and collaborator Philadelphia’s rich history and forward momentum make it ripe for scientific inquiry for a number of Penn schools and departments, from urban and population studies to medicine and anthropology.
See you later, sphinx Visitors to the Penn Museum explore the Egypt Gallery and its centerpiece, the Sphinx of Rameses II, the sixth-largest granite sphinx in the world, and the largest in the Western Hemisphere. Photo by Lauren Hansen-Flaschen. Penn Museum See you later, sphinx The Penn Museum's 3,000-year-old sphinx of Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II will be stored under wraps and out of public view for several years for gallery renovations, starting July 9th.
The ‘Hurricane Show’ and the Perils of Poor Planning Penn In the News Salon.com The ‘Hurricane Show’ and the Perils of Poor Planning The School of Arts and Sciences’ Martin Seligman discussed “homo prospectus,” the instinct to plan ahead that has come to define humans. Conservatism Took Hold Here 1,000 Years Ago. Until the People Fled. Penn In the News The Washington Post Conservatism Took Hold Here 1,000 Years Ago. Until the People Fled. Joseph “Woody” Aguilar of the School of Arts and Sciences discussed historical changes in the role of kivas, round ceremonial spaces, in Puebloan architecture. A virtual world for an ancient society A virtual world for an ancient society Anthropologist Clark Erickson has made a career of studying humans’ effect on their physical landscapes—past and present. Zora Neale Hurston’s ‘Barracoon’ Tells the Story of the Slave Trade’s Last Survivor Penn In the News Smithsonian Magazine Zora Neale Hurston’s ‘Barracoon’ Tells the Story of the Slave Trade’s Last Survivor Deborah Thomas of the School of Arts and Sciences discussed novelist Zora Neale Hurston’s lesser-known work “debunking scientific racism” in the field of anthropology. Revealing Penn Museum’s Middle East treasures From left: Penn curators and professors Holly Pittman and Stephen Tinney with Museum Director Julian Siggers at the April 16 press preview. Revealing Penn Museum’s Middle East treasures Objects that trace the path of human history—from the era of hunting and gathering to the creation of cities—are on display in the Museum’s new Middle East Galleries. Load More
Conservatism Took Hold Here 1,000 Years Ago. Until the People Fled. Penn In the News The Washington Post Conservatism Took Hold Here 1,000 Years Ago. Until the People Fled. Joseph “Woody” Aguilar of the School of Arts and Sciences discussed historical changes in the role of kivas, round ceremonial spaces, in Puebloan architecture. A virtual world for an ancient society A virtual world for an ancient society Anthropologist Clark Erickson has made a career of studying humans’ effect on their physical landscapes—past and present. Zora Neale Hurston’s ‘Barracoon’ Tells the Story of the Slave Trade’s Last Survivor Penn In the News Smithsonian Magazine Zora Neale Hurston’s ‘Barracoon’ Tells the Story of the Slave Trade’s Last Survivor Deborah Thomas of the School of Arts and Sciences discussed novelist Zora Neale Hurston’s lesser-known work “debunking scientific racism” in the field of anthropology. Revealing Penn Museum’s Middle East treasures From left: Penn curators and professors Holly Pittman and Stephen Tinney with Museum Director Julian Siggers at the April 16 press preview. Revealing Penn Museum’s Middle East treasures Objects that trace the path of human history—from the era of hunting and gathering to the creation of cities—are on display in the Museum’s new Middle East Galleries. Load More
A virtual world for an ancient society A virtual world for an ancient society Anthropologist Clark Erickson has made a career of studying humans’ effect on their physical landscapes—past and present.
Zora Neale Hurston’s ‘Barracoon’ Tells the Story of the Slave Trade’s Last Survivor Penn In the News Smithsonian Magazine Zora Neale Hurston’s ‘Barracoon’ Tells the Story of the Slave Trade’s Last Survivor Deborah Thomas of the School of Arts and Sciences discussed novelist Zora Neale Hurston’s lesser-known work “debunking scientific racism” in the field of anthropology. Revealing Penn Museum’s Middle East treasures From left: Penn curators and professors Holly Pittman and Stephen Tinney with Museum Director Julian Siggers at the April 16 press preview. Revealing Penn Museum’s Middle East treasures Objects that trace the path of human history—from the era of hunting and gathering to the creation of cities—are on display in the Museum’s new Middle East Galleries.
Revealing Penn Museum’s Middle East treasures From left: Penn curators and professors Holly Pittman and Stephen Tinney with Museum Director Julian Siggers at the April 16 press preview. Revealing Penn Museum’s Middle East treasures Objects that trace the path of human history—from the era of hunting and gathering to the creation of cities—are on display in the Museum’s new Middle East Galleries.