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Penn Museum and Egyptian archaeologists unearth a 3,600-year-old tomb from the lost Abydos dynasty
Archaelogists performing a dig in Egypt.

Penn Museum’s ongoing fieldwork at Abydos, Egypt has uncovered the tomb of an unknown king from a lost dynasty.

(Image: Josef Wegner for the Penn Museum)

Penn Museum and Egyptian archaeologists unearth a 3,600-year-old tomb from the lost Abydos dynasty

The excavation will continue through 2025, which includes protection, site management, and conservation of the structures. "This discovery is a new window to understanding the origins of the enigmatic Abydos Dynasty,” says Josef Wegner, Penn Museum curator of the Egyptian Section and professor of Egyptian Archaeology.

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Archaeologists uncover an ancient Egyptian tomb belonging to a mystery king
CNN

Archaeologists uncover an ancient Egyptian tomb belonging to a mystery king

“It’s a very sort of mysterious, enigmatic dynasty that seems to have basically been sort of forgotten from the ancient records of Egypt,” says Josef Wagner of the Penn Museum and School of Arts & Sciences in discussing an Egyptian king’s tomb discovered by Penn archaeologists.

Pa. museum archaeologists discover ancient tomb
Harrisburg Patriot-News

Pa. museum archaeologists discover ancient tomb

Researchers from the Penn Museum and Egyptian archaeologists uncovered the tomb of an unknown Egyptian pharaoh who ruled during a turbulent period about 3,600 years ago, with remarks from Josef Wegner of the School of Arts & Sciences.

Archaeologists find huge tomb of unknown pharaoh in Egypt
The New York Times

Archaeologists find huge tomb of unknown pharaoh in Egypt

Josef Wegner of the School of Arts & Sciences and Penn Museum led a team of American archaeologists working with Egyptian researchers to unearth the tomb of an unknown pharaoh at an Egyptian necropolis in ancient Abydos.

Preserving Assyria explores the preservation of cultural heritage in post-conflict Iraq
WABC (New York City)

Preserving Assyria explores the preservation of cultural heritage in post-conflict Iraq

Michael Danti of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses the Penn Museum’s latest exhibit, “Preserving Assyria,” which explores the preservation of cultural heritage in post-conflict Iraq and showcases the rise of the New Assyrian Empire.