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Ancient food and flavor
Four people outside looking at a wood planter box filled with plants

The Penn Museum’s new exhibition, “Ancient Food & Flavor,” is both inside and outside, with planter boxes featuring crops from four countries in a courtyard. The exhibition was co-curated by the Museum’s Chantel White (left), who discussed the plant choices with visitors during a recent tour.  

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Ancient food and flavor

Food remains dating back as far as 6,000 years found at archaeological sites are now on view in a new indoor-outdoor exhibition at the Penn Museum, “Ancient Food & Flavor,” through the fall of 2024. 
Reconsidering world heritage for the modern era
Archaeological site filled with stacked, dusty, aged bricks and surrounded by rocks..

The Archaeological Complex of Pachacamac, listed for the UNESCO Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System, Peru.

(Image: Lynn Meskell)

Reconsidering world heritage for the modern era

Through recent research, archaeologist and Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor Lynn Meskell has continued to highlight how World Heritage Sites have become flashpoints for conflict and out of touch with local communities.