Penn Museum unveils a new look at the ancient Mediterranean world WHYY (Philadelphia) Penn Museum unveils a new look at the ancient Mediterranean world Virginia Herrmann, Joanna Smith, and Director Christopher Woods of the Penn Museum discuss the history behind the artifacts of the new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery. A new gallery at Penn Museum relooks at Eastern Mediterranean history Philadelphia Inquirer A new gallery at Penn Museum relooks at Eastern Mediterranean history The Penn Museum’s new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery, “Crossroads of Culture,” seeks to highlight the social, commercial, and political innovations of countries like Palestine, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, and Syria. New Eastern Mediterranean Gallery opens at the Penn Museum Featuring 400 objects that span a period of 4,000 years, the Penn Museum is opening a new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery, the latest step in its building transformation. New Eastern Mediterranean Gallery opens at the Penn Museum Featuring 400 objects that span a period of 4,000 years, the Penn Museum is opening its new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery, the latest step in a multi-year building transformation. Fragments of history from the Penn Museum’s new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery Al Día Fragments of history from the Penn Museum’s new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery The Penn Museum will open its new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery this weekend, featuring live musical performances, workshops, and pop-up talks alongside approximately 400 artifacts. New archaeological discoveries in Iraq uncover questions of community ownership Middle East Eye New archaeological discoveries in Iraq uncover questions of community ownership Michael Danti of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Penn Museum says that the reliefs uncovered at Mashki Gate are revolutionary for Assyrian sculpture in the way that they portray space. Penn Museum and Iraqi archaeologists uncover 2,700-year-old artifacts, after destruction by ISIS Popular Archaeology Penn Museum and Iraqi archaeologists uncover 2,700-year-old artifacts, after destruction by ISIS Michael Danti and Christopher Woods of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Penn Museum and Richard Zettler of the Museum discuss their recent discovery of ancient Assyrian reliefs in the Iraqi city of Mosul. Archaeologists restoring an ancient ISIS-destroyed monument in Mosul just found seven incredibly preserved Assyrian carvings buried beneath it Artnet News Archaeologists restoring an ancient ISIS-destroyed monument in Mosul just found seven incredibly preserved Assyrian carvings buried beneath it Michael Danti of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses his team’s restoration of the iconic Mashki Gate in Iraq and their uncovering of ancient Assyrian slabs, with support from Mosul University and the Penn Museum. Ancient carvings of Assyrian war scenes revealed on stone gate in Iraq damaged by Islamic State group Live Science Ancient carvings of Assyrian war scenes revealed on stone gate in Iraq damaged by Islamic State group A team of researchers from Penn and Mosul University have unearthed eight marble reliefs in the ancient city of Nineveh in northern Iraq. Archaeologists restoring ISIS damage in Iraq discover Assyrian reliefs unseen for millennia CNN Archaeologists restoring ISIS damage in Iraq discover Assyrian reliefs unseen for millennia Michael Danti of the School of Arts & Sciences says that access to cultural heritage is a human right, and that he and his fellow researchers are delighted to have discovered and returned ancient Assyrian slabs to the Iraqi people. Humans may have started tending animals almost 13,000 years ago Science News Humans may have started tending animals almost 13,000 years ago Naomi Miller of the School of Arts & Sciences says that a University of Connecticut study confirms that dung was used as fuel between 12,800 and 12,300 years ago. Load More
A new gallery at Penn Museum relooks at Eastern Mediterranean history Philadelphia Inquirer A new gallery at Penn Museum relooks at Eastern Mediterranean history The Penn Museum’s new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery, “Crossroads of Culture,” seeks to highlight the social, commercial, and political innovations of countries like Palestine, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, and Syria. New Eastern Mediterranean Gallery opens at the Penn Museum Featuring 400 objects that span a period of 4,000 years, the Penn Museum is opening a new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery, the latest step in its building transformation. New Eastern Mediterranean Gallery opens at the Penn Museum Featuring 400 objects that span a period of 4,000 years, the Penn Museum is opening its new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery, the latest step in a multi-year building transformation. Fragments of history from the Penn Museum’s new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery Al Día Fragments of history from the Penn Museum’s new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery The Penn Museum will open its new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery this weekend, featuring live musical performances, workshops, and pop-up talks alongside approximately 400 artifacts. New archaeological discoveries in Iraq uncover questions of community ownership Middle East Eye New archaeological discoveries in Iraq uncover questions of community ownership Michael Danti of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Penn Museum says that the reliefs uncovered at Mashki Gate are revolutionary for Assyrian sculpture in the way that they portray space. Penn Museum and Iraqi archaeologists uncover 2,700-year-old artifacts, after destruction by ISIS Popular Archaeology Penn Museum and Iraqi archaeologists uncover 2,700-year-old artifacts, after destruction by ISIS Michael Danti and Christopher Woods of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Penn Museum and Richard Zettler of the Museum discuss their recent discovery of ancient Assyrian reliefs in the Iraqi city of Mosul. Archaeologists restoring an ancient ISIS-destroyed monument in Mosul just found seven incredibly preserved Assyrian carvings buried beneath it Artnet News Archaeologists restoring an ancient ISIS-destroyed monument in Mosul just found seven incredibly preserved Assyrian carvings buried beneath it Michael Danti of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses his team’s restoration of the iconic Mashki Gate in Iraq and their uncovering of ancient Assyrian slabs, with support from Mosul University and the Penn Museum. Ancient carvings of Assyrian war scenes revealed on stone gate in Iraq damaged by Islamic State group Live Science Ancient carvings of Assyrian war scenes revealed on stone gate in Iraq damaged by Islamic State group A team of researchers from Penn and Mosul University have unearthed eight marble reliefs in the ancient city of Nineveh in northern Iraq. Archaeologists restoring ISIS damage in Iraq discover Assyrian reliefs unseen for millennia CNN Archaeologists restoring ISIS damage in Iraq discover Assyrian reliefs unseen for millennia Michael Danti of the School of Arts & Sciences says that access to cultural heritage is a human right, and that he and his fellow researchers are delighted to have discovered and returned ancient Assyrian slabs to the Iraqi people. Humans may have started tending animals almost 13,000 years ago Science News Humans may have started tending animals almost 13,000 years ago Naomi Miller of the School of Arts & Sciences says that a University of Connecticut study confirms that dung was used as fuel between 12,800 and 12,300 years ago. Load More
New Eastern Mediterranean Gallery opens at the Penn Museum Featuring 400 objects that span a period of 4,000 years, the Penn Museum is opening a new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery, the latest step in its building transformation. New Eastern Mediterranean Gallery opens at the Penn Museum Featuring 400 objects that span a period of 4,000 years, the Penn Museum is opening its new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery, the latest step in a multi-year building transformation.
Fragments of history from the Penn Museum’s new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery Al Día Fragments of history from the Penn Museum’s new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery The Penn Museum will open its new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery this weekend, featuring live musical performances, workshops, and pop-up talks alongside approximately 400 artifacts. New archaeological discoveries in Iraq uncover questions of community ownership Middle East Eye New archaeological discoveries in Iraq uncover questions of community ownership Michael Danti of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Penn Museum says that the reliefs uncovered at Mashki Gate are revolutionary for Assyrian sculpture in the way that they portray space. Penn Museum and Iraqi archaeologists uncover 2,700-year-old artifacts, after destruction by ISIS Popular Archaeology Penn Museum and Iraqi archaeologists uncover 2,700-year-old artifacts, after destruction by ISIS Michael Danti and Christopher Woods of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Penn Museum and Richard Zettler of the Museum discuss their recent discovery of ancient Assyrian reliefs in the Iraqi city of Mosul. Archaeologists restoring an ancient ISIS-destroyed monument in Mosul just found seven incredibly preserved Assyrian carvings buried beneath it Artnet News Archaeologists restoring an ancient ISIS-destroyed monument in Mosul just found seven incredibly preserved Assyrian carvings buried beneath it Michael Danti of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses his team’s restoration of the iconic Mashki Gate in Iraq and their uncovering of ancient Assyrian slabs, with support from Mosul University and the Penn Museum. Ancient carvings of Assyrian war scenes revealed on stone gate in Iraq damaged by Islamic State group Live Science Ancient carvings of Assyrian war scenes revealed on stone gate in Iraq damaged by Islamic State group A team of researchers from Penn and Mosul University have unearthed eight marble reliefs in the ancient city of Nineveh in northern Iraq. Archaeologists restoring ISIS damage in Iraq discover Assyrian reliefs unseen for millennia CNN Archaeologists restoring ISIS damage in Iraq discover Assyrian reliefs unseen for millennia Michael Danti of the School of Arts & Sciences says that access to cultural heritage is a human right, and that he and his fellow researchers are delighted to have discovered and returned ancient Assyrian slabs to the Iraqi people. Humans may have started tending animals almost 13,000 years ago Science News Humans may have started tending animals almost 13,000 years ago Naomi Miller of the School of Arts & Sciences says that a University of Connecticut study confirms that dung was used as fuel between 12,800 and 12,300 years ago. Load More
New archaeological discoveries in Iraq uncover questions of community ownership Middle East Eye New archaeological discoveries in Iraq uncover questions of community ownership Michael Danti of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Penn Museum says that the reliefs uncovered at Mashki Gate are revolutionary for Assyrian sculpture in the way that they portray space. Penn Museum and Iraqi archaeologists uncover 2,700-year-old artifacts, after destruction by ISIS Popular Archaeology Penn Museum and Iraqi archaeologists uncover 2,700-year-old artifacts, after destruction by ISIS Michael Danti and Christopher Woods of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Penn Museum and Richard Zettler of the Museum discuss their recent discovery of ancient Assyrian reliefs in the Iraqi city of Mosul. Archaeologists restoring an ancient ISIS-destroyed monument in Mosul just found seven incredibly preserved Assyrian carvings buried beneath it Artnet News Archaeologists restoring an ancient ISIS-destroyed monument in Mosul just found seven incredibly preserved Assyrian carvings buried beneath it Michael Danti of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses his team’s restoration of the iconic Mashki Gate in Iraq and their uncovering of ancient Assyrian slabs, with support from Mosul University and the Penn Museum. Ancient carvings of Assyrian war scenes revealed on stone gate in Iraq damaged by Islamic State group Live Science Ancient carvings of Assyrian war scenes revealed on stone gate in Iraq damaged by Islamic State group A team of researchers from Penn and Mosul University have unearthed eight marble reliefs in the ancient city of Nineveh in northern Iraq. Archaeologists restoring ISIS damage in Iraq discover Assyrian reliefs unseen for millennia CNN Archaeologists restoring ISIS damage in Iraq discover Assyrian reliefs unseen for millennia Michael Danti of the School of Arts & Sciences says that access to cultural heritage is a human right, and that he and his fellow researchers are delighted to have discovered and returned ancient Assyrian slabs to the Iraqi people. Humans may have started tending animals almost 13,000 years ago Science News Humans may have started tending animals almost 13,000 years ago Naomi Miller of the School of Arts & Sciences says that a University of Connecticut study confirms that dung was used as fuel between 12,800 and 12,300 years ago. Load More
Penn Museum and Iraqi archaeologists uncover 2,700-year-old artifacts, after destruction by ISIS Popular Archaeology Penn Museum and Iraqi archaeologists uncover 2,700-year-old artifacts, after destruction by ISIS Michael Danti and Christopher Woods of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Penn Museum and Richard Zettler of the Museum discuss their recent discovery of ancient Assyrian reliefs in the Iraqi city of Mosul. Archaeologists restoring an ancient ISIS-destroyed monument in Mosul just found seven incredibly preserved Assyrian carvings buried beneath it Artnet News Archaeologists restoring an ancient ISIS-destroyed monument in Mosul just found seven incredibly preserved Assyrian carvings buried beneath it Michael Danti of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses his team’s restoration of the iconic Mashki Gate in Iraq and their uncovering of ancient Assyrian slabs, with support from Mosul University and the Penn Museum. Ancient carvings of Assyrian war scenes revealed on stone gate in Iraq damaged by Islamic State group Live Science Ancient carvings of Assyrian war scenes revealed on stone gate in Iraq damaged by Islamic State group A team of researchers from Penn and Mosul University have unearthed eight marble reliefs in the ancient city of Nineveh in northern Iraq. Archaeologists restoring ISIS damage in Iraq discover Assyrian reliefs unseen for millennia CNN Archaeologists restoring ISIS damage in Iraq discover Assyrian reliefs unseen for millennia Michael Danti of the School of Arts & Sciences says that access to cultural heritage is a human right, and that he and his fellow researchers are delighted to have discovered and returned ancient Assyrian slabs to the Iraqi people. Humans may have started tending animals almost 13,000 years ago Science News Humans may have started tending animals almost 13,000 years ago Naomi Miller of the School of Arts & Sciences says that a University of Connecticut study confirms that dung was used as fuel between 12,800 and 12,300 years ago. Load More
Archaeologists restoring an ancient ISIS-destroyed monument in Mosul just found seven incredibly preserved Assyrian carvings buried beneath it Artnet News Archaeologists restoring an ancient ISIS-destroyed monument in Mosul just found seven incredibly preserved Assyrian carvings buried beneath it Michael Danti of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses his team’s restoration of the iconic Mashki Gate in Iraq and their uncovering of ancient Assyrian slabs, with support from Mosul University and the Penn Museum. Ancient carvings of Assyrian war scenes revealed on stone gate in Iraq damaged by Islamic State group Live Science Ancient carvings of Assyrian war scenes revealed on stone gate in Iraq damaged by Islamic State group A team of researchers from Penn and Mosul University have unearthed eight marble reliefs in the ancient city of Nineveh in northern Iraq. Archaeologists restoring ISIS damage in Iraq discover Assyrian reliefs unseen for millennia CNN Archaeologists restoring ISIS damage in Iraq discover Assyrian reliefs unseen for millennia Michael Danti of the School of Arts & Sciences says that access to cultural heritage is a human right, and that he and his fellow researchers are delighted to have discovered and returned ancient Assyrian slabs to the Iraqi people. Humans may have started tending animals almost 13,000 years ago Science News Humans may have started tending animals almost 13,000 years ago Naomi Miller of the School of Arts & Sciences says that a University of Connecticut study confirms that dung was used as fuel between 12,800 and 12,300 years ago. Load More
Ancient carvings of Assyrian war scenes revealed on stone gate in Iraq damaged by Islamic State group Live Science Ancient carvings of Assyrian war scenes revealed on stone gate in Iraq damaged by Islamic State group A team of researchers from Penn and Mosul University have unearthed eight marble reliefs in the ancient city of Nineveh in northern Iraq. Archaeologists restoring ISIS damage in Iraq discover Assyrian reliefs unseen for millennia CNN Archaeologists restoring ISIS damage in Iraq discover Assyrian reliefs unseen for millennia Michael Danti of the School of Arts & Sciences says that access to cultural heritage is a human right, and that he and his fellow researchers are delighted to have discovered and returned ancient Assyrian slabs to the Iraqi people. Humans may have started tending animals almost 13,000 years ago Science News Humans may have started tending animals almost 13,000 years ago Naomi Miller of the School of Arts & Sciences says that a University of Connecticut study confirms that dung was used as fuel between 12,800 and 12,300 years ago. Load More
Archaeologists restoring ISIS damage in Iraq discover Assyrian reliefs unseen for millennia CNN Archaeologists restoring ISIS damage in Iraq discover Assyrian reliefs unseen for millennia Michael Danti of the School of Arts & Sciences says that access to cultural heritage is a human right, and that he and his fellow researchers are delighted to have discovered and returned ancient Assyrian slabs to the Iraqi people. Humans may have started tending animals almost 13,000 years ago Science News Humans may have started tending animals almost 13,000 years ago Naomi Miller of the School of Arts & Sciences says that a University of Connecticut study confirms that dung was used as fuel between 12,800 and 12,300 years ago. Load More
Humans may have started tending animals almost 13,000 years ago Science News Humans may have started tending animals almost 13,000 years ago Naomi Miller of the School of Arts & Sciences says that a University of Connecticut study confirms that dung was used as fuel between 12,800 and 12,300 years ago.