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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.

A window into East Asian history: Conserving Buddhist murals
museum worker restoring buddhist mural

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A window into East Asian history: Conserving Buddhist murals

Penn Museum staff are restoring Buddhist murals that were crafted in a style prevalent between the 13th and 14th centuries, bringing renewed vibrancy to art from a distinct era of East Asian religious history.

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

Art Matters: ‘Tall decorated jars’
Closeup of a Song Dynasty urn with snakes writhing across a ribbed surface

A snake writhes across a Song Dynasty urn. 

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Art Matters: ‘Tall decorated jars’

Jan. 29 marks the Lunar New Year and the advent of the Year of the Snake, an animal that can be spotted in a Penn Museum exhibition featuring objects and celestial figurines from the Song Dynasty.

Kristina García

Archaeological science, hands on
Two students looking at slides under a microscope in a lab.

Image: Courtesy of Omnia

Archaeological science, hands on

The Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials, a joint endeavor between Penn Arts & Sciences and the Penn Museum, celebrates 10 years of teaching students how to interpret the past in an interdisciplinary context.

From Omnia