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Penn archaeologists help uncover 3,600-year-old tomb of Egyptian pharaoh

Josef Wegner of the School of Arts & Sciences and Penn Museum says that a recently discovered pharaoh’s tomb represents a new window to understanding the origins of the Abydos Dynasty.

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

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.

Celebrate arrival of spring at CultureFest! Enjoy Holi, the festival of colors

In partnership with Three Aksha and the South Asia Center at the School of Arts & Sciences, the Penn Museum will mark the beginning of spring with CultureFest! Holi to celebrate the Hindu festival of colors.

Archaeologists find a pharaoh’s tomb, the first since King Tut’s, Egypt says

Joseph Wegner of the School of Arts & Sciences and Penn Museum says that a newly uncovered pharaoh’s tomb provides evidence of a pivotal ruler in ancient Egypt.

Closeup of a Song Dynasty urn with snakes writhing across a ribbed surface

Art Matters

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.

Two students looking at slides under a microscope in a lab.

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.

Restoring at-risk Assyrian cultural heritage

Archaeologists from Penn Museum and Iraq have recovered remarkably preserved shrines from a temple in northern Iraq.

Archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old canals used to fish by predecessors of ancient Maya

Jeremy Sabloff of the School of Arts & Sciences and Penn Museum says that ancient fish-trapping canals show continuity in Maya culture.

Do these ancient seals unlock clues to the origins of writing?

Holly Pittman of the School of Arts & Sciences and Penn Museum helped contribute to a study arguing that ancient Sumerian seals used to brand products shaped the formation of cuneiform, humanity’s earliest known example of writing.

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