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Iraq dig uncovers 5,000-year-old pub restaurant
France 24

Iraq dig uncovers 5,000-year-old pub restaurant

A joint U.S.-Italian archaeological team led by Holly Pittman of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Penn Museum has uncovered the remains of a nearly 5,000-year-old tavern in southern Iraq.

Who, What, Why: Francisco Díaz on anthropology and the modern Maya
Francisco Diaz at the Penn Museum in front of a carved stone pillar

(Image: Eric Sucar)

  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Francisco Díaz on anthropology and the modern Maya

    Francisco Díaz studies Maya contributions to archeology at a time when Indigenous people were viewed as little more than laborers. His research shows that Indigenous people were archaeologists in their own right, working season after season with specialized skills to excavate the past.

    Kristina García

    5,000-year-old tavern uncovered in Iraq
    Archaeology

    5,000-year-old tavern uncovered in Iraq

    Holly Pittman of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Penn Museum and colleagues have uncovered a public eating space dated to 2700 B.C.E. in Lagash, an ancient city site in southern Iraq.

    At a southern Iraq site, unearthing the archaeological passing of time
    lagash trenches visible

    Homepage image: A drone photo of the trenches excavated in Fall 2022, the most recent fieldwork season. The closest trench shows the tavern with a type of clay refrigerator called a “zeer,” an oven, and benches. (Image: Courtesy of Lagash Archaeological Project)

    At a southern Iraq site, unearthing the archaeological passing of time

    When Holly Pittman and colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania and University of Pisa returned to Lagash in the fall of 2022 for a fourth season, they knew they’d find more than ceramic fragments and another kiln.

    Michele W. Berger

    Penn Museum helps make historic find in Northern Iraq
    CBS Philadelphia

    Penn Museum helps make historic find in Northern Iraq

    A team led by Michael Danti of the Penn Museum and the School of Arts & Sciences has uncovered an Assyrian palace in the ancient city of Nimrud in Northern Iraq.

    Prehistoric carvings depict showdowns between humans and beasts
    Science

    Prehistoric carvings depict showdowns between humans and beasts

    PIK Professor Lynn Meskell says that newly discovered prehistoric artwork needs to be considered alongside archaeological evidence like food remains, human skeletons, and other artifacts.

    Museum works to repatriate artifacts looted from West Africa
    PBS NewsHour

    Museum works to repatriate artifacts looted from West Africa

    The redesigned Africa Galleries at the Penn Museum seeks to return artifacts and transform narratives of colonization, with remarks from Tukufu Zuberi of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Museum and Christopher Woods, director of the Museum.

    At Penn Museum, a one-man show on Palestinian-Israeli identity
    Ibrahim Miari performing on stage wearing a latex glove holding a small object.

    Ibrahim Miari, a lecturer in Jewish Studies, is performing at the Penn Museum on Dec. 8.

  • Q&A

    • At Penn Museum, a one-man show on Palestinian-Israeli identity

    “In Between” is an award-winning, semi-autobiographical one-man show by Ibrahim Miari that portrays the complexities and contradictions inherent in Palestinian-Israeli identity.

    Anna Chen