Archaeology

Michael Danti of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on his team’s discovery of a 6.5-foot-high door threshold in the ancient Iraqi city of Nimrud.

Michael Danti of the Penn Museum and the School of Arts & Sciences and colleagues have uncovered an impressive 2-meter-high door threshold in the ancient Iraqi city of Nimrud.

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.

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.

The new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery at the Penn Museum expands the context of Jewish history, with quotes from Director Christopher Woods and Lauren Ristvet of the School of Arts & Sciences.

Virginia Herrmann, Joanna Smith, and Director Christopher Woods of the Penn Museum discuss the history behind the artifacts of the new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery.

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.

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.

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.