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Archaeology in Action

Uncovering the Social and Political History of Ancient Egypt

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Wednesday, Apr. 2 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ET

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An excavation at Abydos.

Join us online for our flagship virtual lecture series featuring Penn Museum’s leading researchers and experts. You’ll hear firsthand accounts from the forefront of archaeological exploration around the globe.

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The Penn Museum’s long-running excavations at the site of Abydos continue to reveal new insights. Ongoing investigation of the mysterious Anubis-Mountain royal necropolis—the location of more than a dozen royal tombs spanning 1850-1650 BCE—as well as a range of urban, industrial, religious, and funerary structures continues to shed new light and generate new questions on Egypt’s past. Dr. Josef Wegner reviews results of more than two decades of work and shares recent discoveries, issues under investigation, and ongoing heritage initiatives—presenting a nuanced look of how Egypt’s ancient past connects with the present.

About the Speaker

Josef Wegner, Ph.D.

Josef Wegner, Ph.D.

Josef Wegner, Ph.D., is a Curator in the Egyptian Section and a Professor of Egyptian Archaeology in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania.

Upcoming Lectures In the Series

Excavation team working on a site in West Philadelphia.

Archaeology in Action

Excavating West Philadelphia’s Black Bottom

Wednesday, Nov 6

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ET

Road cutting through a forest.

Archaeology in Action

Collaboration to Reclaim Native American Ancestral Lands

Wednesday, Dec 4

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ET

Aerial image of Motya.

Archaeology in Action

The Shape of Punic Cities

Wednesday, Jan 8

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ET

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