Video Category: Lecture
The Queen of Sheba in History and Legend
Best known from the Bible's account of her marriage to the wise king Solomon, the Queen of Sheba has...
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The Golden Age of King Midas
Midas was indisputably the most famous ruler of the Phrygian kingdom in central Turkey, and his Gold...
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Hero Twins of the Americas: Myths of Origin, Duality, and Vengeance
Myths concerning the “hero twins” are widespread from Canada to South America. In the archetypal...
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Great Myths and Legends:The Piltdown Fossil Forgery and the Search for the “First Englishman”
In the early 20th century, hominid fossils were unearthed all over the mainland continent of Europe...
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Great Myths and Legends: Genghis Khan: Barbarian Conqueror or Harbinger of Democracy
Dr. Morris Rossabi, Senior Research Scholar, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columb...
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The 100th Anniversary of the Harrison Rotunda at the Penn Museum
One of the grandest domes in the country, the Penn Museum’s Harrison rotunda, completed in 1915 an...
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Great Myths and Legends: Adapa the Sage: Flood, Myth and Magic in early Mesopotamia
Thousands of years ago, scholar-priests in ancient Sumer told a tale about a man who lived long befo...
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Great Myths and Legends: Imhotep: From Architect to Deity to Villain
The historical figure Imhotep designed the remarkable Step Pyramid complex at Saqqara built during t...
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Great Wonders: The Great Walls of China
The Great Wall is most familiar to us as the massive masonry fortifications snaking dramatically ove...
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Great Wonders: Chichen Itza: An Alien City in the Maya Lowlands
Lecture given by Dr. Simon Martin, Associate Curator and Keeper of Collections, American Section. Ev...
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Beneath the Skin: The Skeleton Within
Mortuary practice, body position, and objects associated with the skeleton in the grave—all can gi...
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Great Wonders: The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus and its Successors
Each of the "wonders" in the ancient world was intended to symbolize the builder's political and eco...
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New Discoveries in Ancient Rome and the Roman World
Dr. C. Brian Rose celebrates the birthday of Rome with New Discoveries in Ancient Rome and the Roman...
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Great Wonders: The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, in southern Greece, was counted as one of the Seven Wonders of the An...
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Revealing the City of King Midas: Archaeology and Conservation at Gordion
Located about 100 kilometers southwest of Ankara, Turkey, Gordion was continually inhabited for near...
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Reinterpreting an Old Dig: Sitio Conte and the Penn Museum
Unlike many other museums, many collections at the Penn Museum were obtained through scientific exca...
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Great Wonders: The Lighthouse at Alexandria: The Pharos in the land of the Pharaoh
Lecture given by Jennifer Houser Wegner, Ph.D., Associate Curator, Egyptian Section. Founded by Alex...
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Great Wonders: Searching for the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Grant Frame, Ph.D., Associate Curator, Babylonian Section. The Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II (60...
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Great Wonders: The Monumental Geoglyphs of Amazonia
Traditionally, the archaeologists have the vast Amazon region of South America to be a cultural back...
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Amazons: Warrior Women in Myth, Art, and History
Amazons—fierce horsewomen-archers on the fringes of the known world—were the mythic archenemies ...
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Middle Stone Age surface Archaeology - Reports from the Field: Douglas G. Lovell, Jr.
The identification of the temporal and causal factors in the emergence of modern human behavior is a...
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The Romans who saw the Caspian Sea - Reports from the Field: Douglas G. Lovell, Jr.
Borderland studies are one of the most vibrant areas of modern archaeological research, looking at t...
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Douglas G. Lovell, Jr. "Reports from the Field": The Rowanduz Archaeological Program 2014
This past summer, the Rowanduz Archaeological Program (RAP) returned to Iraqi Kurdistan for its seco...
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Great Wonders: Monumental Grandeur of the Mississippi Valley
Stretching over 2,500 miles from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, the Mississippi River has been cal...
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To Boldly Go: The New Frontier of Maritime Archaeology
James Delgado is actively involved in promoting the cause of maritime preservation. He hosted the te...
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Great Wonders: The Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza
Dr. David Silverman, Curator-in-Charge, Penn Museum, Egyptian Section, presents the opening lecture ...
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The Buddhist Murals: Up Close & Personal, a Conservation Adventure
The Buddhist Murals in our Chinese Rotunda, some of the largest artifacts in our collection, have be...
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Read Only: Collecting Born-Digital Materials on the Pre-Social Media Web
Little more than a decade ago, the Web was largely a "read-only" medium. It was in this media enviro...
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"Treaty of Renewed Friendship" Signing
Join members and friends of the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania at the signing of the "Treaty of Renew...
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Great Voyages: Jason and the Golden Fleece
Brian Rose, James B. Pritchard Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Pennsylvania. Searc...
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