The Penn Museum is home to remarkable objects and their powerful stories. While the Museum is temporarily closed due to COVID-19, we remain open for exploration—and we’ve taken our Daily Digs online. Together, we’ll dig into a 3-minute exploration of an extraordinary artifact. Gain deeper insights into its history, cultural context, caretaking, and more while you hear the unique perspectives of archaeologists, anthropologists, scientists, conservators, archivists, and other Museum specialists..
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New Digital Digs are posted on Facebook first, with the opportunity to ask our Museum presenter questions. Sign up for our e-newsletter for notifications about upcoming Digs.
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Past Digital Digs
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- Moroccan Writing Boards
- Ehacatl
- Cuneiform Tablets
- Lukumbi Drum
- Adornment of Queen Puabi
- Narce Tomb
- Strigils
- Covering Greek Vases
- Photogrammertry
- Mesopotamian Duck Weight
- Crystal Ball
- Arctic Whaling Harpoon
- Huichol Yarn Painting
- Mystery Footage
- Nkisi Nkondi
- Making Pottery in the Ancient Mediterranean
- Mother-Related Objects
- Etruscan Sandals
- The Myth of Osiris
- Processing New Acquisitions
- The Mythic Origin of Birds
- Indian Tea Cozy
- Egyptian Heart Scarab
- Evidence of Repair
- Mesoamerican Metate
- Enannatuma's Statuette
- Cloisonné
- Assyrian Relief
- Fudo Statue
- Pomo Baskets
- ya Ballgame
- Eros in Greek Art
- Preparing Objects for Loan
- Core Formed Glass Bottles
- Incantation Bowls
- Organic Pseudomorphs
- "Ram in the Thicket"
- Military Jacket
- Dogs in the Mediterranean
- Spindle Whorls
- Etruscan Foot Votives
- Eagle Pendant
- Decoding a Greek Vase Painting
- Roman Blown Glass
- Altar Leg from Piedras Negras
- Roman Ketchup
- Chancay Weaver
- Assyrian Relief
- Blue-and-white Pottery
- Power of Imaging
- Roman Cameo Glass
- Food in the Ancient Mediterranean
- Kottabos
- Mortuary Statue
- Puteoli Marble Block
- Seip Earthworks
- Minotaur
- Hatshepsut's Lintel
- Ethiopian Crosses
- Montroville W. Dickeson
- Inka Khipu
- Stela 14
- Theseus Mosaic
- Foo Lions
- Birth of Athena
- Mississippian Cosmos
- Roman Lamps
- Earspools
