With a million world wonders in the collection, there’s an incredible discovery to be made every single day! While the Penn Museum is now open, Daily Digs continue 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.
New! Every Friday, we'll release a special "Conservation Confidential" edition of the Daily Dig, featuring our Museum conservators. Have a question for the team? The featured conservator will live-chat on the "Conservation Confidential" Facebook post from 1:00-2:00 pm that Friday to answer your inquiries!
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Africa
Asia
Europe
- Ancient Mediterranean Food
- Core-Formed Glass Bottle
- Covering Greek Vases
- Decoding A Greek Vase-Painting
- Dogs in the Mediterranean World
- Eros in Greek Art
- Etruscan Foot Votives
- Etruscan Sandals
- Imperial Roman Coins
- Joseph Bonaparte’s Greek Vase
- Kottabos
- Making Ancient Mediterranean Pottery
- Minotaur
- Mythic Origins of Birds
- Narce Tomb
- Objects Inscribed in Latin
- Puteoli Block
- The Puteoli Block Before It Was Erased
- Roman Blown Glass
- Roman Cameo Glass
- Roman Commodities
- Roman Ketchup
- Roman Lamps
- Strigils
- The Birth of Athena
- Theseus Mosaic
- Timbrel/Catalan Vaults
North America
- Altar Leg from Piedras Negras
- Eagle Pendant
- Earspools
- Ehacatl
- Feasting in Ancient America
- Huichol Yarn Painting
- Indigenous Origins of Lacrosse
- Maya Ballgame Trophy Belt
- Mesoamerican Metate
- Mississippian Cosmos
- Montroville W. Dickeson
- Pomo Baskets
- Siep Earthworks
- Steatite Bear Pipe
- Stela 14
- Stone Pestle
- Whaling Harpoon
- Voladores: Mexicans Who Fly
Middle East
- Adornment of Queen Puabi
- Ancient Dice
- Ancient Strainers
- Assyrian Relief
- Assyrian Relief
- Beth Shean Cultic Stands
- Cuneiform Tablets
- Duck Weight
- Enanatumma
- Incantation Bowls
- Mortar and Pestle
- Mother Artifacts
- Mudhif
- Murex: The Purple People
- Palmyra Mortuary Figure
- Pan Scale
- "Ram in the Thicket"
- Silver Hoard
- Tepe Gawra
- Traditional Syrian Foods
South America
Daily Digs About Museum Work
Museum Work
Conservation Confidential
- Apira Ni Mwane
- Archaeological Field Conservation
- Conservation of an Egyptian Boat Model
- Cuneiform Conservation Conundrum
- Evidence of Repair
- Heavy Metals and Poisonous Plants
- Fantastic Beasts Found in Panama
- Mosaic Mirror
- Moving Monuments
- Organic Pseudomorphs
- Photogrammetry
- Photographic Documentation of Cultural Heritage
- Preserving the Museum's Buddhist Murals
- Scaling Up
- Scenes from the Old Sphinx Gallery
- The Power of Imaging
- UV Examination
- Weaponizing Nature
- Why Can't I Touch That?