The Daily Dig is a 15-minute exploration of an extraordinary artifact from the Penn Museum’s collection. Hear the unique perspectives of archaeologists, anthropologists, scientists, conservators, archivists, and other Museum specialists.
1:00 pm everyday. See our Welcome Desk for location.
Digital Daily Dig Archive
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Daily Digs by Geographic Area
Africa
Asia
Europe
- Ancient Mediterranean Food
- Carnelian Ring
- Core-Formed Glass Bottle
- Covering Greek Vases
- Decoding A Greek Vase-Painting
- Dogs in the Mediterranean World
- Edith Hall Dohan
- Ethnicity in the Ancient Greek World
- Eros in Greek Art
- Etruscan Foot Votives
- Etruscan Sandals
- Horse and Rider Figurine
- Imperial Roman Coins
- Janus Flask
- Joseph Bonaparte’s Greek Vase
- Kottabos
- Making Ancient Mediterranean Pottery
- Minotaur
- Mythic Origins of Birds
- Narce Tomb
- Nilotic Relief Sculpture
- Objects Inscribed in Latin
- The Olympic Games
- Puteoli Block
- The Puteoli Block Before It Was Erased
- River God Mask
- Roman Blown Glass
- Roman Cameo Glass
- Roman Commodities
- Roman Ketchup
- Roman Lamps
- Scythian Female Warriors
- Statuette of a Female
- Strigils
- Strigils and Athletes
- The Birth of Athena
- Theseus Mosaic
- Timbrel/Catalan Vaults
North America
- Altar Leg from Piedras Negras
- Eagle Pendant
- Earspools
- Ehacatl
- Feasting in Ancient America
- Florence Shotridge
- Huichol Yarn Painting
- Indigenous Origins of Lacrosse
- Louis Shotridge
- Maya Ballgame Trophy Belt
- Mesoamerican Metate
- Mississippian Cosmos
- Montroville W. Dickeson
- Pomo Baskets
- Siep Earthworks
- Steatite Bear Pipe
- Stela 14
- Stone Pestle
- The Weave of History
- 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
- Magnet Magic in Native American Voices
- 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
- Small Wonder
- The Power of Imaging
- UV Examination
- Weaponizing Nature
- Why Can't I Touch That?