Near East
Vol. 65 / No. 1
Greetings from Lagash
Reopening a dig site in southern Iraq after a 30-year hiatus, Penn Museum researchers made two stunning discoveries in the […]
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Vol. 65 / No. 1
By: Holly Pittman
Back to Lagash
After a three-decade hiatus, the Penn Museum reopened a seminal dig site in southern Iraq. Cities first appeared, the Bible […]
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Vol. 65 / No. 1
By: David Mulder
It’s Five O’Clock, Sumer
What does it take to reconstruct a bustling metropolis from 5,000 years ago? A great deal of fieldwork, collaboration, and […]
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Vol. 65 / No. 1
By: Reed Goodman
A New Story of Sumer’s First Cities
A large expanse of Iraq’s central floodplain, once thriving with life, now lies abandoned beyond the reach of modern agriculture. […]
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Vol. 65 / No. 1
By: Zaid Alrawi
Partners in Search of the Past
Since the 1980s, archaeological work in southern Mesopotamia has been challenged by waves of political instability, economic sanctions, and armed […]
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Vol. 64 / No. 3
By: Virginia R. Herrmann and Adam Smith
The Alphabet: A Remarkable Journey from Sinai to Beijing
The alphabet*—it’s a seemingly simple invention with a deeper history and longer journey than many people realize. The ancestor of […]
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Vol. 64 / No. 2
U-2 Spy Plane Images Reveal Ancient Landscapes
Over the course of four years, working over a light table in a darkened room in the National Archives, landscape […]
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Vol. 64 / No. 2
By: Lauren Ristvet, Virginia Herrmann, Eric Hubbard and Joanna S. Smith
At a Crossroads of Culture: Creativity and Innovation in a Region Known for Conflict
On November 19, 2022, the Penn Museum will open the doors of the new Eastern Mediterranean Gallery, subtitled “Crossroads of […]
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Vol. 64 / No. 2
By: Aylar Abdolahzadeh and Sarah Linn
The Ksâr´Akil Rockshelter: A Corridor of Change and Innovation
The Museum Assistantship Program was started with the goal of pairing Penn Museum projects in need of research assistance with […]
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Vol. 64 / No. 1
Rotating Displays: Deer Dancer and African Textiles
The 2013 Native American Voices exhibition includes many of the most spectacular textiles in the Penn Museum’s North American collections. […]
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