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Penn Museum
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3260 South Street Philadelphia
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The Penn Museum (University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology) transforms understanding of the human experience.
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New #middleeast galleries @PennMuseum! hyperallergic.com/439440/penn-mu…
Visiting the Penn Museum in 6th grade inspired me to become an #archaeologist!
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“Fermented beverages clearly eased the difficulties of everyday life” and “lubricated the social fabric by bringing human groups together,” explains Dr. Patrick McGovern, Scientific Director of the Biomolecular Archaeology Project at the Penn Museum. bit.ly/2I7ZUEy
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This month, Dr. Jane Buikstra of @ASU speaks at the Penn Museum—focusing on tuberculosis and leprosy, and considering new evidence for the antiquity of these mycobacterial diseases in the Americas. Admission is free: bit.ly/2Kpzn3Q pic.twitter.com/a6tcUQhi6i
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Examining & Analyzing #PrimarySources from #AncientChina @pennmuseum @KutztownASD @KutztownAMS pic.twitter.com/UgTISkvhHr
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How do museums preserve ancient objects for future generations? Find out by visiting our @pennartifactlab exhibition, where our conservators-on-duty open the window twice a day to answer questions from our visitors. Learn more: bit.ly/2HH1Btd pic.twitter.com/Jabj0uG0zU
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Terracotta camel figurine from Ur, created ca. 650 BCE—currently on display in our new Middle East Galleries: bit.ly/2HBfbhU #DigThePast #MiddleEastGalleries pic.twitter.com/RbbDgEvR7G
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The most famous "tree" in our collection is also the most misunderstood. This statuette depicts a markhor goat eating leaves from a tree; it was first dubbed the “ram caught in a thicket” by Leonard Woolley, alluding to the biblical story of Abraham sacrificing a ram. #ArborDay pic.twitter.com/mAMMviosNz
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Thanks so much for visiting!
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"And So The Story Goes... Innovations in Storytelling"—a new, cross-cultural exhibition at the Penn Museum developed by @Penn student curators Braden Cordivari, Fiona Jensen-Hitch, and Linda Lin—is now open to the public: bit.ly/2r26It2 pic.twitter.com/og7dlgUiCx
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Traveling to Egypt @pennmuseum pic.twitter.com/D1XhilLfyo
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Thanks so much for visiting!
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Love these photos. Thanks for visiting!
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Penn CHC
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You can learn more about our work with Syrians and Iraqis to safeguard at-risk heritage in "Cultures in the Crossfire: Stories from Syria and Iraq," on view at the @PennMuseum! #MuseumWeek #HeritageMW @MuseumWeek bit.ly/2nZ7ruq
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Robert Henry Lamborn was a 19th-century collector who played a defining role in building the Penn Museum’s collection. Read about Lamborn's goals and methods as a collector in this blog post by Penn Museum Fellow Sheridan Small: bit.ly/2vQX2Y2 pic.twitter.com/Q0desOUrjz
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Mrs. Buckmaster
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#WHAP field trip to the @pennmuseum! Great way to review for the exam! Ss had to find evidence in the exhibits of key concepts. @SVPrincipalps @PennDelco #ValleyPride pic.twitter.com/ougXZjb19K
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Tonight 6pm—Dr. Deborah Thomas, co-curator of "Bearing Witness: Four Days in West Kingston," leads the next installment in her open reading group based on this special exhibition. Admission is free. Details: bit.ly/2FfqLt1 pic.twitter.com/nJmlkoEMZi
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The Center for Experimental Ethnography at @UPennAnth—designed to promote ethical, engaged, and experimental multi-modal research that is generated ethnographically—seeks applicants for a 1-yr postdoctoral fellowship beginning in the 2018-19 academic year: bit.ly/2HqjJDx
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Louisa Shepard
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Professor Renata Holod @PennArtHistory speaks at @PennSAS Lightbulb Cafe about tools and other artifacts from ancient Iran, some now on display at the @pennmuseum's new #MddleEastGalleries, where she is a curator. pic.twitter.com/s2HBLv2rZ3
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Tomorrow, April 25 at 5:00 pm, the @WolfHumanities Center's Forum on Afterlives features Dr. Holly Pittman, Co-Curator of our new Middle East Galleries, as she discusses "Death, Burial, and the Afterlife in Early Mesopotamia" in a free lecture: bit.ly/2FaLqyd pic.twitter.com/AJDLDwZ5t4
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Hello, Tariq. The objects were in fact acquired legally through formal agreements with appropriate government agencies and were not looted. If you have questions about our collection, you can email us at [email protected].
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