Videos Archive
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In Search of Lost Time: Ancient Eclipses, Roman Fish Tanks and the Enigma of Global Sea Level Rise
Posted on October 10, 2010 | No CommentsWhat do ancient eclipse records kept by Babylonian, Chinese, Arabic and Greek scholars, and fish tanks, built by wealthy Romans during100BC-100AD, contribute to our understanding of modern climate change? Dr.... -
Sustainability in the Archaeological Record: What Can We Learn From Past Cultures’ Choices?
Posted on July 26, 2010 | No CommentsSustainability in the Archaeological Record: What Can We Learn From Past Cultures’ Choices? Lecture by Jennifer R. Smith, associate professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences Department, Washington University in St.Louis Given... -
Cultural Heritage Project in Iraq
Posted on July 11, 2010 | No CommentsIn April 2009, Dr. Brian Rose, Deputy Director of the Penn Museum was invited by the State Department to help coordinate cultural preservation efforts in Iraq. Along with a team... -
What’s the point of digging up Roman Ruins?
Posted on May 30, 2010 | No CommentsVideo: Archaeologist Will Bowden from the University of Nottingham discussing why he spends much of his time digging up Roman ruins. -
The Trojan War – Myth or Fact: Recent Excavations at Troy
Posted on April 29, 2010 | No CommentsThe Trojan War-Myth or Fact: Recent Excavations at Troy Dr. C. Brian Rose, Deputy Director of the Penn Museum January 7, 2009 Renewed excavations at Troy during the past 20... -
Ancient Historic Sites from the World Heritage List
Posted on April 18, 2010 | No CommentsHundreds of historical sites around the world have been designated World Heritage Sites by UNESCO – they include many that date back to ancient times. In 2009, UNESCO and its... -
Vestiges of Phoenician Dreams : Carthage and Kerkouane
Posted on April 18, 2010 | No CommentsKerkouane is a small fishing village on the Mediterranean coast of north eastern Tunisia. Archaeologists discovered the ancient ruins of Carthage here some 50 years ago Carthage was founded by... -
The City Where East and West Met : Hatra
Posted on April 18, 2010 | No CommentsThere was once a thriving city state called Hatra in the northern Iraqi desert. The exact details of the site weren’t known until the 20th century. An excavation team were... -
Tutankhamen, The Boy King : Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
Posted on April 18, 2010 | No CommentsThis is the Golden Funerary Mask of King Tutankhamen, the crown-jewel of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. The city of Luxor lies further south along the Nile. It was known... -
The Lying Dragon : The Great Wall of China
Posted on April 18, 2010 | No CommentsThe Great Wall of China looks like a giant dragon lying across the mountains and desert. It is the worlds largest man-made structure. The Chin dynasty built a long defensive...