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Artifacts and Archaeological Processes: The Lives and Afterlives of Objects in Pompeii

Penn Museum 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Lecture by Catherine Baker, Bryn Mawr College From the chipped corners of an ancient die to the mortar on a reused inscription, artifacts tell stories. Archaeologists reconstruct these object biographies, tracing the lives of ancient artifacts from their creation to their final deposition. In this talk, I explore the stories of some of the artifacts […]