Science and Technology: Using Ur-Online to Aid in Scientific Analysis

Ur of the Chaldees: A Virtual Vision of Woolley’s Excavations, a joint project between the Penn Museum and the British Museum, has led to the re-analysis of many objects from Ur. Ur-Online.org, the final product of this project, brings together modern and archival descriptions along with field records into one digital platform. As part of this project, conservators and researchers at both museums analyzed objects in order to gather modern information. At the Penn Museum this involved recording modern measurements and descriptions, taking new photographs, and conducting a condition assessment of all of the artifacts outlined in the proposal. Some