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This 5,000-year-old stone tablet at the Penn Museum is among the oldest examples of writing in the world

National Constitution Center's new First Amendment gallery displays letter George Washington wrote to Quakers

First Amendment Constitution Center

PAFA exhibit the first to display items from Philly's former history museum

Atwater Kent Collection

Museum of the American Revolution launches interactive multimedia timeline with historical objects, documents

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The Colored Girls Museum in Germantown celebrates Black girlhood through art and artifacts

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FBI returns stolen artifacts to Pennsylvania historical societies

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Penn Museum researchers discover ancient restaurant in Iraq with 5,000-year-old fridge

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Philadelphia Museum of Art returns 17th century shield lost by German museum during WWII

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FBI returns centuries-old artifacts stolen 50 years ago to local museums

Revolution Museum

Rare signers' copy of Declaration of Independence to be sold at Philly auction

Declaration Philly Auction

How do you move an ancient 25,000 pound sphinx? Very carefully.

Carroll - Moving the Sphinx of the Pharaoh Ramses II at Penn Museum

244-year-old Philly newspaper, found at New Jersey Goodwill, headed to Old City

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Penn hospital employees find 'rare' 19th century medical notebook

RARE PENN MEDICAL NOTEBOOK

Chester County man lucks into possession of extremely rare coin

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'Weird Things in Jars' – on display now for the holidays

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New museum to feature iconic artifact from the American Revolution

Artifacts emerge from centuries-old toilets at Philly construction site

Museum of the American Revolution

Archaeologists uncover centuries of Philly history beneath former visitors center

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Nude god Cupid appears on 1,700-year-old ring found in U.K.

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Woman finds 10,000-year-old spearhead at Seaside Heights

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