Sponsored by American Institute of Archaeology

AIA Society Event: Southwest TX (San Antonio)

Thursday, January 2, 2014 - Sunday, January 5, 2014

Location:
AIA Annual Meeting 2014
Chicago, IL
United States

Pre-Roman Italy: Art, Architecture and Ritual in Its Ancient Mediterranean Setting

Dr. Ilaria Battiloro, Mt. Allison University and Dr. Kimberly S. Busby, Angelo State University Read more »

Contact:
Kimberly S. Busby
kimberly.busby@angelo.edu
325-486-6017

Sponsored by Buffalo Bayou Preservation Alliance

AIA Society Event: Houston

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Location:
Kids Day - Buffalo Bayou Festival
Sabine Street at Memorial
Houston, TX 77002
United States

The Houston Society of AIA will present "Ancient Encounters - Houston", a series of hands-on activities to celebrate National Archaeology Day as part of events connected to "KBR Kids Day -  Buffalo Bayou Festival.  "Events will help children and families learn about indigenous groups that lived along Buffalo Bayou.  Included are mock excavations of a midden, a bone count to determine diet,and flintknapping demonstrations.  All children will be able to make a shell bead necklace and take away coloring sheets depicting the lives of those who lived along the Bayou. 

Website: http://aia-houston.com

Contact:
Becky Lao
beckylao@att.net
281.497.7382

Sponsored by Central Texas Society of the AIA and The University of Texas at Austin

AIA Society Event: Central Texas (Austin)

Sunday, October 21, 2012 - 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Location:
Waggener Hall
Speedway
Austin, TX 78712
United States

Please join us to celebrate Archaeology Day (belatedly) at the annual UT Archaeology Playdate, sponsored by the Central Texas Society of the AIA and The University of Texas at Austin! The playdate (for grownups) offers both archaeologists and those interested in archaeology a chance to catch up on archaeological research at UT in a friendly, informal setting. Faculty members and graduate students from various departments (Classics, Art History, Anthropology) will present some of their current work, and those attending will be able to discuss these projects and other archaeological issues over light refreshments. The event will be held on Sunday, October 21, from 1-5pm in Waggener Hall on the UT Austin campus (room TBA). Please contact Adam Rabinowitz for more information (arabinow@utexas.edu).

Contact:
Adam Rabinowitz
arabinow@utexas.edu

Sponsored by Houston Society, AIA

AIA Society Event: Houston

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Location:
Houston Museum of Natural Science
5555 Hermann Park Drive
Houston, TX 77006
United States

Dr. Patrick Hunt, Director, Stanford Alipine Archaeology Project

In the coldest case on record, a five-thousand-year-old man is brought to life through forensic technology and C.S.I.-type investigations.  Uncover what this human archaeological site tells about life in Neolithic Europe. 

Contact:
Becky Lao
archaeologyhouston@gmail.com
713.364.6344

Sponsored by Houston Society, AIA

AIA Society Event: Houston

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Location:
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
1001 Bissonnet
Houston, TX 77006
United States

Dr. Abdullah Masry, Former Director of Antiquities, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Director of Middle East Broadcasting Center

Deep in the heartland of Arabis remarkable urban centers developed and flourished at the same time as ancient Egypt and Babylonia.  Arabia was long considered a marginal backwater to the grand centers of ancient Near Eastern civilizations, but recent discoveries now reveal hidden cultures and treasures. 

Website: http://aia-houston.com

Contact:
Becky Lao
archaeologyhouston@gmail.com
713.364.6344

Sponsored by Houston Society, AIA

AIA Society Event: Houston

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Location:
Houston Museum of Natural Science
5555 Hermann Park Dr.
Houston, TX 77006
United States

Dreamtime - Aboriginal Interweaving of Past, Present, and Future

David Lee, Australia Rock Art Research Association

How do lessons of the ancient past inform our dreams for the future?  In the world of the Dreamtime, time, space, act and actor are all part of the woven fabric of existence.  Learn how the Aboriginal peoples of Australia have maintained spiritual connections to their lands and to their ancestors. 

Website: http://aia-houston.com

Contact:
Becky Lao
archaeologyhouston@gmail.com
713.364.6344

Sponsored by Houston Society, AIA

AIA Society Event: Houston

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Location:
Houston Museum of Natural Science
5555 hermann Park Dr.
Houston, TX 77006
United States

Cosmic Time

Dr. Mike Edmunds, Emeritus Professor, School of Physic and Astronomy at Cardiff University, Wales.  Director of the Antikythera Mechanism Research Project. 

The world's first computer put into mechanical form the time cycles of the sun, moon, and planets.  Today, cutting-edge technology reveals the extraordinar sophistication of ancient Greece.  What mysteries does the Antikythera mechanism unveil? 

Website: http://aia-houston.com

Contact:
Becky Lao
archaeologyhouston@gmail.com
713.364.6344

Sponsored by Houston Society - AIA

AIA Society Event: Houston

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Location:
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
1001 Bissonnet
Houston, TX 77006
United States

Sacred Time - Medieval Art of Devotion

Dr. Timothy Bolton, Sotheby's Deputy Director, Specialist in Western Manuscripts 

A medieval book of hours was extremely costly and could only be afforded by the elite.  With the aid of detailed miniature paintings in exquisite pigments and burished gold leaf, the wealth were able to order their daily lives according to the days and months of the liturgical year.  Explore the richness of this exquisite art while learning fascinating details about its production. 

Website: http://www.archaeological.org/aia-houston

Contact:
Becky Lao
archaeologyhouston@gmail.com
713.364.6344

Sponsored by Houston Society, AIA

AIA Society Event: Houston

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Location:
Buffalo Bayou
150 Sabine Street
Houston, TX 77002
United States

The Houston Society of AIA is celebrating National Archaeology Day by presenting "Ancient Encounters-Houston" as part of KBR Kids Day on Buffalo Bayou.  Ancient Encounters features hands-on activities for kids and their families that will acquaint children with indigenous groups who used Buffalo Bayou.  Activities will include flintknapping demonstration, an opportunty to 'excavate' a midden, make a bead necklace, and do a bone count to determine Akokisa diet. 

Website: http://aia-houston.com

Contact:
Becky Lao
beckylao@att.net
281.497.7382

AIA Society Event: Southwest TX (San Antonio)

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Location:
Mission San José
6701 San José Drive
San Antonio, TX 78214
United States

Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) – Southwest TX Archaeological Society (SWTAS) will participate in Archaeology Day at the San Antonio Missions on October 13, 2012, held at San Jose Mission, San Antonio, TX. SWTAS will present information about the AIA and SWTAS, the AIA local chapter, plus present activities suitable for children centered on ancient writing systems. Children will be provided with information about alphabets and syllabaries for Ancient Egyptian, Greek (Linear B and Classical), Mayan, Ancient Celtic Ogham, and Roman numerals. Children will be taught how to write their names in ancient letters and how to translate a short quote. Through this learning activity, children will learn how ancient peoples thought about the world and how they described it through their texts.

Archaeology Day at the Mission is an annual event in San Antonio, hosted by the National Park Service at the Spanish Mission of San Jose.  It includes participants from several regional archaeological and historical organizations. Each organization presents information about itself, as well as some activities for children. AIA-SWTAS has participated every year for the last five years. Last year, about 2000 children attended the event, and at least that many are expected this year.

Contact:
Laura Childs
lacaug@cs.com
210-977-6100