Archaeology and Conservation of the Heroic Era Exploration Bases on Ross Island, Antarctica

Sponsored by Archaeological Institute of America

AIA Society Event: San Joaquin Valley

Monday, April 1, 2013 - 7:00pm

Location:
California State University Fresno
University Business Center
Fresno, CA
United States

Lecturer: Susanne Grieve

Abstract: Archaeology and Conservation of the Heroic Era Exploration Bases on Ross Island, Antarctica

Reception following lecture

Contact:
Dr. James Kus
jamesk@zimmer.csufresno.edu

The Classic Maya Collapse: The View from the Cave

Sponsored by Archaeological Institute of America

AIA Society Event: Los Angeles County

Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 4:00pm

Location:
California State University, Long Beach, Beach Auditorium, Student Union (USU on map)
Long Beach, CA
United States

Lecturer: Holley Moyes

Abstract: The Classic Maya Collapse: The View from the Cave

Ahmanson Lecture

Lecture followed by reception.

Contact:
Cynthia Colburn
cynthia.colburn@pepperdine.edu

The Romans at dinner: a view from archaeology and art

Sponsored by Archaeological Institute of America

AIA Society Event: Santa Cruz

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - 5:00pm

Location:
Humanties 201, University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
United States

Lecturer: Katherine Dunbabin

Abstract: The Romans at dinner: a view from archaeology and art

Norton Lecture

Lecture preceded by a coffee reception at 4:30 p.m.

Contact:
Charles Hedrick
hedrick@ucsc.edu
831-459-2727

Beyond Herzog: Current Thinking About Ice Age Cave Art

Sponsored by AIA San Francisco Society

AIA Society Event: San Francisco

Friday, May 4, 2012 - 8:00pm - 9:30pm

Location:
370 Dwinelle Hall, U C Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720
United States

 

In this talk, Prof. Conkey will discuss the current ways of thinking about and studying the Ice Age "arts" of
Paleolithic Europe. While Herzog's movie, "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" brought a 3-D exposure
to a wider public about the now-famous Grotte Chauvet (Ardèche, France) there is much more to
think about than the "enchantment" of the images and the "virtuosities" of the creators. Recent
work in understanding the technologies of the image-making, the chrono-spatial patternings of
image-making (including a newly discovered site in central Europe) and assessments of the
interpretive field will be discussed.
 
Note: The Spring Reception will take place before this lecture. More
information will be available in late March or early April.

Contact:
Debbie Anderson
dwanders@sonic.net
4082554842

NEW PERSPECTIVES ON APHRODISIAS, TURKEY

Sponsored by AIA Orange County Society

AIA Society Event: Orange County

Sunday, November 13, 2011 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Location:
Concordia University
Irvine, CA
United States

Lecture by Harry Mark, AIA, SEGD.  See http://aia-oc.org/index3.html

Website: http://aia-oc.org/index.html

Contact:
Jim Lancaster
ljames1@ix.netcom.com

Archaeology and Stanford Collections--Egypt, Greece, China, Peru: Archaeological Tour of the Stanford Museum

Sponsored by AIA-Stanford Society

AIA Society Event: Stanford

Saturday, October 22, 2011 - 11:00am
Saturday, October 22, 2011 - 12:00pm
Saturday, October 22, 2011 - 2:00pm

Location:
Cantor Center for the Visual Arts, Stanford University
328 Lomita Dr
Stanford, CA 94305
United States

Celebrating National Archaeology Day, three free public tours of the Stanford Museum will be offered by Dr. Patrick Hunt at 11am, noon, and 2pm.

Contact:
AIA-Stanford Society

The Lost Sunshade of Queen Nefertiti: Royal women in the reign of King Akhenaten

Sponsored by AIA San Francisco Society

AIA Society Event: San Francisco

Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Location:
370 Dwinelle Hall, U C Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720
United States

This slide presentation will be given by Dr. Jacquelyn Williamson, American Council of Learned Societies Post-Doctoral Faculty Fellow and Visiting Lecturer, Dept. of Near Eastern Studies, U C Berkeley.  It will be held in 370 Dwinelle Hall on the UC Berkeley campus, and is free and open to the public.

Abstract:
This lecture will begin with a short introduction to the Amarna Period. The first half of the talk will focus on the speaker’s current excavation and discovery of the “lost” sun temple of Nefertiti at Tell el-Amarna. An overview of the art, texts, and architecture of the site will be used to explain and nuance the role Nefertiti played in the new Aten religion.

When he began a religion based on one, gender-neutral god, Akhenaten removed the essential female element of fertility and regeneration imparted by the traditional Egyptian female goddesses. In their place, he used his wife and their children as a means to guarantee and celebrate the regeneration of the Egyptian cosmos.

Contact:
Deborah Anderson
dwanders@sonic.net
4082554842

Pheidias’s World: The Berkeley Casts of the Parthenon Frieze and their Athenian Context

Sponsored by AIA San Francisco Society / UCB Dept. of Classics / Ancient Arts Council

AIA Society Event: San Francisco

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Location:
3335 Dwinelle Hall, UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720
United States

Lecture by Dr. Andrew Stewart (The Nicholas C. Petris Professor of Greek Studies in the Department of Classics, Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology and the History of Art, University of California, Berkeley)

The Parthenon frieze, represented at UC Berkeley by a selection of nine plaster casts molded from the original marble slabs in Athens and now displayed in the entrance corridor of Dwinelle Hall, is the longest surviving monument of Greek sculpture. Its choice of theme and location on the Parthenon are unique. Although a consensus has emerged that it represents the Panathenaic procession, the reasons for its presence on the Parthenon remain obscure. This lecture explores questions regarding the friezes in the context of the political, social, and religious concerns of the Periclean period, and the frieze’s unique status in the history of western art.

The casts of the Parthenon frieze will be enjoyed along with refreshments and conversation following the lecture in the Dwinelle entrance corridor.

Cosponsored by the UC Berkeley Department of Classics and the Ancient Art Council of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Contact:
Deborah Anderson
dwanders@sonic.net
4082554842

Fall Garden Party

Sponsored by AIA Los Angeles Society

AIA Society Event: Los Angeles County

Sunday, September 25, 2011 - 3:00pm

Location:
Colina Glen Clubhouse
Bel Air, CA
United States

Reservations needed, please contact Deana Hight.

Directions will be provided when you RSVP.

Contact:
Deana Hight
deanahight@sbcglobal.net

Archaeology Lab Open Houses

Sponsored by Archaeological Institute of America

AIA Society Event: San Joaquin Valley

Saturday, October 22, 2011 - 9:00am - 3:00pm

Location:

Fresno, CA
United States

The San Joaquin Valley Society will join with local colleges to bring archaeology to the public. Open houses will be held at the archaeology labs for California State University, Fresno, and Fresno City College. Both labs will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Contact:
AIA San Joaquin Valley Society

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