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How Houses Build People: Exploring the Mudbrick Architecture of Catalhoyuk, Turkey

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AIA Society Event: Stanford

Friday, December 3, 2010 - 8:00pm

Location:
Meyer Library, Meyer Forum 124
Stanford University Campus
Stanford, CA
United States

Serena Love, a PH.D. candidate at Standord University, will deliver a lecture discussing the mudbrick architecture of the famous site of Catalhoyuk, Turkey. A reception will follow the conclusion of the lecture.

Imaging the Antikithera Mechanism

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AIA Society Event: Stanford

Friday, November 5, 2010 - 8:00pm

Location:
Meyer Library, Meyer Forum 124
Stanford University Campus
Stanford, CA
United States

Dr. Tom Malzbender, senior research scientist at HP Laboratories, will deliver a lecture entitled "Imaging the Antikithera Mechanism." A reception will follow the conclusion of the lecture.

Olmec Symposium: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico

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AIA Society Event: Orange County

Saturday, October 23, 2010 - 9:15am - 5:00pm

Location:
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Bing Auditorium
5905 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90036
United States

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Orange County AIA Society, and the New World Archaeology Council of the AIA is proud to sponsor a panel discussion and symposium covering the colossal masterpieces of the ancient Olmec civilization. The panel discussion, entitled "The Cascajal Block and Other Evidence of Early Writing in the New World," will be held on October 22, 2010 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The Olmec Symposium will be on October 23, 2010 from 9:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. Preregistration may be required. For further information please go to http://www.olmecsymposium.info/. Both events will be held in the Bing Auditorium at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Investigating the Bronze Hoard at Vani

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AIA Society Event: Los Angeles County

Thursday, October 7, 2010 - 6:30pm

Location:

Los Angeles, CA
United States

Dr. David Saunders, Getty Villa, will deliver a lecture entitled "Investigating the Bronze Hoard at Vani." Appetizers and drinks will begin at 6:30 p.m., with the lecture beginning at 7:15 p.m. Dinner to follow lecture. Please RSVP to Deana Hight at deanahight@sbcglobal.net.

The Cascajal Block and Other Evidence of Early Writing in the New World

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AIA Society Event: Orange County

Friday, October 22, 2010 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Location:
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Bing Auditorium
5905 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90036
United States

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Orange County AIA Society, and the New World Archaeology Council of the AIA is proud to sponsor a panel discussion and symposium covering the colossal masterpieces of the ancient Olmec civilization. The panel discussion, entitled "The Cascajal Block and Other Evidence of Early Writing in the New World," will be held on October 22, 2010 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The Olmec Symposium will be on October 23, 2010 from 9:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. Preregistration may be required. For further information please go to http://www.olmecsymposium.info/. Both events will be held in the Bing Auditorium at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Documentation, Drawings, and Reconstruction of the Ancient City of Aphrodisias, Turkey

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AIA Society Event: Orange County

Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Location:
DeNault Auditorium at Concordia University
1530 Concordia
Irvine, CA 92612
United States

Architect Harry Mark will deliver a lecture entitled "Documentaion, Drawings, and Reconstruction of the Ancient City of Aphrodisias, Turkey," in which he will discuss how he and his team of graduate students have drawn and reconstructed this ancient site. The lecture will take place in the DeNault Auditorium at Concordia University.

Magic and Religion in Ancient Corinth

AIA Society Event: Santa Barbara

Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 5:30pm

Location:
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
2559 Puesta Del Sol
Santa Barbara, CA
United States

Lecturer: Ronald Stroud

Abstract: Magic and Religion in Ancient Corinth

Norton Lecture

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Leprosy and Leper Hospitals in Late Medieval Ireland

AIA Society Event: North Coast

Sunday, November 14, 2010 - 4:00pm

Location:
Santa Rosa Junior College (Room TBA)
Santa Rosa, CA
United States

Lecturer: Rachel Scott

Abstract: Leprosy and Leper Hospitals in Late Medieval Ireland

Forsyth Lecture

Uncorking the Past: The Quest for Wine, Beer, and Extreme Fermented Beverages

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AIA Society Event: North Coast

Sunday, April 10, 2011 - 2:30pm

Location:
Santa Rosa Junior College, Ellis Auditorium
Petaluma, CA
United States

Lecturer: Patrick E. McGovern

Abstract: Uncorking the Past: The Quest for Wine, Beer, and Extreme Fermented Beverages

Book signing will follow the lecture, and an informal reception will be held from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. at the Lagunitas Brewing Co. (located at 1280 N. McDowell Blvd. in Petaluma).