Sponsored by AIA, Western Mass.

AIA Society Event: Western MA

Saturday, October 20, 2012 - 1:00pm - 4:30pm

Location:
Leverett Town Forest
Rattlesnake Gutter Road
Leverett, MA 01054
United States

Join archaeologist Matt Emerson and other archaeological enthusiasts for a short hike (1⁄4 m.) through the beautiful Leverett woods to explore an historic home site and learn how a professional archaeologist reconstructs the human and natural past from the visible material remains of our New England countryside.

Warm clothes, sturdy shoes or boots, and work gloves strongly recommended. Cider & donuts following. 

Website: http://aiawesternmass.org

Contact:
Matthew Emerson
mcemerson1@yahoo.com
413-230-3239

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AIA Society Event: Western MA

Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 4:30pm

Location:
Paino Lecture Hall, Beneski Earth Sciences Building, Amherst College
Amherst, MA
United States

Lecturer: Jacques Perreault

Abstract: The Kilns of Thasos: An Island Potter's Workshop in Ancient Greece (6th century B.C.)

Broneer Lecture

Contact:
Scott Bradbury
sbradbur@smith.edu

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AIA Society Event: Western MA

Thursday, March 7, 2013 - 4:30pm

Location:
Gamble Auditorium, Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA
United States

Lecturer: Lynne Lancaster

Abstract: Olive Oil and Architecture in North Africa

Contact:
Scott Bradbury
sbradbur@smith.edu

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AIA Society Event: Western MA

Thursday, April 11, 2013 - 5:30pm

Location:
UMass Amherst, Campus Center Reading Room
Amherst, MA
United States

Lecturer: Alexandra Carpino

Abstract: Beauty and Violence: Matricide Myths on Etruscan Bronze Mirrors

La Follette Lecture

Website: http://aiawesternmass.org/events--lectures.html

Contact:
Scott Bradbury
sbradbur@smith.edu

Sponsored by AIA-Western Massachusetts

AIA Society Event: Western MA

Saturday, October 22, 2011 - 1:30pm - 4:30pm

Location:
Smith College's MacLeish Feild Station
Whately, MA
United States

Enjoy an easy guided walk in the forest with an archaeologist and a look at an historic home site-- Cider & donuts following

Directions: From Big Y-Walmart-Northampton, Follow Rt 5/10 north 3.5 mi-Turn Left onto Pantry Road 1.5 mi—Turn  Left on Westbrook Road 1.7 mi-Turn Left on Haydenville Road .2 mi –Turn Right on Conway Rd .4 mi-Right on Webber Rd 1.3 mi-- Turn Right on Poplar Hill Road- Follow up the hill 1.9 mi to the end and Field Station Parking area.

Contact:
Matthew Emerson
memerson@kaplan.edu

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AIA Society Event: Western MA

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 5:00pm

Location:
Mount Holyoke College, Gamble Auditorium
South Hadley, MA
United States

Lecturer: Gregory S. Aldrete

Abstract: Reconstructing and Testing Ancient Linen Body Armor: The Linothorax Project

La Follette Lecture

Contact:
AIA

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AIA Society Event: Western MA

Wednesday, March 7, 2012 - 4:30pm

Location:
Amherst College, Pruyne Auditorium, Fayerweather 115
Amherst, MA
United States

Lecturer: Susan Rotroff

Abstract: The Unsolved Mystery of the Agora Bone Well

Norton Lecture

Contact:
Scott Bradbury
sbradbur@smith.edu

AIA Society Event: Western MA

Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 4:30pm

Location:
Paino Auditorium, 107 Earth Sciences Building, Amherst College
Amherst, MA
United States

Lecturer: Lanny Bell

Abstract: Popular and Profane Experiences with the Sublime: The Temple as a Social and Cultural Focus in Egypt

Contact:
AIA

AIA Society Event: Western MA

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Location:
TBA
Amherst, MA
United States

Lecturer: Roger Smith

Abstract: Exploring Tristan de Luna's Lost Galleon: A Study of Florida's Earliest Shipwreck

McCann/Taggart Lecture

AIA Society Event: Western MA

Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 4:30pm

Location:
Fayerweather 115, Fayerweather Hall, Amherst College
Amherst, MA
United States

Lecturer: Barbara Barletta

Abstract: The Temple of Athena at Sounion

This lecture has been CANCELLED due to illness, we apologize for any inconvenience.

Contact:
AIA