Welcome to the ArchaeoCon Archive! From February 1 to March 27, you can embark on your own self-paced journey of archaeological discovery through our treasure trove of presentations, interviews, trivia games, and more!
If you have questions along the way, be sure to consult our Frequently Asked Questions or reach out for help by emailing programs@archaeological.org. ArchaeoCon is committed to making this event available to as many people as possible—please see our Accessibility Guide for more details!
Arcade
Do you have what it takes to win our ArchaeoCon games? Challenge yourself or your friends to a trivia blast on Kahoot!
*Our Arcade refreshed February 29, so if you played all of the games in round one, make sure to check back for more games now!
Interviews
Check out interviews with famous archaeologists about their work at sites worldwide! From community archaeology in the US to the citadel of Machu Picchu, learn from the experts about the state of archaeology today.
Workshop
Have you ever wanted to eat like the ancient Romans but were too scared of garum (fermented fish sauce) to try? We’ve got great news for you – they loved donuts, too! Fry up some globi with Rosalva Parada and learn why Cato’s recipe is one for the ages.
Lectures
These lectures from previous ArchaeoCons will educate and entertain you while you wait for spring! Pull up the videos, grab a mug of your beverage of choice, and let archaeology keep you warm through the last couple months of winter.
The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), founded in 1879, is North America’s oldest and largest archaeological organization.
Our mission includes supporting archaeologists, students, archaeological research and publications, the preservation of archaeological sites around the world, and, of course, presenting public programs, like ArchaeoCon!
Affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles
Jo Anne Van Tilburg is Director of the Easter Island Statue Project (EISP) and Director of the UCLA Rock Art Archive. Her areas of specialization include style and iconographic analysis, typological analysis, and symbolism. Her study areas are California’s rock art and Easter Island’s monolithic statues.
Affiliation: Goucher College
Alexandra Jones is an Assistant Professor of Practice in History and Anthropology at Goucher College and the Founder of Archaeology in the Community, where she teaches youth worldwide about archaeology. Though she loves spending time in the dirt with her students, she also enjoys spending time watching detective movies.
Affiliation: Stanford University
Patrick Hunt, award-winning archaeologist, author, and National Geographic grantee, teaches at Stanford University, directed the Stanford Alpine Archaeology Project from 1994-2012, and continues to do fieldwork in the region. He has a lifelong love of the Alps, having lived annually for several months in the Alps since 1994.
Register here for Dr. Hunt’s upcoming lecture, “Hannibal’s Secret Weapon,” on February 5 ➔
Affiliation: California State University, Long Beach
Debby Sneed is an assistant professor of classics at California State University, Long Beach. She is also the field director of the Agora Excavations in Athens, run by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Her work primarily focuses on the lives of physically disabled people in Greece in the 6th through 4th centuries BCE.
Affiliation: Skidmore College
Heather Hurst, an award-winning archaeologist and archaeological illustrator, is an expert on ancient Maya wall paintings and director of the San Bartolo-Xultun Archaeology Project. Her work has required many months (cumulatively, years!) in excavation tunnels deep beneath pyramids to document murals buried by the ancient Maya in Guatemala and perched high atop scaffolding to illustrate cave paintings in Mexico. In 2018, Hurst became the director of the San Bartolo-Xultun Regional Archaeology Project, an international, multi-institutional collaboration.
Affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles
Kathlyn (Kara) Cooney, professor of Egyptian Art and Architecture at UCLA, is an expert on funerary and burial practices in ancient Egypt. Her work on coffin reuse has taken her around the world over ten years to study more than 300 coffins in collections around the world, including Cairo, London, Paris, Berlin, and Vatican City.
Affiliation: President of the Clotilda Descendants Association
Darron Patterson is a native of Plateau—also known as Africatown—Alabama and is the great-great grandson of ‘Kupollee,’ among the last 110 Africans to be illegally enslaved in America. Patterson was a panelist for the 2022 virtual International Archaeology Day program, “Diving for the Clotilda: The Archaeology, History, and Legacy of the Last Known Slave Ship.”
Affiliation: The Discovery Channel
Josh Gates is an adventurer and explorer whose unique brand of humor and deep-rooted passion for off-the-map adventure takes him to the farthest corners of the world. Josh’s hit-show “Expedition Unknown” on the Discovery Channel chronicles his global quest to find the truth behind iconic legends and thrilling archaeological mysteries.
Affiliation: Cleveland Museum of Art
Darnell-Jamal Lisby is the Assistant Curator of Fashion at the Cleveland Museum of Art. The first to step into the fashion curatorial space at the CMA, his mandate is to conceptualize fashion exhibitions that link the museum’s comprehensive collection with fashion history. In addition to his exhibition Egyptomania: Fashion’s Conflicted Obsession, which ran at the CMA from April 1, 2023 – January 28, 2024, he’s very active in collaborations across the fashion industry and education, from writing to lecturing in various mainstream and academic capacities.
Affiliation: Cleveland Museum of Art
James Delgado is the world’s best known maritime archaeologist and has worked on over a hundred shipwrecks. Jim has been the series advisor and a frequent guest on National Geographic’s “Drain the Oceans” since it began airing several years ago. He is less known for his carefully selected moments when he sings for audiences, including a one-night performance as a wedding singer in Turkey.
P.S. If you can’t get enough of our content, check out our upcoming virtual lectures HERE ➔
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