Events

Archaeology-Hour Livestream: Zainab Bahrani. “Toward an Archaeology of Preservation”

Whitman College Maxey Hall 207 173 Stanton St., Walla Walla, WA, United States

The history of archaeology as a scientific discipline has received a great deal of attention in recent years. As a result of extensive archival research and the reading of archives against the grain, alternative or indigenous archaeologies and earlier forms of relationships to the past—such as antiquarianism—have also begun to receive more serious scholarly attention. […]

Archaeology-Hour Livestream: Rosemary Joyce. “Complex Society Without Rulers”

Whitman College, Olin Hall 129 920 E Isaacs, Walla Walla, WA, United States

For many people, the word "archaeology" conjures up images of monuments, often interpreted as traces of the lives of powerful rulers who can seem to be inevitable parts of any urban, agricultural society. But there are other stories archaeology can tell about societies in which there was no apparent ruler, but nevertheless show the hallmarks […]

Archaeology-Hour Livestream: Alison Futrell. “The People’s Arena”

Whitman College Maxey Hall 207 173 Stanton St., Walla Walla, WA, United States

Mass events in the Colosseum were highly visible performances of Rome’s imperial power. But how did the arena impact the lives of ordinary individuals? This talk explores evidence for the […]

Cleopatra and the Queens of Meroë

Whitman College, Olin Hall 129 920 E Isaacs, Walla Walla, WA, United States

This lecture will focus on the many sole-ruling kandakas ('queens') of the ancient kingdom of Meroë (Kush/Nubia), including those who ruled contemporaneously with Cleopatra and with Roman aggressions and occupation […]