Available during the Harvard academic year Sundays at 1:00 pm, October 6, 2024–April 27, 2025. See blackout dates.* *Blackout dates: December 1, 2024–January 26, 2025; and March 16–23, 2025. This […]
Tuesday April 1, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm - in person Things you probably didn't know about New Hampshire Archaeology- Dr. Richard Boisvert, retired NH State Archaeologist New Hampshire may not have archaeological monuments like cliff dwellings or burial mounds but it does have a remarkable number of important and unusual archaeological sites and artifacts. […]
Anna Marguerite McCann and Robert D. Taggart Lectureship in Underwater Archaeology
2025 Gordon R. Willey Lecture David M. Carballo, Professor of Anthropology, Archaeology, and Latin American Studies, Boston University Teotihuacan, one of the largest cities in the world over 1,500 years ago, stands today as a premier archaeological site and a powerful symbol of Mexico’s precolonial heritage. Despite its enduring fame and millions of annual visitors, […]
We would like to Invite you for our upcoming conference on Global Research Conference on Analog Electronics Sensors and Signal Processing (GRCSENSORS) is going held at Paris, France during April 03-05, 2025
Thursday, April 3 (12pm-1:30 pm) Penn State is excited to host the Peruvian archaeologist Dr. Henry Tantaleán to talk about the Andean archaeological phenomenon of Paracas (First Millennium BCE) and his ongoing research on the Chincha Valley. Dr. Tantaleán is a Professor of Archaeology at the oldest university in the Americas, the Universidad Nacional Mayor […]
A joint program sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America Dayton Society, the Miami University Department of History, and the Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum at Miami University. Although we often take them for granted, mirrors in antiquity were powerful tools for the construction of feminine identity. Building on the idea of the mirror […]
Megan Kassabaum, University of Pennsylvania On Elevated Ground: The Origins, Use, and Meaning of Early American Platform Mounds
"HANDS-ON GREEK VASES" with AAR curator Prof. Valentina Follo and professional potter Roberto Paolini. The popularity of Greek pottery transcended the Greek world. These artifacts, beyond their aesthetic beauty and role in spreading Greek myths, underscore the advanced technical skills required for their creation, a process that remains poorly understood. Today's event offers participants a […]
New Hampshire Archeological Society Spring Meeting Co-hosted by UNH Anthropology Club and the New Hampshire Archaeological Society. 9:00 am - Registration opens. Morning refreshments. 9:55 Welcome, Elizabeth Chilton, UNH President, Professor of Anthropology 10:00 to 10:45 The Shock of Colonialism in New England: Fragments from a Frontier, Meghan Howey, Professor of Anthropology and in the […]
The Barbara Tsakirgis Memorial Lecture Time and venue TBA
Available during the Harvard academic year Sundays at 1:00 pm, October 6, 2024–April 27, 2025. See blackout dates.* *Blackout dates: December 1, 2024–January 26, 2025; and March 16–23, 2025. This […]
Venture on archaeological expeditions around the world in this annual event for all ages. Talk with archaeologists who study ancient Egyptians, Incas, prehistoric peoples, and others. Try ancient cuneiform writing […]
Join Archaeological Institute of America lecturer and host Joanne Murphy, a classical archaeologist and an engaging professor, on a captivating journey cruising the Aegean Sea among the cultural coastal gems of Greece and Türkiye. Set out from Athens’ port of Piraeus for the sacred, uninhabited island of Delos, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Cruise into […]
The AIA San Francisco Society is thrilled to welcome Dr. Rubina Raja (Aarhus University) back to Berkeley. Please join us to hear Dr. Raja speak about the archaeology and history of ancient Gerasa. This will be the final lecture of the AIA San Francisco Society’s 2024-2025 lecture series. Abstract: The Antonine period Artemis sanctuary in […]
William E. Metcalf Lectures in Numismatics
In this year’s Sardis Biennial Lecture, Professor Nicholas Cahill of the University of Wisconsin–Madison will discuss recent excavations at Sardis in Türkiye. The Archaeological Exploration of Sardis has been sponsored by Harvard University and Cornell University since 1958 and is authorized by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Discoveries include monumental remains of the […]
Although historians and Tibetologists since the early 20th C have collected and interpreted religious documents describing in general terms rituals of death and safe passage to the afterlife among the early peoples of the Himalayas, the archaeological record offered little insight into them. But recent research by archaeologists across the region have made extraordinary discoveries […]
This presentation examines two ruined monumental architectural complexes in prehispanic Oaxaca, Mexico: The Main Plaza of the mountaintop city of Monte Albán in the Valley of Oaxaca and the acropolis […]
William E. Metcalf Lectures in Numismatics
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureships Dr. Akin Ogundiran, "Archaeology of the Ọyọ Empire: Domesticity of Governance and Politics of Dependency, 1600-1836" Thursday, April 10 at 5:30pm EST UMass Amherst, Integrated Learning […]
On Thursday, April 10th, at 600pm, Dr. Susan Downie (Carleton University) will deliver the lecture, "Sparta and Totalitarianism," in room LB 322 of Concordia University's Webster Library. Abstract The ancient […]
In-Person Youth Program Join us for an immersive virtual reality workshop at the Harvard Peabody Museum, where teens can discover the fascinating art of the ancient Maya through the Bonampak […]
Saturday, April 12 3:30 pm EST Penn Museum, Classroom L2 In-person; no registration required Speaker: Rolland Long, PhD Candidate, UPenn Title: “A DEM-onstration of Quantitative 3D Analysis: Lower Nubia in […]
Many of the most magnificent and best-preserved ancient Greek and Roman sites are found along Türkiye’s beautiful Aegean and Mediterranean coasts. Visit world-famous, plus little-visited yet spectacular, Greco-Roman sites, Byzantine churches, Crusader castles, and Ottoman palaces. Your engaging AIA lecturer/host, Yaşar Ersoy, teaches classical art and archaeology and has been doing fieldwork in Türkiye since […]
Available during the Harvard academic year Sundays at 1:00 pm, October 6, 2024–April 27, 2025. See blackout dates.* *Blackout dates: December 1, 2024–January 26, 2025; and March 16–23, 2025. This […]
Homer A. and Dorothy B. Thompson Lectureship
The Barbara Tsakirgis Memorial Lecture Co-sponsored by the Department of Classics, Yale University
Lecture. Sean Dolan (Los Alamos Laboratories). For nearly two millennia, people in the US Southwest and Mexican Northwest have maintained a significant relationship with turkeys, a bird they domesticated for […]
Doris Z. Stone New World Archaeology Lectures
The Frederick R. and Margaret B. Matson Lectureship for Near Eastern Archaeology and Archaeological Technology
Lecture by Dr. Caitlin Early, Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Washington and Fellow at Dumbarton Oaks (AIA's Nadzia Borowski Lecture)
Free Public Lecture – Online & In Person 2025 Hallam L. Movius, Jr. Lecture Series Louise Leakey, Director, Koobi Fora Research Project; Research Professor, Department of Anthropology, Stony Brook University; National Geographic Explorer at Large Kenya’s fossil-rich Turkana Basin has been—for over five decades—a cornerstone in unraveling the story of human origins in Africa. In […]
Uncovering the Lake George Battlefield Speaker: Siobhan M. Hart, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Chair Anthropology Department, Skidmore College Location: Rye Free Reading Room, Rye, NY (Virtual) Date: April 17, 2025 […]
Available during the Harvard academic year Sundays at 1:00 pm, October 6, 2024–April 27, 2025. See blackout dates.* *Blackout dates: December 1, 2024–January 26, 2025; and March 16–23, 2025. This […]
Though often understood as a purely technical or aesthetic pursuit that focuses on restoring historical objects to their former splendor, the conservation of cultural heritage is a profoundly human and complex endeavor. Objects and places gain significance from the people who make, value, and care for them. Change is inevitable and becomes part of the […]
Hana Navratilova, Fellow, Royal Historical Society, UK; Supernumerary Fellow, University of Oxford, Harris Manchester College Jaroslav Černý (1898–1970) was a distinguished Egyptologist known for his groundbreaking work on the social and cultural history of ancient Egypt, particularly the community of artisans at Deir el-Medina, a village near the Valley of the Kings. His research on […]
ARCE’s Annual Meeting will take place from April 25-27, 2025, at The Westin St. Francis San Francisco on Union Square. Join us in San Francisco for an engaging blend of in-person presentations, panels, workshops, and networking opportunities. Showcase your expertise and connect with a vibrant scholarly community as we delve into the wonders of Egyptian […]
Lecture by Dr. Derek Kennet, Professor of Arabian Peninsula and Gulf State Archaeology at the University of Chicago.
Humanity has long sought escape from reality. Today, the options to do so are numerous and varied, from 3D movies to augmented or virtual reality, which immerse users through headsets, speakers, and other devices. However, experiential immersion existed long before the advent of modern technology. In ancient Rome, an early form of “virtual reality” could […]
Available during the Harvard academic year Sundays at 1:00 pm, October 6, 2024–April 27, 2025. See blackout dates.* *Blackout dates: December 1, 2024–January 26, 2025; and March 16–23, 2025. This free tour, led by Harvard students, explores the Mediterranean Marketplaces: Connecting the Ancient World exhibition and how the movement of goods, peoples, and ideas around […]
