The Dr. George G. Hackman Memorial Lecture, given by Kurt Hirschberg, of Jan Hird Pokorny, Assoc. The Voorlezer’s House at Historic Richmond Town in New York City has long been believed to be one of the oldest school houses in the country, tracing its roots back to the 1690s. Recent investigations have revealed that there […]
Forge a connection to Texas and American heritage at an afternoon filled with free art-making workshops, interactive games, and archaeology. Discover how early settlers in Texas lived by participating in a prepared excavation and science and cultural activities that reveal pioneer life–all designed to forge links to the past. Learn how this knowledge improves the […]
An AIA President's Challenge Lecture
In this regard, IEREK organizes the 4th international conference on Conservation of Architectural Heritage (CAH), which will take held on a Nile cruise sailing from Aswan to Luxor, in order to discuss its influence on the characteristics of the environment and an area's sense of place. It also seeks to increase awareness about the value […]
The Archaeological Institute of America New Brunswick Society invites the Fredericton community to a fascinating illustrated lecture entitled The Art of Speaking Deceitfully in Ancient Sumer, by Dr. Kathryn Kelley from the Department of Continuing Education, Oxford University, and UNB College of Extended Learning. A little over 150 years after the decipherment of the ancient […]
Patrick Rohrer’s, UC Riverside PhD candidate, research explores how cenotes (a well naturally formed by a sinkhole), lakes, aguadas, reservoirs, and other water features shaped and influenced the settlement, political organization, and water management strategies of the Maya of the northern Yucatán
Call for Papers: ‘Exchanging Ideas - Trade, Technology, and Connectivity in pre-Roman Italy’ 3-5 February 2020, University of Auckland, New Zealand This conference will explore models for the transmission of objects, ideas, production techniques, artistic styles, and other technologies in pre-Roman Italy, from the early Iron Age through the fourth century BCE. Through the presentation […]
Professor Rian Thum (Loyola University - New Orleans) will present a lecture on his ongoing research with the historic sites and modern populations living along the Silk Road in China. Rian is a native of St. Louis. His doctoral research at Harvard University resulted in the publication of "The Sacred Routes of Uyghur History" (Harvard […]
Conservation of architectural heritage is the process of restoring, conserving and managing changes of a heritage in a manner that sustains and enhances its significance, when possible. Conserving and keeping the architectural elements means maintaining; hence, increasing the buildings' values. Considering this, when restoration is possible it is favored to restore the buildings rather than […]
In conjunction with the exhibition Flood Lines by Tasha Lewis, the Parthenon is organizing a panel of expert speakers to discuss women and gender from ancient Greece through suffrage and civil rights movements in Tennessee. The overarching view of gender in ancient Greece and today will spark conversations on women, economy, and race. The Symposium […]
Joukowsky Lecture Reed West Parking is the closest to the PAB and is off of 28th Ave.
Lunar New Year celebrations in China run for weeks with special meals prescribed for particular days of the cycle. An important aspect of festivities is ritual visits to family members. A bus tour to a market introduces you to ingredients that will be used in the “feast of the gathering of families.” A jubilant dinner […]
The American Research Center in Egypt, Northern California Chapter, and the Near Eastern Studies Department, University of California, Berkeley, invite you to attend a lecture by Dr. Peter Piccione, University of Charleston Terraforming the Nile Valley: The Ancient Egyptians as the World's First Great Environmental Engineers Sunday, February 9, 2020, 3 pm Room 20 Barrows […]
In this talk, Dr. Lillios will discuss some of the results of archaeological research she conducted with a UI team at the Late Neolithic-Early Bronze Age burial site of Bolores in the Portuguese Estremadura, between 2007 and 2012. Bolores is a small site (5 x 3 m), yet the analysis of its structure and associated […]
Matson Lecture Reception at 6:30 PM The Founders Library is located on the south side of The Yard, the central quadrangle of the Howard University campus. Parking adjacent to the library is restricted, but one can find metered street parking nearby along 6th Street NW and along Georgia Avenue NW, or a bit farther away in […]
This lecture will explore the production and consumption of beer in Roman occupied Britain from the invasions of Julius Caesar through the end of Roman rule in the 5th century. Beer was the primary drink of early peoples and nations in Britain before Roman arrival. Via regular contact with other major empires and nations, beer […]
A lecture by Dr. Dylan Rogers of the University of Virginia
AIA Tours' Absolute Egypt is carefully crafted to provide the discerning traveler with the finest educational Egypt travel program available. It combines all the best attributes of an in-depth, all-inclusive, well-paced luxury trip. Travel with Egyptologist Stephen Harvey plus a wonderful local Egyptologist guide and an excellent trip manager, who have been working together for […]
Norton Lecture Complimentary refreshments will be served afterwards in the Archaeology Lab. On Saturday, parking is free and the faculty/staff/vendor spaces are available to everyone.
Title: The Colorado Coalfield War Project Abstract: Pending Bio: Karin Larkin is Assistant Professor and Curator for the Department of Anthropology, University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Dr. Larkin received her PhD in Anthropology and Masters in Museum Studies from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Dr. Larkin has done field work in the four corners region […]
The historic John Brown House in Akron, Ohio was built in 1830 and was originally occupied by one of Akron’s wealthiest residents, Gen. Simon Perkins. In 1844, the house was rented to John Brown and his family who were moving to Akron to form a business partnership in the wool trade. This partnership was to […]
Brush Lecture Lecture is free, but registration is required. Reception to follow
Feinstone Lecture There is metered parking in the lot to the east and directly across the street to the west.
Dr. Pedar Foss (Depauw University) It has long been held, on the basis of a letter of Pliny the Younger, that Mt. Vesuvius erupted on 24 August, AD 79. But after excavators began to work at the sites of Herculaneum at Pompeii, some scholars expressed doubts, suggesting a date later in the autumn of that […]
Dr. Pedar Foss (Depauw University) The text of Pliny’s letters for the eruption of Vesuvius may give one date, but what if that date is wrong? How else could we check? This talk follows on the lecture about manuscript and inscriptional evidence to look at the archaeological data for climate, sunlight, coinage, clothing worn by […]
Calling all little cowboys and cowgirls! Join us during rodeo season! Discover the story behind the rodeo by exploring horse cultures around the world. Learn how a beloved American tradition has roots in Bedouin and Native American cultures. Activities for children and their families include: Excavations Science Activities Tours: Bedouin tent, Tipi, Covered Wagon Forging […]
The university discipline of Egyptology has a strikingly diverse history, although it is not widely known among Egyptologists. The way that the history is currently transmitted, we encounter only the usual names: Sir John Gardner Wilkinson and George Rawlinson as early historians, the archaeologist Flinders Petrie, and James Henry Breasted and George Reisner, the first […]
Dinner with Professor Tuck will be served in the Hearth Room (Harre Union, 1st floor) at 6:00 PM, the cost is $15 (cash or check payable to Valparaiso University), and reservations must be made by noon on Monday, February 17 by contacting Professor Mark Bartusch at mark.bartusch@valpo.edu, or calling him at 219-464-6881.
Lecture by Prof. Rabun Taylor, University of Texas at Austin
