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SUMMARY:Tunisia: Phoenicians to Romans\, Mosaics to Mosques
DESCRIPTION:Travel and learn with Archaeologist Dr. Nejib Ben Lazreg as you explore mosaics and mosques along with many other exciting sites and enjoy the fascinating culture that Tunisia has to offer.\nHighlights Include:\n• Visit all seven of Tunisia’s cultural UNESCO World Heritage Sites.\n• Explore fabled Carthage\, including the Antonine Baths and the cisterns.\n• Spend three full days in and around Tunis\, including a visit to the Bardo Museum (pending its re-opening)\, featuring exquisite exhibits of Roman and Byzantine mosaics.\n• See the beautiful Cape Bon coast and the Punic site of Kerkouane.\n• Marvel at Bulla Regia\, a well-preserved site featuring underground Roman villas\, a museum\, a Temple of Apollo\, and a 2nd-century theater.\n• Tour Dougga\, established prior to the Romans\, with its 3\,500 seat theater; Temples of Saturn\, Augustan Piety\, and Mercury; and Capitol.\n• Discover Kairouan\, the fourth holiest city in the Muslim world\, founded in A.D. 670\, with its carpet\, leather\, brass\, and spice vendors; and its Great Mosque with a three-tiered minaret.\n• Visit El Djem\, one of Tunisia’s most extraordinary sites\, with a marvelous\, 30\,000-seat\, ancient amphitheater and a museum that houses lovely mosaics.\n• Visit the Roman city of Sbeitla (Sufetula)\, one of North Africa’s best-preserved Roman cities\, including several stunning 2nd-century A.D. temples and mosaic-covered Byzantine baptisteries.\n• Wander through Thuburbo Majus\, a sprawling site occupied in turn by Berbers\, Phoenicians\, and Romans. The imperial remains include the Forum\, Temple of Mercury\, and sunken winter baths.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/tunisia-phoenicians-to-romans-mosaics-to-mosques-3/
CATEGORIES:AIA Tours / Travel Program
ORGANIZER;CN="Tina Rivet":MAILTO:aia@studytours.org
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SUMMARY:Türkiye: Ancient Splendors
DESCRIPTION: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 1980. Throughout the program he will offer illustrated talks and informal discussions about the sites you are visiting and their places within the larger ancient Mediterranean world. Along the way\, you will enjoy delicious cuisine\, comfortable accommodations\, and the company of a small group of like-minded fellow travelers. An expert tour manager/local guide will handle logistics and smooth the way. \nHighlights:\n•Visit three UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Historic Areas of Istanbul\, including the 6th-century Byzantine church-turned-mosque of Hagia Sophia; Topkapi Palace\, the imperial residence of the Ottoman sultans; and the 17th-century Blue Mosque\, with thousands of dazzling Iznik tiles; Ephesus\, the best-preserved classical city in the eastern Mediterranean\, whose treasures include ancient villas with splendid frescoes and mosaics\, and the 2nd-century A.D. Library of Celsus; Aphrodisias\, whose Temple of Aphrodite\, tetrapylon\, and baths of Hadrian are unforgettable.\n•Marvel at a variety of Greco-Roman sites\, including: Didyma’s 7th-century B.C. Temple of Apollo\, one of the leading oracles in the ancient world; and the 4th-century B.C. Temple of Athena at Priene\, which became the classical model of Greek city planning;\nKibyra\, with its magnificent stadium\, odeon covered with a Medusa mosaic\, late Roman bath\, and underground tombs; Sagalassos\, a rarely visited and recently excavated site at an elevation of 5\,000 feet\, with breathtaking views; Aspendos\, with one of the best-preserved ancient theaters in the world\, renowned for its acoustics; and Perge\, with its splendid theater\, stadium\, and enormous Hellenistic and Roman gates.\n•Explore spectacular museum collections\, including Istanbul’s Archaeological Museum and Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art; Bodrum’s Underwater Archaeology Museum; and the Antalya Archaeological Museum.\n•An optional extension to central Türkiye is also available\, including three UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia\, Hattusha: the Hittite Capital\, and the Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük; Ankara\, with its superb Museum of Anatolian Civilizations; and Konya\, the famous center of Sufi mystic Rumi and his followers.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/turkiye-ancient-splendors/
CATEGORIES:AIA Tours / Travel Program
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SUMMARY:Decorated Caves of the Pyrenees & the Rhone Valley
DESCRIPTION:Discover a collection of magnificent but largely unheralded examples of Ice Age art while in the company of acclaimed paleoanthropologist and popular trip leader Ian Tattersall. Admire unusual\, elegant bas-relief animal images in Basque caves\, a profusion of hand prints at Gargas\, and the famous panels of line-drawn and subtly shaded bison\, horse\, and ibex at Niaux. Visit the recently opened Cosquer Méditerranée\, a replica of a heavily decorated\, now submerged\, prehistoric cave that was discovered in 1985. The trip concludes with a visit to the spectacular Chauvet Cave replica at Vallon-Pont-d’Arc\, which expertly recreates the earliest\, and perhaps most impressive\, of the many masterpieces of Ice Age art dated to some 35\,000 years ago. Enjoy fine food and delightful\naccommodations while an expert tour manager handles all the logistics.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/decorated-caves-of-the-pyrenees-the-rhone-valley-3/
CATEGORIES:AIA Tours / Travel Program
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SUMMARY:Morocco: From the Desert to the Sea
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a unique look at the history\, architecture\, archaeology\, and art of Morocco in the company of Professor Emeritus Trevor Marchand and a professional national guide/ tour manager. Explore the magnificent landscapes that helped form the country’s ancient and modern cultures\, from the wild Atlantic coast to the High Atlas Mountains\, dense cedar forests\, and vast Sahara Desert. It is a land of extraordinary contrasts\, and on this custom-designed itinerary you will visit all of the country’s best-known historic sites\, including six that are inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List\, as well as bustling casbahs\, medinas\, and souks. \nHighlights include:\n• The UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Aït ben Haddou casbah\, with its tall adobe forts; all four of Morocco’s Imperial Cities: the vibrant medinas of 9thcentury Fes and 11th-century Marrakech\, the historic city of Meknes\, and the stately modern capital\nand historic city of Rabat; plus the ruins of Volubilis\, Rome’s regional commercial hub until the 3rd century A.D.\n• Architectural gems such as Salé\, a traditional Moroccan residential city untouched by mass tourism\, including its restored\, 14th-century medersa\n• The former caravan center of Sijilmassa\, Africa’s second largest city until the 14th century; and Aghmat\, the recently uncovered first capital of the 11th-century Almoravid Dynasty\, which is still being excavated and is closed to the public\n• Several fascinating museums\, including Rabat’s archaeological museum\, the only one of its kind in the country; and Fes’s exquisite Museum of Wooden Arts and Crafts\, housed in the 17th-century Nejjarine caravansary\n• Scenic excursions into the mountains and the desert\, including a drive across the Atlas ranges from Fes to the edge of the Sahara\, taking four-wheel-drive vehicles to the great Erg Chebbi Dunes\, and a drive over the spectacular Tizi-n-Tichka Pass\n• Delicious Moroccan and Continental food\, with opportunities to dine independently in Casablanca\, Rabat\, Fes\, and Marrakech; as well as carefully-chosen hotels in each location\n• An excellent touring pace\, with 12 nights at 4-and 5-star hotels\, and one night in Merzouga at the Desert Luxury Camp in deluxe tents.\n• A small group of no more than twelve guests!
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/morocco-from-the-desert-to-the-sea-2/
CATEGORIES:AIA Tours / Travel Program
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sean Delaney":MAILTO:aia@studytours.org
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SUMMARY:Assessing the Historicity of the Trojan War: Excavations at Troy 1988-2012
DESCRIPTION:Santen lecture
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/rockford-society-national-lecture-program-lecture/
LOCATION:Burpee Museum of Natural History\, 737 North Main St.\, Rockford\, IL\, 61103\, United States
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