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Society Sunday 2026 Public Lecture

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Marketing the Etruscans—From Mystery to Modern Media Join us as the AIA Societies Committee presents a virtual presentation and Q&A with Jessica Tilley. This presentation will also be available in […]

The Origins of the Alphabet and How It Spread Across the World

Knight Auditorium, The Spurlock Museum(UIUC) 600 S.Gregory Street, Urbana, IL 61801

Public Lecture by Professor Wayne T. Pitard Abstract: Essentially all of the alphabetic scripts in the world descend from a single script invented probably during the 20th century BCE by a Canaanite in the southern Levant. This lecture will provide a tour of the extraordinary development of the alphabet from its beginnings to its eventual […]