Beyond Shipwrecks: Currents and Connections
Anna Marguerite McCann and Robert D. Taggart Lectureship in Underwater Archaeology Location TBA
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Events for September 24, 2026
Consider the Lobster: The Acholla Archaeological Project (Tunisia)
Charles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship
Alexander Hollman (University of Washington): Magic, Underworld Gods, Competition: The Newly Published Curse Tablets of Antioch & Caesarea (Rumpakis Lecture)
Ancient curse tablets, with texts usually scraped into thin, soft lead sheets, then rolled up and hidden in tombs, wells, or walls, represent some of the most fascinating sources of ancient beliefs in magic and dark powers. Curses could target rivals in business or love, circus charioteers racing against one's own favorite faction, or even […]