Lifelike Maya figurines from the Island of Jaina have been collected for almost 200 years, with hundreds now known in collections around the world, from Berlin to Brooklyn, and Los Angeles to Mexico City. These figurines also present the largest corpus of female representations of the ancient Americas, comprising roughly one-third of all known examples. […]
The American Research Center in Egypt, Northern California chapter, and the UC Berkeley Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures invite you to attend a lecture by Rachel Barnas, UC Berkeley: “She is the Son of Bastet”: Gender in Papyrus Louvre 32308 Sunday, January 25, 2026, 3 PM PST MELC Lounge, Room 254 Social Sciences […]
About the lecture: How did the Romans carry, store, and save their money? This talk surveys the archaeological evidence for the wallets, purses, bags, boxes, and chests in which the ancient Romans placed their coined money at home and on the go. From reused cooking pots to bronze arm purses and ceramic “piggybanks,” we will […]
Join the AIA for the first AIA Archaeology Hour talk of the new year as new AIA President Brian I. Daniels hosts Danyelle Means for "NAGPRA as a Path to Healing and Reciprocity." This presentation will be given at 8pm Eastern/7pm Central/6pm Mountain/5pm Pacific. Have you noticed empty exhibit cases at museums over the past […]
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureship
Dr. Stephen Humphreys is the CEO of American Veterans Archaeological Recovery program. One of his projects involves the Camden Revolutionary War battlefield.
Charles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship
Charles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship Time TBA
Please join us for an in-person screening and informal discussion of the Archaeology Hour talk by Danyelle Means (Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, Santa Fe). Have you noticed empty exhibit cases at museums over the past two years as museums move to comply with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)? Means' […]
The Frederick R. and Margaret B. Matson Lectureship for Near Eastern Archaeology and Archaeological Technology
The Barbara Tsakirgis Memorial Lecture
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureship
