TBA (Hawaii (Honolulu))
2026-03-05 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | TBA (Honolulu), Honolulu, HI
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TBA (New Orleans)
2026-03-05 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Chicago) | TBA (New Orleans 1), New Orleans, LA, United States

Next to Turquoise Domes: Archaeological Investigations in the City of Bukhara
2026-03-17 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Semans Auditorium (Room 117), Belk Visual Arts Center, 315 N. Main St., Davidson, NC, 28036, United States
About the lecture:
Five extensive seasons of archaeological fieldwork have yielded a veritable treasure trove of new information about the long, complex history of the city of Bukhara, which was once a key node along the fabled “Silk Roads.” This presentation will introduce new data derived from finds and observations made at a series of fortifications, various kinds of dwellings, workshops, and burial contexts. They speak to a wide range of historical phenomena and problems, such as the potential existence of a Seleucid military colony in the area of the later city during the 3rd century BCE, the roots and stages of Bukhara’s urban growth as an important node within the Sogdiana trading networks during Late Antiquity (3rd to 8th centuries CE), transcontinental connections during the city’s heyday under the Samanid dynasty during the 10th century, and the health status of the urban populace on the eve of the Mongol invasion (late 12th/early 13th century).
About the speaker:
Dr. Sören Stark, Professor of Central Asian Archaeology at New York University, has close to two decades of experience in conducting and directing archaeological fieldwork in Central Asia. His current research interests are, among others, on Hellenistic and Late Antique/Early Medieval Sogdiana and the archaeology and history of nomadic groups close to oasis territories in Western Central Asia. His publications include a monograph on the archaeology of the 6th-8th century Türks in Inner and Central Asia, an exhibition catalogue on Early Iron Age kurgans from Kazakhstan, and numerous articles and book chapters on the history and archaeology of Sogdiana between the Hellenistic and the Islamic periods.

TBA (Mississippi/Memphis)
2026-03-18 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Chicago) | TBA (Oxford MS/Memphis TN), United States
Charles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship

The Shipwreck at Gnalić—Gagliana Grossa (1569-1583)
2026-03-22 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | TBA (Philadelphia), Philadelphia, PA, United States
The George F. Bass Lectures

Landscapes of Time and Memory: Foragers in the Mojave Desert 3
2026-03-24 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | TBA (Tallahassee 1), Tallahassee, FL, United States
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureship

New Approaches to Roman Urbanism: The Excavations of the Falerii Novi Project (Lazio, Italy) 3
2026-03-25 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | TBA (Buffalo), Buffalo, NY, United States
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureship Time TBA

AIA Archaeology Hour March 2026: Dating Australia’s Oldest Rock Art
2026-03-25 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Take a virtual trip Down Under with the AIA as we catch up with Helen Green (University of Melbourne) as she presents the March edition of AIA Archaeology Hour: “Dating Australia’s Oldest Rock Art.”
This presentation will be given at 8pm Eastern/7pm Central/6pm Mountain/5pm Pacific.
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Cooking in the Bronze Age: What Ancient Pots Can Tell Us About Everyday Life in Crete
2026-03-26 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | UNCG Greensboro
A great variety of cooking pots are found in the archaeological record across geographical areas and time periods. Significant distinctions exist in vessel morphologies, fabrics, sizes and manufacturing techniques. To offer one explanation as to why these design differences exist, I have utilized an experimental approach to building and testing pottery to illuminate the probable pathways ancient people took to prepare cooked food on the Aegean Island of Crete during the Bronze Age. As a case study, I have applied a specific approach to domestic cooking assemblages that have been unearthed at the East Cretan coastal sites of Mochlos and at Papadiokambos, where evidence for Late Minoan I (LM I) cooking technology is preserved. This presentation defines the LM I cooking wares from these sites and outlines the experimental exercises that helped provide a greater insight into the individual ways individuals might have used them to prepare food.

Stress, Sex and Death: Health and Survival in the Context of Medieval Famine and Plague
2026-03-29 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | 303 Paterson Hall, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
The Ann Santen Endowed Lecture Time

TBA (Southwest Texas (San Antonio))
2026-03-31 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Chicago) | TBA (San Antonio 1), San Antonio, TX, United States
Anna Marguerite McCann and Robert D. Taggart Lectureship in Underwater Archaeology Time TBA

Diving the Pyramids: Underwater Tombs and Excavation at the Royal Cemetery of Nuri, Sudan
2026-03-31 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | TBA (Northern New Jersey), Montclair, NY, United States
The Frederick R. and Margaret B. Matson Lectureship for Near Eastern Archaeology and Archaeological Technology

Justinian’s Tree: Underwater Environmental Histories in Byzantine Harbors 2
2026-04-01 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Chicago) | TBA (Austin), Austin, TX, United States

A Deep Dive into Deep Time: Archaeology Underwater
2026-04-10 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Toledo Museum of Art (Little Theater), 2445 Monroe St., Toledo, OH, 43697, United States
A lecture: The phrase “underwater archaeology” conjures notions of shipwrecks, ships lost at sea, and the dramatic catastrophes that sank them; however, the archaeology underwater can also reveal details about ancient landscapes that contain a record of past human occupations. Many of these sites are on the earth’s continental shelves where vast stretches of shallow, coastal lands were exposed at the end of the last Ice Age. These once dry landscapes supported life for plants, animals, and humans for thousands of years. Learn about these ancient submerged sites, the role they play in the global archaeological record and what unique data they have about the past. The talk will provide a general overview and the focus on 9,000 year old submerged sites in the North American Great Lakes.

Mothers, Wives, Warriors, Slaves
2026-04-14 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Chicago) | TBA (Valparaiso), Valparaiso, IN, United States
Charles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship Time TBA

Cities and Politics of Ecology in the Hittite Borderlands: the Fortress and Urban Settlement of Karaköy Kale Tepesi
2026-04-14 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | TBA (Orlando 2), Orlando, FL, United States

TBA (Finger Lakes (Ithaca))
2026-04-14 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | TBA (Finger Lakes), Ithaca, NY, United States
William E. Metcalf Lectures in Numismatics

Haute Couture in Ancient Greece: The Spectacular Costumes of the Minoans and Mycenaeans
2026-04-14 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Leigh Hall, room 208, 308 Buchtel Commons, Akron, OH, 44325, United States
Evening lecture for a general audience by Bernice Jones on dress and adornment in ancient Aegean world. The speaker will bring samples of costumes that student volunteers will model at the talk.

The Vindolanda Coins from a Century of Excavations
2026-04-15 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Lean Lecture Room, Wishart Hall on the College of Wooster (to be confirmed), 1189 Beall Avenue, Wooster, OH, United States

Replacing Empires. The Archaeology of Political Transformation and Spatial Dynamics in 1st Millennium BCE Mesopotamia 2
2026-04-16 00:00 - 01:30 (America/Chicago) | TBA (Chicago 1), Chicago, IL, United States
Kershaw Lectures in Near East Archaeology Time TBA

Blood in the Villages: Massacres in Early Pre-State Societies
2026-04-16 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | TBA (Central Indiana), IN, United States

TBA (South Pennsylvania (Carlisle))
2026-04-16 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | TBA (South Pennsylvania), Carlisle, PA, United States
William E. Metcalf Lectures in Numismatics Time TBA

“Digging in Circles: Miami’s Prehistoric Legacy”
2026-04-16 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Jepson Hall, Room 118, Richmond Way 221, Richmond, VA, 23226, United States
Lecture by Robert S. Carr, Director of the Archaeological and Historical Conservancy (https://www.archaeological.org/lecturer/robert-carr/) – Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lecture

TBA (Richmond)
2026-04-16 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | TBA (Richmond ), Richmond, VA, United States

TBA (Puget Sound)
2026-04-17 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | TBA (Puget Sound), WA, United States

TBA (Jacksonville)
2026-04-18 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | TBA (Jacksonville 1), Jacksonville, FL, United States

Archaeology and the Art Museum
2026-04-22 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Chicago) | TBA (Western Illinois), Monmouth, IL, United States

AIA Archaeology Hour April 2026: Ecology and Slavery in St. Croix
2026-04-22 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Join the AIA for as Justin Dunnavant (UCLA) presents the final AIA Archaeology Hour talk of the 2025-2026 season: “Ecology and Slavery in St. Croix.”
This presentation will be given at 8pm Eastern/7pm Central/6pm Mountain/5pm Pacific.
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Landscapes of Time and Memory: Foragers in the Mojave Desert 4
2026-04-23 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology, 60 George St., Providence, RI, 02912, United States

Digging in Circles: Miami's Prehistoric Legacy 2
2026-04-23 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | TBA (Rochester), Rochester, NY, United States
