AIA Lecture Program
Events
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The Science of Storytelling
Virtual lecture which is part of the AIA Archaeology Abridged Series.
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April 29, 2023: Toys, Burial Goods or Ritual Objects? – West African figurines and their archaeological traces presented by André Luiz Ruivo Ferreira Burmann, PhD candidate Institute for Archaeological Sciences, Pre- and Protohistory of Africa, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
Abstract: West African figurines are a notable part of the world heritage. Both legally and illegally, they were (and continue to be) collected and exhibited in museums and collections all over the world. Studies of these impressive 3D representations of humans, animals, and hybrid beings have focused mainly on formal, iconographic and stylistic aspects of […]
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Stanford AIA Raubitschek Lecture with Ian Morris
"What Happened in History: 81 Years on from Gordon Childe" This lecture borrows the title from Gordon Childe's famous book and asks how his theory of the overall shape of prehistory and ancient history looks today.
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The Archaeological Technicians of Quft and the Art of Excavation as Cultural Heritage in Egypt
Abstract: The small town of Quft in southern Upper Egypt is unique in the history of archaeology for having developed a specialized craft industry of highly skilled archaeological excavators, whose skills and networks in the field have been passed down through several generations of family “guilds” from the late nineteenth century to today. This talk […]
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Coins and the Colosseum: How Numismatic Evidence Illuminates the Greatest Amphitheater
STH (Academic South) 215, Brock University 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada -
Poseidon in the Saronic Gulf: Seascapes and Regional Cult in a Maritime Community
Knowlton Hall 250, Ohio State University Campus 275 West Woodruff Ave, Columbus, OH, United StatesBass Lecture AIA Poster Poseidon Sanctuaries Dunn
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Horses and the Sea in Ancient Greek Thought
Bass Lecture
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