Religion at the Boundaries and the Archaeology of Interreligious Engagement
Kershaw Lectures in Near East Archaeology Time and Location TBA
Kershaw Lectures in Near East Archaeology Time and Location TBA
Kershaw Lectures in Near East Archaeology Topic and Time TBA
Stone and clay may dominate archaeological narratives of Ancient Western Asian museum galleries, shaping our understanding through what has survived best. Yet, ancient craftspeople worked within a far richer material world that included glass, glazes, pigments, faience, and one of history's earliest synthetic materials: Egyptian blue or zagindurû in Akkadian. Drawing on the Ancient Western Asian seal […]
Kershaw Lectures in Near East Archaeology
Join the AIA as Eric Cline (George Washington University) presents the first AIA Archaeology Hour talk of the 2026-2027 season: "Homer, Hollywood, and Historical Context: Comments scribbled in a Bronze […]
Charles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship Time and Location TBA
Anna Marguerite McCann and Robert D. Taggart Lectureship in Underwater Archaeology Location TBA
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 […]
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureships Reception before event, lecture starts at 5:30 PM
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureships
The George F. Bass Lectures Topic, Time, and Location TBA
Charles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship