This year our main interest is archaeology of sacrum: cemetaries, churches and all relics related with that topic. There will be lectures - one of them will be "Forgotten necropoles" by Dorota Podyma, workshops, special guided tour of the exhibition "Legendary Sutuhali? Archaeology of St. Margaret's Hill" with anthropologist Agata Hałuszko and curator Beata Badura. […]
Come experience archaeology and fun for the whole family at Lowell National Historical Park! This week to celebrate archaeology month, meet a ranger at Boarding House Park to learn about the archaeological dig that occurred there in the past. NPS archaeologists will demonstrate geophysical, remote sensing techniques, and how they can be used to see […]
Come join us as faculty and graduate students from the Department of Classical, Near Eastern, and Religious Studies share their exciting work, including Caroline Arbuckle (ancient Egypt); Hector Williams (UBC excavations at Stymphalos); and Kevin Fisher (digital archaeology). You'll get a close-up look at the Department's collections of ancient coins and epigraphic squeezes as well […]
Meet an archaeologist from Dovetail Cultural Resources Group who worked at the park and hear what they learned during their excavation.
In 2017, the University of Rhode Island marked its 125th anniversary. The land on which the university sits, however, has a much longer and complicated history, which is invisible to most members of the campus community. Ancestors of the Narragansett, the only federally recognized tribe in this area, lived and worked here for millennia prior […]
Archaeologist Cara Blume's presentation of "The People Who Stayed Behind: A History of the Indian People of Delaware, 1630-2008"
Alabama’s most famous ghost town is rarely open to nighttime visitors, but on Saturday Oct. 19 and 26, a few lucky people will experience Old Cahawba after dark. Reserve one of a limited number of tickets, and you will be transported to Cahawba’s most haunted locations where authentic historical accounts of ghosts attached to each […]
Explore . . . How modern technology helps archaeologists study ancient graffiti Discover . . . Folktales from Africa and around the world with our storytellers Create . . . Your own graffiti like those from ancient Kush The Kelsey Museum and the Family Day event are free and open to the public. Engaging, hands-on […]
On Sunday, October 20, the Central Texas society of the Archaeological Institute of America and the Department of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin will host the Twelfth Annual Archaeology Playdate. In keeping with our annual tradition, we will feature field reports and research from UT faculty and graduate students working in premodern […]
International Archaeology Day is an initiative organized by the Archaeological Institute of America to celebrate archaeology and its contributions to society. The AIA-Chicago Society is excited to participate this year by offering a special tour of an important Chicago landmark. Tour of Graceland Cemetery lead by Foy Scalf and Tasha Vorderstrasse of the Oriental Institute […]
