Matson lecture Lecture begins at 5:15pm
Robert Feeney is a Ph.D. student in Comparative Studies at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. He received his MA in history there is 2016 and currently works in the FAU library as a Manuscript and Archives Special Collections Assistant. Robert is also a member of the City of Plantation Historic Preservation Board. His specialty […]
Co-hosted by the Dartmouth College Department of Anthropology, the Dartmouth Archaeology Working Group (DAWG) and the New Hampshire Archaeological Society. Speakers include: Alex Garcia-Putnam, PhD, Co-Director of the Forensic Anthropology Identification and Recovery (F.A.I.R.) Lab, UNH The Brentwood Poor Farm: Bioarchaeological Insights on Poverty and Marginalization in Historic New Hampshire. This work explores the lives […]
6 April 2024, Saturday at 2 PM (Central Standard Time Zone)."Art and Ancestral Inspirations of Lance Foster" by Lance Foster, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer of the Ioway Nation. Lecture location - Missouri History Museum, AT & T room. Join us in the museum cafe for lunch (dutch treat) at noon to chat with the speaker.
8 April 2024, Monday at 11 AM (Central Standard Time Zone). Field Trip Lecture: "Solar Eclipse and Mississippian Culture" by Dr. Michael Fuller (St. Louis Community College). Lecture location at Towosaghy State Historic Site in East Prairie, Missouri. Start of Partial Eclipse at 12:33. Start of Totality at 1:53. End of Totality at 2:02 pm […]
Using 3D to Document and Share Vermont’s Past: The Vermont State University Digital Archaeology Project - Virtual Matthew D. Moriarty, PhD, Assistant Professor of Archaeology, Vermont State University The Vermont State University Digital Archaeology Project was founded in 2019 to explore new avenues in archaeological research, digital curation, and educational outreach using 3D technologies. Over […]
Abstract: While a global phenomenon, rock art has been a relatively recent subject of study in Southeast Asia with the number of known sites growing from a handful in the 1960s to over a thousand today. Research accelerated in the last 20 years with better recording and analytical techniques as evidenced by the increased number […]
In-Person Lecture Saturday, April 13 at 1:30 pm EST Penn Museum, Classroom L2 Speakers: Dr. Aidan Dodson & Dr. Salima Ikram Lecture Topics & Abstracts: The Serapeum at Saqqara This afternoon we will explore the history of the catacombs of the sacred Apis bull at Saqqara. We will trace its story from the first known […]
April 13, 2024 at 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Uses, Re-uses, and Abuses of Egyptian Statues Gunn Theater | Legion of Honor + Live Stream Presented by Tom Hardwick Consulting Curator of Egyptology, Houston Museum of Natural Science Admission: Lecture is free and open to the public. It is also a hybrid program. IN PERSON: […]
This talk will share the latest research on underwater excavations of an ancient (1st century BCE) cargo-ship, which was carrying architectural marble when it sank off the Aegean coast of Turkey at Kizilburun. We will go behind-the-scenes to look at how the cargo's intended destination was identified. Please join us for this livestream presentation.
Metcalf lecture For registration, please email Phil Stinson of the University of Kansas (pstinson@ku.edu), or Jeff Rydberg-Cox of the Univ. of Missouri Kansas City (rydbergcoxj@umkc.edu).
Join the AIA for a fascinating evening as Deborah Carlson (Texas A&M) presents Excavating a Shipwrecked Marble Column Destined for the Temple of Apollo at Claros. This presentation will be given at 8pm Eastern/7pm Central/6pm Mountain/5pm Pacific. Between 2005 and 2011, researchers from the Institute of Nautical Archaeology at Texas A&M University excavated and raised […]
Ellen and Charles S. La Follette Lecture For Zoom attendance, please register here: https://tinyurl.com/2xcu7ntk Dr. Whitney Battle-Baptiste (UMass Amherst) will present a hybrid lecture on the topic “'We Are Shaped by Space': Some Archaeological Perspectives of the Materiality of Black Life."
Abstract coming soon. About Dr. Scott Pike: As both a trained geologist and archaeologist, my research uses geological theories and methodologies to tackle archaeological and art historical problems. Currently, I am pursuing two major research trajectories. The first is the development and application of portable instrumentation to study the synergistic relationships between societies and their […]
Join us for a guided tour of the Newark Earthworks, for members & friends of the AIA. Cost is $10, please bring cash to speed along check-in. RSVP is not required, but it’ll help us gauge interest. If you think you’ll attend, let us know here.