In Southwestern archaeology, pottery has always held pride-of-place for both quantity and quality of archaeological data. Pottery defines the basic "culture areas," and changes in pottery track much of the history we infer for those regions. Other, larger, clunkier evidence is worth a look: Architecture, for example. Various "types" of buildings -- as valid as […]
In celebration of International Archaeology Day, Her Excellency Ambassador Ms. Vanessa Frazier, the Permanent Representative of Malta to the United Nations, discusses the archipelago’s prehistoric megalithic monuments. During this virtual tour, Ambassador Frazier will be accompanied by Dr. Josef Caruana, curator, Heritage Malta. The Tarxien Temples archaeological complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site whose four […]
In celebration of International Archaeology Day, RAFFMA has partnered with the Riverside & Inland Empire Local Society of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA Riverside) for "Mining the Pharaoh's Jewels: A Story from Wadi el-Hudi."Virtual Talk by Dr. Kate Liszka, Benson and Pamela Harer Associate Professor of History and Director of Wadi el Hudi Expedition. […]
A Zoom (and maybe Face-to-Face Outside Lecture) by Dr. Steve Dasovich in the Anthropology Program at Lindenwood University. For an invitation to the Zoom lecture, please contact our secretary, Brenda Thacker, using the link provided.
American Research Center in Egypt-Pennsylvania Chapter (ARCE-PA) October 17, 2020 ARCE-PA Archaeology Day Lecture! via Zoom Dr. Jane Hill Assistant Professor, Rowan University “Primordial Gods of Upper Egypt: Local Cult in Egypt’s Predynastic Period” Registration information is available at www.arce-pa.org or email at info@arce-pa.org Abstract: Deciphering the iconography of Late Predynastic Upper Egyptian D-Ware pottery […]
by Stephen C. Lubkemann (Associate Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs, George Washington University) Drawing on the work undertaken over the last seven years in places as diverse as South Africa, Mozambique, Senegal, Alabama, the Us Virgin Islands, Florida, Brazil, and Cuba (amongst others) this paper examines how the Slave Wrecks Project as an internationally […]
Eric Drake, PhD, Heritage Program Manager of the Hiawatha National Forest, will present his talk: Working to Stay Together in “Forsaken Out of the Way Places:” Investigating Anishinaabe Logging Settlements as Sites of Social Refuge and Resilience. In his presentation Drake will discuss stories of some of Michigan’s oldest Native American tribes. Learn about Anishinaabe […]
Eric Drake, PhD, Heritage Program Manager of the Hiawatha National Forest, will present his talk: Working to Stay Together in “Forsaken Out of the Way Places:” Investigating Anishinaabe Logging Settlements as Sites of Social Refuge and Resilience. In his presentation Drake will discuss stories of some of Michigan’s oldest Native American tribes. Learn about Anishinaabe […]
Prof. Emma Buckingham is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Ancient Mediterranean Studies at Mizzou. Her focus is on the Early Iron Age and Archaic periods, primarily the Greek diaspora in South Italy and Sicily. Affiliated interests include the archaeology of identity, network theory, culture contact in the western Mediterranean, and theoretical perspectives […]
Dr. Anne Austin with the University of Missouri will present this online lecture. Dr. Austin's research combines the fields of osteology and Egyptology in order to document medicine and disease in the past. Specifically, she uses data from ancient Egyptian human remains and daily life texts to reconstruct ancient Egyptian health care networks and identify […]
Cemeteries and burial practices are a rich source of information about post-colonial societies in America, offering unique insights into early communities not easily gained through written records. This talk will explore the history, demographics and archaeology of Colorado cemeteries and share findings of CU-Boulder student-led research at the Colombia cemetery. In addition, the funerary art […]
