Watch recorded lecture on YouTube "Be(com)ing Assyrian": Navigating Imperial Power from the Bottom-Up Join us as the AIA Societies Committee presents a virtual presentation and Q&A with Petra Creamer. This presentation will also be available in American Sign Language. At its height, the Assyrian Empire (c. 1350-600 BCE) stretched from modern-day Iran in the east to […]
Please join the AIA Baltimore Society for the 2024 Robert L. Scranton Lecture. Dr. Maggie Popkin (Case Western Reserve University) will speak on "Imagining the Roman Empire Through Its Souvenirs." This talk will be held on Zoom, and can be accessed with the following link: https://towson-edu.zoom.us/j/98825554469?pwd=bGpsWXFuemQvRVcrL1VQaU10WWlqZz09.
Virtual Lecture on Zoom Saturday, February 10 at 1:oopm EST FREE event, but registration is required: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kcemprjoiGNEokVuvL42ACyOqXzkyhoWn#/registration Speaker: Dr. Maria Gatto, Assistant Professor, Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures Polish Academy of Sciences Lecture Topic: The BORDERSCAPE Project – How the Egyptian state formation impacted and transformed the socio-spatial landscape of the First Nile Cataract […]
11 February 2024, Sunday at 2 PM (Central Standard Time Zone). Lecture: "Rewriting Human Origins" by Dr. Shara Bailey, Professor of Biological Anthropology at New ork University. 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.
The American Research Center in Egypt, Northern California chapter, and the UC Berkeley Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures invite you to attend a lecture by Maryan Ragheb, UCLA: Body Ornaments and Communities of Practice in the Egyptian Predynastic Sunday, February 11, 2024, 3 PM Pacific Time Room 20, Social Sciences Building, UC Berkeley […]
Father Edward A. Bader, CSB Lecture in Mediterranean Archaeology This talk applies a Consumer Culture Theory (CCT) and phenomenological approach to the Felt Shop of Verecundus (IX.7.5-7) from Pompeii. This shop sold fine footwear (socci, or soft-soled felted slippers) and other high-status textile products. We will explore how ancient consumers self-fashioned through public acts of […]
Ancient Greek Magic Jessica L. Lamont, PhD Assistant Professor of Classics & History Yale University Department of Classics This talk explores different types of archaeological and material evidence for the practice of magic in the ancient Greek world, from binding spells to curse tablets to incantations. Zoom Registrations Link: https://asu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrcOyhpjIjHdKS0QhImhdu_R_d9QkeH7A7
Visitor parking is available. Parking Garage 4/Bryan Center lots are closest to Reuben-Cooke Hall, which is located on the southeast side of Davison Quad.
Vietnamese lore records that over two thousand years ago, the Red River Valley of northern Vietnam was home to powerful indigenous kingdoms, fortified capitals, and exquisite bronze craftsmanship. In contrast, the neighboring Chinese Han Empire claimed the region was inhabited by unsophisticated “barbarians” in need of “civilizing,” prompting imperial annexation of the region. This lecture […]
Join the AIA for a fascinating evening as Nam C. Kim (University of Wisconsin-Madison) presents “Barbarians”, Bronzes, and the Legendary Capital of Ancient Vietnam. This presentation will be given at 8pm Eastern/7pm Central/6pm Mountain/5pm Pacific. Vietnamese lore tells us that over two thousand years ago the Red River Valley of northern Vietnam was home to […]