What can ancient graves tell us about the lives, beliefs, and bodies of people who lived centuries ago? In the Central Highlands of Kenya, archaeologists have uncovered a rare and intriguing find: three double burials dating back to the Medieval period. This talk explores the unfolding story behind these burials and what they reveal about […]
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Join the AIA for a fascinating evening with Tate Paulette as he kicks off this season of AIA Archaeology Hour with "Beer in Ancient Mesopotamia." This presentation will be given at 8pm Eastern/7pm Central/6pm Mountain/5pm Pacific. Register here!
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Speaker: Rita Lucarelli, Associate Professor of Egyptology, Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures; Faculty Curator of Egyptology, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley University museums hold rich yet often underutilized resources for teaching about ancient Egypt. With the growing availability of 3D and virtual reality technologies—such as photogrammetry, 3D scanning, […] |
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The American Research Center in Egypt, Northern California chapter, and the UC Berkeley Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures (MELC) invite you to attend a lecture by Jess Johnson, UC Berkeley "The Iconographic and Spatial Role of Gate Guardian Demons in Deir el-Medina Tombs" Sunday September 21, 2025, 3 PM Pacific Daylight Time MELC […] |
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The phrase "underwater archaeology" conjures up notions of shipwrecks, ships lost at sea, and the dramatic catastrophes that sank them; however, archaeology underwater can also reveal details about ancient landscapes that contain a record of past human occupations. Many of these sites are on the earth's continental shelves where vast stretches of shallow, coastal land […] |
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Play Again: Combining Archaeological and AI Methods to Study Ancient Games with Walter Crist, PhD Lecturer Faculty of Humanities Centre for the Arts in Society New Media & Digital Culture Leiden University The archaeology of ancient play has recently undergone a renaissance, as researchers have couched previous culture-historical research on ancient games in anthropological and […] |
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Saturday, Sept. 27 3:30 PM EST Penn Museum, Anthro Classroom 345 In-person; no registration required Speaker: Dr. JJ Shirley, Managing Editor, Journal of Egyptian History; Director, TT110 Project; ARCE-PA Vice President Title: Politics of Placement: The Development of the 18th Dynasty Theban Necropolis Abstract: In the 18th Dynasty the Theban Necropolis became a preferred location […] |
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