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SUMMARY:Echoes of the Ancestors: Uncovering Medieval Burials in Kenya’s Central Highlands
DESCRIPTION: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 a little-known chapter of East African history. Through the lens of bioarchaeology\, this talk examines how the physical remains—bones\, teeth\, and burial arrangements—offer clues about the biology and cultural practices of these early communities. For example\, the proportions of the skeletons suggest how these individuals adapted to their environment\, while the deliberate removal of front teeth points to a striking form of cultural expression. The presence of paired burials raises compelling questions about social relationships\, ritual\, and identity before the arrival of modern Bantu-speaking groups. Join us as we piece together the lives of these long-gone individuals and reflect on how burial practices can illuminate the values and worldviews of past societies.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/echoes-of-the-ancestors-uncovering-medieval-burials-in-kenyas-central-highlands/
LOCATION:Cleveland Museum of Art\, 11150 East Blvd\, Cleveland\, 44106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T180000
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SUMMARY:Lecture - Virtual Egypt: 3D Teaching with Museum Collections
DESCRIPTION: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 \nUniversity 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\, and immersive modeling—educators now have powerful tools to enhance object-based learning beyond the traditional classroom. \nIn this lecture\, Rita Lucarelli will explore innovative strategies for incorporating 3D and VR technologies into teaching with university collections\, using case studies from the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology at the University of California\, Berkeley. She will demonstrate how digital replicas\, immersive applications\, and collaborative projects can deepen student engagement with Egyptian material culture\, from archaeological context to artifact function and curatorial interpretation. The presentation also considers the benefits and challenges of integrating these technologies into Egyptology and Art History curricula.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/lecture-virtual-egypt-3d-teaching-with-museum-collections/
LOCATION:Geological Lecture Hall\, 24 Oxford Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T200000
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SUMMARY:AIA Archaeology Hour September 2025: Beer in Mesopotamia
DESCRIPTION: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.” \nThis presentation will be given at 8pm Eastern/7pm Central/6pm Mountain/5pm Pacific. \n\nRegister here!
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/aia-archaeology-hour-2025-26-beer-in-mesopotamia/
CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program,Lecture
LOCATION:https://www.archaeological.org/event/aia-archaeology-hour-2025-26-beer-in-mesopotamia/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250921T150000
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SUMMARY:The Iconographic and Spatial Role of Gate Guardian Demons in Deir el-Medina Tombs
DESCRIPTION: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 \n“The Iconographic and Spatial Role of Gate Guardian Demons in Deir el-Medina Tombs” \nSunday September 21\, 2025\, 3 PM Pacific Daylight Time\nMELC Lounge/Rm 254 Social Sciences Building (formerly Barrows Hall)\, UC Berkeley\nBecause of nearby construction\, please allow extra time to find a place to park. \nThis is an in-person lecture and is not virtual. No registration is required. The lecture will be recorded for later publication on the chapter’s YouTube channel. \nAbout the Lecture: \nMaterial culture from Deir el-Medina [DeM] contains multiple representations of demons. Yet there exists little study on how demons fit into religion in the settlement. While the broader scholarly definition of demon remains fluid\, conceptual ideas include aspects of protection\, liminality\, and the relationship between location and capability. Gate guardian demons (Book of the Dead [BD] 144-147)\, in particular\, are often cited because of their frequent textual and visual representation in papyri and\, notably\, Deir el-Medina tombs. These artisans equipped themselves with BD 144-147 in their tombs\, including text and wall paintings of the gate guardians\, thus prompting questions about the function of the visual representations (wall paintings)\, the function of gate guardians in the BD\, and the location of the scenes within the architectural space of the tomb. This talk uses materiality theory to study the relationship between text\, visual representation\, and architecture within the burial chambers in seven DeM tombs\, and considers how these factors influence DeM artisans’ visual representation and conceptualization of demons. Through this study\, we can better understand patterns of artistic production and preference\, and how and why texts and scenes were mapped onto tomb walls. \nAbout the Speaker: \nJess Johnson is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures department at UC Berkeley. She received her B.A. in Art History from New York University in 2013 and her M.A. in Egyptian Art History and Archaeology and a Graduate Certification in Museum Studies from the University of Memphis in 2016. Her dissertation takes advantage of the commonly overlooked vignettes and tomb wall paintings of the Book of the Dead and the intriguing demonic entities mentioned within it. Jess is also interested in the museological well-being of Egyptian collections. She has over ten years of experience working in museums within university settings\, galleries\, and auction houses. She hopes to continue both her Egyptological and Museum Studies passions interchangeably through pursuing a career as a Curator.\n———————\nParking is available in UC lots all day on weekends\, for a fee. Ticket dispensing machines accept debit or credit cards. Parking is available in lots around the Social Sciences Building\, and in lots along Bancroft. A map of the campus is available online at http://www.berkeley.edu/map/ .\nAbout Northern California ARCE:\nFor more information\, please visit https://www.youtube.com/@NorthernCaliforniaARCE\, https://www.facebook.com/NorthernCaliforniaARCE\, https://arce-nc.org\, https://bsky.app/profile/khentiamentiu.bsky.social\, and https://khentiamentiu.org. To join the chapter or renew your membership\, please go to https://arce.org/membership/ and select “Berkeley\, CA” as your chapter when you sign up.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/the-iconographic-and-spatial-role-of-gate-guardian-demons-in-deir-el-medina-tombs/
LOCATION:ARCE Egyptology Lectures Room 254 Social Sciences Building\, UC Berkeley\, Berkeley\, California\, 94720\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Glenn Meyer":MAILTO:arcencZoom@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250923T183000
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SUMMARY:A Deep Dive into Deep Time: Archaeology\, Underwater
DESCRIPTION: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 were exposed at the end of the last Ice Age. These once dry landscapes supported life for plants\, animals and humans for thousands of years.  Learn about these ancient submerged sites\, the role they play in the global archaeological record and what unique data they have about the past. The talk will provide a general overview and then focus on 9\,000-year-old submerged sites in the North American Great Lakes.   \nThis lecture is graciously supported by an R.J. Webster Lectureship grant.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/a-deep-dive-into-deep-time-archaeology-underwater/
LOCATION:Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture\, 2316 W 1st Ave\, Spokane\, WA\, 99201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cindy Bell":MAILTO:cbell2118@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T170000
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SUMMARY:New Approaches to Roman Urbanism: The Excavations of the Falerii Novi Project (Lazio\, Italy)
DESCRIPTION:Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lecture
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/new-approaches-to-roman-urbanism-the-excavations-of-the-falerii-novi-project-lazio-italy/
LOCATION:University at Buffalo\, Academic Center 320 (Goetz Library)\, 155 Lee Rd\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14228\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program,Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Jessica Paga":MAILTO:jpaga@wm.edu
GEO:43.00909;-78.784393
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T183000
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SUMMARY:Kentucky Society Lecture with Anne Duray
DESCRIPTION:Time TBD
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/kentucky-society-lecture-with-anne-duray/
LOCATION:Transylvania University.\, Lexington\, KY\, 40508
CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program,Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Westerfeld":MAILTO:jennifer.westerfeld@louisville.edu
GEO:38.0488113;-84.5091102
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250925T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250925T193000
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CREATED:20250923T164320Z
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SUMMARY:Play Again: Combining Archaeological and AI Methods to Study Ancient Games
DESCRIPTION:Play Again: Combining Archaeological and AI Methods to Study Ancient Games \nwith \nWalter Crist\, PhD\nLecturer\nFaculty of Humanities\nCentre for the Arts in Society\nNew Media & Digital Culture\nLeiden University \nThe archaeology of ancient play has recently undergone a renaissance\, as researchers have couched previous culture-historical research on ancient games in anthropological and archaeological theory\, demonstrating the importance of play in ancient life. Further advances in AI technology allow for new applications of this technology in the study of ancient games\, and the possibilities of such methods are only beginning to be explored. This research explores two case studies where AI-simulated play\, when combined with traditional archaeological methods\, provide new insights about ancient games. \nBiography\nWalter Crist is a Lecturer at the Faculty of Humanities at Leiden University. His PhD dissertation (Arizona State University\, 2016) examined the archaeological context of Bronze Age game boards in Cyprus to explore the intersection between gaming activity and social complexity. He is the lead author on the book Ancient Egyptians at Play\, and has researched ancient games in Cyprus\, Egypt\, Azerbaijan\, Greece\, Turkey\, and the Netherlands. As a postdoctoral researcher on the ERC Digital Ludeme Project\, he constructed the Ludii Games Database\, which documents the knowledge of the rules for traditional board games globally over the past 5000 years. Recent explorations on the ways that AI can inform archaeological research on games continue through his position as Vice Chair of the COST Action GameTable: Computational Techniques for Tabletop Games Heritage. \nRegistration is required. Follow this link to register: https://asu.zoom.us/meeting/register/KMQBlfk-TYCqAMr0j6l21w#/registration
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/play-again-combining-archaeological-and-ai-methods-to-study-ancient-games/
CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program,Education,Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah 'Gigi' Brazeal":MAILTO:sbrazea@asu.edu
LOCATION:https://www.archaeological.org/event/play-again-combining-archaeological-and-ai-methods-to-study-ancient-games/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250927T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250927T170000
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SUMMARY:Politics of Placement: The Development of the 18th Dynasty Theban Necropolis
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, Sept. 27\n3:30 PM EST\nPenn Museum\, Anthro Classroom 345\nIn-person; no registration required \nSpeaker: Dr. JJ Shirley\, Managing Editor\, Journal of Egyptian History; Director\, TT110 Project; ARCE-PA Vice President \nTitle: Politics of Placement: The Development of the 18th Dynasty Theban Necropolis \nAbstract:\nIn the 18th Dynasty the Theban Necropolis became a preferred location for elite burials\, witnessing an explosion of tomb construction. But how did officials decide where to place their tombs? What were the determining factors? Rock quality\, location on the mountain\, spatial relationship to royal mortuary temples\, status\, some combination of these? \nThis talk focuses on the development of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna during the 18th Dynasty to examine the changes and shifts that took place both in tomb location and in which officials were able to build tombs. Certainly\, a major purpose of a tomb was to enhance one’s afterlife\, and thus having a good view to the royal mortuary temples and access to royal and sacred festival processions would have played a role in where a tomb was placed. However\, there are also clear indications that a tomb served as a reflection of one’s place in the living world. As such\, a tomb owner’s family and career could help to determine a tomb’s location in the necropolis. By examining the tombs from the perspective of the officials’ lives\, it becomes clear that who one was\, both in terms of family and career – which after all is how an ancient Egyptian defined himself – seems to have been a dominating factor in tomb placement within Sheikh Abd el-Qurna\, but likely carried through into other parts of the necropolis as well. \nSpeaker Bio:\nDr. JJ Shirley received her PhD from The Johns Hopkins University\, and has taught Egyptian Art\, Archaeology and Language at the University of Michigan\, University of Wales\, Swansea\, and as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Bryn Mawr College. Since 2007 she has been the Managing Editor for the Journal of Egyptian History\, published by Brill. She has been ARCE-PA’s Vice President for many years\, and also serves on several ARCE National committees. In 2014 Dr. Shirley founded the TT110 Field School\, which focuses on epigraphic\, illustration\, and research training for Egyptian Ministry officials\, and for which she has received three Antiquities Endowment Fund grants from the American Research Center in Egypt. \nDr. Shirley’s research interests include Late Second Intermediate Period and Early New Kingdom socio-political history and administration\, power dynamics in the ancient world\, manifestations of social status in art and architecture\, Theban Tombs\, and landscape archaeology. Her published work to date has largely focused on the intersection of prosopography and the socio-political history of Dynasty 18. She is currently working on a full publication of TT110 utilizing the new drawings produced by the field school students. \n******************\nLectures are FREE to ARCE Members\, $7 for University of Pennsylvania Museum Members and UPenn Staff and Faculty\, $5 for Students with ID\, and $10 for the general public.\nLight refreshments served starting at 3pm. \n******************\nThe American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) is a private\, nonprofit organization founded in 1948 by a consortium of educational and cultural institutions to support research on all aspects of Egyptian history and culture\, foster broader knowledge among the general public\, and strengthen American-Egyptian cultural ties. The ARCE Pennsylvania Chapter (ARCE-PA) is the local branch of the national institution. We host monthly events including scholarly lectures\, Egyptian-themed workshops\, social events\, and guided tours of the Penn Museum’s Egyptian galleries. For more information or to learn about the perks of membership\, please send an e-mail to info@arce-pa.org\, or visit our website at www.arce-pa.org.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/politics-of-placement-the-development-of-the-18th-dynasty-theban-necropolis/
LOCATION:Penn Museum\, 3260 South Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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