Why Has African Archeology Been Ignored
Deepening our understanding of African heritage often starts in spaces that celebrate our history, but while museums house these stories, it is archaeology that unearths them. While the world is […]
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Walter Farmer collection and Akenaton
Dr. Jack Green (Associate Director of Collections and Curatorial Affairs, Washington and Lee University) will present a lecture entitled "Tell es-Sa'idiyeah Cemetery (Jordan) and its connections to ancient Egypt and […]
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Accessing Abydos: Excavating Bricks and Archives for Answers About Early Kingship
Redwood City Woman’s Club 149 Clinton Street, Redwood City, CA, United StatesAbout the Lecture: The site of Abydos is critical for understanding the rise of Egyptian kingship and the foundations of the pharaonic state. The earliest kings built their tombs far in the desert at Abydos, ringing them with sacrificial burials. But the largest monuments built by these kings were not tombs but temples, also at […]
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Lecture Topic to be Announced
Dr. Kate Ayres (Institute for the Study of Ancient cultures at the University of Chicago) will deliver an interesting lecture; topic yet to be finalized. A reception and chance to […]
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Petra Byzantine Church
Longview Park 13525 Clayton Road, Town and Country, MO, United StatesDr. Peter Warnock, Adjunct faculty member in Anthropology at Muskegon Community College, and board member of the St. Louis Society of the Archaeological Institute will discuss the archaeological discoveries at […]