In 1650, Thomas Doughty, an illiterate Scottish foot solder, was captured at the Battle of Dunbar. He was then transported to Massachusetts and sold as forced labor. He was one […]
CEO and President of the Coastal Discovery Museum, Rex Garniewicz, will share the science behind historic brews from ancient Mesopotamia, China, Egypt, and the jungles of the Amazon. Reservations are […]
Kershaw Lecture Light refreshments at 4:30 PM
Helene J. Kantor (July 15, 1919-January 13, 1993) was one of the last of the great generalists of the ancient world. She studied under Henri Frankfort at the University of […]
Dr. David Landon shares the latest research from a multi-year study of Plymouth Colony sites conducted by UMass Boston archaeologists. Learn about this summer's exciting discoveries of Plymouth's 17th-century beginnings. […]
Join National Park Service archaeologists as they present a series of lectures about the archaeological history at Minute Man National Historical Park. The talks will focus on the many excavations […]
Mary Leakey was known as the "cigar-smoking, whiskey-drinking" British archaeologist and anthropologist who excavated at various sites in East Africa, along with her husband Louis. One of her most famous […]
Join the MAS Central Chapter for its monthly free lectures by experts in archaeology and history. They meet at the Zion Lutheran Church in Worcester on the first Saturday of […]
Matson Lecture Reception to follow Co-sponsored by the Human Arts Series and the History Program
The vast and rocky deserts of the Eastern Desert of Sudan, known as the 'Atbai,' is the heartland of ancient nomads called the Medjay, Blemmyes, and Beja in various historical […]
