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A Wonder to Behold Craftsmanship and the Creation of Babylon’s Ishtar Gate

Zoom via Rye Free Reading Room 1061 Boston Post Rd, Rye, NY, United States

Register (required) for the lecture at: https://www.eventkeeper.com/code/ekform.cfm?curOrg=RFRR&curID=438396 You will be asked for your name and email address.  After you register you will receive a confirmation. You also will receive a reminder the day before the talk and when the talk begins. ISAW is pleased to present A Wonder to Behold, an exhibition exploring ancient ideas […]

Archaeology in the time of Black Lives Matter

A panel discussion, facilitated by Maria Franklin & Justin Dunnavant. With Alexandra Jones, Alicia Odewale & Tsione Wolde-Michael. Chaired by Ayana Flewellen Where does archaeology sit in relation to Black Lives Matter and how might we find ways to engage with the insights and challenges of this moment in our archaeological practice? How do we […]

Classical Archaeology Remote Lecture Series

Zoom

Case Western Reserve University is offering a classical Archaeology remote lecture series. This lecture series features renowned Classical Archaeologists from around the world discussing their current field projects in Greece and Italy. Taking advantage of our current remote learning, each week of this lecture series will feature a different scholar sharing their ground-breaking research, spanning […]

Theater of War: Performing Power on the city wall of Ancient Sinope

Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture 2316 West 1st Avenue, Spokane, WA, United States

Speaker: Dr. Owen Doonan, California State University - Northridge Title: Theater of War: Performing Power on the city wall of Ancient Sinope Abstract: This talk considers the particular case study of the Sinope fortifications in light of broader evidence for the relationship between theater and war in Greek culture. Aeneas Tacticus, How to Survive under […]

Love and Death in the Stone Age

MA, United States

Free Virtual Lecture Mary C. Stiner Regents Professor, School of Anthropology, University of Arizona Humans are the only animal species that bury their dead, and this practice is preserved in Paleolithic sites as early as 120,000 years ago. The emergence of burial traditions in this time period implies that both Neanderthals and early humans had […]

Love and Death in the Stone Age

MA

Mary C. Stiner Regents Professor, School of Anthropology, University of Arizona Humans are the only animal species that bury their dead, and this practice is preserved in Paleolithic sites as early as 120,000 years ago. The emergence of burial traditions in this time period implies that both Neanderthals and early humans had already begun to […]

T-Doors, Tri-Walls, and Sub-Floors: Southwestern Examples of Clunky Evidence in the Age of Big Data

In Southwestern archaeology, pottery has always held pride-of-place for both quantity and quality of archaeological data. Pottery defines the basic "culture areas," and changes in pottery track much of the history we infer for those regions. Other, larger, clunkier evidence is worth a look: Architecture, for example. Various "types" of buildings -- as valid as […]

International Archaeology Day with Her Excellency Ambassador Ms. Vanessa Frazier

In celebration of International Archaeology Day, Her Excellency Ambassador Ms. Vanessa Frazier, the Permanent Representative of Malta to the United Nations, discusses the archipelago’s prehistoric megalithic monuments. During this virtual tour, Ambassador Frazier will be accompanied by Dr. Josef Caruana, curator, Heritage Malta. The Tarxien Temples archaeological complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site whose four […]