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Archaeology & Ale: Archaeology and Civic Engagement in New Philadelphia

Join us for the November Archaeology & Ale! Dr. Christopher C. Fennell (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) will discuss "Archaeology, Civic Engagement, and Interdisciplinary Data in the New Phildelphia Project." A community's encounters with structural racism have been examined through oral history, documentary, and archaeological evidence about New Philadelphia, Illinois. This was the first town […]

Dr. Kristina Killgove presents a talk entitled “Death Comes to Oplontis: Victims of Mt. Vesuvius Reveal Life in 79 AD”

DESCRIPTION: Numerous urban centers in the Bay of Naples were completely destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD. Pompeii and Herculaneum are the most famous of these, but other areas were also affected and are less understood, even today, because of their location underneath modern development. The villa complex of Oplontis is […]

Cultural Crossroads in Central Asia and a Millennium of Shared Heritage

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

Speaker: Dr. Laura Tedesco, U.S. State Department Title: Cultural Crossroads in Central Asia and a Millennium of Shared Heritage In November, we will have a return visit from Dr. Laura Tedesco, who spoke to the Spokane Society in the spring of 2018. This visit Dr. Tedesco will speak about the shared heritage of Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, […]

The Emperor’s Jubilee on Roman Coins

The Archaeological Institute of America New Brunswick Society is hosting a virtual lecture and welcomes AIA members, the university communities, the general public and those from around the world interested in the AIA Lecture Series to join us as Dr. William Kerr from the Department of Classics and Ancient History at University of New Brunswick […]

After Actium: Egypt in the Roman Imagination

by Molly Swetnam-Burland (Adina Allen Term Distinguished Associate Professor of Classical Studies, College of William and Mary) After the defeat of Cleopatra at the battles of Actium and Alexandria, there was a fascination with Egyptian culture and a taste for Egyptian and Egyptian-looking artworks in Rome. In this lecture, I will discuss objects as large […]

Mr. Abdul Hafiz Latify, Archaeologist, Archaeology Institute of Afghanistan Afghanistan during the Bronze Age: Trade and Cultural Contacts with the Neighboring Regions

Abstract: The Later Prehistoric Period (Chalcolithic/Bronze) research in the region of modern day Afghanistan began in the early part of twentieth century but the general picture of this period in this region remained obscure until the middle of 20th century. Those early phases of researches did not have the Later Prehistoric Periods as an individual […]

Great Monuments Lecture Series: THE LASTING LEGACIES OF MESOPOTAMIA Ideas, Monuments, Images

Penn Museum 3260 South St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Many of the fundamental cultural features of modern western societies have their origins in the civilizations of Mesopotamia, which flourished from 3000 to 323 BCE in the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, now modern Iraq. This exploration will highlight aspects of this lasting legacy, with special reference to the collections on display in the […]

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“Deep Dig: Unpacking the Stories of Troy and Homer” with the Penn Museum

Penn Museum 3260 South St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Unpacking the Stories of Troy and Homer Four Thursdays: January 7, 14, 21, and 28 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm With Dr. C. Brian Rose In this four-part series, learn about the archaeology of Troy and the Trojan War, including the ways in which both the site and war have been viewed throughout history. Troy […]