“Celebrating our ‘Hair-itage:’ powdered wigs and hair care during the mid 1700s”
Lecture by by Laura Galke (senior archaeologist at WSP) for International Archaeology Day and Virginia Archaeology Month
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Jepson Hall, Room 118 Richmond Way 221, Richmond, VA, United States
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Filling the gaps: Recent Archaeological Studies into the US Civil War
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Milo Rossi: Offline and In Person (Farmville, VA)
Joan Perry Brock Center at Longwood University 201 High St, Farmville, VA, United StatesInternet sensation Milo Rossi — better known to his 3+ million followers as "miniminuteman" — is coming to Farmville, VA, for an unforgettable evening of science, skepticism, and side-splitting commentary. This isn't your typical archaeology lecture. With more than a billion views, the self-proclaimed “Googledebunker” has become one of the most trusted voices in debunking […]
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When Hieroglyphs Came Alive: Sacred Writing in the Temples of Roman Egypt
Penn Museum 3260 South St, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesSaturday, Oct. 10 3:30 pm EST In-person only at the Penn Museum, Anthro Classroom 345 FREE Lecture! No registration required Speaker: Prof. Hazem Farrag, Assistant Professor of Egyptology – Ain […]
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Milo Rossi: Offline and In Person (Asheville, NC)
Wortham Center for the Performing Arts - Diana Wortham Theatre 18 Biltmore Ave., Asheville, NC, United StatesInternet sensation Milo Rossi — better known to his 3+ million followers as "miniminuteman" — is coming to Asheville for an unforgettable evening of science, skepticism, and side-splitting commentary. This isn't your typical archaeology lecture. With more than a billion views, the self-proclaimed “Googledebunker” has become one of the most trusted voices in debunking archaeological […]
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Valor at Valcour: Revolutionary War Wrecks in Lake Champlain and a Vision for Exhibiting US Navy’s Underwater Archaeology
The Arleigh & Roberta Burke Theatre, US Navy Memorial Visitor Center 701 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC, MD, United StatesTo commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the US Navy and the Battle of Valcour Island, the Naval History and Heritage Command is highlighting two significant wrecks which represent ongoing but diverse research projects. These wrecks represent some of the earliest of surviving examples of American naval forces, and provide opportunities to study and elaborate on […]
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Milo Rossi: Offline and In Person (Asheville, NC)
Wortham Center for the Performing Arts - Diana Wortham Theatre 18 Biltmore Ave., Asheville, NC, United StatesInternet sensation Milo Rossi — better known to his 3+ million followers as "miniminuteman" — is coming to Asheville for an unforgettable evening of science, skepticism, and side-splitting commentary. This isn't your typical archaeology lecture. With more than a billion views, the self-proclaimed “Googledebunker” has become one of the most trusted voices in debunking archaeological […]
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The Tobacco Takers: Puritans, Pipes, and Bodily Care
Geological Lecture Hall 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesIndigenous to the Americas and cultivated by Native peoples for thousands of years, tobacco was introduced to Europeans in the 16th century, and by the early 17th century, it had spread across the globe. In Puritan New England, religious leaders condemned tobacco as sinful while early practitioners used it as medicine. Clay tobacco pipes commonly […]
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The Materiality of Blue:
Joseph Merrick Jones Hall 204, Tulane University 6801 Freret St, New Orleans, LA, United StatesNatural blue pigments in the ancient world are uncommon, usually sourced from far away and difficult to process. Reviewing these shady characters, like lazurite and azurite, will shed light on ancient artisanal capabilities, technical knowledge, and even trade connections that reveal the extent to which ancient people would travel and experiment in order to find […]
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2026 Oklahoma Archaeology Month Lecture with Dr. Severin Fowles
THE SOUTHERN ATHABASKANS: SEVEN CENTURIES OF INNOVATION FROM OKLAHOMA TO ARIZONA What archaeologists refer to as the Southern Athapaskan cultural tradition spread across the American Southwest during the second millennium CE as a dispersed network of social formations in creative dialogue, first, with the rise of large Ancestral Pueblo centers and, later, with the arrival […]
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Beyond Shipwrecks: Engaging the Past Across the Generations
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Fort Vancouver and the Historical Archaeology of the Pacific Northwest
Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture 2316 W 1st Ave, Spokane, WA, United StatesHybrid EventPlease join us for a lecture by Dr. Doug Wilson. Abstract: This talk will illuminate Fort Vancouver's central role in the colonial history of the Pacific Northwest seen through the […]