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Desert Kites – The Enigmatic Traps from the Air and on the Ground
Jordan Hall 141, Butler University 4600 Sunset Ave, Indianapolis, INKershaw Lecture
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Archaeology-Hour Livestream: Elise Friedland. “Classical Washington. Greece & Rome in the Art & Architecture of D.C.”
Whitman College, Olin Hall 129 920 E Isaacs, Walla Walla, WA, United StatesIn Washington, D.C., a "Hellenic Doric-style" temple (the Lincoln Memorial) sits at one end of the city’s central "forum" (The Mall), housing a colossal cult statue (Abraham Lincoln). A Roman "triumphal arch" monumentalizes the front of the main train depot (Union Station). Roman equestrian statues make assertions amidst circular plazas. This talk explores these juxtapositions […]
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Currents and Commodities: How Oceanographic Effects Influenced the Prehistoric Colonization of Islands
ART 1.110, UT Austin Campus 2301 SAN JACINTO BLVD, Au, TX -
AIA Archaeology Hour with Elise A. Friedland
Join the AIA for a fascinating evening as Elise A. Friedland (George Washington University) presents Classical Washington: Greece & Rome in the Art & Architecture of D.C. This presentation will be given at 8pm Eastern/7pm Central/6pm Mountain/5pm Pacific. Washington, D.C., is a city like no other in the United States. A Greek Doric temple (the […]
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Magellan’s Pacific Crossing: New Discoveries in One of the World’s Greatest Voyages
Trinity University, Dickie Hall Room 104 One Trinity Place, San Antonio, TX, United StatesArchaeology of Portugal lecture
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Finding the God Osiris: Latest Excavations at Abusir and Saqqara
Geological Lecture Hall 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesFree Hybrid Lecture Miroslav Bárta, Charles University, Czech Institute of Egyptology Miroslav Bárta will present the latest results from archaeological research at Abusir and Saqqara, two ancient Egyptian cemeteries. The exploration of several historically essential tombs dating to the Fifth Dynasty sheds new light on the rise and fall of the Old Kingdom empire and […]
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Making Stone Tools Across the Millennia: Results from the Bandafassi Regional Archaeological Project survey in southeastern Senegal
ZoomMatthew V. Kroot, PhD Assistant Professor Arizona State University School of Human Evolution & Social Change Stone tools in Africa are the earliest evidence we have of human material culture. Their shifting roles in societies over millions of years provide us with unparalleled insights into long-term human histories. As a part of a broader program […]
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“700 Generations of the Spokane Tribe” A lecture by Warren Seyler, Spokane Tribe of Indians Tribal Historian
Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC) 2316 West 1st Avenue, Spokane, Washington, United States"700 Generations of the Spokane Tribe" Warren Seyler’s talk will review what it was like for the Spokane ancestors when they lived as a semi-nomadic river people upon the Plateau. Oral traditional stories will be shared telling how this land was formed and how the first Spokane arrived at the location known today as the […]
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Ruling Culture: Art Police, Tomb Robbers, and the Rise of Cultural Power in Italy
Bryant Hall 209 The University of Mississippi, University, MS, United States -
Rome: “Urbs Pensilis”: A Hanging City and its Hanging Gardens
Goldwin Smith Hall, G22, Cornell University 232 East Ave, Ithaca, NY, United StatesNorton Lecture
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NAGPRA: The Repatriation and Reburial of Angel Mounds
University of Louisville Center for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (CACHe) 1606 Rowan Street, Louisville, KY, United StatesPassed in 1990, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) provides a legal mechanism for the repatriation and return of Native American and Native Hawaiian ancestral remains and cultural items. In addition to the return of collections, consultation with federally recognized tribal nations is one of the most important components of this federal […]