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  • Ancient Egypt In Its African Context and at a Crossroads

    Architecture School, UVA, CAM 160 110 Bayly Dr, Charlottesville, VA, United States

    Shomarka Keita, a biological anthropologist affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution and the Institute for Historical Biology, William and Mary, has written extensively on identity and biology in Egypt and Nubia. Egypt is in the northeastern corner of Africa, in essence a 930 mi linear oasis in the eastern Sahara. Due to the history of Egypt's […]

  • The Second Style at Saqqara during the Late Old Kingdom and First Intermediate Period: Results of an Investigation and New Observations

    PA, United States

    Saturday, October 15 3:30 pm EST Penn Museum, Anthro Classroom 345 In-person; no registration required Speaker: Dr. Valentina Anselmi, PhD, UPenn Title: The Second Style at Saqqara during the Late Old Kingdom and First Intermediate Period: Results of an Investigation and New Observations Abstract: In the late Old Kingdom, an unusual corpus of artistic production, […]

  • How the Inkas built Sacsayhuaman, Revisited

    About the lecture: This lecture will discuss new ideas about how the Inkas constructed their megalithic walls, such as those of Sacsayhuaman above Cusco in Peru. Although scholars know the technology the Inkas used to quarry, transport, and shape the stones that were used in their high-quality structures, the exact process of how they maneuvered […]

  • What is Industrial Archeology: Its Past and Future

    Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation 154 Moody Street, Waltham, United States

    The field of industrial archeology (IA) is now about 70 years old and has passed through stages of life, from an exuberant youth filled with discovery – the period when the Charles River Museum of Industry was founded – to its sedate present. Interest in the field seems to be waning, judging from declining membership […]

  • Poggio Civitate’s Etruscan Workshop: A Cross-Craft Perspective

    Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture 2316 W 1st Ave, Spokane, WA, United States

    Dr. Nora Donoghue, Gonzaga University visiting professor, will present her research into Etruscan workshop crafting interrelationships at Poggio Civitate. Abstract: Craft production in the ancient world is frequently analyzed by specialists who concentrate on a specific material or class of artifact. This approach overlooks the strong probability that ancient production processes were interrelated through shared […]

  • Navajo/Dene Rock Art

    Longview Park 13525 Clayton Road, Town and Country, MO, United States

    Powerpoint presentation by Richard Jenkison (Independent Researcher) who has spent decades studying the Navajo rock art sites in New Mexico.

  • Battlefield Archaeology

    Virtual Event

    Zoom lecture by Douglas D Scott (Retired Supervisory Archaeologist with the Natinal Park Service). He will discuss theoretical and practical concerns in Battlefield Archaeology and bring examples from his field work at Little Bighorn and various Civil War battlefields.

  • More Than a Cosmetic Fix: How Experimental Archaeology Can Address the Issue of Burial Goods in the Museum Setting. Talk and Workshop

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

    Saturday, December 13 2:30 pm EST Penn Museum, Classroom L2 In-person; RSVP required for workshop: https://forms.gle/FTwpThdMhwV7gPhS6 Talk and Hands-on Workshop Holiday Party to follow! Speakers: Isabella Pilla and Dr. Jane Hill Title: More Than a Cosmetic Fix: How Experimental Archaeology Can Address the Issue of Burial Goods in the Museum Setting. Talk and Workshop Abstract: […]

  • Dreadful were the vestiges of (the Revolutionary) War.

    Virtual Event

    ZOOM lecture by Douglas Scott (Retired Supervisory Archaeologist with the National Park Service); A study of surviving bullet struck structures and objects from the first day of the American Revolution: Employing Forensic Firearm Examination Techniques to Historic Contexts.

  • Zoom Lecture: Forgotten Saint-Simonian Travelers in Egypt

    Virtual Event

    The American Research Center in Egypt, Northern California chapter, and the UC Berkeley Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures invite you to attend a Zoom lecture by Dr. John David Ragan, Independent Scholar (PhD, NYU): Forgotten Saint-Simonian Travelers in Egypt Sunday, January 11 2026, 3 PM PST Register in advance for this lecture: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/cAzvIld9RvanelhVxNRq1A […]

  • Early Peoples in the Plateau: Nimíipuu Knowledge and Landscape Adaptation in the Bitterroot Mountains

    Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture 2316 W 1st Ave, Spokane, WA, United States

    Join us for a lecture by WSU grad Student Jordan Thompson on early Northwest culture. Abstract: Mountain environments and resources have played a significant role in Indigenous cultural and subsistence lifeways and knowledge systems yet remain underrepresented in landscape research. Recent archaeological evidence points to the Southern Columbia Plateau as an early entry point for […]