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  • “Reconceiving the nomad: tropes, archaeological reality, and why it matters!” By Tekla Schmaus PhD, Department of Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh

    Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC) 2316 West 1st Avenue, Spokane, Washington, United States

    "Reconceiving the nomad: tropes, archaeological reality, and why it matters!" By Tekla Schmaus PhD, Department of Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh Abstract coming soon. About Dr. Tekla Schmaus: Tekla Schmaus received her PhD from Indiana University in 2015. She is an archaeologist working in Central Eurasia whose research focuses on human-environment interactions, prehistoric economy and diet, […]

  • The Last Human

    Geological Lecture Hall 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    WINNER OF THE NORDIC:DOX AWARD 2022 Denmark, Greenland / 2022 Our most basic understanding of the origins of life was recently turned upside down when Greenlandic scientist Minik Rosing discovered the first traces of life on Earth in a small fjord near Isua, Greenland. His discovery predated all previous evidence by over 300 million years. […]

  • “The View from “Harvard Camp:” George Reisner and the Giza Pyramids then and now

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

    ANNUAL KORSYN LECTURE In-Person Lecture Saturday, March 23 at 3:30 pm EST Penn Museum, Classroom L2 Speaker: Dr. Peter Der Manuelian Lecture Topic: “The View from “Harvard Camp:” George Reisner and the Giza Pyramids then and now” Abstract: Leading the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, George Reisner (1867–1942) put American Egyptology on the […]

  • “Ohio Shipwrecks: What’s in your Backyard?” – Archaeology & Ale, with Linda Pansing (Ohio History Connection)

    La Chatelaine 627 High St, Worthington, OH, United States

    From Lake Erie, to canals, to rivers, Ohio’s maritime history is rich and ancient. This presentation will highlight the stories of several shipwrecks; their ‘lives’, ‘deaths’ and discoveries. How many shipwrecks are in Ohio? Come and find out! (Please order drinks and pastries by 2:45pm.)

  • When Women Ruled the World

    Wagner College, Foundation Hall, Manzulli Board Room 1 Campus Rd, Staten Island, NY, United States

    Lecture and Reception at Wagner College A woman’s power in the ancient world (and perhaps even today) was always compromised from the outset, and this lecture will address the root causes of this social inequality. Given this social reality in the ancient world, how then did women negotiate their limited leadership roles? Were they able […]

  • AIA Archaeology Hour with Kisha Supernant

    Join the AIA for a fascinating evening as Kisha Supernant (University of Alberta) presents Finding the Children: Using Archaeology to Search for Unmarked Graves at Indian Residential School Sites in Canada. This presentation will be given at 8pm Eastern/7pm Central/6pm Mountain/5pm Pacific. In May 2021, the Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc First Nation in British Columbia, Canada, […]

  • Socii & Sociability: Shopping for Status in a Roman Shop with Dr. Rhodora Vennarucci

    Socii & Sociability: Shopping for Status in a Roman Shop Matson Lecture Rhodora Vennarucci, PhD Assistant Professor of Classical Studies & Art History University of Arkansas Work in Consumer Culture Theory (CCT) has underscored that shopping is meaningful behavior. It is still new, however, to ask how shopping behavior was meaningful for people in the […]