AIA Archaeology Hour with Elise A. Friedland
2023-09-27 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
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 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 stand amidst circular plazas, celebrating victorious American generals (Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Plaza). This talk explores the role of Greek and Roman art and architecture in the planning, building and decorating of America’s capital city.

Magellan’s Pacific Crossing: New Discoveries in One of the World’s Greatest Voyages
2023-09-28 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Trinity University, Dickie Hall Room 104, One Trinity Place, San Antonio, TX, 78212, United States
Archaeology of Portugal lecture

Finding the God Osiris: Latest Excavations at Abusir and Saqqara
2023-09-28 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Free 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 the introduction of the god of afterlife, Osiris, into ancient Egyptian society.
Free and open to the public. Free event parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage. Presented by the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East and the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture.

Making Stone Tools Across the Millennia: Results from the Bandafassi Regional Archaeological Project survey in southeastern Senegal
2023-09-28 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Phoenix) | Zoom, Virtual, FL, 33155, United States
Matthew 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 of archaeological survey and excavation, the Bandafassi Regional Archaeological Project collected chipped stone artifacts from over 100 sites in southeastern Senegal. In this talk, I will present our analysis of these stone tools. Results show dramatic changes through time in raw material use, production methods, and the roles of stone tool economies in society. Additionally, our work highlights the essential role of chipped stone technology well after the introduction of iron smelting and access global trade markets during the Atlantic Period. This research demonstrates that large-scale regional studies of stone tool economies and a focused interest on chipped stone after the Stone Age can provide significant insights into the structures and practices of local communities embedded in regional and global social networks.

“700 Generations of the Spokane Tribe” A lecture by Warren Seyler, Spokane Tribe of Indians Tribal Historian
2023-09-28 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver) | Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC), 2316 West 1st Avenue, Spokane, Washington, 99201, 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 Spokane Falls. Seyler will delve into the life of the Spokane ancestors which was filled with song, ceremony and tradition built and based upon what the creator had instructed. Seyler will speak about the many attempts made by the Federal and State governments to rid the land and society of the tribal people living within the American landscape and will discuss the eras of war, reservation, boarding school, allotment, relocation and termination. Seyler will end his talk with how the tribe has endured, overcome and risen to what it is today.
Warren Seyler is the Spokane Tribe of Indians Tribal Historian and Curriculum Developer of the Spokane Tribe’s Natural Resource Department.
The lecture will be broadcasted in realtime via Zoom.
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84120684037?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 841 2068 4037
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Ruling Culture: Art Police, Tomb Robbers, and the Rise of Cultural Power in Italy
2023-10-02 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Bryant Hall 209, The University of Mississippi, University, MS, 38677, United States

Rome: "Urbs Pensilis": A Hanging City and its Hanging Gardens
2023-10-03 17:00 (America/New_York) | Goldwin Smith Hall, G22, Cornell University, 232 East Ave, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Norton Lecture

NAGPRA: The Repatriation and Reburial of Angel Mounds
2023-10-03 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | University of Louisville Center for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (CACHe), 1606 Rowan Street, Louisville, KY, 40203, United States
Passed 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 mandate. In 2021, Indiana University completed the Angel Mounds repatriation, the largest in Midwestern history. This project remains a valuable case study which highlights the complexities of working with a large archaeological collection, collaborating with numerous tribal nations, and navigating the challenges of finding respectful reburial lands.

The Settlement Ecology of Emerging Commercial Dairy Farming in 19th-century Upstate New York
2023-10-04 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Denver)
This lecture by Dr. Eric Jones (CU Boulder) discusses the development of commercial farming in the mid-19th century was a critical component of industrialization in the United States. It examines when, how, and why farmers in the Town of Fenner, New York began this transition and helped to create one of the most productive dairy industries in the country. The result was a focus on diversified farming and community economic well-being over individual financial independence.

Human-Animal-Divine Relationships in Cyprus: a Social Zooarchaeology of Sacrifice
2023-10-05 17:00 (America/New_York) | Boswell Hall 220, The College of William and Mary, 100 Ukrop Way, Williamsburg, VA, 23185, United States
Kershaw lecture

Managing and Curating Yale University’s Numismatic Collection
2023-10-05 17:30 (America/New_York) | Herter Hall Room 601, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 300 Massachusetts Ave, Amherst, MA, 01003, United States
Metcalf lecture

Fighting Processes of Historical Erasure in Louisiana: Climate change, Industrial Development, and Cultural Heritage
2023-10-05 19:00 (America/New_York) | Pinnacle Room, Baldwin Hall, University of Georgia, 355 S. Jackson St, Athens, GA, 30602, United States
Stone lecture

San Francisco’s “Titanic”: The Loss of SS City of Rio de Janeiro
2023-10-10 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | San Francisco Maritime Museum, 900 Beach St, San Francisco, CA, 94109, United States
The 1901 shipwreck of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company’s SS City of Rio de Janeiro was the deadliest ever at the Golden Gate. Maritime archaeologist and historian James Delgado will share the story of the Rio, including its rumored “treasure” that never existed, and the discovery and rediscovery of the mud-shrouded hulk hundreds of feet deep. He will also share the stories of two less-known but tragic wrecks; SS City of Chester, and the USS Conestoga, which were also the focus of underwater archaeological discovery and surveys. Join us for a night of drama, tragedy, heroism and an undersea tour of these three ships in our local waters.
October 10, 2023
6:00-9:00 PM
Maritime Museum
900 Beach St
San Francisco, CA 94109
Tickets:
SFMNPA Members $40 (with promo code)
General Public $45

Taxes and Tyranny: The Significance of Liberty on the Coinage of the Early Roman Empire
2023-10-11 17:30 (America/New_York) | Classics Library, Angell Hall rm 2175, University of Michigan,, 435 S State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, United States

Desert Kites – The Enigmatic Traps From The Air And On The Ground
2023-10-12 16:00 (America/Edmonton) | Humanities Centre HC1-L3, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2R3, Canada

The splendor and misery of the inhabitants of Písek in Bohemia in the early modern era
2023-10-12 16:00 - 17:30 (Europe/Prague) | Prácheňské muzeum v Písku, Velké nám. 114, Písek, Bohemia, 397 24, Czechia
Lecture in Prachenske Museum in Písek, Bohemia.
Royal town of Písek was founded in 13th century AD on the commercial crossroads. Archaeological findings from the last decades also shed new light on the lifestyle of the inhabitants of the town of Písek in the 16th and the first half of the 17th centuries. The Renaissance, and especially the Rudolfinian period, is a sign of conjuncture in all areas of human activity in the Czech lands. On the one hand, there are written sources showing the wealth of the inhabitants of that time, and on the other, there are finds of various imports of precious commodities (like imported majolica from Italy and Catalania, as well the example of porcelaine of Ming dynasty). The vanity of this period is, however, linked to the sharp indebtedness of the municipality of Písek. This is joined by confessional jealousy between Catholics and Protestants, leading to the Thirty Years’ War and the decline of the town as a whole, when its status temporarily changes from a royal city to a vassal city.

Human-Animal-Divine Relationships in Cyprus: a Social Zooarchaeology of Sacrifice
2023-10-12 18:00 (America/New_York) | Campbell Hall 160, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22904, United States

The Enduring Lifestyle of the Ancestral Maya
2023-10-13 14:00 (America/New_York) | Lucy Ellis Lounge, Foreign Languages Building, University of Illinois, 707 S Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL, 61801, United States
Borowski lecture
Ancient tropical societies dealt with the same issues we face today—climate instability, growing populations, overuse of resources, and so on. One of the major issues at present is growing concern about providing adequate supplies of clean drinking water. We can learn from past tropical societies, including the ancestral Maya of Central America, whose cities supplied clean water via sophisticated, self-cleaning reservoirs (i.e., constructed wetlands) for over 1,000 years. Their long-term success demonstrates the enduring usefulness of self-cleaning reservoirs or constructed wetlands, as I illustrate with the Classic Maya (c. 250-900 CE). I conclude with discussing the vital importance of preserving cultural heritage for descendants, tourism—and to benefit our future through the lessons the past embodies

Let’s Talk About Ancient Apocalypse: It’s Inaccurate, Harmful, And The Real Story Of Ice Age Peopling Of The Americas Is Far More Interesting Anyway
2023-10-13 18:30 (America/New_York) | Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St, Toledo, OH, 43620, United States
Joukowsky lecture

What the Heck is Archaeology?
2023-10-17 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Monroe County Public Library – Islamorada Branch, 81830 Overseas Highway, Islamorada, FL, 33036, United States
“Join us for a quick and dirty intro to archaeology! This talk covers a broad overview of Florida’s history, and how archaeological research can uncover new knowledge about the past, confirm what we know, or challenge what we think we know. We’ll also be learning about how different subfields of archaeology work, and what it takes to become an archaeologist!
The subject will be South Florida which has been an incredible place to live for about 14,000 years. How have people been using the landscape of the Keys from this period to modern day? In this lecture, Florida Public Archaeology Network will discuss the archaeology of the Florida Keys, including what tools, food, animals, and people would have used and encountered in the past. There will also be a brief overview of modern work in the area, including current research being undertaken by universities in Florida.
Malachi Fenn, MA, RPA – Before becoming Public Archaeologist for FPAN’s Southeast Region, Malachi Fenn worked on cultural resource management (CRM) and museum projects throughout South Florida. They earned their B.A. in Anthropology from New College of Florida. A lifelong visual artist, Malachi has provided archaeological illustrations for numerous publications. Their specializations include Florida pre-colonial and historical archaeology, museum collections care, and scientific illustration.”
The Matecumbe Historical Trust’s next free presentation will be held on Tuesday, October 17th at the Islamorada Library, mile marker 81.5 starting at 6 pm. This presentation is free and open to the public. For more information call Barbara at 305-393-0940.

Stone Vaulting in the Pre-Modern Mediterranean
2023-10-17 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Sara Galletti, “Stone Vaulting in the Pre-Modern Mediterranean”
THIS LECTURE IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. If you’re interested in archaeology, please join us!
About the lecture:
This talk will explore the history of a stone vaulting technique called stereotomy from a transnational, longue durée perspective across the Mediterranean from the third century BCE—when the oldest of known stereotomic vaults was built in the Sanctuary of Delphi—through the sixteenth and seventeenth century, when pioneering theoretical works such as those by Philibert de L’Orme (1514–70) and Alonso de Vandelvira (1544–1626) crossed the boundaries of the building trades and stereotomy became the focus of a broader intellectual debate about solid geometry. The complex, fascinating history of stereotomy offers a privileged perspective on the cultural and material exchanges that have taken place, across spatial, linguistic, and chronological boundaries, in the long history of the Mediterranean and its peoples.
About the speaker:
Dr. Sara Galletti, Associate Professor of Art History at Duke University, researches early modern architectural theory and practice, with a focus on Europe and the Mediterranean. She has published on secular and religious French architecture, on Philibert de L’Orme, on the urban history of Paris, on the relations between space and social structures, as well as on the history of stereotomy. Currently, she works on an NEH-funded book project tentatively titled History of Stone Vaulting in the Pre-Modern Mediterranean: Practices, Theories, and Patterns of Knowledge Transfer.
Our lectures are sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America, with funding from the Davidson College Public Lectures Committee, the Dean Rusk Program, and the departments of Africana Studies, Anthropology, Art, Classics, Educational Studies, History, and Latin American Studies.
Please support us by joining the Archaeological Institute of America for $50 (students $25), which includes a subscription to Archaeology magazine. Be sure to join Society 333, Central Carolinas!
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Archaeology-Hour Livestream: Anne Austin. “Ancient Ink: Discovering the Tattooed Women of Ancient Egypt”
2023-10-18 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Walla Walla University, Admin Bldg 116, 204 S College Ave, College Place, WA, 99324, United States
Until recently, the practice of tattooing in ancient Egypt was rarely attested with only scant evidence from a handful of mummified individuals spanning Pharaonic Egypt’s more than 3,000-year history. However, recent discoveries—including those from Deir el-Medina— have rewritten what was once thought about the practice. This talk coalesces physical and art historical evidence to offer some of the most comprehensive interpretations to date on the practice of tattooing in ancient Egypt. CONTENT WARNING: This talk will include images of human remains.
Please join us for a livestream presentation, and stay for an informal discussion afterward.

AIA Archaeology Hour with Anne Austin
2023-10-18 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Join the AIA for a fascinating evening as Anne Austin (University of Missouri, St. Louis) presents Ancient Ink: Discovering the Tattooed Women of Ancient Egypt.
This presentation will be given at 8pm Eastern/7pm Central/6pm Mountain/5pm Pacific.
Until recently, the practice of tattooing in ancient Egypt was rarely attested with only scant evidence from a handful of mummified individuals spanning Pharaonic Egypt’s more than 3,000-year history. However, recent discoveries—including those from Deir el-Medina— have rewritten what was once thought about the practice. This talk coalesces physical and art historical evidence to offer some of the most comprehensive interpretations to date on the practice of tattooing in ancient Egypt.
CONTENT WARNING: This talk will include images of human remains.

61st Annual Seminar on Glass
2023-10-19 - 2023-10-20
The Corning Museum of Glass is pleased to announce its 61st Annual Seminar on Glass, a two-day program of online sessions that complements the special exhibition Dig Deeper: Discovering an Ancient Glass Workshop.
The program will explore the ways archaeologists study glass and glassmaking in the ancient world, with particular focus on the site of Jalame in modern Israel. Presenters will share recent discoveries of ancient glass workshops, new ways of understanding the relationship between the ancient and contemporary worlds, and the process of immersing museum visitors in an exhibition about archaeological discovery.
The two-day program will include an international roster of keynote speakers, papers, and moderated panels. In between sessions, registrants will enjoy virtual tours, glassblowing demonstrations, and opportunities to network with colleagues in Community Rooms.
All are welcome to register for the free two-day online seminar.

“Maritime Trade and Migration Along the Western Black Sea Coast: Examining Greek Apollonia Pontica (7th-3rd century BC) and Roman Deultum (1st-4th century AD)” by Katharine Kolpan PhD, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Idaho
2023-10-19 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver) | Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC), 2316 West 1st Avenue, Spokane, Washington, 99201, United States
The Milesian Greek colony of Apollonia Pontica (7th-3rd century BC) and its Roman colonial successor, Deultum (1st-4th century BC), were both prosperous trade centers and important Western Black Sea ports. Archaeological evidence, such as imported glass, Attic black-figure pottery, and non-native macrobotanicals, indicates that the local population was engaged in maritime trade with merchants from other cities throughout the Aegean and the Near East, who were likely exchanging their goods for the region’s rich copper and iron ore and the fish from its abundant fisheries. While there is significant evidence that goods traveled around the area, what is less certain is how both colonies’ positions as major trading centers affected migration to Apollonia and Deultum after their initial colonization and, and if so, whether new arrivals were assimilated into the population or were victims of hostility and violence. What little historical data there is suggests that successive waves of migration led to greater instability, however the archaeological evidence has yet to fully address this issue. This presentation will assess the evidence for trade during both the Greek and Roman periods as well as skeletal evidence of violence and healed trauma at Apollonia, while also exploring how current archaeological and osteological methods can be utilized to expand on lingering questions related to migration, assimilation, and the possibility of unrest along the Western Black Sea Coast during Classical Antiquity.
The lecture will broadcast in realtime via Zoom.
Join Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84120684037?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 841 2068 4037
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Greek Civilization and Archaeology
2023-10-20 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/Athens) | Viking Neptune, Piraeus Harbor, Piraeus, Greece
Lecture by Dr. Michael Fuller given to guests on the Viking Neptune cruise ship in. Piraeus Harbor.

Amazing Vikings
2023-10-21 12:30 - 16:00 (Europe/Warsaw) | Muzeum Górnośląskie w Bytomiu (Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom), pl. Jana III Sobieskiego, 2, Bytom, śląskie, 41-902, Poland
The theme of this year’s event will be early medieval Scandinavia. During the workshops you will be able to try your hand at, among others: in archaeological excavations (exploring a boat burial) and making a model of a long Viking boat. There will also be a special exhibition – this time a photographic one entitled “Norse gods”, made available by the Utgard Association from Gliwice. “Scandinavians” from the reconstruction group will present the camp, everyday life, everyday objects, handicrafts, and will also conduct thematic workshops – weaving and herbalism. The special guest of the event will be Ph. D. Jakub Morawiec, from the Institute of History of the University of Silesia, a well-known researcher of the Viking Age, who will try to familiarize the audience with these extremely interesting times in his lecture.

Reconstructing Osiris: Dismemberment, Decapitation, and Mummification in Predynastic Egypt
2023-10-21 15:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Penn Museum, 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States
In-Person Lecture
Saturday, October 21 at 3:30pm
Penn Museum, Anthro Classroom 345
Speaker: Dr. Jane Hill, Asst. Prof. of Anthropology, Rowan University
Lecture Topic: Reconstructing Osiris: Dismemberment, Decapitation, and Mummification in Predynastic Egypt
Abstract:
Cases of well provisioned Predynastic graves containing both disarticulated skeletons and plentiful and costly burial goods have invited various interpretations since their earliest documentation by W.M.F. Petrie and James Quibell in their publications of the excavation of the great Predynastic cemeteries of Naqada and Ballas. While Petrie’s initial interpretation of cannibalism is not supported by the surviving osteological or material records, the presentation of these burials nevertheless raises interesting questions about the beliefs and ritual behind these postmortem skeletal arrangements. More recent discovery of a collection of disembodied skulls at the site of el-Adaima seems to indicate a more sinister practice. Evidence suggests that while the dissolution of the body in death was to be carefully avoided in some cases, it was actively sought in others, depending on the social role that each of these individuals inhabited. How may we understand decapitation, dismemberment, and re-articulation within the developing religious practice of Predynastic Egypt? Using the Predynastic mummy of a mature male in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology collections as a lens through which to analyze these burials, the author will discuss the possible religious and ecological reasons for the treatment of these bodies.
Speaker Bio:
Dr. Jane Hill holds a doctorate in Egyptian Archaeology from the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. She also holds masters degrees in anthropology and art history/Egyptology from the University of Memphis. She has excavated and done epigraphic work on archaeological projects at the sites of Giza, Abydos, el-Amra, Saqqara, and Karnak Temple in Luxor Egypt. At her project site of el-Amra she discovered evidence of a Predynastic Egyptian town. In the United States, Dr. Hill has excavated Native American sites of the Mississippian Period in the southeast. Currently Dr. Hill teaches anthropology, archaeology and Egyptian Archaeology at Rowan University where she serves as co-curator of the Museum of Anthropology at Rowan University (MARU). Her research interests include co-development of major elite cemeteries and urbanism in Upper Egypt’s formative period, and the development of Egyptian administrative and writing systems. Most recently she participated in the analysis of human remains found in the Second Intermediate Period royal cemetery at Abydos under the direction of Dr. Josef Wegner.
Lectures are FREE for ARCE members. For non-ARCE members admission is as follows: $10 general admissions; $7 for Penn Museum members, Faculty & Staff; $5 for Students with ID (12 and under FREE).

60th Anniversary Online Presentation with Dr. Alice Kehoe
2023-10-21 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Regina)
“In the Beginning… A Guy and a Gal Who Loved the Prairies, and a Generation of Dirty Thirties Men and Women – Self-Educated Archaeologists”
Dr. Alice Kehoe is a founding and continuing member of the Saskatchewan Archaeological Society. We are honoured to have her speak for our 60th Anniversary and on International Archaeology Day. There will be an opportunity to ask questions following the presentation. Registration is by donation. The presentation zoom link will be sent to registered participants prior to October 21.

The Coffin of Thutmose III: A Case Study of Evidence of Reuse of a Royal Coffin in the DeB 320 Royal Cache
2023-10-22 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 1201 9th St., Manhattan Beach, CA, 90266, United States
Ahmanson Lecture
