Digging in Circles: Miami’s Prehistoric Legacy
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureship
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureship
The Ann Santen Endowed Lecture Time TBA
The Barbara Tsakirgis Memorial Lecture Time TBA
Brenda J. Baker, PhD Professor of Anthropology Center for Bioarchaeological Research School of Human Evolution and Social Change “New Insights into Changing Lifeways in Ancient Nubia” The Bioarchaeology of Nubia Expedition (BONE) focuses on the area between the Fourth and Fifth Cataracts of the Nile River in northern Sudan, enriching our understanding of the extent […]
Parthenon Symposium: Book Talk with Sam Kean Author of Dinner with King Tut Monday, May 4, at 5:00 PM Central Join author Sam Kean for a firsthand account of his adventures in experimental archaeology while writing Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists are Re-creating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations. In […]
Saturday, May 9 3:30 pm EST In-person only at the Penn Museum, Anthro Classroom 345 No registration required Speaker: Prof. Josef Wegner, Curator Penn Museum. Professor of Egyptian Archaeology, Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, University of Pennsylvania Title: New Discoveries in the Anubis-Mountain Royal Necropolis at Abydos Abstract: The most recent excavations of […]
Parthenon Symposium: Book Talk with Mary Beard Author of Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old Sunday May 10, 2:00 PM Central, at the Paschall Theater AIA-Nashville Society and the Parthenon are proud to partner with Montgomery Bell Academy to welcome Mary Beard to the "Athens of the South"! Join distinguished classicist Mary Beard for […]
Deepening our understanding of African heritage often starts in spaces that celebrate our history, but while museums house these stories, it is archaeology that unearths them. While the world is well-acquainted with the architectural wonders of the Mediterranean and the Near East, the vast archaeological landscape of the African continent has often remained on the […]
Dr. Jack Green (Associate Director of Collections and Curatorial Affairs, Washington and Lee University) will present a lecture entitled "Tell es-Sa'idiyeah Cemetery (Jordan) and its connections to ancient Egypt and Persia." A reception and chance to talk with the speaker will be held afterwards.
Dr. Kate Ayres (Institute for the Study of Ancient cultures at the University of Chicago) will deliver an interesting lecture; topic yet to be finalized. A reception and chance to talk with the speaker will be held afterwards.
Dr. Peter Warnock, Adjunct faculty member in Anthropology at Muskegon Community College, and board member of the St. Louis Society of the Archaeological Institute will discuss the archaeological discoveries at the Byzantine church in Petra, Jordan. A reception will be held afterwards to talk with the speaker.