The Making of Pompeii: A behind-the-scenes look at the excavations of a Pompeian sub-elite neighborhood
Dr. Steven Ellis from the University of Cincinnati will be discussing his research into the archaeology of everyday life in ancient Pompeii.
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Higley Auditorium (Room 105) West College Street 100, Granville, Ohio, United States
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Lecture: Communal Water, Invisible Labor: Modeling the Social Impact of Pompeii’s Street Fountains
Joseph Merrick Jones Hall 108, Tulane University Freret Street, New Orleans, LA, United StatesA lecture by Professor Matthew Notarian (Hiram College, OH) Abstract: The remarkable preservation of the Roman city of Pompeii provides unprecedented insight into an aqueduct-fed urban water system. Visitors often […]
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Archaeology of the Oyo Empire (West Africa): Chivalry, Colonies, and Household Politics in the Early Modern Period
Zoom 4985 SW 74th Court, Miami, FL, United StatesVirtual EventBetween ca. 1650 and 2800, the Oyo Empire was the largest political formation in West Africa, south of the River Niger. Over the past twenty years, Akin Ogundiran has conducted […]
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AIA Talk by Dr. Kathleen Sheppard: How Winning a Woman of Study Can Be in Early American Egyptology
Swallow Hall 101, University of Missouri 101 Swallow Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United StatesAs Amelia Edwards and Kate Bradbury finished their lecture tour of the United States in 1891, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle wrote: “Miss Edwards’ visit will do a great deal of […]
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Gods, Warriors, and Stars: A Close Relationship in Chichén Itzá
Geological Lecture Hall 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesMaría Teresa Uriarte Castañeda, Researcher, Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) Chichén Itzá—a World Heritage Site—is the most important archaeological record of the fusion between Maya […]
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Radical Sovereignty: Documenting Indigenous Autonomy Across Indian Country During the Boarding School Era
Thurman J. White Forum Building 1704 Asp Ave, Norman, OK, United StatesOver the course of the nineteenth and early twentieth century, the U.S. federal government engaged in a systematic project of conquest through civilization. A key facet of this imperial endeavor […]
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Radical Sovereignty: Documenting Indigenous Autonomy Across Indian Country During the Boarding School Era
Over the course of the nineteenth and early twentieth century, the U.S. federal government engaged in a systematic project of conquest through civilization. A key facet of this imperial endeavor […]
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The Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks and World Heritage
Siegal Lifelong Learning Auditorium, Landmark Centre 25700 Science Park Dr #100, Beachwood, United StatesOhio’s Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks are enormous earthen enclosures, many in precise geometric shapes, that were built 2,000 years ago by Native Americans known today as the Hopewell. Their creators designed […]
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“Hercules and Holy Water” (Professor Ann Glennie)
College of the Holy Cross, Smith Labs 154 (Fauci Integrated Science Complex) College Street, Worcester, Massachusetts, United StatesWhile in the common imagination, Hercules might be most well known for his heroic deeds and feats of strength, across the ancient Mediterranean he was also a deity closely associated […]
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New Hampshire Archeological Society Annual Meeting
Manchester Community College - Student Union 1066 Front St, Manchester, NH, United StatesHybrid EventZoom options available Speakers will include: William Griswold, Ph.D., retired National Park Service (NPS) archeologist. Owner of Hadley Woods Archaeological Services, LLC in Nashua, NH.. Reconstructing the Beginning of the […]
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When Democracies Vote to Overthrow Themselves: Lessons from Classical Athens.
John Cabot University - Room F.G.4 @ Frohring Campus Lungotevere Raffaello Sanzio, Roma, Lazio, ItalyDemocracy most often ends not with a violent spasm, but with a vote. Oligarchic challengers leverage their small numbers to coordinate dis-informing campaigns, hoping that enough citizens will withhold their […]
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No Ordinary Dogs: Canine Behavior in Theban Tombs
Penn Museum 3260 South St, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesIn-person lecture Saturday, November 9, 3:30 pm EST Penn Museum, Classroom 2 Speaker: Dr. Chelsea Kaufman Title: No Ordinary Dogs: Canine Behavior in Theban Tombs Abstract: The wall scenes of […]