The year 2020 is the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote. How did that battle play out in Houston? Renowned Houston historian, Betty Chapman, returns to our Heritage Excursions to lead us on another tour about Houston women and their 75-year fight to achieve full equality as citizens. You will visit sites […]
University of Missouri Graduate Student Field Reports: Laura Nerling-Ursprung - "One Person’s Trash is Another’s Treasure: Preliminary research on the Terracotta Figurines found at Gournia during the 2010-2014 Excavations" Stephen Czujko - "Excavation and Survey at the Sanctuary of Zeus at Mt. Lykaion: A Report on Recent Findings" University of Missouri, Swallow Hall 101 Please […]
A panel discussion, facilitated by Maria Franklin & Justin Dunnavant. With Alexandra Jones, Alicia Odewale & Tsione Wolde-Michael. Chaired by Ayana Flewellen Where does archaeology sit in relation to Black Lives Matter and how might we find ways to engage with the insights and challenges of this moment in our archaeological practice? How do we […]
What is archaeology and why are we talking about it at a living history museum? Archaeology is the study of patterns of material culture, the tangible things that people made and used. Things that are still around, just in the ground beneath us. Archaeology gives us a snapshot of the past. Objects enter the ground, […]
Join us this Archaeology Day 2020 for a live discussion of the relevance of archaeology to today's Belizeans! We will have a panel of current and past students of anthropology and history from Galen University Belize and the University of Belize.
Diving with a Purpose is an organization dedicated to the documentation and protection of African slave-trade shipwrecks and the maritime history and culture of African Americans. Jay Haigler and Albert José Jones will share a documentary on the organization’s work and recent discoveries. They will discuss the importance of submerged heritage resources in advancing the […]
This event will present a video that follows the Presidio archaeologists as they demonstrate the process of archaeology from excavation to curation, giving viewers an inside look into the journey of an artifact. The audience will learn the importance of each step in the archaeological process and how we can interpret and piece together the […]
This activity will guide participants in a study of their own environment and lives as a chance to practice archaeology. Participants will choose several items that they intend to throw in the garbage. They will study this future garbage as “artifacts”. By practicing garbology, participants will learn how to sort material types, deduce what will […]
Join Monique Vincent and Sarah Davies for an ancient recipes cook-along, recreating some dishes from the Greco-Roman world! Advance registration is required.
Join us for 5 activity-filled days of film screenings, banqueting and presentations on archaeology and cultural heritage! Films selected for the competition will be screened at the Shedd Institute, while those that were submitted but are not competing will be available to view in the Eugene Public Library, both in downtown Eugene. As always, we […]
