Peabody Museum Tours Led by Harvard Students
2024-04-21 14:00 - 14:45 (America/New_York) | Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 2:00 pm October 1, 2023–April 21, 2024. See blackout dates.* Regular museum admission rates apply.
*Blackout dates: November 24–26, 2023; December 4, 2023–January 21, 2024; and March 9–17, 2024.
Tours by Harvard students connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. How do items come to the museum? Who accesses them and how do items return home?
Visitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.
Tours for groups of ten or more may be scheduled at these and other times, student schedules permitting.
Photo: EJSP Visual | Julieta Sarmiento

AIA Annual Meeting Submission Webinar
2024-04-26 14:00 (America/New_York) | MA
Do you want to participate in the upcoming AIA-SCS Annual Meeting but don’t know where to begin? Want to learn some tips on how to submit an abstract? Join the AIA for a workshop on the basics of the Annual Meeting, including the types of sessions at the Annual Meeting, advice on how to write an abstract, and how to find funding to attend the conference. Learn from long-time Annual Meeting attendees and ask questions to prepare for this year’s submission deadlines.
Co-sponsored by the AIA Student Affairs Interest Group.

Guided Tour of Newark Earthworks
2024-04-27 13:00 (America/New_York) | Newark Earthworks, 455 Hebron Rd, Heath, OH, 43056, United States
Join us for a guided tour of the Newark Earthworks, for members & friends of the AIA. Cost is $10, please bring cash to speed along check-in. RSVP is not required, but it’ll help us gauge interest. If you think you’ll attend, let us know here.

Peabody Museum Tours Led by Harvard Students
2024-04-28 11:00 - 11:45, 2024-05-05 11:00 - 11:45, 2024-05-12 11:00 - 11:45, 2024-05-19 11:00 - 11:45, 2024-05-26 11:00 - 11:45, 2024-06-02 11:00 - 11:45, 2024-06-09 11:00 - 11:45, 2024-06-16 11:00 - 11:45 (America/New_York) and 7 more dates | Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Sundays at 11:00 am October 1, 2023–April 21, 2024. See blackout dates.* Regular museum admission rates apply. Free museum admission for Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning (year-round) from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Proof of residency required. Free museum admission is not available to commercial groups.
*Blackout dates: November 24–26, 2023; December 4, 2023–January 21, 2024; and March 9–17, 2024.
Tours by Harvard students connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. How do items come to the museum? Who accesses them and how do items return home?
Visitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.
Tours for groups of ten or more may be scheduled at these and other times.
Photo: EJSP Visual | Julieta Sarmiento

Archaeology, Museums, and War: Strategies for the 21st Century
2024-05-05 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Getty Villa, 17985 Pacific Coast Hwy, Pacific Palisades, 90272, United States
Heritage destruction during wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and more recent conflicts have vastly increased the obligation of scholars to help preserve the art and material culture of antiquity. Classical archaeologist C. Brian Rose has first-hand experience with destruction and preservation efforts in conflict zones. He draws from his deep understanding of excavations and museums to reflect on cultural heritage today, repatriation requests, and the importance of the past for the present.
C. Brian Rose is an American archaeologist, classical scholar, and author. He is the James B. Pritchard Professor of Archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also the Ferry Curator-in-Charge of the Mediterranean Section of the Penn Museum. He currently serves as director for the Gordion excavations and as head of the Post-Bronze Age excavations at Troy. His publications have focused on the archaeological sites of Troy and Gordion (both in present-day Turkey), and on the political and artistic relationship between Rome and the provinces. Rose has also offered pre-deployment education and training for armed-forces personnel bound for Iraq and Afghanistan to emphasize cultural heritage awareness and protection.

Summer Solstice Celebration: Night at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
2024-06-20 17:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Join the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture on the longest day of the year—free of charge—to explore the galleries and new exhibitions at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, and the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East.
Step outdoors to enjoy lively musical and circus performances, play mini-golf, and make a flower crown. Ice cream, beverages, and snacks will be available to purchase from food trucks. Don’t miss out on this popular event for all ages!
Sponsored by the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture.
Free event parking will be available at the 52 Oxford Street Garage. Please note that Divinity Avenue will be closed to traffic during the event.
The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture are an 8-minute walk through historic Harvard Yard from the Harvard Square MBTA Red Line station.
ArtsThursdays is a university-wide initiative supported by Harvard University Committee on the Arts.
Photo © Caitlin Cunningham Photography LLC

Pop-Up Archaeology at the Buried Ships of Robinson Landing Exhibit
2024-10-04 16:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Buried Ships of Robinson Landing Exhibit, Pioneer Mill Way, Alexandria, VA, 22314, United States
Step inside the temporary Buried Ships of Robinson Landing windowfront exhibit for a special chance to see scale models of three 18th century vessel remnants excavated in 2018 on the same block. Talk with archaeologists and learn how these ships were used to create new land along the waterfront. For more information about the exhibit, visit www.alexandriava.gov/archaeology/archaeology-on-the-waterfront.

Climate change, human health, and building an equitable sustainable future
2024-10-10 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | University of Louisville Center for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (CACHe), 1606 Rowan Street, Louisville, KY, 40203, United States
Earth’s mean annual surface temperature has increased by 1.3 degrees Celsius over the pre-industrial average. We know that over the next 75 years, without an immediate and dramatic change in behavior, we will see an increase of 3-8 degrees C, levels not seen in the time since humans first evolved. The risks for human societies from this magnitude of warming are complex, with interacting hazards that are potentially amplified by our response. Historical sciences can speak to these uncertainties about how it will affect our societies and our health. In this talk, Dr. Gwen Robbins Schug will describe archaeological perspectives on human health and well-being during periods of rapid climate change over the past 10,000 years. She will focus on the historical and socio-cultural factors that promoted resilience and those that were associated with high levels of violence, infectious disease spillover, and starvation. Ultimately, Dr. Robbins Schug proposes that discussions of human health may be one of the greatest opportunities for motivating the urgent, transformative, and sustained actions we now require to achieve a fair, equitable, sustainable future on Earth.

ArchTalk
2024-10-19 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Online Global Event, Pakistan
Following the successful launch of our new annual event, ArchTalk, last year, we at the Save Cultural Heritage Group are excited to continue bringing together people from various disciplines and fields related to archaeology and cultural heritage to celebrate International Archaeology Day. This event will provide you with a platform to share insights into your research and work experience with others in the field.
Theme 1: Ancient Paths & Modern Tracks
This theme will, among others, discuss how historical & archaeological heritage is represented in modern media & whether different ideologies & narratives are portrayed there.
Theme 2: Climate Change & Cultural Heritage
This theme will revolve around the impact of climate change on cultural heritage & the need for international, national, & local solutions for sustainability.
Theme 3: Accessible Communication in Archaeology
This theme will include the importance of conveying archaeological research to the public & suggests ways to attract the public through various media.
Submit your abstract here: https://forms.gle/BBrCQaba9zBABvx77
Format:
Each participant will have 10 minutes to present his work as a PowerPoint presentation/ Live Video or via different media. These talks will be followed by a discussion/Q&A, involving the presenters and their chosen topics.
For further info please write an email:
schgarchtalk@gmail.com
Important Dates:
Receiving submissions from Thursday, June 01, 2023 until 11:59pm (GMT+1) on August 31, 2023, which is the extended deadline. Everyone will be notified of their submission’s status within 48 hours. If you don’t hear back by then, send us an email or DM us. Listeners/attendees can register through same link until October 10, 2023.
Note: All submissions are presented as anonymous when reviewed and voted on by our review committee. Students’ race, ethnicity, gender, and/or sexual orientation will never affect the status of their submission; all are welcome to submit. The Director Academics reserves the right to reject submissions for reasons that violate our Non-Discrimination Policy.
We are looking forward to your submissions!
Academic Team, SCHG (Global)

Archaeology Day at the Frontier Culture Museum
2024-10-19 09:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Frontier Culture Museum, 1290 Richmond Ave, Staunton, VA, 24401, United States
Saturday, October 19th is International Archaeology Day, and the Frontier Culture Museum is offering archaeological activities all day!
But just 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, a house decays leaving only the foundation. We only get to see the remnants, not the activity. History, on the other hand, is the study of human behavior in the past, based on the records people themselves have left behind. You can see where one might inform the other. Both involve asking questions, forming hypotheses and doing research.
We look at all of these clues, carefully piece the fragments of a moment in time together, and create a picture of what life was like, for example, on the frontier.
So, what does Archaeology Day at the Frontier Culture Museum mean? It means walking around our Old World loop, the farms from places people left behind to come to the New World, and learning about different types of artifacts, like metal and ceramics, and also a little bit about experimental archaeology. It also means heading over to the New World section and being able to try your hand at excavation in our dig boxes and learning a bit about what happens after the artifacts are excavated. We hope to see you here at the museum, as we celebrate International Archaeology Day!

Animating Ancient Assyria: Teen Saturdays Workshop
2024-11-09 13:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Take a time machine to an ancient Assyrian royal palace! In this workshop, teens will be introduced to augmented reality using Snapchat features to overlay digital content on exhibits.
Explore art from 640 BCE that depicts royal victories, lion hunts, epic battles, and ancient rituals. Watch stone monuments spring to life with color and movement. Through activities, teens will decide what other exhibits should get the Snapchat lens treatment.
Teen Saturdays Workshops are designed to build community and improve the museum experience for multicultural and Spanish-speaking teens. Workshops are presented bilingually in Spanish and English. Snacks provided!
$10 fee includes free admission to all HMSC museums following the workshop.
Teens in high school ages 14–18 receive a membership worth $100 after attending three or more 2024 fall semester Teen Saturday Workshops. Or, receive a free admission pass (worth $15) for a return visit if you attend one of the four sessions.
September 14: Inside Egyptian Tombs
October 5: Creative 3D Design
November 9: Animating Ancient Assyria
December 7: Marvelous Holograms
Bring a smartphone. A limited number of tablets will be available for loan. Make a note on your registration form if you want to borrow one.
Presented by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture.

ArtsThursdays: Ancient Game Night
2025-03-27 17:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, 6 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Join us for a free night of friendly competition at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture.
Come with a date, come with friends, or make new friends while strolling through the galleries.
Explore the galleries of the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East
Learn to play the ancient board games Royal Game of Ur, Senet, and al-qirkat
Bring ancient relief sculptures to life with the augmented-reality app: Art of Intimidation: Journey to Ancient Assyria
Create a clay medallion inscribed with your own personalized cuneiform symbol
Enjoy beverages available for purchase (a valid government ID required to consume alcohol)
Enter a free raffle to win museum gifts and membership
Free and open to the public. Let us know you are coming! RSVPs are encouraged, but walk-in visitors are always welcome. Free event parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage.

New Hampshire Archeological Society Spring
2025-04-05 09:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | MA
New Hampshire Archeological Society Spring Meeting
Co-hosted by UNH Anthropology Club and the New Hampshire Archaeological Society.
9:00 am – Registration opens. Morning refreshments.
9:55 Welcome, Elizabeth Chilton, UNH President, Professor of Anthropology
10:00 to 10:45 The Shock of Colonialism in New England: Fragments from a Frontier, Meghan Howey, Professor of Anthropology and in the Earth Systems Research Center and she is currently the Director of UNH’s Center for the Humanities.
11:00 to 11:45 Native American Sites and Landscapes in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, Bob Goodby, Professor of Anthropology at Franklin Pierce University, the owner of Monadnock Archaeological Consulting, LLC
Lunch on your own
1:00 to 1:45 Student papers
Transitional Embodiment, Meredith Rafferty
A Historic Case of Tertiary Syphilis from Cypress Grove Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Louisiana, Connor Lincoln
Buried Stories of Durham, New Hampshire – the UNH President’s Residence and its Evolving Role in the Community, Chase Johnson
2:00 to 2:45 Applied Bioarchaeology at the Forensic Anthropology Identification and Recovery (F.A.I.R.) Lab, University of New Hampshire, Alex Garcia Putnam, Postdoctoral Diversity and Innovation Scholar, Co-Director, Forensic Anthropology Identification and Recovery (F.A.I.R.) Lab
2:45 to 3:15 Archeology Lab Tour
Registration opens at 9 am with sessions starting at 10 am. Registration: $10 at the door, Complimentary with Student ID. No pre registration required. Virtual Zoom registration bit.ly/NHASregister
LOCATION: Huddleston Hall, UNH, 73 Main St, Durham, NH 03824
PARKING: Lot B and other parking is free on weekends

The Archaeology Channel International Film Festival
2025-05-14 - 2025-05-18 | Sheffer Recital Hall, 285 E Broadway, Eugene, OR, 97401, United States
The Archaeology Channel International Film Festival is a juried international competition in the cultural heritage film genre, bringing you the world’s best films relating to the human past and our shared cultural heritage. These are great films for the whole family!
Our Keynote Speaker, Dr. Eske Willerslev, will kick off the event at the Festival Banquet, on May 14, 2025, 6-9pm, at the Gordon Hotel in Eugene. This is followed by four days of juried films and videos on archaeological and indigenous topics, screened in the Sheffer Recital Hall at The Shedd Institute in Eugene. We plan other festival activities at other downtown venues as well. Event details are posted on TAC web site at archaeologychannel.org/festival.

Community Data Collection Day at Providence’s North Burial Ground
2025-09-18 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology, Rhode Island Hall, Brown University, 60 George Street, Providence, RI, 02912, United States
Help preserve Providence history! Join the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World and the staff of Providence’s North Burial Ground for a community data collection day within the cemetery’s old Colonial sections. Founded in 1700, North Burial Ground predates the founding of the United States and the charter of the City of Providence. Help document the oldest tombstones at NBG to aid in research about Providence’s history and future preservation decisions. You will also learn about the cemetery’s history and many of the stories within it. Free and open to the public, and all ages are welcome. Please bring a pencil and a writing, though a limited number of clipboards and pencils will be available at the event.
Location: North Burial Ground, Rochambeau Entrance. Free parking on Main Street, or take the R bus line.
Contact: jiaaw@brown.edu or (401) 863-3188.

2025 Archaeological investigations at Fort Brewerton.
2025-10-04 10:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Fort Brewerton & Oliver Stevens Blockhouse Museum, Box 392 9 US Route 11, Brewerton, NY, 13029, United States
Join us for a day of archaeological investigations at Fort Brewerton.
Following a successful ground penetrating radar and magnetometer survey in the spring, we can now use this new data to give us more confidence in finding the remains of the north wall of blockhouse # 4. Previous excavations in this area over the last 4 years have yielded many interesting artifacts and features, giving us clues and its layout and use. Our first excavation on the 4th will be followed up by our second excavation on the 18th on international archaeology day.
Current Fort Brewerton Historical Society members are welcome to assist in the excavation, members of the public are welcome to observe. Please message us if you plan on volunteering to assist in the excavation. The blockhouse museum will not be open for tours on the 4th.
Additionally, members of the New York State Archaeological Association are welcomed to participate with written permission from their chapter representative. Please contact us for more information.
