International Archaeology Day 2025 and UW Classics Ridgway Lecture. Presenter: Dr. Thomas Faucher (Centre d'Études Alexandrines) For three decades, the Centre d’Études Alexandrines has reshaped our understanding of Alexandria, moving its history from ancient texts to a tangible reality. Terrestrial digs reveal the city's daily life, while underwater excavations at the site of the legendary […]
Wednesday, October 15, 6:00–7:00 pm ET, Advance registration recommended for online and in-person attendance Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA Speaker: Lawrence M. Berman is John F. Cogan, Jr. and Mary L. Cornille Chair, Art of Ancient Egypt, Nubia, and the Near East, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Hatshepsut, Amenhotep III, and Akhenaten […]
To celebrate the occasion of the International Archaeology Day, the Museum of History in Šumperk has organized a program for schools, kindergartens, families with children, and other interested parties. Visitors will be able to test their knowledge and improve their understanding of our ancestral cultures by exploring real archaeological finds and prehistoric crafts. Participants can […]
New evidence on how Jerusalem became a holy city will be explored in this presentation by MBAS Secretary Gordon Govier. An enigmatic news release early in 2025 sparked an investigation that opens the door to the amazing discoveries that have been made in Jerusalem's ancient City of David during the first quarter of the 21st […]
Lecture by Matthew Reeves, Director of Archaeology at James Madison's Montpelier. Celebration of Virginia Archaeology Month and International Archaeology Day.
The Cobb Institute is turning 50! Please join us for a free lecture to kick off our anniversary celebration by Dr. Eric Cline, titled "1177 BC Revisited: Updating the Late Bronze Age Collapse", on Thursday, October 16th at 6pm in Rogers Auditorium (McCool Hall, room 100). Dr. Eric H. Cline is Professor of Classics and […]
Hybrid Event: Tatiana Proskouriakoff Award Lecture Series One Woman's Fight to Protect Ancient Maya Legacy Thursday, October 16, 6:00–7:00 pm ET, Advance registration recommended for online and in-person attendance Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA Speaker: Dr. Clemency Chase Coggins, Professor Emerita of Archaeology and Art History, Boston University; Research Associate, Peabody Museum […]
Dr. Sabina Cveček Were communities in prehistoric Greece matriarchal, matrilineal, or simply centered around women? This question has fascinated archaeologists for decades. Early on, figurines of women were often seen as “Mother Goddesses,” meaning female deities often representing motherhood, fertility, and creation, but feminist scholars later cautioned against such broad interpretations. Still, the idea that […]
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureships
Series of 4 Friday virtual lectures on archaeological subjects with four different lecturers.
Join National Park Service Archaeologist Dan Zoto for a guided walk of the Nauset Marsh Trail to learn about the archaeology, geology, and history of the Nauset estuary. The program will include an approximate 20-minute terrace talk at the Salt Pond Visitor Center and a 1.5-hour trail walk. Topics will include Native American and historical […]
In the cult of the ancient goddess Hathor, many important rites of based in the performance of dance and music. These dances were performed by (primarily) women in professional dance troupes called khener. In such rituals the power of music and movement were harnessed to transport the worshipper into an ecstatic encounter with the Divine. […]
