Founding the City: Carved Orthostats and Architectural Experimentation in Anatolia
Blegen 308, University of Cincinnati 2602 McMicken Circle, Cincinnati, OH, United StatesCharles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship
Charles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship
This virtual talk will recount a recently-uncovered story of an unusual, complex, decades-long antiquities investment scheme orchestrated by Royal-Athena Galleries, a prominent Manhattan-based antiquities dealer, that did not end well for most stakeholders. It will also examine the larger ethical implications of the story, raising questions about the relationship of museums to the art market. […]
The Frederick R. and Margaret B. Matson Lectureship for Near Eastern Archaeology and Archaeological Technology
Harald Ingholt Lecture in Middle Eastern Archaeology Lecturer: Dr. Richard Fletcher Abstract: Prehistoric burial cairns have been a subject of archaeological investigation in Qatar since national development began in the 1950s. The study of various aspects of the burial mounds has yielded substantial evidence, with over 2,000 burials identified. Recent survey projects estimate a density […]
The Archaelogical Institute of America (AIA) Central Missouri Society is co-sponsoring with the Classics, Archaeology, and Religion (CAR) Department a guest lecture by Dr. Tyler Johnson on November 6th at 5:30 pm with a reception beforehand at 5pm in the Ellis Library auditorium. Dr. Johnson will be presenting "Archive Archaeology at Karanis: Recontextualizing the Mighigan […]
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureship
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureship
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Speaker: Susan Downie – Carleton University The ancient Greek city-state of Sparta has never really left the imagination of western civilization. From political philosophers like Plato and Aristotle to modern political parties such as Greece’s Χρυσή Αυγή “Golden Dawn”, the Spartan state and its citizens have represented an ideal for which to strive. What elements […]
The American Research Center in Egypt, Northern California chapter, and the UC Berkeley Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures invite you to attend a book talk and signing by Dr. Rune Nyord, Emory University: "Yearning for Immortality: The European Invention of the Ancient Egyptian Afterlife" Sunday November 9, 2025, 3 PM Pacific Standard Time […]
The multi-day Arkhaios Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Film Festival is an annual juried competition, part of Archaeology Month celebration. It is free, open to the public, and is an educational event showcasing the discovery of past cultures gained from ethnological or archaeological research, and illustrated through documentary films. The Virtual Edition is an international online […]
The George F. Bass Lectures