The Midas Monument: Behind the Facade
The Elizabeth S. Ettinghausen Lecture
The Elizabeth S. Ettinghausen Lecture
Tim Maxwell, Ph.D. (Museum of New Mexico, Office of Archaeological Studies) The possible sources of turquoise found throughout Mesoamerica have long drawn scholarly attention. Although the southwestern United States contains […]
Undergraduates from Davidson, UNC Charlotte, and Winthrop will talk about their summer 2026 experiences on digs in Ecuador, Italy, Peru, and Sicily.
Bob Sutton, Professor Emeritus, Indiana University Recovering Zeuxis’ Helen: The Invention of the Female Nude Classical Athenian painted vases often displayed risqué images of naked female bathers. Around 430 BCE, […]
Unfortunately, this listed event has been cancelled. We appreciate the interest shown by the few persons who inquired. The Athens Society will continue hosting public lectures in 2026-2027. The Athens […]
The American Research Center in Egypt, Northern California chapter, invites you to attend a Zoom lecture by Dr. Kathleen Sheppard, Missouri U. of Science and Technology: Women’s Work in Abydos: […]
Kershaw Lectures in Near East Archaeology
Kershaw Lectures in Near East Archaeology
Please join the Student Affairs Interest Group for their annual Dissertation Lecture featuring Sarah Malik Bell, who received her PhD from Brown University in 2025, for her talk, "Remembering Collapse: […]
A Panel Discussion on Proposed Revisions to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act Georgia State University will host a panel discussion that will bring together preservation professionals, students and community members to examine how the Section 106 process currently works and the potential impacts of proposed amendments on future preservation efforts. Featuring speakers: […]
Stone and clay may dominate archaeological narratives of Ancient Western Asian museum galleries, shaping our understanding through what has survived best. Yet, ancient craftspeople worked within a far richer material world that included glass, glazes, pigments, faience, and one of history's earliest synthetic materials: Egyptian blue or zagindurû in Akkadian. Drawing on the Ancient Western Asian seal […]