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 several major sources, turquoise also occurs in Mexico. Can researchers determine the source of turquoise incorporated in thousands of Mesoamerican artifacts?
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, this theme is suddenly transformed into noble images of goddesses, brides, and Helen of Troy that decorate vessels designed for female use. Appearing as the […]
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 Society will sponsor a guided tour of two prehistoric rock effigy mounds located in Putnam County, Georgia. Both effigy mounds are well-known archaeologically but are […]
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: Margaret Murray, Amice Calverley and Myrtle Broome Sunday, September 20, 2026, 3 PM PDT This meeting is virtual, not in person. Zoom registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/LjEuB54-RlaCCDgV4RzTvw […]
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: Understanding Ritual at Abandoned Late Bronze Age Sites on Crete through the lens of Social Trauma Theory" on Tuesday, September 22nd at 5:00 PM ET/2:00 […]
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 […]