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WEBINAR: Living with the dead: Urbanism in the Suburbs of Pompeii

WA, United States

Please note–this lecture has been replaced by a live WEBINAR by Dr. Allison L.C. Emmerson (Tulane University), the link for registration is as follows: GoToWebinar Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1397745766716867596   Abstract:  Pompeii was a bounded city, surrounded by barriers both physical and conceptual. The fortification walls, the edges of the orthogonal street grid, and the natural contours […]

POSTPONED: Excavating Schnaderbeck’s Lager Cellar, Brooklyn

Spiro Hall 2, Wagner College 631 Howard Avenue (1 Campus Road, Grymes Hill), Staten Island, NY, United States

Please Note:  This lecture has been POSTPONED until next year. The Lynda Nilsen Memorial Lecture, given by Dr. Celia J. Bergoffen Four adjoining, massive stone and brick lager vaults were discovered fourteen feet below grade in the heart of Williamsburg’s former lager brewing district. Unlike other beers, lager yeast ferments at the bottom of the […]

Diversity and Domination at the Roman Dinner Table

The Western Illinois Society is turning its lecture by Nandini Pandey of the University of Wisconsin Madison on "Diversity and Domination at the Roman Dinner Table" into an online lecture.  It will still go forward virtually at the same time and date it was originally scheduled: Monday April 27th from 4:30-5:30 (Central Time). The event will happen over […]

WEBINAR: Humans as artifacts: inventing and displaying Pompeian body casts

WA, United States

Please note–this lecture has been replaced by a live WEBINAR by Dr. Kevin Dicus (University of Oregon), the link for registration is as follows: GoToWebinar Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4492610414650559500   Abstract: This talk examines the modern life histories of Pompeii’s body casts. I begin by tracing the development of the casting technique that created the most tangible and […]

TBD

Concordia University 1530 Concordia West, Irvine, CA, United States

Dr. Dominique Rissolo, Professor of Archaeology, UC San Diego will speak on a topic TBD. Visit www.aia-oc.org for updated information.

CANCELED – Art, Architecture and Literary of the Ancient Maya

Missouri History Museum 5700 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, United States

Dr. Franco Rossi (Boston University) will discuss his ongoing archaeological research projects focused on the ancient Maya. PLEASE NOTE:  This lecture has been CANCELED.

Accumulating Identities in “Trash”: Examining Depositional Patterns within Ancestral Pueblo Villages

CU Museum of Natural History Broadway, Boulder, CO, United States

While often overlooked as “trash,” the materials that accumulate in archaeological sites can signify intentional decisions demarcating relationships within a community and ties to architectural settings. In particular, the ways in which architectural spaces were prepared, altered, and decommissioned or closed through the placement of materials (objects and sediment) can reveal important cultural traditions and […]

The Trojan War – Glory, Fame, and Honor?

MATCH 3400 Main Street, Houston, TX, United States

Struggle and confrontation make up much of human history, and some of our greatest stories revolve around warfare. Indeed, Greek mythology culminates in the Trojan War, one of the foundational tales of Western literature, with themes that continue to reverberate today. But was Troy a real place? Did the battles depicted by Homer really happen? […]