ROMAN TOILETS: THE BLACK HOLES OF ANCIENT SPACE with Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow What can Roman toilets teach us about daily life in ancient Rome? What does the archaeology of these structures reveal about Roman hygiene, public sanitation, customs related to purity or cleanliness? In a talk that investigates and illustrates some key examples of public […]
Excavations at Omrit in northern Israel (1999-2011 Temple Excavations and 2012-2017 Settlement Excavations) revealed a major Roman and Byzantine site featuring a 3-phase podium temple and highly decorated residential/commercial space. Debates continue as to whether or not the temple is the northern Augusteum mentioned by Josephus (Ant. XV, 363-64) as “near the Paneion” (modern Banias). […]
THE LEPERS IN THE LAB: HUMAN SKELETONS FROM AN EARLY CHRISTIAN CEMETERY IN THEBES, GREECE with Maria A. Liston This webinar presents evidence for the late Roman/early Byzantine leprosy epidemic that affected Thebes, and probably a much wider area of Greece. It also will look at individuals who were buried in two mass graves, suggesting […]
BLOGGING ARCHAEOLOGY with Dr. Smiti Nathan An archaeologist's daily life is quite different than the images portrayed in popular movies and media. However, there is still plenty of discovery, adventure, and personality. Blogging has offered archaeologists the opportunity to communicate both their work and their lives in a personalized and ongoing way that departs from […]
Kershaw Lecture
In celebration of International Archaeology Day, Her Excellency Ambassador Ms. Vanessa Frazier, the Permanent Representative of Malta to the United Nations, discusses the archipelago’s prehistoric megalithic monuments. During this virtual tour, Ambassador Frazier will be accompanied by Dr. Josef Caruana, curator, Heritage Malta. The Tarxien Temples archaeological complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site whose four […]
In an engaged and critical discussion of ethics in the field Dr. Chip Colwell and Chief Gordon Yellowman answer questions about Colwell’s book, “Plundered Skulls and Stolen Spirits: Inside the Fight to Reclaim Native America’s Culture,” (2017) and provide insider perspectives on the complex process of repatriation between museums and Indigenous communities. The author is […]
In an engaged and critical discussion of ethics in the field Dr. Chip Colwell and Chief Gordon Yellowman answer questions about Colwell’s book, “Plundered Skulls and Stolen Spirits: Inside the Fight to Reclaim Native America’s Culture,” (2017) and provide insider perspectives on the complex process of repatriation between museums and Indigenous communities. The author is […]
DIGGING DEEPER: HOW ARCHAEOLOGY WORKS with Professor Eric Cline An internationally renowned archaeologist with more than thirty seasons of excavation experience, Prof. Eric H. Cline has conducted fieldwork from Greece and Crete to Egypt, Israel, and Jordan. Drawing on his forthcoming book, Digging Deeper, Cline will answer questions that archaeologists are most frequently asked: How […]
Galen University's Anthropology Club, Heritage Education Network Belize and the Belize Institute of Archaeology will host a TV show (also streamed on Facebook page) on the material culture of Belize and the importance of heritage education and stewardship.
