“Men were hunters, women were gatherers” is common knowledge that reinforces gendered labor structures in contemporary society. Recent discovery of a 9000-year-old female hunter burial at the site of Wilamaya Patjxa in the Andes Mountains of Peru causes us to question that model. We show that the burial is the oldest hunter burial in the […]
Young Lecture
How to Read Maya Hieroglyphs A Beginner’s Guide Four Tuesdays: March 9, 16, 23 and 30 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm With Dr. Simon Martin This four-part, online course will explain the fundamentals of how ancient Maya glyphs work and how they were first deciphered. Maya script was in use from at least 300 BCE […]
PLEASE NOTE: Passcode for joining the online lecture is 420477
Steffy Lecture This lecture was postponed from February 25, 2021.
Golden Trowel Lecture
AIA Niagara Peninsula Public Lecture Sunday March 14th, 2021 This is the last lecture of the 2020-2021 series and will be held online via MS Teams. Please register online below, and visit our society website for more information.
"The lecture will provide a general introduction to the site of Hasanlu, Iran, and the way archaeological evidence can be used to create a narrative about the site's last day and destruction. The last day and destruction includes the deaths of hundreds of residents and their attackers, and provides insight into the importance of emotion—for […]
Graham Lecture
Recent archaeological studies in the Mediterranean have brought to light new and exciting evidence of the diets of Neanderthals and other archaic humans. Dr. Jacqueline Meier will present the findings of her recent collaborative research on small game exploitation at some of the earliest Paleolithic archaeological sites in southeastern France to reconsider the notion that […]
