Unearthing A Slave Community
Over the next several years, we will be examining a number of different archaeological sites. What makes Montpelier a wonderful property for surveys and excavations is its relative undisturbed condition. […]
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Cochineal: How Mexico Made the World See Red (Online Exhibit Spotlight) / Cochinilla: Cómo México Hizo que el Mundo Viera el Rojo (Exposición en Línea)
Harvard Museums of Science & Culture (Virtual) 26 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesCochineal, a tiny insect found on certain species of Oaxacan cacti, was harvested for millennia by Indigenous peoples to dye fabrics a vibrant red color. But following the European invasion […]
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The Odyssey: A Retelling
The Parthenon 2500 West End Ave, Nashville, TN, United StatesThe Parthenon and Centennial Park Conservancy are proud to present The Odyssey: A Retelling, by Lisa Bachman Jones in the East Gallery of the Parthenon from June 23 through January […]
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The Pot Detective in Cyprus
Dr. Gloria London Independent Scholar Knud Jensen was a Danish rural police officer with dreams of becoming a Mediterranean archaeologist. To do so he joined the United Nations Peace Keeping Force in Cyprus beginning in 1964. When not on village patrols, he recorded the immense old-fashioned wine fermentation jars littering rural roads. Following a centuries-old […]
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Fixing the Date: The AD 79 Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
Lecture by Dr. Pedar Foss, Depauw University DC Society Annual Davidson Lecture; hosted by George Washington University
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Pour One out for Me: Libations in Roman Funerary Commemoration
University of Dayton, Science Center Auditorium 300 College Park Ave, Dayton, OHLecturer: Liana Brent, Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics at Kenyon College
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Virtual Symposium: Color in Ancient Tennessee
The Parthenon 2500 West End Ave, Nashville, TN, United StatesJoin us for a free virtual talk on Tuesday, November 15, at 12 PM Central. This Virtual Symposium is free and open to the public. ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM: Dr. Kevin […]
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Blood Antiquities: Tomb Raiders, Art Smugglers, and the Black Market in Cultural Treasures
Virtual lecture which is part of the AIA Archaeology Hour series.
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Blood Antiquities — Tomb Raiders, Art Smugglers, & the Black Market in Cultural Treasures
Whitman College, Olin Hall 129 920 E Isaacs, Walla Walla, WA, United StatesLecturer: Tess Davis (Antiquities Coalition) Come join us for a watch party of a live-streamed lecture by lawyer and archaeologist, Tess Davis. There will be a drawing for a surprise […]
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Blood Antiquities: Tomb Raiders, Art Smugglers, and the Black Market in Cultural Treasures
Virtual lecture which is part of the AIA Archaeology Hour series.
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Dr. Steve Warren
University of Iowa campus (exact location TBA) Iowa City, IA, United StatesDr. Steve Warren (University of Iowa) will discuss his recent research on community-engaged research and collaborations between the three federally-recognized Shawnee tribes and state archaeologists and historians to protect Hopewell […]
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NAGPRA and the Challenge of Tribal Sovereignty in Removal States
116 Art Building West (ABW) 141 N Riverside Dr, Iowa City, IA, United StatesEven before 1990, and the passage of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, Native nations forcibly removed from their Midwestern homelands have worked to protect their ancestors’ right […]