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Great Lecture: World Heritage in South Africa’s Cradle of Humankind

Penn Museum 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, United States

South Africa's Cradle of Humankind has long been a hotbed of discovery for human ancestor fossils. Just 45 minutes north of Johannesburg, this protected region must balance multiple interests in research, development, and human rights. This talk will discuss on-going research and the efforts to continue to educate and engage the public, while emphasizing the […]

Stolen Legacy: A Conversation with the Artist and Curator

Penn Museum 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, United States

Adult Events In partnership with internationally-renowned artist, composer, and educator Hannibal Lokumbe, the Penn Museum presents Stolen Legacy, a libretto and musical commentary on the removal of art from the African continent. This provocative piece responds to how, in Lokumbe’s own words, “the exchange of money for art created expressly for the spiritual maintenance of […]

Chemical Analysis and Dating of Ancient Rock Art

TBA (St. Louis) St. Louis, MO

Face-to-Face lecture: "Chemical Analysis and Dating of Ancient Rock Art" by Dr. Karen Steelman, director of Shumla's new C-14 plasma oxidation laboratory and a key member of the Shumla Research Leadership Team. More events are listed here on the St. Louis Society webpage.

Archaeology & Ale: Making Sense of Marbles

Hopleaf 5148 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL, United States

The current OI Museum exhibition, Making Sense of Marbles: Roman Sculpture at the OI (through March 12, 2023), presents to the public for the first time the OI’s full collection of Roman sculpture. Assembled in the 1950s—through acquisitions from both the OI’s excavations at Ptolemais in Libya and the international art market, this group exemplifies […]

Dr. Brian Buchanan: “More than just a mead-hall, a world’s wonder, eighth of seven: Reassessing the archaeology and landscape of Yeavering, Northumberland”

Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC) 2316 West 1st Avenue, Spokane, WA, United States

The iconic early medieval royal palace of Yeavering is located at the base of the Cheviot Hills along the modern-day Anglo-Scottish border in a quiet bucolic valley. In the 6th century AD, it was one of the key royal settlements and assembly sites of the early medieval kingdom of Northumbria, linked to the site noted […]

Stolen Legacy: A Conversation with the Artist and Curator

Adult Events In partnership with internationally-renowned artist, composer, and educator Hannibal Lokumbe, the Penn Museum presents Stolen Legacy, a libretto and musical commentary on the removal of art from the African continent. This provocative piece responds to how, in Lokumbe’s own words, “the exchange of money for art created expressly for the spiritual maintenance of […]