The Archaeology of Ancient Greek Dress
The Barbara Tsakirgis Memorial Lecture Time TBA
The Barbara Tsakirgis Memorial Lecture Time TBA
Brenda J. Baker, PhD Professor of Anthropology Center for Bioarchaeological Research School of Human Evolution and Social Change “New Insights into Changing Lifeways in Ancient Nubia” The Bioarchaeology of Nubia […]
The Archaeological Institute of America, Westchester Society, and the New York chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt are pleased to present to present the following free online symposium “There Is More To Egypt than Tut: Challenges for Egyptology and Egyptologists.” Date: May 2, 2026 Time: 10:00 AM-1:00 PM ET. The program is hosted […]
Charles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship
The Elizabeth S. Ettinghausen Lecture
Bob Sutton, Professor Emeritus, Indiana University Recovering Zeuxis’ Helen: The Invention of the Female Nude Classical Athenian painted vases often displayed risqué images of naked female bathers. Around 430 BCE, this theme is suddenly transformed into noble images of goddesses, brides, and Helen of Troy that decorate vessels designed for female use. Appearing as the […]
Kershaw Lectures in Near East Archaeology
Kershaw Lectures in Near East Archaeology
Stone and clay may dominate archaeological narratives of Ancient Western Asian museum galleries, shaping our understanding through what has survived best. Yet, ancient craftspeople worked within a far richer material world that included glass, glazes, pigments, faience, and one of history's earliest synthetic materials: Egyptian blue or zagindurû in Akkadian. Drawing on the Ancient Western Asian seal […]
Kershaw Lectures in Near East Archaeology