Religion at the Boundaries and the Archaeology of Interreligious Engagement
Kershaw Lectures in Near East Archaeology
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Oberlin Public Library 65 S. Main St, Oberlin, United States
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September AIA Archaeology Hour with Eric Cline: Homer, Hollywood, and Historical Context
Virtual EventJoin the AIA as Eric Cline (George Washington University) presents the first AIA Archaeology Hour talk of the 2026-2027 season: "Homer, Hollywood, and Historical Context: Comments scribbled in a Bronze […]
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Beyond Shipwrecks: Currents and Connections
Anna Marguerite McCann and Robert D. Taggart Lectureship in Underwater Archaeology Location TBA
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Consider the Lobster: The Acholla Archaeological Project (Tunisia)
La Villita Room, Durango Building, UT San Antonio Downtown Campus 501 W. Cesar E Chavez Blvd., San Antonio, TX, United StatesCharles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship
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Alexander Hollman (University of Washington): Magic, Underworld Gods, Competition: The Newly Published Curse Tablets of Antioch & Caesarea (Rumpakis Lecture)
Willamette University School of Law 245 Winter St SE (Paulus Lecture Hall, Room 201), Salem, OR, United StatesAncient curse tablets, with texts usually scraped into thin, soft lead sheets, then rolled up and hidden in tombs, wells, or walls, represent some of the most fascinating sources of ancient beliefs in magic and dark powers. Curses could target rivals in business or love, circus charioteers racing against one's own favorite faction, or even […]
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Teaching Ancient across Disciplines: Field Notes from the Harvard Art Museums
101 Swallow Hall 507 S. Ninth St., Columbia, MO, United StatesMartha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureships Reception before event, lecture starts at 5:30 PM
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Teaching Ancient across Disciplines: Field Notes from the Harvard Art Museums
Divine Nine Room, 6th floor of the Kansas Union 1301 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, KS, United StatesMartha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureships
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Lives Beneath the City: Archaeology at Indianapolis’ Greenlawn Cemetery
Butler University Sunset Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, United StatesHybrid EventConstruction of the Henry Street Bridge brought renewed attention to portions of Indianapolis’ historic Old and New Burying Grounds, later known collectively as Greenlawn Cemetery. Archaeologists documented more than 1,700 […]
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Sailing at the Edge of Empire: The Roman Red Sea and Beyond
George Washington University, Funger Hall 103 2201 G St NW, Washington, United StatesHybrid EventLecture by Nicholas Bartos, Research Scholar, Institute for Study of the Ancient World, New York University 6:30 pm Reception; 7:00 pm Lecture Download event flyer HYBRID event In person: George […]
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Remembering Boudica: Monuments of a Barbarian Queen
Emory University, White Hall, Room 103 301 Dowman Drive, Atlanta, GA, United StatesCharles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship
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The History of Archaeology in Africa
UNCG GreensboroHybrid EventThis talk by Dr. Tim Forssman (University of Mpumalanga) explores the development of archaeology on the African continent through four broad historical eras. It considers how colonialism, independence, changing intellectual traditions, and African scholarship have shaped the questions archaeologists ask and the histories they produce, before turning to a broader question: why does archaeology matter […]
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Imperial Barge: Cleopatra the Goddess
Joseph Merrick Jones Hall 204, Tulane University 6801 Freret St, New Orleans, LA, United StatesCharles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship Speaker: Dr. Alison Futrell, University of Arizona Abstract: One of the key motifs in popular representations of the last of the Ptolemies is Cleopatra’s Barge, a nexus of seduction, pleasure, gratification. For the historical Cleopatra VII, the barge was a political and religious platform for shaping positive interactions with diverse […]