Event description Join us for a FREE family program at the McClung Museum celebrating International Archaeology Day. Can You Dig it? invites you to learn about the past and present with professional archaeologists from UT through engaging hands-on activities. Date: Sunday, October 19 Time: 12:00-4:00 p.m. **Tickets available starting October 4 via Eventbrite ** Families […]
Families with children of all ages are invited to a day of fun and hands-on learning at the McClung Museum. Dig deep into the past, learn from professional archaeologists, and explore a wide array of engaging activities like cave art painting, hunter-gatherer games, and so much more.
Come drop by for a family-friendly event to learn about archaeology along the trails at the historic Cooper Gristmill. Hands-on activities include mapping and excavating chocolate chips from cookies, digging for and reconstructing pottery, name-writing in hieroglyphics, storytime, and more. This event is run by Girl Power Robotics, a Girl Scout robotics team, with the […]
The American Research Center in Egypt, Northern California chapter, and the UC Berkeley Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures invite you to attend a Zoom lecture by Julia Puglisi, Harvard University: "Meanwhile…at Giza: The Central Field Cemetery in the Fifth Dynasty" Sunday, October 19, 2025, 3 PM PDT This virtual lecture will not be […]
The Frederick R. and Margaret B. Matson Lectureship for Near Eastern Archaeology and Archaeological Technology
Archaeology Lecture in celebration of International Archaeology Day
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureship
This talk will explore the archaeology of Glencoe, among Scotland's most famous and iconic glens, home to the MacDonald clan and setting for the Glencoe Massacre of 1692. Based on archaeological fieldwork by researchers from the National Trust for Scotland, University of Glasgow and Archaeology Scotland at settlement sites dating to the 17th and 18th […]
This talk will explore the archaeology of Glencoe, among Scotland's most famous and iconic glens, home to the MacDonald clan and setting for the Glencoe Massacre of 1692. Based on archaeological fieldwork by researchers from the National Trust for Scotland, University of Glasgow and Archaeology Scotland at settlement sites dating to the 17th and 18th […]
Matt Notarian (Hiram College) will introduce us to the Sentinum City Archaeological Research Project (SCARP), a recently launched collaboration based in Sassoferrato, Italy, involving Hiram College, the Kansas City Art Institute, and the Superintendency for the provinces of Ancona and Pesaro-Urbino. Its purpose is to examine Sentinum, an ancient Roman town renowned as the site […]
About the lecture: The Lumbee Tribe, one of the largest tribes in the US, has a rich history in the Carolinas, yet a recent executive memorandum from President Trump has reignited debates around federal recognition policies. This talk will situate the current discourse around the Lumbee Tribe within the historical framework of evolving federal policies […]
Dr. Nicholas R. Brown, a postdoctoral fellow in Egyptology at Yale University and director of excavations at the ancient site of Deir el-Ballas, will explore what the archaeological record reveals about the state funeral in ancient Egypt. Dr. Brown will analyze the unique funeral procession scene depicted in the tomb's Burial Chamber and its connection […]
