Archaeological Institute of America

Great Lecture: Marshland of Cities: Lagash and its Neighbors ca. 2500 BCE
2023-05-03 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Penn Museum, 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States
The earliest cities in the world arose in a dynamic wetland environment at the intersection of the Tigris-Euphrates delta and the shore of the Persian Gulf during the 4th- and 3rd-millennia BCE. Recent work at the site of Lagash, led by the Penn Museum, in collaboration with the University of Pisa and Cambridge University, focuses on reconstructing the ancient environment of southern Iraq through remote sensing, geological coring, and excavation. This illustrated lecture will bring this formative chapter of human history to life through an overview of this work to date, including geological, ethnographic, and archaeological evidence.
Speakers: Holly Pittman, Bok Family Professor in the Humanities; Professor, History of Art; Director, Lagash Archaeological Project and Curator, Near East Section, Penn Museum and Reed C Goodman, Ph.D. Candidate in the Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World.

Gallery Talk—A World Within Reach: Greek and Roman Art from the Loeb Collection
2023-05-04 12:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Join museum staff members for a closer look at ancient objects in the exhibition A World Within Reach: Greek and Roman Art from the Loeb Collection, as well as insights into the exhibition process. On view through May 7, 2023, A World Within Reach examines issues of power, desire, and wonder in antiquity and today by delving into small-scale ancient Greek and Roman art.
Led by:
Amy Brauer, Curator of the Collection, Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art
Caitlin Clerkin, Frederick Randolph Grace Curatorial Fellow in Ancient Art, Division of Asian and Mediterranean Ar

Discoveries in the Wadi el-Hudi, Egypt
2023-05-06 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Alberta
ZOOM lecture: “Discoveries in the Wadi el-Hudi, Egypt” by Dr. Kate Liszka (California Sate University, San Bernardino). Room opens at 12:45 and lecture promptly starts at 1 PM. Sign in at 12:45, please…
More Zoom events are listed here on the St. Louis Society webpage.

A World Within Reach: Greek and Roman Art from the Loeb Collection
2023-05-07 10:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
A World Within Reach invites visitors to explore the experiences and imaginations of people who lived in the Mediterranean basin some 2,000 to 2,500 years ago. Clay and bronze depictions of ordinary people (with a few gods and heroes as well), small-scale animal sculptures, and stunning jewelry are all arranged under three themes—power, desire, and wonder—reflecting human concerns then and now.
The more than 60 ancient Greek and Roman objects at the core of this exhibition are drawn from the collection of James Loeb (1867–1933), who graduated from Harvard College in 1888. Convinced that ancient literature could enrich contemporary lives, he established the Loeb Classical Library. This series, now published by Harvard University Press, makes ancient Greek and Roman texts widely accessible by placing them side by side with their English translations. The objects from the Loeb Collection have come to Cambridge with the generous collaboration of Munich’s Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek, where they reside today.
As a collector, Loeb was particularly attracted by small terracotta figurines. He felt that encounters with these humble objects brought ancient Greek and Roman lives within reach, transmitted humanity and values across the ages, and had the potential to expand modern perspectives. Today, we ask different questions about antiquity than Loeb did a century ago. These fresh views help us query the past in new ways and reconsider our own presence in the world.
The final component of the exhibition reflects how members of the local community see ancient Mediterranean objects today. Teens in Cambridge Community Television’s 2022–23 School Year Production Program made short videos catalyzed by encounters with ancient Greek and Roman objects in the Harvard Art Museums collections. These films can be viewed on a monitor in the exhibition.
Join the dialogue and allow James Loeb’s objects to help you see worlds, ancient and modern, with fresh eyes.
Curated by Amy Brauer, Curator of the Collection; Caitlin Clerkin, 2021–23 Frederick Randolph Grace Curatorial Fellow in Ancient Art; and Frances Gallart Marqués, 2018–20 Frederick Randolph Grace Curatorial Fellow in Ancient Art, all in the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at the Harvard Art Museums.
Support for this exhibition is provided by the Kelekian Fund.

New Perspectives on the African Empire of Kush: Excavation at Jebel Barkal
2023-05-07 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | ARCE Egyptology Lectures Room 20 Social Sciences Building, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, United States
The American Research Center in Egypt, Northern California Chapter, and the Near Eastern Studies Department, University of California, Berkeley, invite you to attend a lecture by Dr. Geoff Emberling, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, Univ. of Michigan:
“New Perspectives on the African Empire of Kush: Excavation at Jebel Barkal”
Sunday, May 7, 2023, 3 PM Pacific Daylight Time
Room 20 Social Sciences Building (formerly Barrows Hall)
UC Berkeley
About the Lecture:
Kush was the dominant political power in the Middle Nile region of northern Sudan for over 2000 years (ca. 2000 BCE – 300 CE). Our understanding of this extensive ancient empire has long been constrained by the long legacy of focus on monumental remains (palaces, temples, pyramids) at the expense of investigation of settlements that would broaden our understanding of Kushite economy and social identities.
A joint project of the National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums of Sudan and the University of Michigan has begun work on a newly discovered area of settlement at Jebel Barkal (ancient Napata), one of the major cities of Kush (and a UNESCO World Heritage site). This talk will present the results of our first seasons of work on Meroitic levels of settlement at the site, contemporary with the Roman occupation of Egypt (1st century BCE – 1st century CE).
About the Lecturer:
Dr. Geoff Emberling is an archaeologist and museum curator who has worked extensively on ancient cultures of North Africa and the Middle East. His research has focused on identities, urbanism and empires in Mesopotamia and in Nubia. He has directed projects in northern Sudan over the past 15 years and his team is just beginning its work at Jebel Barkal, the “pure mountain” of the ancient Egyptians and capital city of ancient Kush.
Parking is available in UC lots all day on weekends, for a fee. Ticket dispensing machines accept debit or credit cards. Parking is available in lots around the Social Sciences Building, and in lots along Bancroft. A map of the campus is available online at http://www.berkeley.edu/map/
About ARCE-NC:
For more information, please visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/NorthernCaliforniaARCE, https://facebook.com/NorthernCaliforniaARCE/, https://twitter.com/ARCENCPostings, or https://khentiamentiu.org. To join the chapter or renew your membership, please go to https://www.arce.org/general-membership and select “Berkeley, CA” as your chapter when you sign up.

ARCE-PA Lecture by Dr. Jessica Tomkins, Wofford College
2023-05-07 15:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Penn Museum, 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States
ARCE-PA Lecture
Sunday, May 7 at 3:30pm
Penn Museum, Classroom L2
Speaker: Dr. Jessica Tomkins, Assistant Professor of History, Wofford College
Lecture Topic: Rethinking Old Kingdom Kingship
Abstract:
Following Champollion’s decipherment of hieroglyphs, our understanding of Egyptian society advanced at lightning speed with every new text published. However, this rapid pace of scholarship also caused certain early ideas to become engrained in the field as facts rather than interpretations or opinions. In recent decades, scholars have begun to question and break down some of these perceived “truths” such as that of a highly centralized government and the redistributive economy model for early Egyptian society. In doing so, it became clear that these earlier interpretations were based on Eurocentric understandings of the monarchy model of government. This lecture traces how and why the nascent Egyptian state was understood through this Eurocentric lens and the subsequent impact such modes of thinking have had in understanding the Egyptian political state, from the period of state formation through the Old Kingdom. This paper will contribute to the dialog on replacing our Eurocentric understanding of early ancient Egyptian kingship, statehood, and government with one based on African models, with an aim to place our interpretation of ancient Egypt back into its original African context.
Speaker Bio:
Dr. Jessica Tomkins is Assistant Professor of History at Wofford College. She was previously the Terrace Research Associate in Egyptian Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and was the inaugural W. Benson Harer Egyptology Scholar in Residence at California State University, San Bernardino. Jessica was awarded a PhD in Egyptology from Brown in 2019 with a dissertation that examined the display and negotiation of power between the central and provincial governments as seen through Old Kingdom provincial mastabas at Dendera and El Kab. Her current research questions the model of government and modes of power in Old Kingdom Egypt.
Lectures are FREE for ARCE members. For non-ARCE members admission is as follows: $10 general admissions; $7 for Penn Museum members, Faculty & Staff; $5 for Students with ID (12 and under FREE).

Antiquities of the Southern Mediterranean: Malta, Tunisia, Sicily, Calabria
2023-05-10 - 2023-05-18 | Alberta
Join our engaging AIA lecturer and host Lisa C. Pieraccini for this luxurious small-ship voyage circumnavigating Sicily that includes Tunisia, beginning and ending in Malta. Sicily offers a unique cultural experience in which Greek, Roman, Arab, Norman, Christian, Jewish, Byzantine, and Muslim influences intermingle-a true crossroads of civilizations. Amidst spring wildflowers and citrus groves discover splendid ancient Greek temples and medieval sites. See five UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including Sicily’s Monreale, Mt. Etna, Syracuse and Agrigento, plus Carthage in Tunisia. Join the pre-trip extension to Malta to explore the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Valetta and Malta’s Prehistoric megalithic temples.

Colloquia Anatolica et Aegaea Congressus internationales Smyrnenses XIII STUDIA BITHYNICA. An e-conference on the archaeology and history of Bithynia in north-western Anatolia
2023-05-11 08:00 - 2023-05-12 17:00 (America/New_York) | Alberta
We are glad to inform you that an international symposium on the region Bithynia in north-western Turkey will take place on May 11-12, 2023 on Zoom. Bithynia was an ancient region and Roman province located on the south-eastern edge of the Marmara Sea in the north-western part of present-day Turkey. It was bordered by Mysia, Paphlagonia and Phrygia. From the fourth century B.C. it was an independent Hellenistic kingdom, and around 74 B.C. it became a Roman province. During the seventh century A.D. it was incorporated into the Byzantine theme of Opsikion. It became a border region to the Seljuk Empire in the 13th century, and was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in the early 14th century. Several major cities of Bithynia set on the fertile shores of the Propontis or in the forested inland, such as Nicomedia (İzmit-Kocaeli), Nicaea (İznik), Chalcedon (Kadıköy), Cius (Gemlik), Prusa ad Olympum (Bursa) and Apamea Myrlea (Mudanya). Beside being a coastal region, it is also occupied by mountains as well as forests, and has valleys of great fertility. Since the studies of F.K. Dörner in the 1950s, archaeologically and historically Bithynia became a special focus in the fields of ancient Anatolian studies.
The aim of this online video conference is to report on the state of research concerning Bithynia during the Greek, Roman and Byzantine periods between ca. early sixth century B.C. and early 14th century A.D. We warmly welcome submissions from senior and junior scholars, including advanced graduate students and postdoctoral scholars from a variety of disciplines related to this Anatolian region. We intend to bring together researchers who can present new syntheses of archaeological data from Bithynia and enter into dialogue with scholars working on the same material subsets. Intended to bring together scholars of Greek, Roman and Byzantine archaeology to discuss a range of issues concerning Bithynia, this electronic conference is an excellent opportunity to increase our knowledge about this region. Papers engageging the following themes and topics are invited:
– Bithynia during the Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods,
– Archaeological field projects in Bithynia,
– Museum studies in Kocaeli, İznik, Bursa, Istanbul, Bolu and Düzce as well as abroad,
– Ancient Greek, Latin and Byzantine authors and other textual as well as cartographic sources on Bithynia and Bithynians,
– Bithynia during the Late Iron Age,
– Bithynia and the Achaemenid Persian Empire during the sixth and fifth centuries B.C.,
– The Hellenistic kingdom of Bithynia and its rulers,
– Pre-Roman tumuli in Bithynia and their archaeology,
– The coinage of the Kingdom of Bithynia and Roman province of Bithynia,
– The Roman province of Bithynia et Pontus (after the two legendary volumes of Chr. Marek in 1993
and 2003),
– Roman provincial administration in Bithynia,
– Historical geography and settlement patterns in pre-Hellenistic, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine Bithynia,
– Bithynia and Propontis,
– Two Bithynian cities and their interregional relationships: Nicomedia and Nicaea (after the 2020
volume of Asia Minor Studien no. 96 on the recent studies about Nicomedia and Nicaea),
– Epigraphic and numismatic studies in Bithynia during the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods,
– Geographical, cultural and ethnic borders of Bithynia,
– Relationships between Bithynia and neighbouring regions,
– Roads, routes and population in Bithynia,
– Military archaeology in Roman Bithynia,
– The province Bithynia under the tetrarchy reform of Emperor Diocletian in A.D. 296,
– Roman Bithynia and Christianity to the mid-fourth century A.D. (after the Michigan dissertation of G.J. Johnson in 1984),
– Religious conflict in Late Roman Nicomedia and the rest of Bithynia,
– The Christian martyrs of the late third-early fourth century A.D. in Bithynia,
– Forms of Christian presence in Late Roman and Early Byzantine Bithynia,
– Episcopal sees of the Late Roman Bithynia,
– Jews and Jewish heritage in Roman and Early Byzantine Bithynia,
– Bithynia’s companion for the Christianity and early eastern Orthodox Church,
– Notable personalities of Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine Bithynia (e.g., Arrian, Cassisus Dio and Helena),
– The Byzantine province of Opsikion (after the TIB volume no. 13 in 2020 on Bithynia and Hellespontus by K. Belke)
– Middle and Late Byzantine studies in Bithynia,
– Miscellanea.
On these themes and questions, all approaches and methods susceptible to bring some progress to our current knowledge are of course welcome: archaeology, ancient history, historical geography, epigraphy, numismatic, history of art, cultural anthropology etc. The symposium will take place virtually on Zoom. All the readings and discussions in our e-conference will be in English, and recorded for later viewing on YouTube. The proceedings of the symposium will be published in 2025. The symposium is free of charge.
We would be delighted, if you could consider contributing to our symposium and contact us with the required information below before January 1, 2023. Our e-mail address is: zotsiami@uth.gr and/or terracottas@deu.edu.tr
For all your queries concerning the symposium our phone number is: +90.544.938 54 64. The organizers seek to widen participation at this symposium, and would like to encourage colleagues from all parts of the world to attend. We kindly request that you alert any interested researches, colleagues and students within your research community who would be interested in participating at this e-conference, either by forwarding our first circular and poster through Academia, Researchgate, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or other similar social media, or by printing them and displaying in your institution. Please share them also on your ListServs. We hope that you will be able to join us on Zoom, and look forward to seeing you!

Iran: The Ancient Land Of Persia
2023-05-18 - 2023-06-02 | Alberta
Travel and learn with AIA study leader Alexander Nagel, an expert in the archaeology of Iran. This well paced 14-night itinerary brings you to to twelve UNESCO World Heritage sites including two visits (afternoon and morning) to Persepolis, one of the world’s most spectacular archaeological sites; Pasargadae, the location of the first Achaemenid capital, with the tomb of Cyrus II and the ruins of gardens, palaces, and altars; Tehran’s lavish, 18th-century Golestan Palace; Soltaniye’s 14th-century mausoleum of Mongol Sultan Oljeitu Khodabande; The Sassanian religious center of Takht-e Soleiman (Solomon’s Throne); Bisotun, with a 6th-century bas-relief surrounded by over a thousand lines of inscriptions in Elamite, Babylonian, and Old Persian; Susa’s Ardeshir’s Palace and archaeological mounds, whose layers date from the 5th millennium B.C. to the 13th century A.D.; Choga Zanbil, a 13th-century B.C. Elamite complex with a ziggurat; Yazd’s historic center and its traditional, underground irrigation channels (qanats).
Isfahan’s immense Meidan Emam (Royal Square) and Masjed-e Jame, one of the world’s greatest mosques. Two full days in the capital city of Tehran for an introduction to the archaeology, culture, and history of the country with visits to several excellent museums and monuments. Na’in, renowned for its carpet-making and fine early mosque; and Ardestan, home to a large, 10th-century Seljuk mosque. Two full days in Isfahan, perhaps Iran’s most splendid city, with glittering, tiled domes that tower above wide, shaded avenues and terraced gardens. Staying in the finest available accommodations, with all meals included. Maximum of 16 participants.

Stanford AIA Raubitschek Lecture with Ian Morris
2023-05-19 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Alberta
“What Happened in History: 81 Years on from Gordon Childe”
This lecture borrows the title from Gordon Childe’s famous book and asks how his theory of the overall shape of prehistory and ancient history looks today.

Morocco: From the Desert to the Sea
2023-05-23 - 2023-06-06 | Alberta
Join us for a unique look at the history, architecture, archaeology, and art of Morocco in the company of Professor Emeritus Trevor Marchand and a professional national guide/tour manager. Explore the magnificent landscapes that helped form the country’s ancient and modern cultures, from the wild Atlantic coast to the High Atlas Mountains, dense cedar forests,
and vast Sahara Desert. It is a land of extraordinary contrasts, and on this custom-designed itinerary you will visit all of the country’s best-known historic sites, including six that are inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, as well as bustling casbahs, medinas, and souks.

ArtsThursdays at HMSC
2023-05-25 17:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Explore the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture at night! Enjoy free admission at two HMSC museums as part of ArtsThursdays. All ages are welcome.
Harvard Museum of Natural History
Visit the new exhibits Swimming with Sharks and In Search of Thoreau’s Flowers, as well as the world-famous Glass Flowers. Find your birthstone in the newly renovated mineral gallery, see large tigers, and view dinosaur fossils in the paleontology gallery.
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
Explore towering Maya sculptures in the Latin American galleries and see the new exhibit, Shehuo: Community Fire, featuring contemporary photographs of Shehuo, the rural Chinese festival transformed by economic forces. See nineteenth-century Plains Indian warrior art in an exhibit co-curated by Hunkpapa Lakota artist and tribal educator Butch Thunder Hawk.
ArtsThursdays is a university-wide initiative supported by Harvard University Committee on the Arts (HUCA). This program is part of HMSC’s 10-Year Anniversary celebration.
Photo: EJSP Visual | Julieta Sarmiento

Cruising Scotland to the Faroe Islands and Iceland-Pre & Post-tour options available!
2023-05-26 - 2023-06-04 | Alberta
Travel with archaeologist Mary MacLeod Rivett and discover the myths and stories of the Nordic Vikings and the Gaels of Scotland, from the misty peaks of Scotland to the rarely visited Faroe Islands and on through the “fire and ice” of Iceland. Cruising the North Atlantic Ocean from Glasgow, Scotland, to the remote Faroe Islands and then to Reykjavík, Iceland, you will enjoy the luxuries of the exclusively chartered, five star Le Bellot small ship. On this new specially curated 10-day Cruising Scotland to the Faroe Islands and Iceland cruise you will explore the mighty Norse-Gael kingdom’s legendary impact on Scotland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands.
Main tour highlights include:
• Cruising to the Isle of Iona the birthplace of Christianity in Scotland, and stroll through the serene, restored abbey and see the churchyard’s intricate Celtic crosses.
• An excursion to the 5,000-year-old Neolithic ruins of the Standing Stones of Callanish.
• Visiting the village of Sumba and the Akraberg lighthouse to look for puffins, kittiwakes, gannets, and migrating warblers.
• Embarking on especially designed boats for a private cruise and the chance to touch ice blocks broken from Breidamerkurjőkull, one of Vatnajőkoll’s glacier outlets.

The Archaeological Technicians of Quft and the Art of Excavation as Cultural Heritage in Egypt
2023-05-27 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver) | Alberta
Abstract:
The small town of Quft in southern Upper Egypt is unique in the history of archaeology for having developed a specialized craft industry of highly skilled archaeological excavators, whose skills and networks in the field have been passed down through several generations of family “guilds” from the late nineteenth century to today. This talk traces the historical origins of the Qufti excavation system, as well as the economic trajectory of its rise and decline as an archaeological “commodity;” describes the documentation and historical record it has left behind; and makes the case for conceptualizing the Quftis’ work as a kind of intangible cultural heritage in Egypt.
Bio:
Wendy is an historian of archaeology and modern Egypt. She is currently writing a history of archaeology and the Egyptian economy under the khedives (c.1850-1914), based on her doctoral research at the University of Pennsylvania. She has written several articles on the history of archaeological labor and fieldwork and is also a member of the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU excavations at Abydos, Egypt, and the Arabic Diaries Project of the Harvard University-MFA, Boston Expedition to Egypt and Sudan Archive. She holds a PhD in History from the University of Pennsylvania, an MA in Museology from the University of Washington, and a BA in Linguistics and Anthropology from the University of Washington.

From Stonehenge to Carnac: Megaliths, Monuments & Tombs of Wessex & Brittany
2023-05-30 - 2023-06-10 | Alberta
Explore the extraordinary prehistoric sites of Wessex, England, and Brittany, France with AIA lecturer and host Dr. Ian Tattersall. Amidst beautiful landscapes see world renowned, as well as lesser known, Neolithic and Bronze Age megaliths and monuments such as enigmatic rings of giant standing stones and remarkable chambered tombs.
Highlights Include:
• Stonehenge, the world’s most famous megalithic site, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site together with Avebury, a unique Neolithic henge that includes Europe’s largest prehistoric stone circle.
• Enigmatic chambered tombs such as West Kennet Long Barrow.
• Carnac, with more than 3,000 prehistoric standing stones, the world’s largest collection of megalithic monuments.
• The uninhabited island of Gavrinis, with a magnificent passage tomb that is lined with elaborately engraved, vertical stones.
• Several outstanding museum collections including prehistoric necklaces, pendants, polished stone axes, and more.
• The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Mont-Saint-Michel, an imposing abbey built on a tidal island.
• Charming villages, medieval churches, and beautiful landscapes of coastlines and rolling hills.
• The tour begins in London and ends in Paris! Arrive early and/or stay longer to explore these cities independently.

Art Talk Live: Color in an Ancient Greek Ceramic
2023-06-06 12:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Join conservator Susan Costello as she focuses on numerous facets of color surrounding an ancient Greek ceramic vessel. She’ll explain how the original color was manufactured, what issue came up when conservators tried restoring the color, and how the Forbes Pigment Collection helped conservators figure out what went wrong.
Led by:
Susan Costello, Conservator of Objects and Sculpture, Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies
This talk will take place online via Zoom. The event is free and open to all, but registration is required. To register, please complete this online form.
Please read these instructions on how to join a meeting on Zoom. For general questions about Art Talks, email am_register@harvard.edu.

Great Lecture: Saving the Archaeology and Monuments of Lower Nubia
2023-06-07 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Penn Museum, 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States
Beginning in 1902, the archaeological sites and monuments of Lower Nubia were increasingly threatened by the construction of the series of dams on the Nile River at Aswan. By the early 1960s, the ancient land of Lower Nubia had vanished forever beneath the waters of Lake Nasser. Through international efforts, some of the cultural heritage of Lower Nubia was saved (including monuments like the temples of Abu Simbel and Philae); most other sites, such as the fortress of Buhen, a focus of work for the Penn Museum, were destroyed. This talk will examine these sites, the program of rescue archaeology, and the role of the Penn Museum in rescuing the archaeological heritage of Lower Nubia.
Speaker: Josef Wegner, Associate Professor of Egyptian Archaeology, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and Curator, Egyptian Section, Penn Museum

Scottish Isles & Norwegian Fjords with Pre & Post Tour Options
2023-06-09 - 2023-06-17 | Alberta
Join AIA lecturer and host Colleen Batey on this magnificent cruise from Scotland to Norway visiting remote destinations forever linked by Viking heritage. Embark on the 5-star ship the Le Dumont-D’Urville as you cruise to these spectacular sites and attend a series of lectures given by Dr. Batey and a team of onboard experts. There is also a pre-tour option to Edinburgh and Glasgow and a post-tour option to Norway.

ARCE-PA Symposium in Honor of Dr. David B. O'Connor: Abydos Through the Ages
2023-06-10 09:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Penn Museum, 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States
ARCE-PA Symposium in Honor of Dr. David B. O’Connor
Saturday, June 10, 9am-5pm
Hybrid Event: Penn Museum, Rainey Auditorium & Webinar
Lecture is FREE to attend, but requires registration for in-person and virtual options. Register here: https://www.penn.museum/calendar/1584/arce-pa-symposium
Symposium Topic: Abydos Through the Ages
Abstract:
ARCE-PA’s June 10 2023 symposium on the archaeology of Abydos will honor the legacy of Dr. David B. O’Connor. In 1967 O’Connor, then Curator of the University Museum’s Egyptian Section, started the Pennsylvania-Yale Expedition to Abydos. During the 1960s-1990s his research at Abydos focused on North Abydos with its cemeteries and temples linked with the cult of the Egyptian funerary god Osiris. Over the course of his later career, both at Penn and then at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, O’Connor was instrumental in fostering a broadening range of intensive archaeological activity at Abydos. New archaeological research occurred in numerous areas such as the late Old Kingdom to Middle Kingdom mortuary landscape of the Middle Cemetery, the royal funerary complexes of Kings Senwosret III and Ahmose at South Abydos, and the memorial temples of Kings Thutmose III and Ramses II. In 2009 O’Connor published Abydos: Egypt’s First Pharaohs and the Cult of Osiris, a book that examined the rich and ever-changing archaeological picture of ancient Abydos. With the continued sponsorship of the Penn Museum, Institute of Fine Arts/New York University, University of Michigan, and other institutions, the program of North American and Egyptian archaeologists working at Abydos, and in Egypt, has grown and prospered thanks to the foundation provided by O’Connor’s long dedication to Egyptian archaeology and the site of Abydos. The symposium will include lectures by scholars who started their careers under David O’Connor, examining past discoveries, their most recent archaeological research at Abydos, and the ways in which O’Connor shaped their own careers.
Abydos Symposium Speakers:
Dr. Matthew D. Adams, Senior Research Scholar, Institute of Fine Arts, NYU
Dr. Janet Richards, Professor of Egyptology in the Department of Middle East Studies, Univ. of Michigan and Curator of Dynastic Egyptian Collections at the Kelsey Museum
Dr. Josef Wegner, Professor of Egyptian Archaeology in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and Curator in the Egyptian Section of the Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Dr. Stephen Harvey, Director of the Ahmose and Tetisheri Project
Dr. Michelle Marlar, Director of Egyptian Archaeological Missions at the Houston Museum of Natural Science
Mr. Hazem Salah Abdullah, Senior Inspector, Sohag Antiquities Office, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, EGYPT
Mr. Mohamed Abu El-Yazid, Senior Inspector, Sohag Antiquities Office, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, EGYPT
Mr. Ayman Damarany, Inspector, Sohag Antiquities Office, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, EGYPT
Dr. Sameh Iskander, Research Associate, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW)
Dr. Diana Craig Patch, Lila Acheson Wallace Curator in Charge, Dept. of Egyptian Art, Metropolitan Museum
Coffee & Tea will be available starting at 8:30am. There will be a 1.5 hour break for lunch.

2023 New Jersey History and Historic Preservation Conference: FUN & FURY
2023-06-12 08:00 - 2023-06-13 18:00 (America/New_York) | John F. Scarpa Academic Center, 3711 Atlantic Ave., Atlantic City, NJ, 08401, United States
June 12 and 13, 2023, at Stockton University Atlantic City
Registration: http://ow.ly/xCrP50Oqgtj
The New Jersey History and Historic Preservation conference is the annual state-wide educational and networking opportunity for history and historic preservation professionals and volunteers in the fields of architecture, planning, heritage site and museum management, public history, archaeology, municipal preservation commissions, county heritage offices, developers, students, and more! Conference highlights include:
– Opening reception at Boardwalk Hall featuring Nelson Johnson, author of The Northside: African Americans and the Creation of Atlantic City & Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City
– An exciting keynote address by Adam Markham, Acting Director of the Climate & Energy Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), at the Tropicana
– Hands on workshop with the NJ Historic Preservation Office
– Choice of seventeen classroom sessions, five lightning sessions, and tours of Atlantic City, Boardwalk Hall, and South Jersey architecture
– Marketplace sponsor and vendor exhibits
– Student Poster Sessions
– Closing reception at Stockton University Atlantic City
Registration ends June 8, 2023. Please visit the conference website to learn more, njpreservationconference.org.

International Archaeology Day with His Excellency Ambassador Evangelos C. Sekeris, Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations
2023-06-22 18:15 (America/New_York) | The National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Parks S., New York, NY, 10003, United States
June 22nd at 6:15 pm — His Excellency Ambassador Evangelos C. Sekeris, Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations, offers an International Archaeology Day lecture for the Archaeology Committee at the National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South. He discusses how during antiquity Greek city states formed leagues to collaborate for their mutual protection and preserve Temples. Previous such programs have included Permanent Representatives to the United Nations from Croatia, Egypt, Malta, and Sri Lanka. Registration is through Eventbrite.
Upcoming Schedule:
June 22nd at 6:30 pm for International Archaeology Day in the Grand Gallery with His Excellency Ambassador Evangelos C. Sekeris, Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations. His topic relates to Amphictyony.

Hiking Scotland's North Highlands & Isle of Lewis
2023-07-17 - 2023-07-28 | Alberta
Join archaeologist Mary MacLeod Rivett and a small group of like-minded travelers on this 12-day tour of Scotland’s remote north Highlands and the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. Mostly we will explore off the well-beaten Highland tourist trail, and along the way we will be treated to an abundance of archaeological and historical sites, striking scenery – including high cliffs, sea lochs, sandy and rocky bays, mountains, and glens – and, of course, excellent hiking. Scotland’s long and varied history stretches back many thousands of years, and archaeological remains ranging from Neolithic cairns and stone circles to Iron Age brochs (ancient dry stone buildings unique to Scotland), medieval castles, and deserted clearance villages cover these landscapes. Seven of our touring days involve hikes of 4.5 to 6 miles per day, and we will rest and reflect in comfortable hotels that extend Highland warmth and hospitality.

Parthenon Virtual Symposium: Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology Replicas
2023-07-19 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Alberta
Join the Nashville Parthenon for a free virtual talk on July 19 at 11 AM Central. This Virtual Symposium is free and open to the public. Register on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dzYvt4DXQgCZraTHv7leag#/registration
ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM:
Panagiotis Kotsanas, of the Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology, will share about replicas of ancient Greek technologies and how his museum in Greece uses replicas to help visitors learn about ancient technologies, innovations, and more. This talk is inspired by the new Parthenon exhibition The Role of a Replica, opening July 14, 2023.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Panagiotis Kotsanas studied in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens (Greece). He has given several speeches regarding ancient Greek technology at international conferences in Greece and abroad, such as the University of Salzburg-Salzburger Fruhlings Symposiumand the National Science Museum of Korea-ISSM. He is conducting his research in ancient Greek technology, a relatively unknown aspect of the ancient Greek civilization, and is the head of traveling exhibitions at the Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology, which has locations in Athens, Ancient Olympia, Katakolo, and Crete.
SYMPOSIUM SPONSORS:
Humanities Tennessee, Centennial Park Conservancy, Metro Parks, AIA-Nashville Society

Hiking Scotland's Orkney & Shetland Islands
2023-07-31 - 2023-08-10 | Alberta
This is the perfect opportunity to explore all that Scotland’s Northern Isles have to offer: prehistoric stone circles, burial chambers, and settlements; quaint villages; huge seabird colonies; and remarkable plant life—all amidst dramatic landscapes. This will be Scotland seen slowly, with time for in-depth exploration at each site. The Orkney and Shetland islands have an amazing wealth of archaeological sites dating back 5,000 years. Together the islands have more than 18,000 known sites, with new discoveries being made every year. This archaeological saga is worth the telling, and nowhere else can the evidence be seen in more glorious a setting.

Archaeology Field School for Adults with the CT Office of State Archaeology
2023-08-07 09:00 - 2023-08-11 15:00 (America/New_York) | Circa 1720s Colonial House, Wethersfield, CT, 06109, United States
The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History, the Office of State Archaeology, and the Friends of the Office of State Archaeology, Inc. are pleased to be once again offering their week long Archaeology Field School for Adults
Monday – Friday, August 7 – 11, 2023
9AM – 3PM daily
Wethersfield, CT
Participants will gain hands on experience contributing to an authentic and significant archaeological investigation, working with primary sources at an 18th-century colonial site in Wethersfield, Connecticut. The field school will cover the basics of field methods, paperwork, mapping, data management, and artifact identification.
The program is designed to provide a deeper appreciation of the importance of archaeology as a tool for learning about Connecticut’s fascinating past. Learning proper archaeological methods will develop the participant’s understanding of the ethical aspects of archaeology and the archaeologist’s responsibility to preserve the data they retrieve so that it will remain valuable to future researchers.
This field school is open to adults 18 and older and may be of particular interest to educators who teach history or social science in a classroom or museum setting.
If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the CSMNH at 860-486-4460 or CSMNHinfo@uconn.edu by July 31.
Visit https://csmnh.uconn.edu/programs/ for more information and to register.

STEAM Night Museum Tour at the Parthenon
2023-08-08 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | The Parthenon, 2500 West End Ave, Nashville, TN, 37203, United States
Dig deeper on this special STEAM Night Museum Tour with an archaeology focus! Join one of our museum archaeologists who has lived and worked in Greece at 6 PM for an up-close look at Nashville history, American art, and Greek mythology.
This modified Museum Tour will help you see the 1897 Centennial Exposition, highlights of the permanent collection of paintings in the Cowan Gallery, and temporary exhibitions currently on display with an archaeologist’s eye. The tour continues upstairs to Level 2, the interior re-creation of the Parthenon as it looked in the 5th century BCE where you will view the colossal statue of Athena, hear epic stories of Greek mythology, and see the incredible plaster casts of the world-famous Parthenon marbles.
As a STEAM Night Museum Tour, this tour is free for MNPS families visiting the Parthenon for STEAM Night. This tour is also free for Centennial Park Conservancy members or free with the price of admission for non-members.
Details for August STEAM Night Museum Tour: https://www.nashvilleparthenon.com/events/museumtour080823
Details for September STEAM Night Museum Tour: https://www.nashvilleparthenon.com/events/museumtour091223
STEAM Night details: https://www.nashvilleparthenon.com/programs#steamnight

Ancient Egypt Pottery Practicum
2023-08-13 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Baer-Keller Library, Social Sciences Bldg. UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, United States
The American Research Center in Egypt, Northern California Chapter, and the Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, University of California, Berkeley, invite you to attend a workshop presented by Dr. Carol Redmount, UC Berkeley:
Ancient Egypt Pottery Practicum
Sunday, August 13, 2023, 3 PM Pacific Daylight Time
Baer-Keller Library, Social Sciences Building (formerly Barrows Hall)
UC Berkeley
Limited attendance (20); send registration requests ONLY to arcencZoom@gmail.com. This is an in-person event; it will neither be Zoomed nor recorded.
About the Practicum:
Ever wonder why and how an archaeologist deals with ancient pottery? In this hands-on practicum we will look at these questions and review some of the issues relating to the basic study of ancient Egyptian pottery.
About the Archaeologist:
Dr. Carol Redmount is a field archaeologist who teaches Egyptian archaeology at UC Berkeley. She has been excavating in Egypt for many years and also has archaeological experience in Tunisia, Cyprus, Jordan, Israel, and the U.S.
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Parking is available in UC lots all day on weekends, for a fee. Ticket dispensing machines accept debit or credit cards. Parking is available in lots around the Social Sciences Building, and in lots along Bancroft. A map of the campus is available online at http://www.berkeley.edu/map/
About ARCE-NC:
For more information, please visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/NorthernCaliforniaARCE, https://facebook.com/NorthernCaliforniaARCE/, https://twitter.com/ARCENCPostings, or https://khentiamentiu.org. To join the chapter or renew your membership, please go to https://www.arce.org/general-membership and select “Berkeley, CA” as your chapter when you sign up.

Mezinárodní den archeologie 2023 - "Bohové a démoni" (IAD 2023 - Gods and Demons)
2023-08-21 | Oblastní muzeum a galerie v Mostě p.o., Čsl. armády 1360, Most, 434 01, Czechia
A regular museum festival dedicated to the archeology of Bohemia. This year’s theme is religion in prehistoric times (Celts, Germans, Romans, Slavs…)

AIA-Nashville Society Book Club
2023-08-21 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | The Parthenon, 2500 West End Ave, Nashville, TN, 37203, United States
AIA-Nashville Society Book Club
Join us for the third meeting of our free book club on Monday, August 21, at 6 PM. This event is free and open to the public, with RSVP. Mention “Book Club” at the Ticket Counter, receive free admission, and proceed to the Treasury on Level 2 for the friendly, informal discussion.
RSVP required: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084aa8af2ea5f58-aianashville#
Details: https://www.nashvilleparthenon.com/events/bookclubaug23
THIS QUARTER’S BOOK SELECTION:
We will be discussing Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips. Reserve your spot with a free RSVP: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084aa8af2ea5f58-aianashville#
Looking to purchase the book? It is now available in the Museum Store! Or, head over to Parnassus Books and mention the Archaeological Institute of America-Nashville Society book club at the Parthenon for a 10% discount.
ABOUT THE BOOK: Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips
Description from Nashville Public Library:
The twelve gods of Olympus are alive and well in the twenty-first century, but they are crammed together in a London townhouse–and none too happy about it. Even more disturbingly, their powers are waning…. [and] a minor squabble between Aphrodite and Apollo escalates into an epic battle of wills. Two perplexed humans, Alice and Neil, who are caught in the crossfire, must fear not only for their own lives, but for the survival of humankind. Nothing less than a true act of heroism is needed-but can these two decidedly ordinary people replicate the feats of the mythical heroes and save the world?
2023 BOOK CLUB DATES:
Monday, November 13- The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
RSVP: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084aa8af2ea5f58-aianashville#
BOOK CLUB SPONSOR: AIA-Nashville Society
The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) promotes archaeological inquiry and public understanding of the material record of the human past to foster an appreciation of diverse cultures and our shared humanity. The AIA supports archaeologists, their research and its dissemination, and the ethical practice of archaeology. The AIA educates people of all ages about the significance of archaeological discovery and advocates for the preservation of the world’s archaeological heritage. Learn more.
ADDITIONAL BOOK CLUB SPONSORS: Centennial Park Conservancy, Metro Nashville Parks and Recreation
PREVIOUS AIA-NASHVILLE SOCIETY BOOK CLUB SELECTIONS:
Circe by Madeline Miller discussed February 22, 2023
Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker discussed May 8, 2023

Sketching the Marbles
2023-08-25 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | The Parthenon, 2500 West End Ave, Nashville, TN, 37203, United States
Sketching the Marbles
For centuries, artists have drawn the Parthenon’s pediment sculptures. Join us for special art sessions to create your own classical masterpiece. Sketching the Marbles is held on the final Friday afternoon of each month (except Metro Nashville holidays).
–Recommended for ages 12 and older.
–This program takes place in the Treasury.
–All supplies are included— but you are welcome to bring your own.
–Participation is free for Centennial Park Conservancy members, or included with museum admission.
–The most updated times and dates are listed on the Calendar.
Love to draw, but not able to make it to museum soon? Try your hand at creating Parthenon art— from home! Browse our Parthenon Create video playlist on our YouTube channel.
THANK YOU TO JERRY’S ARTARAMA FOR PROVIDING ART SUPPLIES!
