Speaker: Denise M. Doxey, Norma Jean Calderwood Curator of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Queen Khensa was a Nubian royal and principal wife of King Piankhy, the Kushite ruler (664–653 BCE) who conquered Egypt and established the Twenty-fifth Dynasty. She was buried in a pyramid tomb whose contents […]
The Mycenaean Cemetery at Aidonia has been shaped by looting and a international struggle for the repatriation of precious artifacts. This talk tells the story of Aidonia’s troubled past and […]
William E. Metcalf Lectures in Numismatics
Charles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship Time TBA
William E. Metcalf Lectures in Numismatics Time TBA
Join us for a tour of the ancient Mediterranean galleries of the newly re-opened and highly anticipated Princeton University Art Museum (PUAM). The Museum’s collection of ancient Mediterranean and Byzantine art numbers more than 7,000 objects that were made and used throughout the ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Roman and Byzantine Empires. […]
Lecture by Robert S. Carr, Director of the Archaeological and Historical Conservancy (https://www.archaeological.org/lecturer/robert-carr/) - Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lecture
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureship
Join us for a lecture by Dr. Rachel Horowitz, "Crafting and Trade: Stone Tool Production and Ancient Maya Economies ". Abstract: Today, and in the past, economic activities are important ways of making connections between people. In the Maya area, modern-day Mexico and northern Central America, economies are less studied than other aspects of past […]
Kershaw Lectures in Near East Archaeology
What: Dr. Rune Nyord is coming home to Emory! Please join us to hear from a real Egyptologist! He will premiere a brand-new lecture based on his research since the […]
