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CREATED:20250730T142613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T151956Z UID:10008086-1764072000-1764075600@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:"Lanka - The Crucial Hub of the Ancient Maritime Silk Road" with Dr. Palitha T.B. Kohona DESCRIPTION:Dr. Palitha Kohona — Sri Lanka’s former Permanent Representative to the United Nations\, former Head of the UN Treaty Section\, and former Ambassador to China — discusses the importance of Sri Lanka to the Chinese Silk Road. Sitting in the middle of the Indian Ocean at the southern tip of India\, meeting point of monsoon winds and swirling ocean currents\, Sri Lanka occupies a strategic geographical position. Throughout history\, Lanka has attracted a multitude of sailors from friendly and marauding navel powers\, merchants seeking its exotic products or exchanging them for wares from distant lands\, Buddhist monks searching for the sublime Dhamma\, invading empire builders who vainly attempted to conquer the island.  Archaeology suggests that hundreds\, perhaps thousands\, of ships from China visited Lanka\, serving as a lucrative hub and central link in trading ventures within the Southern Maritime Silk Route. \nRegister for the online stream here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1749161622499?aff=oddtdtcreator URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/lanka-the-crucial-hub-of-the-ancient-maritime-silk-road-an-online-lecture-for-international-archaeology-day-with-his-excellency-former-ambassador-dr-palitha-t-b-kohona-of-sri-lanka-to-the-united/ CATEGORIES:International Archaeology Day ORGANIZER;CN="Michele Kidwell Gilbert":MAILTO:archaeology@nacnyc.org LOCATION: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251127T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251127T183000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153331 CREATED:20251201T142743Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T142743Z UID:10008784-1764264600-1764268200@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:Public Lecture: Dr. Scott Gallimore (Wilfrid Laurier University) DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, Nov. 27th\, 530-630pm\, Dr. Scott Gallimore will deliver the key-note lecture\, Looking for People Behind the Crafts: Evidence for Production and Industry at Sikyon\, Greece\, as part of a two-day student conference. This lecture will take place at Concordia University in MB 2.130. URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/public-lecture-dr-scott-gallimore-wilfrid-laurier-university/ ORGANIZER;CN="Matt Buell":MAILTO:matthew.buell@concordia.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153331 CREATED:20251201T144359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T144359Z UID:10008781-1764691200-1764694800@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:Lecture: Claire Balandier (Université d’Avignon) DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, December 2nd\, at 400pm Dr. Claire Balandier (Université d’Avignon) will deliver the lecture\, L’Urbanisme de Chypre À L’époque Hellénistique. This lecture will take place in the Centre d’Études Classiques\, Room 515-43 (3744 Rue Jean-Brillant). The lecture will be in French URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/lecture-claire-balandier-universite-davignon/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.archaeological.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Claire-Balandier-Conf.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Matt Buell":MAILTO:matthew.buell@concordia.ca LOCATION:https://umontreal.zoom.us/j/87997826260?pwd=ZhvrD3igih5F2Y0Rj3FSelGjbTJCwD.1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20251202T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20251202T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153331 CREATED:20251201T144954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T144954Z UID:10008778-1764700200-1764703800@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:"Exploring the life of the Latin city of Gabii through new technologies: the Gabii Project area AB digital publication." Prof. Anna Gallone. DESCRIPTION:Since 2007\, the Gabii Project has launched archaeological initiative aiming at understanding the long trajectory of a Latin center from its formation phase to the end of its ancient life. Five city blocks have been extensively excavated exposing a continuous sequence of occupation spanning from the Early Iron Age to Late Antiquity. \nThis talk will focus on the evidence uncovered in the so-called A-B areas\, documenting the birth of enucleated settlements in pre-urban centers\, the establishment of a quasi-orthogonal urban grid in the late 5th century BCE\, the construction of private houses in the mid-Republican times\, and the repurposing of the block with a small burial ground and the installation of a quarry of the local bedrock during the Empire. The dynamics that led to this last transformation\, the co-existence of industrial activities and tombs traditionally relegated to outside the perimeter of cities\, give us the opportunity to explore perceptions of “urban” and “not urban” spaces. \nThe talk will explore these dynamics through the digital publication of the final report on area AB city block (A Cemetery and Quarry from Imperial Gabii ) presenting a new holistic approach to archaeological publication. This open access report\, featuring a layered narrative\, combines texts\, traditional illustrations\, and databases with an interactive digital 3D model. \nAnna Gallone is a Roman archaeologist and lecturer at John Cabot University whose research focuses on urban development in Tyrrhenian Italy and the Romanization of central and southern Italy. She has served as the field director of the Gabii Project since 2007\, and was awarded the AIA prize for digital archaeology in 2024 for her editorial work on A Cemetery and Quarry from Imperial Gabii. \nThis lecture has been selected as the 2025–2026 Ernest R. Graham Lecture in Ancient Architecture by the Archaeological Institute of America. \nThe talk will last 40 minutes\, followed by a Q&A session. \nThe event is open to all AIA members\, the general public\, and the JCU community\, but registration is required to access the New Campus in John Cabot University. \nThe event is organized by Prof. Massimo Betello (Secretary of Rome-SPQR AIA; History and Humanities Dept\, JCU) in collaboration with John Cabot University and the Archaeological Institute of America (https://www.archaeological.org/) URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/exploring-the-life-of-the-latin-city-of-gabii-through-new-technologies-the-gabii-project-area-ab-digital-publication-prof-anna-gallone/ LOCATION:John Cabot University – New Campus – Aula Magna Renella\, Lungotevere Raffaello Sanzio 11\, Roma\, Italy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.archaeological.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Gabii-Event-Poster.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Prof. Massimo Betello":MAILTO:mbetello@johncabot.edu GEO:41.8907002;12.4719712 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=John Cabot University – New Campus – Aula Magna Renella Lungotevere Raffaello Sanzio 11 Roma Italy;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Lungotevere Raffaello Sanzio 11:geo:12.4719712,41.8907002 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153331 CREATED:20251120T160459Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251120T160459Z UID:10008764-1764867600-1764882000@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:ArtsThursdays at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology DESCRIPTION:Join us for a free\, fun night at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology! Come with a date\, come with friends\, or make new friends while strolling through the galleries. All ages are welcome.\nExplore Castaway: The Afterlife of Plastic\, a new\, innovative exhibition that documents the art collective TRES’s journey along the beaches of Queensland\, Western Australia\, and Tasmania\, where they collected and photographed debris that had washed up from places as far away as China. The exhibition is presented in English and Spanish. \nFree and open to the public. Free event parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage 4:30–9:30 pm.\nArtsThursdays is a university-wide initiative supported by Harvard University Committee on the Arts.\nPhoto © Neal Hamberg URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/artsthursdays-at-the-peabody-museum-of-archaeology-ethnology/ LOCATION:Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology\, 11 Divinity Avenue\, Cambridge\, Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology\, 11 Divinity Avenue\, Cambridge\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.archaeological.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/12-04-AT©NealHamberg_104.jpg GEO:42.3782386;-71.1146697 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology 11 Divinity Avenue Cambridge Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology 11 Divinity Avenue Cambridge Cambridge MA 02138 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology\, 11 Divinity Avenue\, Cambridge:geo:-71.1146697,42.3782386 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251211T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251211T180000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153331 CREATED:20250915T135304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250915T135304Z UID:10008577-1765472400-1765476000@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:Archaeology-Hour Screening: The People's Arena DESCRIPTION:Please join us for an in-person screening and informal discussion of the Archaeology Hour talk by Alison Futrell (University of Arizona). \nIn ancient-Roman ‘arenas’ — structures and spaces like the Colosseum in Rome — mass events were staged that exaggerated\, aestheticized\, and then normalized extreme and shocking forms of violence\, deploying a twisted\, voyeuristic ‘pleasure’ intended to be derived from unreal genres of amplified bloodshed and death reserved *only* for those presented as variously criminal\, exotic/strange\, non-human and/or lesser-human… and fully disposable. This presentation will ask: how did the arena impact the lives of ordinary individuals… in the sands\, the seats\, and the substructures\, beyond the emperor’s box? URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/archaeology-hour-screening-the-peoples-arena/ LOCATION:Whitman College Maxey Hall 207\, 173 Stanton St.\, Walla Walla\, WA\, 99362\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Davies":MAILTO:daviessh@whitman.edu GEO:46.0731084;-118.3266855 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Whitman College Maxey Hall 207 173 Stanton St. Walla Walla WA 99362 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=173 Stanton St.:geo:-118.3266855,46.0731084 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T153000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153331 CREATED:20251205T203900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T203900Z UID:10008791-1765630800-1765639800@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:Games of the Ancient Near East: Teen Saturdays Workshop DESCRIPTION:In Person Teen Program\nGames of the Ancient Near East: Teen Saturdays Workshop\nSaturday\, December 13\, 1:00–3:30 pm\, Advance registration required\nHarvard Museum of the Ancient Near East\, 6 Divinity Avenue\, Cambridge \nLeer en español \nTravel back in time and explore some of the world’s oldest board games from the ancient Near East! In this interactive workshop\, you’ll learn the origins of games like senet\, mancala\, the Royal Game of Ur\, and al-qirkat. Play\, win\, and learn how strategy and luck have connected people for thousands of years. Whether you love history\, puzzles\, or friendly competition\, this workshop is for you. Come ready to play\, learn\, and experience ancient fun that still inspires today! \nTeen Saturdays Workshops are offered bilingually in Spanish and English and are designed to build community and enrich the museum experience for multicultural and Spanish-speaking teens. \nThe $10 fee includes free admission to all Harvard Museums of Science & Culture (HMSC) museums immediately following the workshop. \nTeens receive an HMSC membership (worth $100) after attending three or more Teen Saturdays Workshops per semester. Or\, receive a free admission pass (worth $15) for a return visit if you attend one of the four sessions. \nPhoto: Андрей Журавлев URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/games-of-the-ancient-near-east-teen-saturdays-workshop/ LOCATION:Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East\, 6 Divinity Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.archaeological.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ancient-board-game-by-Андрей-Журавлев.jpeg GEO:42.3781129;-71.1139796 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East 6 Divinity Avenue Cambridge MA 02138 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=6 Divinity Avenue:geo:-71.1139796,42.3781129 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T163000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153331 CREATED:20251210T161025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251210T161025Z UID:10008794-1765636200-1765643400@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:More Than a Cosmetic Fix: How Experimental Archaeology Can Address the Issue of Burial Goods in the Museum Setting. Talk and Workshop DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, December 13\n2:30 pm EST\nPenn Museum\, Classroom L2\nIn-person; RSVP required for workshop: https://forms.gle/FTwpThdMhwV7gPhS6\nTalk and Hands-on Workshop\nHoliday Party to follow! \nSpeakers: Isabella Pilla and Dr. Jane Hill \nTitle: More Than a Cosmetic Fix: How Experimental Archaeology Can Address the Issue of Burial Goods in the Museum Setting. Talk and Workshop \nAbstract:\nThe Egyptian mummy as a cultural artifact has for more than a century been a focal point of interest within the Egyptological community and the museum-going public. In more recent years\, however\, the public has begun to raise concerns over the display of human bodies as museum objects. Is there another way to share with the public the richness of Egyptian funerary belief and tradition without invading the bodies of the individuals who were at the center of these practices? In this talk and workshop the authors will argue that by using the imaging\, scanning\, and 3-D printing technologies available to us today\, it is possible to both scientifically study Egyptian mummification practices and share those findings with the public while still respecting the humans who provide us that information. \nLecture attendees will be invited to create their own Predynastic Egyptian style cosmetic palette. All the necessary tools and materials will be provided\, but we ask that you RSVP (https://forms.gle/FTwpThdMhwV7gPhS6) for this event to be sure we have enough materials! \nSpeaker Bios:\nDr. Jane Hill\nDr. Jane Hill holds a doctorate in Egyptian Archaeology from the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. She also holds masters degrees in anthropology and art history/Egyptology from the University of Memphis. She has excavated and done epigraphic work on archaeological projects at the sites of Giza\, Abydos\, el-Amra\, Saqqara\, and Karnak Temple in Luxor Egypt. At el-Amra she discovered evidence of a Predynastic Egyptian town and cult center. In the U.S.\, Dr. Hill has excavated Native American sites of the Mississippian Period in the southeast region. Currently Dr. Hill teaches anthropology\, archaeology and Egyptian Archaeology at Rowan University where she serves as curator of the Museum of Anthropology at Rowan University (MARU). Her research interests include co-development of major elite cemeteries and urbanism in Upper Egypt’s formative period\, and the development of Egyptian administrative and writing systems. \nIsabella Pilla\nIsabella is an emerging museum professional and recent graduate from Rowan University\, where she earned a dual degree in Anthropology and Psychology. During her time as a research assistant at Rowan’s Museum of Anthropology\, she curated a project to explore the ancient Egyptian material culture and public engagement through archaeology. Her research focuses on the ethical concerns of ancient mummified displays and the application of experimental archaeological to research ancient artifacts in a non-invasive manner. Isabella currently works at Edelman Fossil Park and Museum where she continues to support educational programming and visitor engagement. \n******************\nRefreshments are served beginning at 2pm. The ARCE-PA Holiday Party will follow the workshop. You do not have to attend the workshop or party to attend the lecture. \nLectures are FREE to ARCE-PA chapter members\, $7 for University of Pennsylvania Museum Members and UPenn Staff and Faculty\, $5 for Students with ID\, and $10 for the general public. \n******************\nThe American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) is a private\, nonprofit organization founded in 1948 by a consortium of educational and cultural institutions to support research on all aspects of Egyptian history and culture\, foster broader knowledge among the general public\, and strengthen American-Egyptian cultural ties. The ARCE Pennsylvania Chapter (ARCE-PA) is the local branch of the national institution. We host monthly events including scholarly lectures\, Egyptian-themed workshops\, social events\, and guided tours of the Penn Museum’s Egyptian galleries. For more information or to learn about the perks of membership\, please send an e-mail to info@arce-pa.org\, or visit our website at www.arce-pa.org. URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/more-than-a-cosmetic-fix-how-experimental-archaeology-can-address-the-issue-of-burial-goods-in-the-museum-setting-talk-and-workshop/ LOCATION:Penn Museum\, 3260 South Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.archaeological.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Athene-1995-91.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="JJ Shirley":MAILTO:vp@arce-pa.org GEO:39.949402;-75.191601 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Penn Museum 3260 South Street Philadelphia PA 19104 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3260 South Street:geo:-75.191601,39.949402 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251227T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251227T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153331 CREATED:20251124T164752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251219T195939Z UID:10008776-1766844000-1766847600@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:Dreadful were the vestiges of (the Revolutionary) War. DESCRIPTION:ZOOM lecture by Douglas Scott (Retired Supervisory Archaeologist with the National Park Service); A study of surviving bullet struck structures and objects from the first day of the American Revolution: Employing Forensic Firearm Examination Techniques to Historic Contexts. URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/battlefield-archaeology-2/ CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.archaeological.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/gMosaicSpearmanAndNude-2.jpg LOCATION: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260111T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260111T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153331 CREATED:20251210T161525Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251210T161525Z UID:10008798-1768143600-1768147200@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:Zoom Lecture: Forgotten Saint-Simonian Travelers in Egypt DESCRIPTION: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 Dr. John David Ragan\, Independent Scholar (PhD\, NYU): \nForgotten Saint-Simonian Travelers in Egypt\nSunday\, January 11 2026\, 3 PM PST \nRegister in advance for this lecture:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/cAzvIld9RvanelhVxNRq1A \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \nThere are a few things you should know before you join the lecture: \n* Advance registration is required. When you click on the link to “Register in advance for this lecture” you will receive instructions by email on how and when to join\, along with a link on which you will click to join the meeting. Save the email\, as you will need the link it contains to join the meeting. Please register now. Please do not share the join link with anyone\, it is unique to your email address. Try to join at least 10 minutes before the meeting. When you do join the meeting\, be prepared to be put in the waiting room until the lecture starts at 3 pm. This is a security measure. \n* If you haven’t already installed Zoom\, you should download and install the Zoom program (app) well before you try to join the meeting. There IS an option to use your web browser to join the meeting instead of the Zoom program\, but the browser interface is limited and depends greatly on what browser and what operating system you’re using. \n* For tutorials on how to use Zoom\, go to https://learn-zoom.us/show-me. In particular\, “Joining a Zoom Meeting” should show you what you need to do to join our lecture. \n* All meeting attendees can communicate with everyone\, or with individual participants\, using the chat window\, which can be opened by clicking on the chat button and which you can probably find at the bottom middle of your Zoom viewing screen. Participants will be encouraged to hold their questions for the speaker until after the lecture\, and will also be encouraged to address their questions for the speaker to everyone\, not just to the speaker\, so that all can see them. “Everyone” is the default chat option. \nIf you have any questions\, please email glenn@glennmeyer.net or arcencZoom@gmail.com. \nAbout the Lecture: \nThis lecture and a book with the same title tell the stories of two French women and a French African man\, travelers connected to the Saint-Simonian utopian socialists\, who came to work for the Egyptian government in the 1830s. They have been marginalized and excluded from the historical record\, because they were women\, not part of the colonial elite\, or of mixed racial heritage. This history brings them alive through extensive archival research and vibrant storytelling. \nThere is Suzanne Voilquin\, a practicing midwife in Cairo who was involved in left-wing popular politics in Paris and became the editor of one of the first feminist newspapers ever published (1832–34). The second traveler\, Thomas Ismayl Urbain\, was born in French Guyana\, where his mother was born a slave and his father was a French sea captain. “Jehan d’Ivray” is the pen name of the third traveler\, a teenage woman who married an Egyptian studying medicine in France\, and traveled with him to Egypt in 1879. She wrote more than twenty books\, including a retrospective look at Suzanne Voilquin and women in the Saint-Simonian movement\, bringing the story full circle to another generation. \nTheir stories brilliantly illustrate the paradoxes of nineteenth century colonialism in Egypt. Suzanne Voilquin grew up in the Parisian working class and sympathized deeply with Egyptians but initially exoticized the differences between Egypt and her home country\, while Urbain\, a literary pioneer in black pride\, nevertheless joined the French army and saw his role in the colonial occupation as a means of helping indigenous people. These characters transcend the neat binary of East and West and offer a rich\, nuanced window onto the experiences of French travelers in Egypt during the nineteenth century. \nAbout the Speaker: \nDr. John David Ragan has a PhD in history from New York University and degrees from the University of Paris IV-Sorbonne\, the University of Cincinnati\, and Binghamton University. He has traveled in fifty countries\, across Europe\, North Africa\, Latin America\, New Zealand\, Australia\, Southeast Asia and the Himalayas\, studying French in Paris\, Arabic in Cairo and Tunis\, German in Berlin\, and Spanish in Salamanca and Mexico City. He is a working member of Laborers Union Local 942\, Fairbanks\, Alaska\, and has published two books and numerous articles. \nAbout Northern California ARCE: \nFor more information\, please visit https://www.youtube.com/@NorthernCaliforniaARCE\, https://www.facebook.com/NorthernCaliforniaARCE\, https://arce-nc.org\, https://bsky.app/profile/khentiamentiu.bsky.social\, and https://khentiamentiu.org. To join the chapter or renew your membership\, please go to https://arce.org/membership/ and select “Berkeley\, CA” as your chapter when you sign up. URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/zoom-lecture-forgotten-saint-simonian-travelers-in-egypt/ CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.archaeological.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/SimoniansCover-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Glenn Meyer":MAILTO:arcencZoom@gmail.com LOCATION:https://www.archaeological.org/event/zoom-lecture-forgotten-saint-simonian-travelers-in-egypt/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260115T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260115T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153331 CREATED:20251024T163737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251031T002947Z UID:10008740-1768501800-1768507200@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:Early Peoples in the Plateau: Nimíipuu Knowledge and Landscape Adaptation in the Bitterroot Mountains DESCRIPTION:Join us for a lecture by WSU grad Student Jordan Thompson on early Northwest culture.\nAbstract: Mountain environments and resources have played a significant role in Indigenous cultural and subsistence lifeways and knowledge systems yet remain underrepresented in landscape research. Recent archaeological evidence points to the Southern Columbia Plateau as an early entry point for the Peopling of the Americas. Understanding the landscape is essential to adaptation in new and changing environments\, and archaeological methods combined with Indigenous knowledge are uniquely positioned to investigate these human-environment relationships. Indigenous oral narratives\, correlated with geologic processes\, reveal a deep record of landscape knowledge that may offer insight into early migration\, environmental adaptation\, and landscape exploration. In this talk\, I will present on collaborative research which integrates geoarchaeology and ethnogeology to examine how land use\, mobility\, and placemaking shaped the establishment of seasonal subsistence cycle among the Nimíipuu (Nez Perce). Ethnogeology foregrounds Indigenous perspectives of place\, complementing archaeological investigation by contextualizing the cultural meanings of stone artifacts. This talk will focus on Nimíipuu subsistence in an understudied portion of the western Bitterroot Mountain uplands\, a segment of the Northern Rockies\, in the North Fork Clearwater River watershed of Idaho by examining toolstone sources\, their distribution across the landscape\, and how these features acquire meaning. By combining geoarchaeological and ethnogeological frameworks\, this talk explores how people come to know\, understand\, and connect to landscapes while developing a sense of place with reciprocal subsistence systems. URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/early-peoples-in-the-plateau-nimiipuu-knowledge-and-landscape-adaptation-in-the-bitterroot-mountains/ LOCATION:Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture\, 2316 W 1st Ave\, Spokane\, WA\, 99201\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.archaeological.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Thompson_Jordan-BioPicture.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Cindy Bell":MAILTO:cbell2118@gmail.com GEO:47.6568784;-117.446951 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture 2316 W 1st Ave Spokane WA 99201 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2316 W 1st Ave:geo:-117.446951,47.6568784 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260118T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260118T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153331 CREATED:20251120T160546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251121T151115Z UID:10008766-1768744800-1768748400@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:The Southern Mani Archaeological Project: Fieldwork at the End of the World DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Chelsea A.M. Gardner (Acadia University) \nThe Mani peninsula is the literal (geographical) and metaphorical “end of the world”\, since it occupies the southernmost point of mainland Greece and the mythical entrance to Hades\, the ancient Greek underworld. Mani’s occupation history includes being home to the earliest hominid caves in Greece up to modern tower-houses and intergenerational feuding. I have been working in Mani since 2012\, and this talk will introduce Mani\, its liminality\, and its storied past through three separate archaeological initiatives: the Diros Project (2012-2015)\, the CARTography Project (2018-2022)\, and the first season of the Southern Mani Archaeological Project\, a SSHRC-funded survey that began in May 2025. URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/the-southern-mani-archaeological-project-fieldwork-at-the-end-of-the-world/ LOCATION:303 Paterson Hall\, Carleton University\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada GEO:45.3830819;-75.698312 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=303 Paterson Hall Carleton University Ottawa Ontario Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Carleton University:geo:-75.698312,45.3830819 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260120T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260120T183000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153331 CREATED:20250922T145937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T150510Z UID:10008618-1768928400-1768933800@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:10\,000 years of Oaxaca Cuisines from Mesquite Pods to Mezcal DESCRIPTION:Doris Z. Stone New World Archaeology Lectures Time TBA URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/10000-years-of-oaxaca-cuisines-from-mesquite-pods-to-mezcal/ LOCATION:TBA (Santa Fe)\, Santa Fe\, NM\, United States CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program,Lecture ORGANIZER;CN="AIA":MAILTO:lectures@archaeological.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260120T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260120T183000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153331 CREATED:20250922T145937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T150510Z UID:10008619-1768928400-1768933800@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:TBA (North Alabama (Huntsville)) DESCRIPTION:Kershaw Lectures in Near East Archaeology Time TBA URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/tba-north-alabama-huntsville/ LOCATION:TBA (North Alabama (Huntsville))\, Huntsville\, AL\, United States CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program,Lecture ORGANIZER;CN="AIA":MAILTO:lectures@archaeological.org GEO:34.7295497;-86.5853155 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260121T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260121T183000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153331 CREATED:20250922T145938Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T150510Z UID:10008620-1769014800-1769020200@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:Life\, Death\, and Disease: Insights form Petra’s Tombs and Cemeteries 2 DESCRIPTION:Kershaw Lectures in Near East Archaeology Time TBA URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/life-death-and-disease-insights-form-petras-tombs-and-cemeteries-2/ LOCATION:TBA (Nashville)\, Nasvhille\, TN CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program,Lecture ORGANIZER;CN="AIA":MAILTO:lectures@archaeological.org GEO:36.1626638;-86.7816016 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153331 CREATED:20251222T180735Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T175328Z UID:10008805-1769014800-1769022000@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:Seeing the Past Anew: The Digital Epigraphy and Archaeology’s Toolkit for Accessible 3D Heritage DESCRIPTION:Lecturer: Dr. Eleni Bozia\nAssociate Professor\, Department of Classics\nHead of the Data-Driven Humanities Research Group\nUniversity of Florida \nArchaeology\, epigraphy\, and heritage sites point to and recall the past\, and reasonably so. People usually turn to them for Instagram photos or contemplate on them because they are told that “history may not repeat itself\, but it does rhyme.” However\, in reality\, there is still a large disconnect between the past and the present\, the value of one for the other\, and overall\, the purpose of sustaining\, supporting\, and engaging with these fields and their objects of interest. This talk will traverse the history of digital preservation and dissemination\, and digital world heritage through the lens of the Digital Epigraphy and Archaeology project to emphasize that nothing is more urgent for the present than the past\, and how technology and AI can bring archaeology and epigraphy to a new\, more responsible ecosystem of valued knowledge. Ultimately\, this talk advocates for a future in which the digital humanities not only preserve the traces of antiquity but also empower new ways of engaging with them\, transforming the past into a living\, collaborative resource for global society. URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/seeing-the-past-anew-the-digital-epigraphy-and-archaeologys-toolkit-for-accessible-3d-heritage/ LOCATION:University of Florida\, Library West\, Room 212\, 400 SW 13th Street\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32601\, United States CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.archaeological.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/012126-Bozia-AIA-Flyer.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer McAninch":MAILTO:ArtzySmartzy@ufl.edu GEO:29.6481619;-82.3397234 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=University of Florida Library West Room 212 400 SW 13th Street Gainesville FL 32601 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=400 SW 13th Street:geo:-82.3397234,29.6481619 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153331 CREATED:20251208T163355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T000823Z UID:10008792-1769022000-1769027400@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:The Annual de Bragança Endowed Lecture: Escape from Pompeii: Tracking Survivors from the Eruption of Vesuvius DESCRIPTION:George Washington University’s Capitol Archaeological Institute and Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Present The Annual de Bragança Endowed Lecture\, delivered by Steven L. Tuck\, Miami University\, Ohio. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND BOTH IN PERSON AND VIA ZOOM. \nRegister to attend in person | Register to attend via Zoom URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/the-annual-de-braganca-endowed-lecture-escape-from-pompeii-tracking-survivors-from-the-eruption-of-vesuvius/ LOCATION:George Washington University\, Funger Hall 108 (2201 G St NW Washington\, DC 20052)\, Funger Hall\, Room 108 (2201 G St. NW)\, Washington\, DC\, 20052\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.archaeological.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot-2026-01-13-at-6.53.52-PM.png ORGANIZER;CN="Elise A. Friedland":MAILTO:efried@gwu.edu GEO:38.8985708;-77.0494943 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=George Washington University Funger Hall 108 (2201 G St NW Washington DC 20052) Funger Hall Room 108 (2201 G St. NW) Washington DC 20052 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Funger Hall\, Room 108 (2201 G St. NW):geo:-77.0494943,38.8985708 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260122T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260122T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153331 CREATED:20251204T201744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T200537Z UID:10008790-1769097600-1769101200@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:The Past Keeps Getting Bigger: Living with the Past in the Present and the Future at Tell Dhiban\, Jordan DESCRIPTION:The AIA Helene J. Kantor Memorial Lecture (link: https://www.archaeological.org/endowment/the-helene-j-kantor-memorial-lecture/) \nProfessor Bruce Routledge (University of Liverpool) \nTell Dhiban is a large mound in central Jordan occupied since 3000 BCE. It is best known as the capital of the biblical kingdom of Moab and the site of a significant Nabataean temple. However\, focusing on separate moments in time does not do justice to a site where the past has always formed the ground beneath one’s feet. This talk will consider how for 5\,000 years inhabitants of Dhiban have lived with the past\, including current residents for whom the past also plays a key role in their futures. URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/the-past-keeps-getting-bigger-living-with-the-past-in-the-present-and-the-future-at-tell-dhiban-jordan/ LOCATION:Business Building 2-09\, University of Alberta\, Edmonton\, Alberta\, Canada CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.archaeological.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dhiban-view.jpg GEO:53.5229047;-113.5255794 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Business Building 2-09 University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=University of Alberta:geo:-113.5255794,53.5229047 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T173000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153331 CREATED:20250919T222438Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T155718Z UID:10008595-1769099400-1769103000@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:Into the Mani: Death\, Burial\, and Legend on the Southern Greek Mainland DESCRIPTION:Charles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship \nRegister for Zoom: https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/6xRhkuW-ScGmMN4GpWaPKA URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/into-the-mani-death-burial-and-legend-on-the-southern-greek-mainland/ LOCATION:Remote (Pittsburgh)\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program,Lecture ORGANIZER;CN="AIA":MAILTO:lectures@archaeological.org GEO:40.4406248;-79.9958864 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260125T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260125T153000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153331 CREATED:20251203T151711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251203T151711Z UID:10008789-1769349600-1769355000@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:The (Beautiful) Men and Women of Jaina Figurines DESCRIPTION:Lifelike Maya figurines from the Island of Jaina have been collected for almost 200 years\, with hundreds now known in collections around the world\, from Berlin to Brooklyn\, and Los Angeles to Mexico City. These figurines also present the largest corpus of female representations of the ancient Americas\, comprising roughly one-third of all known examples. Many examples are rattles or whistles\, and trace of brilliant pigments remain in place. In this talk\, Mary Miller will look at their meaning and their making\, all c 700-900 CE. URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/the-beautiful-men-and-women-of-jaina-figurines/ LOCATION:Hybrid CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.archaeological.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Seated-Figure-of-a-Volupt_1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Ken Seligson":MAILTO:losangeles.archaeology@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260125T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260125T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153331 CREATED:20260120T134446Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T222248Z UID:10008823-1769353200-1769356800@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:“She is the Son of Bastet”: Gender in Papyrus Louvre 32308 DESCRIPTION: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 lecture by Rachel Barnas\, UC Berkeley: \n“She is the Son of Bastet”: Gender in Papyrus Louvre 32308\nSunday\, January 25\, 2026\, 3 PM PST\nMELC Lounge\, Room 254 Social Sciences Building\, UC Berkeley\nBecause of nearby construction\, please allow extra time to park your vehicle. \nThis is an in-person lecture and is not virtual. No registration is required.\nThe lecture will be recorded for later publication on the chapter’s YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/@NorthernCaliforniaARCE \nAbout the Lecture: \nMagic was a tool for dealing with a host of everyday problems in ancient Egypt\, from headaches and snakebites to bad luck and nightmares\, and employed a wide variety of strategies accordingly. Underlying many of these different strategies was a shared reliance on the power of analogy\, which was used to impose a desirable mythological template on immediate\, everyday reality. To accomplish this superposition\, tools\, problems\, and even the speaker or subject of a spell could all be assigned mythic identities\, ensuring that success was already predestined. \nWhat happened\, though\, when there was a mismatch between the divine identity needed and some aspect of the subject’s everyday self? This situation presents itself in the case of one amuletic papyrus\, Papyrus Louvre 32308\, in which a female patient is cast as multiple male deities. Such casting raises a number of questions: Was this gender conflict seen as a problem? How does the text navigate this apparent conflict? Why not just pick some female deities and avoid the problem altogether? Exploring the answers to these questions through close reading of the Louvre papyrus and comparison to similar spells can help us refine our notions of when the bounds of gender could or could not be pushed in ancient Egypt and why\, revealing just how much ancient magical texts can tell us about their users. \nAbout the Speaker: \nRachel Barnas is a PhD candidate in the Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures department at UC Berkeley. She received her B.A. in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures from Yale University in 2013 and her M.A. in Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations from the University of Toronto in 2020\, both with a focus in Egyptology. Her dissertation project examines patterns of literary and grammatical device usage in Ramesside non-funerary magical texts\, as a means of analyzing the relationship between how the ancient Egyptians used language and how they experienced and understood their world. She has also worked in both curation and epigraphy\, including as Terrace Research Associate at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and as a member of the IFAO team documenting the tomb of Padiamenope (TT33). \nAbout Northern California ARCE: \nFor more information\, please visit https://www.youtube.com/@NorthernCaliforniaARCE\, https://www.facebook.com/NorthernCaliforniaARCE\, https://arce-nc.org\, https://bsky.app/profile/khentiamentiu.bsky.social\, and https://khentiamentiu.org. To join the chapter or renew your membership\, please go to https://arce.org/membership/ and select “Berkeley\, CA” as your chapter when you sign up. URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/she-is-the-son-of-bastet-gender-in-papyrus-louvre-32308/ LOCATION:ARCE-NC Lectures\, Rm 126 Social Sciences Bldg.\, UC Berkeley\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94720\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.archaeological.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/PapyrusLouvreE32308.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Glenn Meyer":MAILTO:arcencZoom@gmail.com GEO:37.8718992;-122.2585399 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=ARCE-NC Lectures Rm 126 Social Sciences Bldg. UC Berkeley Berkeley CA 94720 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Rm 126 Social Sciences Bldg.\, UC Berkeley:geo:-122.2585399,37.8718992 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260127T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260127T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153331 CREATED:20250813T155212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250815T135116Z UID:10008503-1769542200-1769545800@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:Boxes\, Banks\, Bags\, and Bones: Carrying and Storing Money in Ancient Rome DESCRIPTION:About the lecture: \nHow did the Romans carry\, store\, and save their money? This talk surveys the archaeological evidence for the wallets\, purses\, bags\, boxes\, and chests in which the ancient Romans placed their coined money at home and on the go. From reused cooking pots to bronze arm purses and ceramic “piggybanks\,” we will explore what the methods and means of containing coined money reveal about Roman daily life\, religious practice\, and the social and cultural norms around the function of physical currency in the ancient world. \nAbout the speaker: \nDr. Robyn Le Blanc\, Assistant Professor of Ancient Mediterranean Studies and Archaeology at UNC Greensboro\, specializes in the archaeology and coinage of the Roman provinces. Her current research explores how Roman colonies used their coinages to negotiate a local identity. She is also developing a project on Roman money boxes. In 2021-2022 Dr. Le Blanc was the Kershaw Lecturer in Near East Archaeology for the Archaeological Institute of America\, and she has recently given invited talks for the American Numismatic Society and the Oxford Numismatic Society. She has participated in excavations in Israel\, England\, and Montenegro\, and she is co-director of WIRE: Women in the Roman East (see more at wireproject.org). URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/boxes-banks-bags-and-bones-carrying-and-storing-money-in-ancient-rome/ LOCATION:Semans Auditorium (Room 117)\, Belk Visual Arts Center\, 315 N. Main St.\, Davidson\, NC\, 28036\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture ORGANIZER;CN="Peter Krentz":MAILTO:pekrentz@davidson.edu GEO:35.501737;-80.848108 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Semans Auditorium (Room 117) Belk Visual Arts Center 315 N. Main St. Davidson NC 28036 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=315 N. Main St.:geo:-80.848108,35.501737 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260128T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260128T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153331 CREATED:20251110T202336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T220642Z UID:10008754-1769630400-1769630400@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:AIA Archaeology Hour January 2026: NAGPRA as a Path to Healing and Reciprocity DESCRIPTION:Join the AIA for the first AIA Archaeology Hour talk of the new year as new AIA President Brian I. Daniels hosts Danyelle Means for “NAGPRA as a Path to Healing and Reciprocity.” \nThis presentation will be given at 8pm Eastern/7pm Central/6pm Mountain/5pm Pacific. \nHave you noticed empty exhibit cases at museums over the past two years as museums move to comply with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)? \nMeans’ presentation reframes NAGPRA not as a legal obligation but as a vital opportunity for healing\, reciprocity\, and relationship-building between archaeologists\, museums\, and Indigenous communities. Drawing from Indigenous perspectives\, the talk explores how NAGPRA challenges institutions to move beyond compliance and toward practices rooted in respect\, sovereignty\, and shared stewardship. By centering Native voices and experiences\, this session invites the audience to consider how honoring ancestors and returning cultural items can transform the field into one of accountability\, trust\, and long-term collaboration. \nRegister here! URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/aia-archaeology-hour-january-2026-nagpra-as-a-path-to-healing-and-reciprocity/ CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program,Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260129T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260129T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153331 CREATED:20250922T145942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T154033Z UID:10008621-1769707800-1769715000@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:The Impact of Roman Military Presence on the Arid Landscapes of Southern Jordan and Israel DESCRIPTION:Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureship URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/the-impact-of-roman-military-presence-on-the-arid-landscapes-of-southern-jordan-and-israel-2-2/ LOCATION:Remote (Bozeman)\, Bozeman\, MT\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="AIA":MAILTO:lectures@archaeological.org GEO:45.6793119;-111.037259 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260131T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260131T153000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153331 CREATED:20251124T164613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T164613Z UID:10008768-1769868000-1769873400@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:Dr. Stephen Humphreys zoom lecture about the Camden Revolutionary War battlefield. DESCRIPTION:Dr. Stephen Humphreys is the CEO of American Veterans Archaeological Recovery program. One of his projects involves the Camden Revolutionary War battlefield. URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/dr-stephen-humphreys-zoom-lecture-about-the-camden-revolutionary-war-battlefield/ CATEGORIES:Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.archaeological.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/stephenHumphreysPortrait.png LOCATION: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260202T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260202T183000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153331 CREATED:20250922T145943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T150512Z UID:10008622-1770051600-1770057000@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:From Farmers to Kings: The Emergence of Social Hierarchy in Prehistoric Europe DESCRIPTION:Charles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/from-farmers-to-kings-the-emergence-of-social-hierarchy-in-prehistoric-europe/ LOCATION:TBA (Iowa City 1)\, Iowa City\, IA\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="AIA":MAILTO:lectures@archaeological.org GEO:41.6611277;-91.5301683 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260203T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260203T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153331 CREATED:20250922T145943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T141106Z UID:10008623-1770143400-1770147000@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:Founding the City: Carved Orthostats and Architectural Experimentation in Anatolia DESCRIPTION:Charles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/tba-portland/ LOCATION:Reed College\, Performing Arts Building (PAB) 320\, 3017 SE Woodstock Blvd.\, Portland\, OR\, 97202\, United States CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program,Lecture ORGANIZER;CN="AIA":MAILTO:lectures@archaeological.org GEO:45.481288;-122.633431 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Reed College Performing Arts Building (PAB) 320 3017 SE Woodstock Blvd. Portland OR 97202 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3017 SE Woodstock Blvd.:geo:-122.633431,45.481288 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260205T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260205T180000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153331 CREATED:20260114T154749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T154749Z UID:10008815-1770310800-1770314400@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:Archaeology-Hour Screening: NAGPRA as a Path to Healing and Reciprocity DESCRIPTION:Please join us for an in-person screening and informal discussion of the Archaeology Hour talk by Danyelle Means (Museum of Indian Arts & Culture\, Santa Fe). \nHave you noticed empty exhibit cases at museums over the past two years as museums move to comply with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)? Means’ presentation reframes NAGPRA not as a legal obligation but as a vital opportunity for healing\, reciprocity\, and relationship-building between archaeologists\, museums\, and Indigenous communities. Drawing from Indigenous perspectives\, the talk explores how NAGPRA challenges institutions to move beyond compliance and toward practices rooted in respect\, sovereignty\, and shared stewardship. By centering Native voices and experiences\, this session invites the audience to consider how honoring ancestors and returning cultural items can transform the field into one of accountability\, trust\, and long-term collaboration. \nThis event is free and open to the public. URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/archaeology-hour-screening-nagpra-as-a-path-to-healing-and-reciprocity/ LOCATION:Whitman College Maxey Hall 207\, 173 Stanton St.\, Walla Walla\, WA\, 99362\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.archaeological.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/DanyelleMeans.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Davies":MAILTO:daviessh@whitman.edu GEO:46.0731084;-118.3266855 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Whitman College Maxey Hall 207 173 Stanton St. Walla Walla WA 99362 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=173 Stanton St.:geo:-118.3266855,46.0731084 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260205T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260205T183000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153331 CREATED:20250922T145944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T150513Z UID:10008624-1770310800-1770316200@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:A Deep Dive into Deep Time: Archaeology\, Underwater DESCRIPTION:The Frederick R. and Margaret B. Matson Lectureship for Near Eastern Archaeology and Archaeological Technology URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/a-deep-dive-into-deep-time-archaeology-underwater-3/ LOCATION:TBA (San Francisco)\, San Francisco\, CA ORGANIZER;CN="AIA":MAILTO:lectures@archaeological.org GEO:36.778261;-119.4179324 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T153331 CREATED:20250922T145944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T150513Z UID:10008625-1770312600-1770318000@www.archaeological.org SUMMARY:Reflections on Ancient Greek Mirrors DESCRIPTION:The Barbara Tsakirgis Memorial Lecture URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/reflections-on-ancient-greek-mirrors/ LOCATION:S150 Lamar Dodd School of Art\, University of Georgia\, 270 River Road\, Athens\, GA\, 30602\, USA ORGANIZER;CN="AIA":MAILTO:lectures@archaeological.org GEO:33.9404326;-83.3691475 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=S150 Lamar Dodd School of Art University of Georgia 270 River Road Athens GA 30602 USA;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=270 River Road:geo:-83.3691475,33.9404326 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR