You will learn about the specific work of an archaeologists, about selected archaeological findings and the essentials of protecting archaeological heritage. You can search for relics of a specific period in a simulated archaeological site, put together "broken" pottery or wooden building blocks of a log house, learn about the burial means in the early […]
Join the Hilton Head Chapter, Archaeological Society of South Carolina and the Library's Beaufort District Collection for "What the Heck Is It?" an artifact identification session with professional archeologists who will analyze, identify and date your artifacts. Over the years folks have presented a full range of artifacts – prehistoric, historic, projectile points, ceramic sherds, Civil War […]
Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 2:00 pm October 1, 2023–April 21, 2024. See blackout dates.* Regular museum admission rates apply. *Blackout dates: November 24–26, 2023; December 4, 2023–January 21, 2024; and March 9–17, 2024. Tours by Harvard students connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. […]
Sundays at 11:00 am October 1, 2023–April 21, 2024. See blackout dates.* Regular museum admission rates apply. Free museum admission for Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning (year-round) from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Proof of residency required. Free museum admission is not available to commercial groups. *Blackout dates: November 24–26, 2023; December 4, 2023–January 21, […]
Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 2:00 pm October 1, 2023–April 21, 2024. See blackout dates.* Regular museum admission rates apply. *Blackout dates: November 24–26, 2023; December 4, 2023–January 21, 2024; and March 9–17, 2024. Tours by Harvard students connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. […]
The Arkhaios Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Film Festival is an annual juried competition, part of the Archaeology Month Celebrations taking place in the United States. It is also an educational event, showcasing the discovery of past cultures gained from ethnological or archaeological research, illustrated by documentary films. These films are of great artistic and scientific […]
Travel and learn with AIA lecturer/host Gabriela Cervantes-Quequezana plus a professional tour manager and local guides. Your AIA lecturer will provide insights to spectacular archaeological sites from Peru’s many layers of ancient civilizations, plus anthropological insights to the country’s diverse cultural traditions and ecosystems. This custom-designed, 15-night itinerary is carefully paced with three nights each […]
Join AIA Lectuer and Host Dr. Gabriela Cervantes-Quequezana who is a Peruvian anthropological archaeologist. She has done extensive field research through survey and excavations in several regions of Peru, including the north, south, coast, and highlands. Gabriela is the director of the Chira Archaeological Project, which investigates local north coast societies like Tallán and the […]
The 1901 shipwreck of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company’s SS City of Rio de Janeiro was the deadliest ever at the Golden Gate. Maritime archaeologist and historian James Delgado will share the story of the Rio, including its rumored “treasure” that never existed, and the discovery and rediscovery of the mud-shrouded hulk hundreds of feet […]
Discover the world of the ancient Etruscans, a pre-Roman civilization that flourished in the area between Rome and Florence from at least the 7th century B.C. until they were conquered by the Romans in the 3rd century B.C. The extent of the impact that the Etruscans’ legacy had on the Greeks and Romans, through to our […]
“Oh Unas, you have not gone away dead, but alive.” The Pyramid Text quoted here tells us that the ancient Egyptians believed in the continued influence of the dead in the lives of the living. The dead in ancient Egypt were supernatural intermediaries, folk heroes, and some were even deified, worshiped as gods in the […]
