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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260224T193000
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SUMMARY:Petra's Forgotten Past
DESCRIPTION:Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureship
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/petras-forgotten-past/
LOCATION:Buchanan A202\, Unversity of British Columbia\, 1866 Main Mall\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6T 1Z1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program,Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="AIA":MAILTO:lectures@archaeological.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T170000
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SUMMARY:The Elk Ridge Community in the Mimbres Pueblo World
DESCRIPTION:Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureship
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/the-elk-ridge-community-in-the-mimbres-pueblo-world/
LOCATION:University of Florida\, Smathers Library Room 100\, 1508 Union Rd\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32611\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program,Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer McAninch":MAILTO:ArtzySmartzy@ufl.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260225T170000
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CREATED:20251110T210600Z
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SUMMARY:AIA Archaeology Hour February 2026: Metropolitan Walls of the Ọyọ Empire
DESCRIPTION:Join the AIA for a virtual trip to West Africa as Akin Ogundiran delivers the February AIA Archaeology Hour talk “Metropolitan Walls of the Ọyọ Empire.” \nThis presentation will be given at 8pm Eastern/7pm Central/6pm Mountain/5pm Pacific. \n\nRegister here!
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/aia-archaeology-hour-february-2026-metropolitan-walls-of-the-oyo-empire/
LOCATION:IN
CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T142156
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SUMMARY:Monumental Ritual Texts in Ancient Egyptian Pyramids
DESCRIPTION:Hybrid Lecture\nMonumental Ritual Texts in Ancient Egyptian Pyramids\nWednesday\, February 25\, 6:00–7:00 pm ET\, Advance registration recommended for online and in-person attendance\nGeological Lecture Hall\, 24 Oxford Street\, Cambridge\, MA \nSpeaker: Christelle Alvarez\, Assistant Professor of Egyptology\, Brown University \nThe earliest large-scale records of ancient Egyptian religious literature come from Saqqara\, an important royal cemetery from Egypt’s Old Kingdom period. For nearly two centuries\, the subterranean chambers beneath some of Saqqara’s pyramids were inscribed with hundreds of ritual texts carved in hieroglyphs. In this lecture\, Christelle Alvarez will discuss the final Old Kingdom pyramid to bear such inscriptions: the tomb of King Qakare Ibi. Smaller than its predecessors\, badly damaged\, and marked by architectural and textual idiosyncrasies\, this monument has often been dismissed as marginal to the main Pyramid Text tradition. Alvarez argues that Qakare Ibi’s pyramid actually provides a rare glimpse into the process of monumentalizing ritual texts\, revealing how this tradition was composed\, transmitted\, and continually reshaped over time. \nFree admission. Free event parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage starting at 5:00 pm. Presented by the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East and the Harvard Museums of Science and Culture. \nFragment photo by Christelle Alvarez
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/monumental-ritual-texts-in-ancient-egyptian-pyramids/
LOCATION:Geological Lecture Hall\, 24 Oxford Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, Geological Lecture Hall\, 24 Oxford Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T170000
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CREATED:20250915T133840Z
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SUMMARY:The Making of Myth & Marble: Bringing the Torlonia Sculptures to the U.S.
DESCRIPTION:Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureship
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/the-making-of-myth-marble-bringing-the-torlonia-sculptures-to-the-u-s/
LOCATION:Whitman College Maxey Hall 207\, 173 Stanton St.\, Walla Walla\, WA\, 99362\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program
ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Davies":MAILTO:daviessh@whitman.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T183000
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SUMMARY:Life\, Death\, and Disease: Insights form Petra’s Tombs and Cemeteries
DESCRIPTION:Kershaw Lectures in Near East Archaeology \nDr. Megan Perry\, “Life\, Death\, and Disease: Insights from Petra’s Tombs and Cemeteries” \nThursday\, February 26 at 5:00pm Eastern\nUMass Amherst\, Herter Hall 301\nFor Zoom attendance\, register here: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/meeting/register/GD44nDLmTwKs_QZUh44AFw \nABSTRACT\nEnsconced within the sandstone hills of southern Jordan\, evidence from mortuary structures in the ancient Nabataean city of Petra tells powerful stories about life\, illness\, death\, and commemoration of its residents. This talk will focus on their experiences across the life course through bioarchaeological evidence of disease\, diet\, and immigration from the skeletal remains recovered from tombs within the city. In addition\, evidence of mortuary behaviors within these tombs will reveal the rich and varied forms of remembrance after their deaths. This integrated approach\, shifting away from Petra’s temples and monuments\, offers new perspectives on resilience\, identity\, and memory in a dynamic ancient city. \nSPEAKER BIO\nDr. Perry is a Professor of Biological Anthropology at East Carolina University. She teaches courses on human osteology\, death and disease in Classical antiquity\, and human diseases and ancient environments. Most of her research focuses on 1st century B.C. – 7th century A.D. Jordan\, but she supervises graduate students interested in numerous aspects of bioarchaeology. She has been working on archaeological projects in Jordan for 30 years and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Center of Research (ACOR) in Amman\, Jordan. She is currently Director of the Petra North Ridge Project\, which focuses on the excavation of 1st century A.D. tombs and 1st – 4th century domestic structures. \nThis year’s AIA National Lecture (Kershaw Lectures in Near East Archaeology) is co-sponsored by the AIA–Western Massachusetts Society and the UMass Amherst Department of Classics.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/life-death-and-disease-insights-form-petras-tombs-and-cemeteries-4/
LOCATION:UMass Amherst\, Herter Hall 301\, 161 Presidents Drive\, Amherst\, MA\, 01003\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program,Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rebecca Seifried":MAILTO:rseifried@umass.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260226T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260226T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T142156
CREATED:20250922T150000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T161933Z
UID:10008636-1772127000-1772130600@www.archaeological.org
SUMMARY:New Approaches to Roman Urbanism: The Excavations of the Falerii Novi Project (Lazio\, Italy)
DESCRIPTION:Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureship
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/new-approaches-to-roman-urbanism-the-excavations-of-the-falerii-novi-project-lazio-italy-2-2/
LOCATION:University of Missouri\, Mumford Hall 133\, Mumford Hall\, Columbia\, 65201\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program,Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260226T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260226T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T142156
CREATED:20250922T150001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T152002Z
UID:10008637-1772128800-1772132400@www.archaeological.org
SUMMARY:Soldier Burials\, Landscapes\, and Memory in Early Iron Age Greece
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/soldier-burials-landscapes-and-memory-in-early-iron-age-greece/
LOCATION:
CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program,Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah 'Gigi' Brazeal":MAILTO:sbrazea@asu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260227T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260227T160000
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CREATED:20260216T145105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T145105Z
UID:10008852-1772184600-1772208000@www.archaeological.org
SUMMARY:Egypt and Sudan: From Prehistory to the Present. An international conference supporting The World Between: Egypt and Nubia in Africa exhibition on view at The Fralin Museum of Art
DESCRIPTION:The event brings together a distinguished group of Egyptologists and Nubiologists to explore the historical\, archaeological\, and cultural trajectories of the Nile Valley through an interdisciplinary lens. The conference is part of the programming for the ongoing exhibition The World Between: Egypt and Nubia in Africa at The Fralin Museum of Art\, University of Virginia (through May 31\, 2026). It provides vital context to the themes of the exhibition and up-to-date insight on the sociopolitical developments and artistic transitions that shaped Egypt and Nubia over millennia. \nThis is a webinar attached to an in-person event. Registration is required.\nhttps://virginia.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0e3Iq_rkQpm7BtbgG0LaAQ#/registration
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/egypt-and-sudan-from-prehistory-to-the-present-an-international-conference-supporting-the-world-between-egypt-and-nubia-in-africa-exhibition-on-view-at-the-fralin-museum-of-art/
LOCATION:IN
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260228T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260228T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T142156
CREATED:20251124T164548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T182104Z
UID:10008769-1772287200-1772290800@www.archaeological.org
SUMMARY:Recreating Urban Biographies in Roman Italy: Recent Research at Gabii
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Marcello Mogetta (Chair of the Dept. of Classics\, Archaeology & Religion at the University of Missouri – Columbia) will lecture on “Recreating Urban Biographies in Roman Italy: Recent Research at Gabii”. A Roman themed reception will be held afterwards\, but 21st century clothing is totally cool.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/new-discoveries-at-pompeii-and-rome/
LOCATION:historic Longview Farm House located at 13525 Clayton Road in Town and Counry\, MO.\, 13525 Clayton Road\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63141\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260228T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260228T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T142156
CREATED:20250922T145514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T133523Z
UID:10008597-1772301600-1772307000@www.archaeological.org
SUMMARY:Spectacles of Cultural Heritage Destruction in Global Media
DESCRIPTION:Charles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/spectacles-of-cultural-heritage-destruction-in-global-media/
LOCATION:https://www.archaeological.org/event/spectacles-of-cultural-heritage-destruction-in-global-media/
CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program,Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Stansbury":MAILTO:M9STANSBURYO@stthomas.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260301T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260301T134500
DTSTAMP:20260403T142156
CREATED:20260227T114151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T143537Z
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SUMMARY:Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East Tours Led by Harvard Students
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East\, 6 Divinity Avenue\, Cambridge\, 02138\nAvailable during the Harvard academic year Sundays at 1:00 pm\, October 5\, 2025–April 26\, 2026. See blackout dates.*\n*Blackout dates: November 30\, 2025–January 25\, 2026\, March 15\, 2026 and March 22\, 2026 \nThis free tour\, led by Harvard students\, explores the Mediterranean Marketplaces: Connecting the Ancient World exhibition and how the movement of goods\, peoples\, and ideas around the ancient Mediterranean transformed the lives and livelihoods of people at all levels of society. Touch replicas and smell “ancient” scents as the students bring the past alive. \nVisitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.\nGroups of 10 or more may contact reservations to request other times. Please complete the reservation request form.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/harvard-museum-of-the-ancient-near-east-tours-led-by-harvard-students-2/2026-03-01/
LOCATION:Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East\, 6 Divinity Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260301T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260301T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T142156
CREATED:20251009T144630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T221448Z
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SUMMARY:Mayan writing Workshop: Learning the Mayan Calendar
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Paul Caetano \nFurther details to come
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/mayan-writing-workshop-learning-the-mayan-calendar/
LOCATION:IN
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260302T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260302T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T142156
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SUMMARY:Highland\, Lowland: Chlorite Landscapes of the Iranian Plateau in the Third Millennium BCE (Lecture by Breton Langendorfer)
DESCRIPTION:In 2001\, flooding near the city of Jiroft in southeastern Iran exposed a vast Bronze Age cemetery. Large quantities of vessels made from a dark soft stone known as chlorite or steatite began to appear on antiquities markets\, the majority of which were successfully repatriated by Iranian authorities. These events spurred new archaeological exploration in the Jiroft area\, leading to the discovery of a previously unknown urban polity located just south of the modern city in the valley of the Halil Rud river. The discovery also prompted scholars to recontextualize these distinct objects\, found across the Middle East in the later 3rd millennium BCE and formerly referred to by the appellation “Intercultural Style\,” as grave goods of the so-called Jiroft Civilization. This project explores the aesthetic values expressed within this class of artifacts\, using an example now held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art as a window into evocations of sensory experience\, funerary otherworlds\, and an extremely early tradition of landscape depiction I argue they present. \nThis Robert J. Braidwood Lecture is presented by Breton Langendorfer.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/highland-lowland-chlorite-landscapes-of-the-iranian-plateau-in-the-third-millennium-bce-lecture-by-breton-langendorfer/
LOCATION:Princeton University Art Museum – Tuttle Lecture Hall (Room 134)\, 45 Elm Drive\, Princeton\, NJ\, 08544\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Leigh Anne Lieberman":MAILTO:lalieberman@princeton.edu
GEO:40.3478997;-74.6582832
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T142156
CREATED:20250730T142725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T204533Z
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SUMMARY:"Across Jordan in the Footsteps of Alois Musil: Archaeology and Discovery" with Sylva Pavlasová
DESCRIPTION:Join a fascinating online lecture about Alois Musil with Sylva Pavlasová\, head of the Mashrek unit of the Middle East Department at the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs\, who recently returned from Jordan\, a nation rich with traces from Neolithic\, Nabataean\, Roman\, Early Christian\, Byzantine\, and Islamic times to the establishment of the modern Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Musil\, a theologian\, orientalist\, and explorer\, was nicknamed Sheikh Mousa by local Bedouin tribes.   A major Czech scholar of the 19th and 20th Century\, fluent in 35 dialects of Arabic\, leader of two Bedouin tribes with friends amongst local Arabs — Musil amassed important knowledge related to Jordan´s history.  In 1898\, he rediscovered the Islamic desert castle of Qusayr ‘Amra\, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/across-jordan-in-the-footsteps-of-alois-musil-archaeology-and-discovery-an-online-lecture-with-sylva-pavlasova-head-of-the-mashrek-unit-of-the-middle-east-department-at-the-ministry-of-foreign-affa/
LOCATION:
CATEGORIES:International Archaeology Day
ORGANIZER;CN="Michele Kidwell Gilbert":MAILTO:archaeology@nacnyc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260303T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260303T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T142156
CREATED:20250922T150001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T150518Z
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SUMMARY:Decorating for Death
DESCRIPTION:Time TBA
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/decorating-for-death/
LOCATION:TBA (Eugene)\, Eugene\, OR
CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program,Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="AIA":MAILTO:lectures@archaeological.org
GEO:44.0520691;-123.0867536
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260305T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260305T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T142156
CREATED:20260114T154838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T154838Z
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SUMMARY:Archaeology-Hour Screening: Metropolitan Walls of the Ọyọ Empire
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for an in-person screening and informal discussion of the Archaeology Hour talk by Akin Ogundiran (Northwestern University). \nEnclosures and perimeter walls\, built of lateritic clay and stones\, are the most visible monuments and evidence of public works in the archaeological landscape of the Ọyọ Empire (West Africa). What purposes did these walls serve as markers of separation and connection? Join us to find out! \nThis event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/archaeology-hour-screening-metropolitan-walls-of-the-oyo-empire/
LOCATION:Whitman College Maxey Hall 207\, 173 Stanton St.\, Walla Walla\, WA\, 99362\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Davies":MAILTO:daviessh@whitman.edu
GEO:46.0731084;-118.3266855
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260305T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260305T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T142156
CREATED:20250922T150006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T150520Z
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SUMMARY:TBA (Hawaii (Honolulu))
DESCRIPTION:Time TBA
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/tba-hawaii-honolulu/
LOCATION:TBA (Honolulu)\, Honolulu\, HI
CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program,Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="AIA":MAILTO:lectures@archaeological.org
GEO:21.3069444;-157.8583333
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260305T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260305T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T142156
CREATED:20250922T150002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T162304Z
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SUMMARY:Petra's Forgotten Past: Uncovering the Iron Age Foundations of Nabataean Society 2
DESCRIPTION:Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureship
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/petras-forgotten-past-uncovering-the-iron-age-foundations-of-nabataean-society-2/
LOCATION:Johns Hopkins University\, Homewood Campus\, Shaffer Hall Room 3\, Baltimore\, 21218\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program,Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Bob Baer":MAILTO:bobbaer1616@hotmail.com
GEO:39.3322127;-76.6008334
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260305T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260305T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T142156
CREATED:20250922T150007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260206T160240Z
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SUMMARY:Matrilineal Kinship In Aegean Prehistory: Settlements\, Figurines\, And The Absence Of Men
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/matrilineal-kinship-in-aegean-prehistory-settlements-figurines-and-the-absence-of-men-2/
LOCATION:Jones Hall 108\, Uptown Campus of Tulane University\, 6801 Freet St\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70118\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program,Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Susann Lusnia":MAILTO:slusnia@tulane.edu
GEO:29.9394408;-90.1213139
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260306
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260308
DTSTAMP:20260403T142156
CREATED:20250107T165938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250107T165938Z
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SUMMARY:Baptism in Early Christianity and Baptismal Inscriptions in Asia Minor
DESCRIPTION:Water has been the central element of Christian baptism since the very beginnings of Christianity. Baptism has been part of Christianity from the start\, as shown by the many mentions in the Acts of the Apostles and the Pauline epistles. Baptism with water\, whether by immersion or sprinkling\, has always been the primary initiation ritual for Christians. But where did this ritual come from? And what did it mean? Although the term “baptism” is not today used to describe Jewish rituals(in contrast to New Testament times\, when the Greek word βαπτισμός did indicate Jewish ablutions or rites of purification)\, the purification rites (or ֶוה ְק ִמ / מקווה; mikvah—ritual immersion) in Jewish law and tradition are similar to baptism\, and the two have been linked. This e-meeting will focus on the following questions related to baptism in Early Christianity: how did people practice and understand baptism in Early Christian Minor\, what kind of connotations did the baptismal use of water evoke in the Asian context\, and what significance did baptism gain during the first centuries A.D.? Baptism seems to have been developed in the early years in close contact with the local religious context and the construction of baptisteries in the sixth century A.D. adapted local pagan elements of architecture. The Early Christian baptisteries featured water as the central element of baptism in an architecturally\, ritually\, and theologically reflected way. \nIn the study of baptism in Early Christian Asia Minor\, we will especially focus on epigraphic evidence\, which has been overlooked\, whereas there is still a huge amount of material from excavations and museums in Turkey. Our aim is also to analyze the subject with literary sources and archaeological evidence to reconstruct the liturgy and the actions of early Christians\, especially in ancient Anatolia. In this e-meeting\, we only focus on baptismal inscriptions in Asia Minor between the fourth and sixth centuries A.D. and attempt to set out a comprehensive model for the study of Early Christian baptism in Asia Minor. It is also our intention to create a complete bibliography of previous publications on Early Christian baptism and baptismal inscriptions in Asia Minor. \nWe warmly invite contributions by scholars and graduate students from a variety of disciplines related to this subject. Intended to bring together scholars of Early Christian theology\, Roman history\, and Greek epigraphy to discuss a range of issues concerning this ritual’s characteristics\, this video conference should be an excellent opportunity to increase our knowledge about this subject. The following theme groups are the main questions of the symposium\, which are prescriptive: \n-The origins and development of baptism in Asia Minor\,\n-Relevance and performance of baptism in Early Christian contexts in Asia Minor\,\n-Early Christian baptismal inscriptions in Asia Minor from archaeological field projects and museums\,\n-Etymology of Early Christian baptism\,\n-Ancient Greek and Latin textual sources on Early Christian baptism in Asia Minor\,\n-Hellenistic and Roman gravestones and other iconographic media depicting Early Christian baptism and baptismal inscriptions in Asia Minor\,\n-Miscellanea.\nOn these themes and questions\, all approaches and methods susceptible to bringing some progress to our current knowledge are\, of course\, welcome: theology\, ancient history\, epigraphy\, archaeology\, history of art\, cultural anthropology\, etc. All the readings and discussions in our conference will be in English\, and recorded for later viewing as a podcast on YouTube. The proceedings of the symposium will be published in 2028-29. \nWe would be delighted if you could consider contributing to our symposium and contact us with the required information below before October 1\, 2025. Our e-mail addresses are: ztsiami@oac.gr and/or terracottas@deu.edu.tr \nFor 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 researchers\, colleagues\, and students within your research community who would be interested in participating in this 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 at the Orthodox Academy\, and we look forward to seeing you!
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/baptism-in-early-christianity-and-baptismal-inscriptions-in-asia-minor/
LOCATION:Orthodox Academy of Crete\, Kolymvari\, 73006\, Greece
CATEGORIES:Conference
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ORGANIZER;CN="Zoe Tsiami":MAILTO:zotsiami@uth.gr
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260306T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260306T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T142156
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SUMMARY:Celtic Art Across the Ages - Opening
DESCRIPTION:Discover the many forms of Celtic creativity and their artistic legacies in this sweeping story that spans ancient to modern times. \nWhen you think of the word “Celtic\,” what do you picture? Perhaps intricate knotwork designs\, legendary warriors\, or mystical spirituality? Maybe even a certain NBA team? Celtic Art Across the Ages will introduce visitors to the worlds of the various peoples who were historically labeled “Celts”—through the objects they created\, the interactions they had across the European continent\, and the myths that shaped their legacy\, then as now. The exhibition stretches from 800 BCE through today\, showcasing the craftsmanship\, innovation\, cultural connections\, and multilayered reception that characterized Celtic art in Europe and beyond. \nThe first major exhibition on this topic to take place in the United States\, Celtic Art Across the Ages offers an unprecedented opportunity to explore masterful metalwork\, including exquisitely decorated weaponry\, jewelry\, and horse and chariot trappings of the first millennium BCE Iron Age and early medieval times\, all brought to light through archaeological discoveries of the last 200 years. See how imagery transformed under Roman rule\, and trace the revival of Celtic art and identities in the modern era. From shape-shifting ancient ornaments to the more well-known Celtic iconography of medieval Ireland and Scotland\, the objects in this exhibition reveal rich and complex artistic traditions that defy stereotypes of what constitutes “Celtic art.” \nCheck out the exhibition catalogue\, with essays from international experts considering the themes of the exhibition and providing a solid introduction to this often underappreciated area of art history. \nCurated by Susanne Ebbinghaus\, George M.A. Hanfmann Curator of Ancient Art and Head of the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art\, with Penny Coombe\, Kelekian Curatorial Fellow in Ancient Art\, Laure Marest\, Damarete Associate Curator of Ancient Coins\, and Matthew Rogan\, Senior Curatorial Assistant for Special Exhibitions and Publications.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/celtic-art-across-the-ages-opening/
LOCATION:Harvard Art Museums\, 32 Quincy Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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ORGANIZER;CN="Krystle Brown":MAILTO:Krystle_Brown@harvard.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T142156
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SUMMARY:Science Spotlights: The Case of the Immortal Chemicals & Learning about the Deep Past from Ancient DNA
DESCRIPTION:In-Person Presentation\nScience Spotlights: The Case of the Immortal Chemicals & Learning about the Deep Past from Ancient DNA\nSaturday\, March 7\, 2:00–3:30 pm\nHarvard Museum of Natural History\, 26 Oxford Street\, Classroom B\, Third Floor \nMeet up-and-coming scientists and learn about questions at the forefront of research today in this series of short talks. \n2:00–2:30 pm – The Case of the Immortal Chemicals\nSpeaker: Ethan Sontarp\, Graduate Student with the Sunderland Group \nThere’s a mystery that needs to be solved: where does invisible pollution go when it is released into the environment? Scientists use chemical fingerprinting to do detective work\, uncovering why certain man-made pollutants are so resistant to breaking down and where they like to go. By following this trail of clues\, researchers can learn how to stop pollution from entering our food and drinking water. Join Harvard scientist Ethan Sontarp to discover how environmental detective work can help protect the world around us. \n3:00-3:30 pm – Learning about the Deep Past from Ancient DNA\nSpeaker: Daniel Tabin\, PhD Student in the David Reich Lab \nWriting has only been around for about 6\,000 years. This means that the stories of people who lived before that time were never recorded for future generations. Thankfully\, these stories are not lost forever. How can we learn about the adventures\, relationships\, and challenges of people who lived long before anyone ever put words on a page? Join Harvard scientist Daniel Tabin to discover how ancient DNA can help us piece together the lives of people who lived thousands of years ago—and hear about the remarkable stories he has helped bring back to light. \n20-minute talk followed by 10-minute Q&A session. Recommended for ages 10 and up.\nRegular museum admission rates apply. \nPresented by the Harvard Museum of Natural History and Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/science-spotlights-the-case-of-the-immortal-chemicals-learning-about-the-deep-past-from-ancient-dna/
LOCATION:Harvard Museum of Natural History\, 26 Oxford Street\, Classroom B\, Third Floor\, Harvard Museum of Natural History\, 26 Oxford Street\, Classroom B\, Third Floor\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T170000
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SUMMARY:Re-Encountering Egypt: Museums and the Human Experience in the Age of AI
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 7\n3:30 pm EST\nIn-person only at the Penn Museum\, Classroom L2\nNo registration required\nSpecial Event: Annual Korsyn Lecture in honor of Felix J. Korsyn \nSpeaker: Prof. Rita Lucarelli\, Associate Professor of Egyptology\, Faculty Curator of Egyptology at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology\, University of California Berkeley \nTitle: Re-Encountering Egypt: Museums and the Human Experience in the Age of AI \nAbstract:\nIn an age increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence\, where images\, texts\, and even ancient cultures can be generated instantly\, what role do museums still play in helping us understand the past? This lecture revisits Egypt as a case study to explore the enduring human value of museum experiences in a digital and AI-driven world. \nDrawing on examples from Egyptian collections and exhibitions\, the speaker’s own 3D and VR projects and student engagement with the ancient Egyptian collection of the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology of UC Berkeley\, the talk examines how museums create forms of knowledge and emotional connection that cannot be reduced to data or algorithms alone. While AI offers powerful new tools for access\, reconstruction\, and interpretation\, it also raises important questions about authenticity\, presence\, and the meaning of cultural encounter. \nBy re-encountering Egypt through the physical\, sensory\, and social space of the museum\, this lecture argues that museums remain vital sites where history is not only learned\, but felt\, questioned\, and shared. \nSpeaker Bio:\nProf. Rita Lucarelli studied at the University of Naples “L’Orientale\,” Italy\, where she received her MA degree in Egyptology. She holds her Ph.D. from Leiden University\, the Netherlands. Her Ph.D. thesis was published as The Book of the Dead of Gatseshen: Ancient Egyptian Funerary Religion in the 10th Century BC. She worked as a Research Scholar and a Lecturer at the Department of Egyptology of Bonn University\, where she was part of the team of the “Book of the Dead Project”. She is currently an Associate Professor of Egyptology at UC Berkeley and Faculty Curator of Egyptology at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology of the University of California\, Berkeley and Fellow of the Digital Humanities in Berkeley. Her specialty is the study of the ancient Egyptian magic and religion\, and the reception history of ancient Egypt\, in particular in Black Visual Arts and music. \nShe is presently working at a project aiming at realizing 3D models of ancient Egyptian coffins\, the “Book of the Dead in 3D” and a VR App\, “Return to the Tomb”\, which recreate the tomb space where an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus is brought back\, from the museum to the tomb. She is also completing a monograph on demonology in ancient Egypt entitled “Agents of punishment and protection: ancient Egyptian Demonology in the First Millenium BCE”. Rita Lucarelli is also involved in a teaching Higher Education in the San Quentin State Prison\, in California. \n******************\nLectures are FREE to ARCE Members\, $7 for University of Pennsylvania Museum Members and UPenn Staff and Faculty\, $5 for Students with ID\, and $10 for the general public.\nLight refreshments served starting at 3pm. \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/re-encountering-egypt-museums-and-the-human-experience-in-the-age-of-ai/
LOCATION:Penn Museum\, 3260 South Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="JJ Shirley":MAILTO:vp@arce-pa.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T134500
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SUMMARY:Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East Tours Led by Harvard Students
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East\, 6 Divinity Avenue\, Cambridge\, 02138\nAvailable during the Harvard academic year Sundays at 1:00 pm\, October 5\, 2025–April 26\, 2026. See blackout dates.*\n*Blackout dates: November 30\, 2025–January 25\, 2026\, March 15\, 2026 and March 22\, 2026 \nThis free tour\, led by Harvard students\, explores the Mediterranean Marketplaces: Connecting the Ancient World exhibition and how the movement of goods\, peoples\, and ideas around the ancient Mediterranean transformed the lives and livelihoods of people at all levels of society. Touch replicas and smell “ancient” scents as the students bring the past alive. \nVisitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.\nGroups of 10 or more may contact reservations to request other times. Please complete the reservation request form.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/harvard-museum-of-the-ancient-near-east-tours-led-by-harvard-students-2/2026-03-08/
LOCATION:Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East\, 6 Divinity Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T142156
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SUMMARY:Expanding the Ancient World K-12 Educator Workshop | The Power of Monsters in Ancient Western Asia: Magic\, Seals\, Monuments and the Logic of Images
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will take place online; a Zoom link will be provided via email to registered participants. \nRegistration is required at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyQI1d1826G0ZeS19z8s46qt_KvtysJAgmaBAYjIXDu_pZ2Q/viewform \nExpanding the Ancient World is a series of professional development workshops and online resources for teachers. Keyed to the NYC Department of Education Social Studies Scope and Sequence\, this program is designed to offer K-12 educators opportunities to develop their knowledge of the ancient world and to provide classroom-ready strategies for teaching the past with reliable sources. Featuring inquiry-based workshops\, flexible lesson plans\, and up-to-date research\, Expanding the Ancient World aims to equip teachers with information and skills that they can share with their students. CTLE credits will be offered to New York State teachers. \nSphinxes\, lions\, griffins\, winged demons\, angels\, chimeras of all sorts are some of the most captivating and enduring images of Mediterranean antiquity. Monsters are found across in objects of all sizes\, from tiny scarab amulets to monumental statues\, across the region. They were part of the visual imaginary of people in antiquity\, cutting across regions\, periods\, social classes\, and communities. In this workshop\, we will explore hands-on the language of monsters through active observation\, drawing\, and collaging. What was the way people engaged with these images and how did they use them to affect the world around them? How can a sphinx be found at the same time as the monster to be banished in a spell\, guarding the gates of a city\, and perched on top of a gravestone? Together\, we will be analyzing case studies of various monsters and understand how they took part in the ancient imaginary by actively recreating these same mechanisms. Through this lesson\, we will discuss the shared functions of monuments\, amulets\, magic\, and seals in the ancient Mediterranean and Western Asia and strategies of image reproduction in antiquity. This will further provide insights in how the power of an image can continue\, change\, weaken\, expand or be subverted both in antiquity and nowadays. \nWorkshop led by Leopoldo Fox-Zampiccoli (PhD Candidate\, ISAW). \nParticipants will receive 1.5 CTLE hours. \nIf you have any questions regarding the Expanding the Ancient World program please email ETAW@nyu.edu. \nPlease check isaw.nyu.edu for event updates. \nISAW is committed to providing a positive and educational experience for all guests and participants who attend our public programming. We ask that all attendees follow the guidelines listed in our community standards policy.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/expanding-the-ancient-world-k-12-educator-workshop-the-power-of-monsters-in-ancient-western-asia-magic-seals-monuments-and-the-logic-of-images/
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CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:The Future of the Ancient Egyptian Afterlife
DESCRIPTION:Free Hybrid Lecture\nThe Future of the Ancient Egyptian Afterlife\nWednesday\, March 11\, 6:00–7:00 pm ET\, Advance registration recommended for online and in-person attendance \nSpeaker: Rune Nyord\, Associate Professor and Chair\, Art History Department\, Emory University \nCould some of our familiar ideas about the ancient Egyptian afterlife be more Christian than Egyptian? Recent studies suggest that themes we often assume to be central\, such as judgment\, salvation\, and eternal life\, were profoundly shaped by the Christian expectations of early Egyptologists. This poses a significant challenge for contemporary Egyptology: how should we think about ancient Egyptian religion when our basic framework has been shaped so strongly by Christianity rather than by Egyptian evidence? Rune Nyord proposes a new way forward that re-centers the social setting of the ancestor cult and considers funerary texts such as the Book of the Dead as ritual texts—continuous with other Egyptian ritual practices—rather than as “guidebooks” to the afterlife. \nGeological Lecture Hall\, 24 Oxford Street\, Cambridge\, MA. Free admission. Free event parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage starting at 5:00 pm. Presented by the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East and the Harvard Museums of Science and Culture. \nDetail of Hunefer: Papyrus of Hunefer. British Museum\, EA9901. © The Trustees of the British Museum. Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/the-future-of-the-ancient-egyptian-afterlife/
LOCATION:Geological Lecture Hall\, 24 Oxford Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, Geological Lecture Hall\, 24 Oxford Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
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SUMMARY:Climate Change and Resilience in Medieval Anatolia
DESCRIPTION:AIA’s George H. Forsyth\, Jr. Memorial Lecture (Link: https://www.archaeological.org/endowment/george-h-forsyth-jr-memorial-lectures/) \nDr. Marica Cassis\, Department of History\, University of Calgary \nWhat does climate resilience mean in the context of the Late Roman and Medieval World of Anatolia? Current excavations at the site of Çadır Höyük in Yozgat province\, central Türkiye provide insight into how communities adapted and changed in response to a variety of climate and social changes over the course of these periods. In examining this evolution\, we gain a greater sense of how medieval society made sense of their changing environmental conditions through changes to their physical environments and their use of natural resources.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/climate-change-and-resilience-in-medieval-anatolia/
LOCATION:Business Building 2-09\, University of Alberta\, Edmonton\, Alberta\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program
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SUMMARY:Public Lecture: Dr. Alexander Dale (CMLL Department\, Concordia University)
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, March 12th\, Dr. Alexander Dale (CMLL Department\, Concordia University) will deliver a presentation entitled\, Two Lesbian Brothers: the quest for fortune and glory in the Archaic Greek East. The talk will take place at 600pm in Hall Building 420. It is sponsored by the Concordia Classical Students Association and the Archaeological Institute of America\, Montreal Society.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/public-lecture-dr-alexander-dale-cmll-department-concordia-university/
LOCATION:Concordia University\, H420\, 1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd W\, Montreal\, QC\, H3G-1M8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Matt Buell":MAILTO:matthew.buell@concordia.ca
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SUMMARY:Prof. Debby Sneed\, Assistant Professor of Classics\, California State University\, Long Beach\, "Disability and the Greek Ideal:  A Case Study in Marble"
DESCRIPTION:The study of Greek art is heavily influenced by the notion of the ideal and idealized human body\, which has long been assumed to exclude aspects of bodily difference and disability. In this talk\, I consider a collection of 6th century BCE sculptures of maidens (korai) that were found on the Athenian Acropolis. As traditionally interpreted\, these statues all stood together as representations of the feminine ideal in Greek art\, but scholars tend to separate one maiden from her sisters because her body does not fit into modern definitions of beauty. By returning her to her rightful place in this collection\, I present a reassessment of Greek sculptural ideals and\, with it\, of our understandings of Greek art\, display\, and dedication in late 6th century BCE Athens.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/disability-and-the-greek-ideal-a-case-study-in-marble/
LOCATION:College of the Holy Cross\, Hogan Campus Center\, Room 401 (an accessible space)\, 1 College Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Ellen Perry":MAILTO:eperry@holycross.edu
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