Archaeological Institute of America

21st Century Tools for Studying Ice Age Art
2021-10-07 19:00 (America/New_York) | WEBINAR (Springfield 1), Springfield, OH
Matson Lecture

Taking the High Ground: Lowland Maya Settlement Patterns as seen through LIDAR
2021-10-07 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | WI
October 7, 2021 at 6:00pm EDT, a virtual lecture given by Dr. Marcello Canuto of Tulane University. A link to view the lecture will be available approximately one week before the event

Sensing the Past: A workshop in applied sensory archaeology and heritage assessment
2021-10-07 - 2021-10-09 | WI
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Sensing the past: A workshop in applied sensory archaeology and heritage assessment
October 7-9, 2021: Online and in Amsterdam, NL
Join us for this international workshop bringing together a wide range of sense-based research methodologies applied to the ancient and historic built environment.
An increasing number of interdisciplinary approaches to sensory research in humanities has proven productive in decentralizing ocular-centric models of experience towards holistic comprehension of built remains. These innovative perspectives have led to a growing field of inquiry and dispersed collection of investigatory methods to approach senses individually or through their interrelationships (e.g. synesthesia). In so doing, more avenues are widening for identifying undervalued forms of historic communication, quotidian forms of place-making, and carriers of meaning in ancient and historical places that are not visibly accessible in the physical remains.
Part 1, held online on 7 and 8 October, will introduce participants to the state-of-the-field debates in experiential archaeology and heritage work. A series of 18 presentations will be anchored by a keynote address by Dr. Sue Hamilton (Director, UCL Institute of Archaeology) on 8 October. Presentations will take place between 10am and 6pm CEST.
Part 2 of the workshop, held in person on 9 October, will give a limited number of local participants experiential fieldwork practice by taking part in a sensory walk at the Fort bij Uithoorn, a site built as part of the Amsterdam defense line system and inscribed in the Stelling van Amsterdam UNESCO world heritage designation. Research will be contextualized with a lecture by a local military history expert.
Many of the forts in the Stelling have come under recent revitalization efforts, which preserve the material composition of the fort but often significantly change the experiential layer. Fieldwork will equip participants to analyze historic sensory contributions to such historic spaces and to contribute to redevelopment dialogues beyond mere material evidence. Safety measures in place due to Covid-19 will be applied.
Advance registration by October 5th is required for this workshop and site visit. For more information on speakers, discussion themes, and registration, please visit: www.uva.nl/sensingthepast
This workshop is a collaboration between the Universiteit van Amsterdam School of Heritage, Memory, and Material Culture and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Institute CLUE+.

An Introduction to the Archaeology of Childhood
2021-10-06 19:00 (America/Denver) | WEBINAR (Boulder 1), Boulder, CO

Tracing the Origins of Art
2021-10-06 17:00 (America/New_York) | WEBINAR (Boston 1), Boston, MA
Joukowsky Lecture

POSTPONED Stories of Ancient Resilience and Planet Texas 2050: how can archaeology inform our approach to future environmental and social stresses?
2021-10-06 16:30 (America/Chicago) | WEBINAR (Mississippi-Memphis 1), University, MS
Coulson Lecture

This lecture will be rescheduled at a later date.

Homer and the Archaeology of Crete
2021-10-05 19:00 (America/Chicago) | WEBINAR (Madison 1), Madison, WI
Anita Krause Bader Lecture

Children at work and play making pottery in ancient Cyprus
2021-10-05 18:30 (America/New_York) | WEBINAR (South Pennsylvania 1), Carlisle, PA
Cesnola Lecture

Sacred Landscapes in Ancient Arcadia
2021-10-05 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | WI
Dr. Mary E. Voyatzis
Professor Emerita of Anthropology and Classics at the University of Arizona
The mountainous region of Arcadia, situated in the heart of the Peloponnese, has attracted considerable attention since antiquity. Many ancient authors described the region in detail, describing its rich mythology, unusual gods, numerous sanctuaries, engaging history, diverse geography, and the fact that its inhabitants were indigenous, living there even before the moon, and the original inhabitants of Greece. During the Renaissance, Arcadia was depicted in art as a beautiful, pristine, and magical place with unspoiled wilderness. By the 19th c. European travelers were exploring the region, and later in the century archaeologists began excavating its various sites. Today we shall look at some recently excavated sites in Arcadia, focusing on two where the speaker has been involved, the Sanctuary of Athena Alea at Tegea, and the Sanctuary of Zeus on Mt. Lykaion. We shall see how archaeological discoveries have contributed significantly to our understanding of the history of Arcadia and enhanced our appreciation of this enchanting mountainous region.

The Lost Valley of the Crescent Moon: 30 years of research in Petra, Jordan
2021-10-04 19:00 (America/Chicago) | WEBINAR (Valparaiso 1), Valparaiso, IN

Adaptive Capacity of medieval water management systems in Cambodia
2021-10-04 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WEBINAR (San Joaquin Valley 1), Fresno, CA
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Ireland before the Saints and Scholars: Excavations at the Iron Age Site of Dún Ailinne, Co. Kildare
2021-10-03 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | WEBINAR (North Coast 1), Santa Rosa, CA
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

The Collecting of Classical Antiquities by the Nazi Elite
2021-10-03 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | WI
Much has been written about Adolf Hitler’s interest in classical antiquity and its appropriation under National Socialism, but the question that has not been asked is: do the rhetoric/propaganda and supposed classical aesthetic match the practice among the Nazis of collecting classical antiquities? In this presentation, Dr. Romano will explore what we know about the ancient collections of Hitler and Herrmann Göring, as well as those acquired for the so-called “Führermuseum” envisioned in Linz, Austria, and will attempt to explain the discrepancies between National Socialist ideology and the reality of the collecting of classical antiquities in the Nazi era.

ISIS and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage in Iraq and Syria
2021-10-03 14:00 (America/Chicago) | WEBINAR (Lincoln-Omaha 1), Omaha, NE
Ingholt Lecture

Irresistible Logic: Rupestrian Art and Graphic Writing in the Kongo World
2021-10-03 14:00 (America/New_York) | Penn Museum, 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States
Lobban Lecture

Central Plains Maize Farming and the Cahokian Diaspora
2021-10-01 19:00 (America/New_York) | WEBINAR (Toledo 1), Toledo, OH

Roman Footwear in Context: The assemblage of archaeological leather from Vindolanda on Hadrian’s Wall
2021-10-01 17:00 (America/New_York) | WEBINAR (Baltimore 1), Baltimore, MD
Baldwin Lecture

Archaeology Month at the Alamo
2021-10-01 16:00 - 2021-10-29 17:00 (America/New_York) | WI
Each week in October, Alamo archaeologists will upload an archaeology-themed post on the Alamo website. The posts will include general archaeology information, as well as details about Alamo archaeology.

Laboratoire d’archéologie publique / Public Archaeology Lab
2021-10-01 12:00 - 2021-10-17 17:00 (America/New_York) | Musée régional de Rimouski, 35, rue Saint-Germain Ouest, Rimouski, Quebec, G5L 4B4, Canada
We like to think of archaeologists as diggers who, trowel in hand, extract remains from the ground and describe their context. However, while excavation is the most visible and iconic activity in archeology, it is only part of their task. It is in the laboratory that they spend the most time processing their findings, analyzing their data and proposing interpretations that will contribute to our knowledge. As it takes place out of the public eye, this stage of the archaeological process is also the least understood.
To make this work more visible, the Laboratoire d’archéologie et de patrimoine (Archeology and Heritage Laboratory) of the University of Quebec at Rimouski is moving into the Rimouski Regional Museum. From October 1 to 17, 2021, visitors are invited to interact with the archaeologists in residence as they continue their research on local and regional archaeological material.

Before the Railway: Trade and the Syrian Hajj in the Mamluk and Ottoman Periods
2021-09-30 19:00 (America/New_York) | WEBINAR (Charleston 1), Charleston, SC
Forsyth Lecture

Tracing the Origins of Art
2021-09-30 19:00 (America/New_York) | WEBINAR (Atlanta 1), Atlanta, GA

Matrices of the Mother Goddess: Some Reconsiderations of Kybele in Western Anatolia
2021-09-30 17:30 (America/New_York) | WEBINAR (Western Massachusetts 1), Northampton, MA
Kershaw Lecture

Marbles and Marines: The U.S. Mediterranean Squadron and the Earliest American Excavations in the Mediterranean
2021-09-30 17:30 (America/Chicago) | WEBINAR (Columbia 1), Columbia, MO
Edward J. Bader Lecture

Terrace Utah, Population 0
2021-09-30 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Denver) | online, Portugal, Maia, AK, 0000, Egypt
Join us for our online webinar event!
Utah’s desert sands have buried incredible stories – now it’s time to uncover what has been lost.
Hustling and bustling to starkly quiet, the life of one of Utah’s largest railroad towns of the 1870s-1890s remains part of the historical and archaeological record.
Archaeologists with the Utah State Historic Preservation Office and the Bureau of Land Management partnered with the Chinese Railroad Workers’ Descendants Association to complete two seasons of fieldwork at the town of Terrace, home to Utah’s third largest Chinatown in 1870. Though ravaged by time and vandals, the archaeological heritage of this site is rich and helping connect living peoples to this past experience. In honor of International Archaeology Day, this presentation will honor of the voices of those past residents of Terrace through the Chinese descendant community, archaeological discoveries, and work of numerous volunteers.
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Girls Will Be Boys? Investigating Images of Athletic Women in Ancient Etruscan Art
2021-09-29 19:00 (America/New_York) | WEBINAR (Central Indiana 1), Indianapolis, IN
Roberts Lecture

Digging Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben: The Archaeology of Enslaved Cooks
2021-09-29 18:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | WEBINAR (Cincinnati 1), Cincinnati, OH

Andromeda, Alexander, and Ascalos: founders and foundation myths in the Roman Near East
2021-09-29 18:00 (America/Chicago) | WEBINAR (Kansas City/Lawrence 1), Lawrence, KS

Royal Purple and Indigo: The Hidden Labor Behind Luxurious Dyes
2021-09-29 18:00 (America/New_York) | Webinar (Hartford), Hartford, CT, United States

Art and Identity in the Gardens and Garden Paintings on the Bay of Naples
2021-09-29 17:00 (America/New_York) | WEBINAR (Finger Lakes 1), Ithaca, NY
Jashemski Lecture

Currents and Commodities: How Oceanographic Effects Influenced the Prehistoric Colonization of Islands
2021-09-28 18:00 (America/New_York) | WEBINAR (Toronto 1), Toronto, ON
