Spokane AIA Book Club
This is the inaugural meeting of a new archaeology-focused book club sponsored by the Spokane chapter. We will likely meet monthly to discuss archeological news, books and to socialize among […]
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Jodi Magness – The Archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls
Johns Hopkins University Homewood campus Baltimore, Maryland, United StatesMonday Oct. 27, 5:00 – 6:00, Johns Hopkins Homewood campus, Room TBA Jodi Magness Kenan Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence in Early Judaism Department of Religious Studies, The University of […]
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The Origins of the Alphabet and How It Spread Across the World
Public Lecture by Professor Wayne T. Pitard Abstract: Essentially all of the alphabetic scripts in the world descend from a single script invented probably during the 20th century BCE by […]
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Sweden and the Baltic: A Story Told Through Trade – An International Archaeology Day Lecture
National Arts Club Gramercy Park South, New York, NY, United StatesThe Archaeology Committee is honored to welcome Ambassador von Uexküll, Sweden’s Deputy Representative to the United Nations, to our International Archaeology Day Celebration, exploring how trade has shaped integration, prosperity, and identity in Sweden and across the Baltic Sea region. From Viking voyages to Hanseatic dominance, commerce has long connected cultures around the Baltic and […]
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From Berlin to Berkeley: The History of the Edward Gans Collection of Seals and Its Hidden Gems – a Ellen and Charles S. La Follette Lecture
The Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures currently houses the Edward Gans Collection of Seals, comprising almost seven hundred seals and seal-related objects from a variety of periods, extending […]
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Water Histories: How 8,000 Years of Fluctuating Lake Levels in North-Central Florida Affected Indigenous Land Use and Regional Interactions
University of Florida, Smathers Library Room 100 1508 Union Rd, Gainesville, FL, United StatesRecent survey of a tract of public land on Lake Pithlachocco in Alachua County, Florida revealed an 8,000-year record of horizontal stratigraphy extending 500m from and 5m above the modern […]
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Preserving Cultural Heritage & Uncovering Hidden Histories: USACE Walla Walla Archaeology
Whitman College Maxey Hall 207 173 Stanton St., Walla Walla, WA, United StatesPlease join us to hear a talk by Leah Bonstead and Scott Hall, archaeologists with the Walla Walla district of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Preservation and exploration of local and regional histories is a critical and often overlooked responsibility of federal organizations. At USACE, archaeologists are dedicated to the ethical stewardship of […]
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Reading Matthew’s Gospel in the Cemeteries of Roman Syria and Judea
Zoom Virtual, FL, United StatesVirtual EventWhy does the Gospel of Matthew prefer a different word for burials, taphoi, than the other New Testament gospels? And why does Matthew consistently revise his sources to describe Jesus’s […]
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Kingdoms of Asia
Fresno Chaffee Zoo 894 W Belmont Ave, Fresno, CA, United StatesThe activities in this event will consist of the following: 1. The guided tour of the Kingdoms of Asia Exhibit at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo. This Exhibit is new and contains monumental replicas of ancient Khmer temples and sacred sites, including for example, Bayon Temple, Ta Prohm Temple, and Kbal Sapean. The first two temples […]
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Cantilevered Walkways—A Remarkable feat of Ancient Chinese Engineering
Dr. Lothar von Falkenhausen Distinguished Professor of Chinese Archaeology and Art History UCLA To this day, the Qinling mountains in Shaanxi province, which separate the basin of the Yellow River […]
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AIA-Nashville Society Book Club: The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson
The Parthenon 2500 West End Ave, Nashville, TN, United StatesWelcome to the Parthenon/AIA-Nashville Society Book Club! In partnership with the Archaeological Institute of America-Nashville Society, the Parthenon hosts free book club gatherings quarterly. Join us for a friendly discussion […]
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Founding the City: Carved Orthostats and Architectural Experimentation in Anatolia
Blegen 308, University of Cincinnati 2602 McMicken Circle, Cincinnati, OH, United StatesCharles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship