Vigna Randanini: The Jewish Catacombs of Rome
Join Dr. Jessica Dello Russo for an engaging exploration of the Jewish catacombs of ancient Rome and the discoveries that are transforming our understanding of Jewish life and burial practices […]
Join Dr. Jessica Dello Russo for an engaging exploration of the Jewish catacombs of ancient Rome and the discoveries that are transforming our understanding of Jewish life and burial practices […]
Dr. Mamoli Mysrini presents recent work on the Pantainos Library at Athens, Greece. Her recent research is on the architectural form of ancient libraries in general, and most recently she […]
The activities in this event will consist of the following: 1. Archaeological Outreach at the Zoo The Fresno Chaffee Zoo will host a major celebration for Día de los Muertos […]
The George F. Bass Lectures Venue TBA
Nubiologist Caroline Rocheleau discusses the NCMA’s fall exhibition Ancient Nubia: Excavating Treasures of the Nile and how it helps reframe power dynamics in the Nile Valley. Discover how the exhibition debunks George Reisner’s biased understanding of the Kingdom of Kush by using archaeology as the interpretive framework to reveal how knowledge of Nubia has been […]
Join the AIA as Joe Bagley (City of Boston) presents the November AIA Archaeology Hour talk of the 2026-2027 season: “An Archaeology of the Battle of Bunker Hill.” This presentation […]
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureship Venue TBA
Please join us for an in-person screening and informal discussion of the Archaeology Hour talk by Briana Pobiner (Smithsonian). The modern "paleo" diet movement makes many assumptions about what our ancient humans ate. But are these assumptions accurate, based on what we know about past diets? Presenting a variety of lines of evidence for prehistoric […]
Please join us for our final event of the Fall 2026 cycle. Please note that this talk will be in-person only because it includes a report on unpublished material. Here's a description of the talk from the speaker: A fifth-century Athenian wedding vase in the British Museum depicts a bride seated on her marriage bed, […]
A mix of ancient crafts, demonstrations, and brief lectures on ancient technology
Dr. Nicholas Brown, University of Iowa