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The Archaeology of “Race” in the Roman Empire: Old Problems, New Approaches

Can we write an archaeology of "race" in the Roman period? This paper considers the question through the lens of images of and artefacts related to Aethiopians (that is, Sub-Saharan Africans). After providing a brief overview of the corpus of objects and their imagery and the critical axioms of their study, the paper will propose […]

Münzen aus römischen Militärplätzen. Zu Theorie, Methodik und Praxis der Fundmünzenauswertung

---Digital conference--- Friday, December 18, 2020 Coins from Roman military sites. Theory, methodology and practice in analyzing coin finds - Münzen aus römischen Militärplätzen. Zu Theorie, Methodik und Praxis der Fundmünzenauswertung Since the activities of the Reichslimeskommission in the late 19th century, Roman coins from the military sites along the Neckar and the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian […]

Mr. Abdul Hafiz Latify, Archaeologist, Archaeology Institute of Afghanistan Afghanistan during the Bronze Age: Trade and Cultural Contacts with the Neighboring Regions

Abstract: The Later Prehistoric Period (Chalcolithic/Bronze) research in the region of modern day Afghanistan began in the early part of twentieth century but the general picture of this period in this region remained obscure until the middle of 20th century. Those early phases of researches did not have the Later Prehistoric Periods as an individual […]

Great Monuments Lecture Series: THE LASTING LEGACIES OF MESOPOTAMIA Ideas, Monuments, Images

Penn Museum 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, United States

Many of the fundamental cultural features of modern western societies have their origins in the civilizations of Mesopotamia, which flourished from 3000 to 323 BCE in the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, now modern Iraq. This exploration will highlight aspects of this lasting legacy, with special reference to the collections on display in the […]

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“Deep Dig: Unpacking the Stories of Troy and Homer” with the Penn Museum

Penn Museum 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, United States

Unpacking the Stories of Troy and Homer Four Thursdays: January 7, 14, 21, and 28 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm With Dr. C. Brian Rose In this four-part series, learn about the archaeology of Troy and the Trojan War, including the ways in which both the site and war have been viewed throughout history. Troy […]

An Embarrassment of Riches: Tree-Ring Dating and the History of Archaeology in the American Southwest

Tree-ring dating burst into Southwestern archaeology on June 22, 1929, when Andrew Ellicott Douglass of the University of Arizona and his colleagues discovered specimen HH-39, the piece of charcoal that “bridged the gap” in his tree-ring chronology and allowed him to date, for the first time in history, archaeological sites at Mesa Verde, Chaco Canyon, […]

Ancient Maya Economies: The Role of Small-Scale Craft Producers

Speaker: Dr. Rachel Horowitz (WA State University) Title: Ancient Maya Economies: The Role of Small-Scale Craft Producers Abstract: Archaeological research on the Maya has a lengthy history. While much research has focused on Maya political organization, less is known about economic activities, as these were infrequently recorded by the Maya in their written text. This […]