Mayan writing Workshop: Learning the Mayan Calendar
Speaker: Paul Caetano Further details to come
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Highland, Lowland: Chlorite Landscapes of the Iranian Plateau in the Third Millennium BCE (Lecture by Breton Langendorfer)
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 […]
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“Across Jordan in the Footsteps of Alois Musil: Archaeology and Discovery” with Sylva Pavlasová
Virtual EventJoin 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 […]
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Decorating for Death
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Archaeology-Hour Screening: Metropolitan Walls of the Ọyọ Empire
Please join us for an in-person screening and informal discussion of the Archaeology Hour talk by Akin Ogundiran (Northwestern University). Enclosures 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 […]
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TBA (Hawaii (Honolulu))
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Petra’s Forgotten Past: Uncovering the Iron Age Foundations of Nabataean Society 2
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureship
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Baptism in Early Christianity and Baptismal Inscriptions in Asia Minor
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 […]
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Celtic Art Across the Ages – Opening
Discover the many forms of Celtic creativity and their artistic legacies in this sweeping story that spans ancient to modern times. When 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 […]
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Science Spotlights: The Case of the Immortal Chemicals & Learning about the Deep Past from Ancient DNA
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, United StatesIn-Person Presentation Science Spotlights: The Case of the Immortal Chemicals & Learning about the Deep Past from Ancient DNA Saturday, March 7, 2:00–3:30 pm Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Classroom B, Third Floor Meet up-and-coming scientists and learn about questions at the forefront of research today in this series of short talks. […]
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Re-Encountering Egypt: Museums and the Human Experience in the Age of AI
Penn Museum 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesSaturday, March 7 3:30 pm EST In-person only at the Penn Museum, Classroom L2 No registration required Special Event: Annual Korsyn Lecture in honor of Felix J. Korsyn Speaker: Prof. Rita Lucarelli, Associate Professor of Egyptology, Faculty Curator of Egyptology at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California Berkeley Title: Re-Encountering Egypt: […]