Bob Sutton, Professor Emeritus, Indiana University Recovering Zeuxis’ Helen: The Invention of the Female Nude Classical Athenian painted vases often displayed risqué images of naked female bathers. Around 430 BCE, this theme is suddenly transformed into noble images of goddesses, brides, and Helen of Troy that decorate vessels designed for female use. Appearing as the […]
Kershaw Lectures in Near East Archaeology
Kershaw Lectures in Near East Archaeology
Stone and clay may dominate archaeological narratives of Ancient Western Asian museum galleries, shaping our understanding through what has survived best. Yet, ancient craftspeople worked within a far richer material […]
Kershaw Lectures in Near East Archaeology
Join the AIA as Eric Cline (George Washington University) presents the first AIA Archaeology Hour talk of the 2026-2027 season: "Homer, Hollywood, and Historical Context: Comments scribbled in a Bronze […]
Anna Marguerite McCann and Robert D. Taggart Lectureship in Underwater Archaeology Location TBA
Charles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship
Ancient curse tablets, with texts usually scraped into thin, soft lead sheets, then rolled up and hidden in tombs, wells, or walls, represent some of the most fascinating sources of […]
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureships Reception before event, lecture starts at 5:30 PM
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureships
