Archaeological Institute of America

TBA (Kansas City/Lawrence)
2026-04-02 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Chicago) | TBA (Kansas City/Lawrence), Lawrence, KS
George M.A. Hanfmann Memorial Lecture Time TBA

TBA (Cleveland)
2026-04-08 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | TBA (Cleveland), Cleveland, OH, United States
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Cooking in the Bronze Age: What Ancient Pots Can Tell Us About Everyday Life in Crete
2026-04-09 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | UNCG Greensboro
A great variety of cooking pots are found in the archaeological record across geographical areas and time periods. Significant distinctions exist in vessel morphologies, fabrics, sizes and manufacturing techniques. To offer one explanation as to why these design differences exist, I have utilized an experimental approach to building and testing pottery to illuminate the probable pathways ancient people took to prepare cooked food on the Aegean Island of Crete during the Bronze Age. As a case study, I have applied a specific approach to domestic cooking assemblages that have been unearthed at the East Cretan coastal sites of Mochlos and at Papadiokambos, where evidence for Late Minoan I (LM I) cooking technology is preserved. This presentation defines the LM I cooking wares from these sites and outlines the experimental exercises that helped provide a greater insight into the individual ways individuals might have used them to prepare food.

Interpreting Variability in Ancient House Forms: the example of Iron Age Greece
2026-04-09 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | TBA (North Carolina), NC, United States

A Deep Dive into Deep Time: Archaeology Underwater
2026-04-10 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Toledo Museum of Art (Little Theater), 2445 Monroe St., Toledo, OH, 43697, United States
A lecture: The phrase “underwater archaeology” conjures notions of shipwrecks, ships lost at sea, and the dramatic catastrophes that sank them; however, the archaeology underwater can also reveal details about ancient landscapes that contain a record of past human occupations. Many of these sites are on the earth’s continental shelves where vast stretches of shallow, coastal lands were exposed at the end of the last Ice Age. These once dry landscapes supported life for plants, animals, and humans for thousands of years. Learn about these ancient submerged sites, the role they play in the global archaeological record and what unique data they have about the past. The talk will provide a general overview and the focus on 9,000 year old submerged sites in the North American Great Lakes.

TBA (Orange County)
2026-04-12 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | TBA (Orange County)
Kershaw Lectures in Near East Archaeology Time TBA

TBA (Princeton)
2026-04-13 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | TBA (Princeton), Princeton, NJ, United States
The Elizabeth S. Ettinghausen Lecture Time TBA

Mothers, Wives, Warriors, Slaves
2026-04-14 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Chicago) | TBA (Valparaiso), Valparaiso, IN, United States
Charles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship Time TBA

Cities and Politics of Ecology in the Hittite Borderlands: the Fortress and Urban Settlement of Karaköy Kale Tepesi
2026-04-14 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | TBA (Orlando 2), Orlando, FL, United States

TBA (Finger Lakes (Ithaca))
2026-04-14 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | TBA (Finger Lakes), Ithaca, NY, United States
William E. Metcalf Lectures in Numismatics

Haute Couture in Ancient Greece: The Spectacular Costumes of the Minoans and Mycenaeans
2026-04-14 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Leigh Hall, room 208, 308 Buchtel Commons, Akron, OH, 44325, United States
Evening lecture for a general audience by Bernice Jones on dress and adornment in ancient Aegean world. The speaker will bring samples of costumes that student volunteers will model at the talk.

The Vindolanda Coins from a Century of Excavations
2026-04-15 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Lean Lecture Room, Wishart Hall on the College of Wooster (to be confirmed), 1189 Beall Avenue, Wooster, OH, United States

Replacing Empires. The Archaeology of Political Transformation and Spatial Dynamics in 1st Millennium BCE Mesopotamia 2
2026-04-16 00:00 - 01:30 (America/Chicago) | TBA (Chicago 1), Chicago, IL, United States

Blood in the Villages: Massacres in Early Pre-State Societies
2026-04-16 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | TBA (Central Indiana), IN, United States

TBA (South Pennsylvania (Carlisle))
2026-04-16 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | TBA (South Pennsylvania), Carlisle, PA, United States
William E. Metcalf Lectures in Numismatics Time TBA

“Digging in Circles: Miami’s Prehistoric Legacy”
2026-04-16 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Jepson Hall, Room 118, Richmond Way 221, Richmond, VA, 23226, United States
Lecture by Robert S. Carr, Director of the Archaeological and Historical Conservancy (https://www.archaeological.org/lecturer/robert-carr/) – Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lecture

TBA (Richmond)
2026-04-16 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | TBA (Richmond ), Richmond, VA, United States
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureship

Crafting and Trade: Stone Tool Production and Ancient Maya Economies
2026-04-16 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W 1st Ave, Spokane, WA, 99201, United States
Join us for a lecture by Dr. Rachel Horowitz, “Crafting and Trade: Stone Tool Production and Ancient Maya Economies “.
Abstract: Today, and in the past, economic activities are important ways of making connections between people. In the Maya area, modern-day Mexico and northern Central America, economies are less studied than other aspects of past Maya lifeways. In this talk, I use recently collected data about stone tool production to provide information about the Classic period Maya economy (600-900 CE). This lecture will use a case-study of stone tool producers western Belize to explore the lives of Classic period Maya stone tool producers, and how stone tools circulated throughout the economy.

TBA (Puget Sound)
2026-04-17 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | TBA (Puget Sound), WA, United States

TBA (Jacksonville)
2026-04-18 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | TBA (Jacksonville 1), Jacksonville, FL, United States

Archaeology and the Art Museum
2026-04-22 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Chicago) | TBA (Western Illinois), Monmouth, IL, United States
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureship Time TBA

AIA Archaeology Hour April 2026: Ecology and Slavery in St. Croix
2026-04-22 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | California
Join the AIA for as Justin Dunnavant (UCLA) presents the final AIA Archaeology Hour talk of the 2025-2026 season: “Ecology and Slavery in St. Croix.”
This presentation will be given at 8pm Eastern/7pm Central/6pm Mountain/5pm Pacific.
Register here.

Landscapes of Time and Memory: Foragers in the Mojave Desert 4
2026-04-23 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology, 60 George St., Providence, RI, 02912, United States

Digging in Circles: Miami's Prehistoric Legacy 2
2026-04-23 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | TBA (Rochester), Rochester, NY, United States

TBA (Albany)
2026-04-24 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | TBA (Albany), Albany, NY, United States

TBA (Toronto)
2026-04-24 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | TBA (Toronto), Toronto
The Ann Santen Endowed Lecture Time TBA

Beyond the Swidden: Mesoamerican Agricultural Practices Past, Present, and Future
2026-04-25 10:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | TBA (Dayton), Dayton, OH
Doris Z. Stone New World Archaeology Lectures

Dr. Shanti Morell-Hart: “Beyond the Swidden: Mesoamerican Agricultural Practices Past, Present, and Future”
2026-04-25 10:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | University of Dayton, 300 College Drive Ave, SC 114, Dayob, OH, 45469, United States
Doris Z. Stone New World Archaeology Lectures
How do we understand human negotiations of variable ecologies from the perspective of deep time, and identify historical shifts in these dynamics? How does such research help us to understand societal “collapse” as it has been framed by so many scholars (often outside of historical ecology and archaeology)? What cautionary tales or routes to innovation can we draw from these understandings? In this talk I address recent studies in Mesoamerica on ancient agriculture, as well as resilient features of human practice in negotiating tropical landscapes. I focus on several areas where I have carried out archaeological research in Guatemala, Mexico, and Honduras, with an emphasis on the analysis of plant residues. Broadly, I consider: How can we negotiate productivity and sustainability (through many cultural and natural definitions)? What alternate farming solutions can we offer, based in archaeological research and understandings of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK)? In this talk, I address contemporary issues in Mesoamerica, from the home garden, to the milpa, to the forest. What new agricultural strategies in tropical Mesoamerica have been inspired- – or discouraged– by ancient practices? What additional strategies might we consider in an era of radical environmental change?

Megiddo: Past, Present, and Future
2026-04-25 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | California
Dr. Zachary Dunseth, University of California – San Diego will deliver the Kershaw Lecture. A reception and chance to talk with the speaker will be held afterwards.

TBA (St. Louis)
2026-04-25 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Chicago) | TBA (St. Louis), St. Louis, MO
