Archaeology Rocks at Penn State!
Please join us on Sunday, October 25th from 12-5pm in 114 Welch Building to celebrate International Archaeology Day with a mini-conference showcasing the archaeological research being undertaken by Penn State […]
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114 Welch Building University Park, PA, United States
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Incidental Politics of Memory: State Nationalism, Looting, and the Intangible Severing of Heritage
Cohen Lounge, Dickson Hall, first floor, Montclair State University 1 Normal Avenue, Montclair, NJ, United StatesDiscussions surrounding the destruction of cultural heritage predominantly focus on physical violence—the bombing of sites, the looting of museums, and the illicit trade of antiquities. While critical, this focus often overlooks a quieter, systemic form of loss: the intangible alienation of communities from their own pasts. Drawing on Michel-Rolph Trouillot’s framework of historical silencing and […]
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Incidental Politics of Memory: State Nationalism, Looting, and the Intangible Severing of Heritage
Cohen Lounge, Dickson Hall, first floor, Montclair State University 1 Normal Avenue, Montclair, NJ, United StatesDiscussions surrounding the destruction of cultural heritage predominantly focus on physical violence—the bombing of sites, the looting of museums, and the illicit trade of antiquities. While critical, this focus often […]
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Royal Jewelry of Nubia
University of British Columbia, Buchanan Block A, Room 103 1866 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaMartha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureships
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Lunch with the Lecturer
University of Florida, Library West, Room 212 400 SW 13th Street, Gainesville, FL, United StatesThis is our third year offering an opportunity for graduate students to have lunch with our IAD lecturer. This year students will spend the afternoon with Dr. Michael Heckenberger, Professor […]
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The Living Legacy Of Amazonia’s “Lost” Garden Cities: Three Decades of Collaborative Archaeology in the Xingu Indigenous Territory, Brazil.
University of Florida, Smathers Library Room 100 1508 Union Rd, Gainesville, FL, United StatesThis lecture gives an overview of collaborative archaeology and cultural heritage studies by the author and Brazilian colleagues with the Kuikuro Indigenous nation in the Território Indígena do Xingu (TIX) […]
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Unearthing the Ancient World: Archaeological Dig Educator Workshop
The Jewish Museum 1109 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesPreK-12 educators are invited to experience the Jewish Museum’s new simulated archaeological dig! Learn about the archaeological process and discover what artifacts can teach us about how groups of people […]
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Buried in Enemy Territory: A Spartan Tomb in Athens and the Politics of Commemoration
Concordia University, SGW H-620 1455 Blvd. De Maisonneuve., Montreal, Canada -
Vigna Randanini: The Jewish Catacombs of Rome
Rehm Library, College of the Holy Cross 1 College St., Worcester, MA, United StatesJoin 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 […]
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Annual Ridgway Lecture: Oplontis: New Discoveries at Villas A and B with Prof. John Clarke, UT Austin
University of Washington Seattle, United StatesLearn about recent archaeological excavations at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Oplontis in the Bay of Naples. Through the two Roman villas found there, we encounter both unbridled luxury […]
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Archaeology Day of the Dead
Fresno Chaffee Zoo 894 W. Belmont Avenue, Fresno, CA, United StatesThe 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 […]
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Far from Home: Diaspora Networks, Religion, and Identity Abroad on the Ancient Indian Ocean
The George F. Bass Lectures Venue TBA