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“Man Does not live by bread alone” (Deut 8:3): Daily Life in Biblical Times
Dr. Oded Borowski Emory University For a very long time, archaeologists were busily investigating major biblical sites trying to recover remains related to figures mentioned in biblical stories. Related to this, they were also establishing chronologies through the study of pottery. More recently, attention was diverted to the study of daily life of the average […]
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Minoan Crete & the Cycladic Isles
Step back in time to explore the island of Crete, center of the Minoan civilization during the Bronze Age, as well as the nearby Cycladic Islands of Santorini, Mykonos, and Delos. Marvel at the physical evidence of this first advanced civilization in Europe, which created palace complexes, stunning works of art, a unique writing system […]
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Egyptology and Race
Rye Free Reading Room 1061 Boston Post Road, Rye, NY, United StatesEgyptologists make decisions about how to define the discipline. They make decisions involving time, space, and values. These actions are perfectly normal in that there is a limit as to how much data one mind can absorb. One also has the opportunity to stand back and view these decisions in aggregate. This especially applies to […]
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The Roman Villa Project: Archaeology, Paleobotany, and Sustainable Agriculture in Italy’s Sabine Hills
The Niagara Peninsula Society of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) Public Lecture Series is excited to welcome Mark Usher, University of Vermont, as our first lecturer of the season. Dr Usher will speak about, "The Roman Villa Project: Archaeology, Paleobotany, and Sustainable Agriculture in Italy’s Sabine Hills." See the poster below. The lecture will […]
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Let them Rest in Peace: The Sacred Burials of Frescoes, Pots, and Rooms in the House of the Frescoes at Knossos
WEBINAR (Princeton 1) Princeton, NJThompson Lecture
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Violence against the Enslaved in Ancient Rome
A number of publications have criticized the motif of the “happy slave” in antiquity. This presentation by John Gruber-Miller of Cornell College is meant to provide a corrective to that representation, and take a deeper look at the evidence for how the enslaved experienced “social death” (Patterson). As Kamen (2010), Trimble (2016), and others have pointed […]
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Whim Rules the Child: The Archaeology of Childhood in Scandinavian Scotland
WEBINAR (Worcester 1)Please contact Llazar@assumption.edu or pclement@assumption.edu for the Zoom link. Lecture to be followed by question and answers and virtual wine & cheese. Co-sponsored by the Human Arts Series, the History Program, and the Medieval and Early Modern Studies Program, and the Office of the Provost of Assumption University.
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The Lost Valley of the Crescent Moon: 30 years of research in Petra, Jordan
University of Alabama Huntsville, Wilson Theatre 001 Huntsville, AL, United StatesJoukowsky Lecture
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Currents and Commodities: How Oceanographic Effects Influenced the Prehistoric Colonization of Islands
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Art and Identity in the Gardens and Garden Paintings on the Bay of Naples
WEBINAR (Finger Lakes 1) Ithaca, NYJashemski Lecture
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Royal Purple and Indigo: The Hidden Labor Behind Luxurious Dyes
Webinar (Hartford) Hartford, CT, United States