"Can You Dig It?"is a free family-friendly event that celebrates International Archaeology Day. This event invites professional archaeologists at the University of Tennessee and their students to host fun and educational activity stations for families at the museum. Join us for an afternoon of learning and exploration!
Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 2:00 pm October 1, 2023–April 21, 2024. See blackout dates.* Regular museum admission rates apply. *Blackout dates: November 24–26, 2023; December 4, 2023–January 21, 2024; and March 9–17, 2024. Tours by Harvard students connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. […]
The Archaeology Committee feels privileged that the Honourable Michalis S. Firillas, Cypriot Consul General, addresses the National Arts Club in celebration of International Archaeology Day. The mythological island birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite located in the middle of the eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus is a crossroads between East and West, North and South. Over many millennia, […]
Journey with Archaeological Institute of America lecturer and congenial host Michael Hoff, a classical archaeologist, on this voyage in Greece and Turkey, exploring the preserved treasures and mythical landscapes of the ancient Greco-Roman world. Cruise among fabled islands aboard the exclusively chartered, five-star Le Bougainville. This elite small ship has only 92 suites and staterooms, […]
Norton Lecture
Passed in 1990, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) provides a legal mechanism for the repatriation and return of Native American and Native Hawaiian ancestral remains and cultural items. In addition to the return of collections, consultation with federally recognized tribal nations is one of the most important components of this federal […]
Join the Denton County Office of History and Culture for the Texas Talks Speaker Series! On Wednesday, October 4 at 6 PM, archaeologist Dr. Reid Ferring will present “Discovering the First People of Denton County” in the Commissioners Courtroom at the Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum. This presentation is sponsored by the Denton County Historical Commission […]
This lecture by Dr. Eric Jones (CU Boulder) discusses the development of commercial farming in the mid-19th century was a critical component of industrialization in the United States. It examines when, how, and why farmers in the Town of Fenner, New York began this transition and helped to create one of the most productive dairy […]
Kershaw lecture
Metcalf lecture
Stone lecture
