Free Hybrid Lecture Ancient Cities of Guatemala’s Pacific Coast Thursday, April 2, 6:00–7:00 pm ET, Advance registration recommended for in-person and online attendance 2026 Gordon R. Willey Lecture Speaker: Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Yale University On Guatemala’s western Pacific coast, the region of Escuintla is home to many ancient cities, and for […]
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, 6 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, 02138 Available during the Harvard academic year Sundays at 1:00 pm, October 5, 2025–April 26, 2026. See blackout dates.* *Blackout dates: November 30, 2025–January 25, 2026, March 15, 2026 and March 22, 2026 This free tour, led by Harvard students, explores the Mediterranean Marketplaces: […]
A lecture by Dr. Lisa Pieraccini, AIA SF Society president, on her recent work with UC Berkeley students on exhibiting the Etruscan material from the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology. We will begin on Berkeley time at 5:10pm in Dwinelle Hall, Room 3335. Light snacks to follow.
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Please join us for the fourth and final lecture in The World Between: Egypt and Nubia in Africa series, sponsored by the Page-Barbour Committee, the Archaeological Institute of America and the Interdisciplinary Program in Archaeology. Our speaker is Peter Der Manuelian, Barbara Bell Professor of Egyptology in the Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and the […]
Slaves and freedmen played an important yet understudied role in the literary culture of the Roman Republic. Though their work went largely uncredited, they fulfilled vital roles as editors, researchers, and collaborators in the service of Rome’s literary and political elite. During this public lecture, Prof. Flower (Princeton University) -- Rome-SPQR Society Choice Lecturer - […]
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 […]
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Free Hybrid Lecture The Archaeology of Boston's Revolutionary Past Thursday, April 9, 6:00–7:00 pm ET, Advance registration recommended for online and in-person attendance Speaker: Joe Bagley, City Archaeologist and Director of Archaeology, Boston Archaeology Program Join Boston City Archaeologist Joe Bagley for a presentation on archaeological research that is deepening our understanding of Boston’s role […]
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, […]
Join us for a tour of the Princeton Battlefield State Park and Clarke House, the place where American independence took root. The Princeton Battlefield State Park is one of the most significant Revolutionary War sites in New Jersey, where General George Washington led American troops to a pivotal victory on January 3, 1777. Likewise, the […]
Teen Saturdays Workshops / ¡Sábados de Jóvenes April 11 and May 16. Advance registration required 1:00–3:30 pm Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge Leer en español Join Teen Saturdays Workshop at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology this spring! High school teens, ages 13–18, are invited to explore ancient cooking […]
