What treasures are found in the Harvard University paleontology collections? Meet Harvard paleontologists to find out! See their favorite fossils, learn about their research, and ask them your questions. Join us to celebrate National Fossil Day with short talks and table-top presentations for all ages. Regular museum admission rates apply. Free event parking at the […]
The American Research Center in Egypt, Northern California chapter, and the UC Berkeley Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures invite you to attend a lecture by Dr. Kathleen Sheppard, Missouri University of Science and Technology: A Field of Their Own: Putting the Women of Egyptology in Their Place Sunday October 13, 2024, 3 PM […]
Join us for Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture. The Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology and the Harvard Museum of Natural History are offering free admission all day. Additionally, guests can enjoy free Peabody Museum Tours by Harvard students that connect visitors with cultural items in the museum’s care […]
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureships
To celebrate the occasion of the International Archaeology Day, the Museum of History in Mohelnice has organized a program for schools, kindergartens, families with children, and other interested parties. Visitors will be able to test their knowledge and improve their understanding of our ancestral cultures by exploring real archaeological finds and prehistoric crafts. Participants can […]
Eric Cline will discuss his latest work in conjunction with the release of his new book of the same title.
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureships
Lecture. Donna Seifert (Former president Society for Historical Archaeology). Case studies from various nineteenth-century sites where material culture reveals evidence of prostitution, including a brothel in Five Points—New York City’s most notorious neighborhood—and parlor houses a few blocks from the White House and Capitol Hill. Also Brothels in the American West are also looked at—in […]
The 2024 Midwest Archaeological Conference (MAC) will be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin! This year's theme for the conference is Inspiring Students. A series of programs, workshops, and tours are being designed to engage the next generation of archaeologists. The Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association will hold their annual Symposium at the MAC conference on Saturday Oct. […]
To celebrate the occasion of the International Archaeology Day, the Museum of History in Šumperk has organized a program for schools, kindergartens, families with children, and other interested parties. Visitors will be able to test their knowledge and improve their understanding of our ancestral cultures by exploring real archaeological finds and prehistoric crafts. Participants can […]
We have spent the first quarter of this school year learning about the process of archaeological digs, including excavation, documentation, looking for sites, preservation, and the archaeology of the Southwest. We will be performing our very own dig for artifacts, provided to us through the work of another class at the school. These created "artifacts" […]
This lecture will provide an introduction to the royal women of Kush/Nubia and the powerful, sole-ruling kandakas ('queens') of Meroë. Hear how Nubian families tracked filiation through their mothers. Learn about the high status and significant political, sacred, and military power of women in ancient African societies along the Nile. Please join us in-person to […]
