National Fossil Day
2024-10-13 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
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 52 Oxford Street Garage. Presented by the Harvard Museum of Natural History and the Harvard Museums of Science and Culture in collaboration with the Stephanie Pierce Lab of Vertebrate Paleontology and the Javier Ortega-Hernández Lab of Invertebrate Paleontology.

A Field of Their Own: Putting the Women of Egyptology in Their Place
2024-10-13 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
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 Pacific Daylight Time
Room 56 Social Sciences Building, UC Berkeley
About the Lecture:
Book Talk – Women in the Valley of the Kings: The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250284358/womeninthevalleyofthekings
A woman, to paraphrase Virginia Woolf, must have money and a site of her own if she is to do archaeology. Woolf was talking about writing fiction, but the point remains: women must be free from domestic cares, even just for a little while, if they would be professionally productive. The women who worked in archaeology around the turn of the twentieth century understood this situation keenly, and some were able to live out their freedom in a variety of ways. In this talk, the lecturer will (re)introduce several women in the history of Egyptology who carved out spaces of their own through excavation, patronage, and publication and who shaped the discipline with their expertise.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Kathleen Sheppard is a Professor in the History and Political Science department at Missouri S&T in Rolla, Missouri. She earned her MA in Egyptian Archaeology at University College London in 2002, and her PhD in History of Science from the University of Oklahoma in 2010. Her first book was a scientific biography of Margaret Alice Murray (2013) that focused on Murray’s life and career, both in and out of Egyptology. She has spent her whole career telling the stories of women in Egyptology. Her latest book, Women in the Valley of the Kings: The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age (St. Martin’s Press, 2024) is a grand retelling of the history of Egyptology through the work that women did.
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Parking is available in UC lots all day on weekends, for a fee. Ticket dispensing machines accept debit or credit cards. Parking is available in lots around the Social Sciences Building, and in lots along Bancroft. A map of the campus is available online at http://www.berkeley.edu/map/ .
About ARCE-NC:
For more information, please visit https://www.youtube.com/@NorthernCaliforniaARCE, https://facebook.com/NorthernCaliforniaARCE/, https://twitter.com/ARCENCPostings, and https://khentiamentiu.org. To join the chapter or renew your membership, please go to https://arce.org/join-arce/ and select “Berkeley, CA” as your chapter when you sign up.

The Legacy of the Etruscans: Latium, Umbria & Tuscany
2024-10-14 - 2024-10-25 | CA
Discover the world of the ancient Etruscans, a pre-Roman civilization that flourished in the area between Rome and Florence from at least the 7th century B.C. until they were conquered by the Romans in the 3rd century B.C. The extent of the impact that the Etruscans’ legacy had on the Greeks and Romans, through to our contemporary world, is still coming to light. Join Dr. Pieraccini and a small group of like-minded fellow travelers to explore and further understand the realm of the Etruscans.
Highlights include:
• The marvelous cities of Rome and Florence, plus journeys through spectacular countryside to lesser-visited medieval and Renaissance towns.
• Outstanding Etruscan necropolises with brightly-painted scenes of feasting and dancing covering the walls of rock-cut chamber tombs, monumental tumuli, and house tombs. These include the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Cerveteri and Tarquinia,
as well as Sovana with its Tomba Ildebranda.
• Important Etruscan towns, including Veii with its impressive, 6th-century B.C. “Portonaccio Temple”; Volterra, which also boasts a charming historical center; Orvieto, with its striking Etruscan acropolis; and Vulci, whose tombs contain original Etruscan
inscriptions.
• Many splendid museums with unparalleled collections of Etruscan artifacts, such as Etruscan bronze sculptures, plus Phoenician gold and Greek vases obtained through extensive trade networks. These include the National Etruscan Museum of Villa
Giulia and Vatican City’s Gregorian Etruscan Museum.
• Lectures, discussions, and the company of our expert AIA lecturer/host, Lisa Pieraccini.
• Generous comfort at well-located, 4-star hotels, plus fine cuisine and wine. A couple of special events are a home-hosted dinner in Florence, and lunch at a winery in Orvieto.

Origins of Humans & Wine: Azerbaijan, Georgia & Armenia
2024-10-14 - 2024-10-29 | CA
Join us for an exciting trip back in time to explore early humankind and the ‘cradle of wine’ in the southern Caucasus. Learn about ancient winemaking techniques and sample the bounty of the region’s vineyards. Explore medieval towns and UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including prehistoric through early Christian complexes. Enjoy Georgia’s famed hospitality, wherein a ‘visitor is considered a gift from God.’ This is a region of extraordinary contrasts, deep history, and cultural diversity. Travel and learn with AIA tours popular paleoanthropologist Dr. Ian Tattersall.

Free Museum Admission on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
2024-10-14 09:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | The Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology and the Harvard Museum of Natural History, Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
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 and provide examples of how the museum engages with Indigenous communities today. Indigenous Peoples’ Day tours meet in the Peabody Museum lobby at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm and last approximately 45 minutes. Learn more about Peabody Museum tours.
Free admission is offered courtesy of Harvard Museums of Science & Culture in partnership with the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Harvard University Native American Program, and the Harvard Kennedy School Project on Indigenous Governance and Development.

Africans, Europeans, and Finding Castle Cormantine: Archaeology and Cultural Entanglement on the 17th Century Gold Coast
2024-10-14 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | The Denison Edge, Marconi Boulevard, Columbus, OH, 43215, United States
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureships

International Archaeology Day
2024-10-15 09:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Prague) | Museum of History in Mohelnice, Kostelní náměstí 3, Mohelnice, 78985, Czech Republic
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 experience first-hand what life was like in prehistoric times. Craft stations will be established to enable hands-on demonstrations of common prehistoric techniques. There will also be displays of genuine archaeological findings from individual periods of our history.
The celebration program is suitable for all ages.

After 1177 B.C. The Survival of Civilizations: A Talk with Eric Cline
2024-10-15 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Eric Cline will discuss his latest work in conjunction with the release of his new book of the same title.

Africans, Europeans, and Finding Castle Cormantine: Archaeology and Cultural Entanglement on the 17th Century Gold Coast
2024-10-15 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Oberin Public Library, 65 S Main Street, Oberlin, OH, 44074, United States

Lecture: The Archaeology of Prostitution and Clandestine Pursuits
2024-10-15 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Denver) | Pecos Trail Café, 2239 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, NM, 87505, United States
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 urban Los Angeles and in frontier sites and mining camps in Sandpoint, Idaho; Prescott, Arizona; and Fargo, North Dakota. The artifact assemblages found at these sites often contradict written records, allowing archaeologists to construct a more realistic and complicated picture of daily life for working-class women involved in commercial sex.

Midwest Archaeological Conference
2024-10-16 08:00 - 2024-10-19 17:00 (America/New_York) | Hyatt Hotel & Conference Center, West Kilbourn Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53203, United States
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. 19 – International Archaeology Day!

International Archaeology Day
2024-10-16 09:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Museum of History in Šumperk, Hlavní třída 342/22, Šumperk, 78731, Czech Republic
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 experience first-hand what life was like in prehistoric times. Craft stations will be established to enable hands-on demonstrations of common prehistoric techniques. There will also be displays of genuine archaeological findings from individual periods of our history.
The celebration program is suitable for all ages.

SPRUCE Archaeological Dig
2024-10-16 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Silver Spruce Academy at Seventh Day Adventist Church, Florida Road, Durango, CO, 81301, United States
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” will include mud bricks resembling the corner of a structure, coins, and pottery. Students will perform the dig with a variety of tools, and document findings.

Archaeology-Hour Livestream: Solange Ashby. “Ancient African Queens”
2024-10-16 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Whitman College, Olin Hall 129, 920 E Isaacs, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
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 watch this live-streamed Zoom event.

Caesar's Cervisia
2024-10-16 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | Eaton Humanities, 1610 Pleasant Street, Boulder, CO, 80309, United States
Caesar’s Cervisia presented by Travis Rupp (CU Boulder)
Examinations of Roman cuisine often downplay the role of beer in the ancient Roman diet seeing it as a symbol of barbarity. This presentation examines the plausibility of beer as a standard component of the Roman soldier’s diet and seeks to highlight when it may have become necessary for military advancement. Julius Caesar’s reliance on auxiliary forces to campaign in the North from 58-51 BCE ensured that cultures known for producing beer influenced legionary forces reliant on local resources to survive. This lecture also asserts the implausibility of wine consumption amongst Caesar’s men and concludes that the acceptance of beer as a standard component of the Roman soldier’s diet begins with Caesar’s campaigns in Gaul and Britain.

Forgotten Past? Bridging Beaver Dam’s Past to the Present (and into the Future)
2024-10-16 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Davidson College, 315 North Main Street, Semans Auditorium, Belk Visual Arts Center, Davidson, NC, 28036, United States
October 16, 2024
7:30 p.m. ET
Davidson College
Belk Visual Arts Center 117
Free and open to the public
Martha Gimson, “Forgotten Past? Bridging Beaver Dam’s Past to the Present (and into the Future)”
About the lecture:
Join Davidson College’s Historic Sites Program Manager, Martha Gimson, for a talk about the former plantation site Beaver Dam and its place in the past, present, and future. Beaver Dam, located in Davidson, NC, was built for William Lee Davidson II in 1829. Davidson College was named for his father, Revolutionary War General William Lee Davidson, who was killed at the Battle of Cowan’s Ford in 1781. Davidson College has recently reclaimed management of the site from the Town of Davidson.
During this talk, we will explore the site’s history and what is known about who lived there freely as well as those held in bondage. The talk will also include a discussion on the direction Davidson College is taking to move the site forward as a place of learning and enrichment with emphasis on how to best use the interior space, grounds, and surrounding forested area. Plans for future archaeological research are part of the evolving strategic plan to bridge the past with the present and will help shape the direction of Beaver Dam for the future.
About the speaker:
A member of AIA Society 333, Martha Gimson is a historical archaeologist and lifelong educator with a foundation in biological archaeology and geography. She focuses on the promotion of marginalized groups and the preservation of historical culture, primarily in the southeast region of the US. Research and fieldwork include locating unmarked burial grounds of the enslaved and formerly enslaved, cemetery mapping and remote sensing analysis of unmarked burials, skeletal analysis of marginalized populations for corporeal evidence of structural and systemic violence, and historical archaeology of homestead and plantation sites to further define the roles of African and African Americans in the history of the settlement of the Piedmont of North Carolina. She has worked with several local organizations as a Cultural Resource Consultant, providing guidance and insight on preservation, salvage, history, and advocacy.

AIA Archaeology Hour with Solange Ashby: Ancient African Queens
2024-10-16 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | CA
Join us at 8pm Eastern/5pm Pacific as the AIA-Pittsburgh Society hosts the second installment of the 2024-2025 AIA Archaeology Hour series!
Register or join now!

1177 BC and After: The Collapse and Survival of Civilizations
2024-10-17 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Rittenburg Lounge, Mather Hall, Trinity College, 300 Summit Street, Hartford, CT, 06106, United States
Kershaw Lectures in Near East Archaeology

GORDION AFTER KING MIDAS: ROMAN SOLDIERS, EASTERN WARS AND A GOTHIC INVASION
2024-10-17 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W 1st Ave, Spokane, WA, 99201, United States
Dr. Andrew Goldman, Gonzaga University, will present Gordion After King Midas.
Cities of the ancient world are often occupied for thousands of years, and the passing of the millennia can bring dramatic changes to their character and function. Ancient Gordion, located in central Turkey, is one such settlement. It is best known as the Iron Age capital of the Phrygian kingdom, where King Midas ruled in the 8th century BCE and Alexander the Great stopped by to cut the Gordion Knot in 333 BCE. In Roman imperial times, we are told by our surviving literary source (Strabo Geography 12.5.3) that Gordion had been reduced to a mere village alongside the Sakarya river. Yet recent excavations campaigns atop the Citadel Mound (1950-73, 1993-2005) and subsequent analysis of the finds have revealed a story that is much more complicated and deeply interesting. It is now recognized that Gordion served as a minor auxiliary base between ca. 50 – 125 CE, with two subsequent, final reoccupation phases between the late 3rd to 6th centuries.
This talk will explore and try to solve three major mysteries which have arisen in the investigation of Roman Gordion. First, there is the arrival of Roman soldiers in the mid-1st century CE, ostensibly at a time of peace in central Turkey. Who were these auxiliaries, where did they come from and what were they doing at this deserted, isolated site? Second, the base at Gordion was dramatically expanded in the early 2nd century CE, with new troops pouring in. What led to these changes, and could they be linked to the Parthian War (113-117 CE) of Emperor Trajan, the largest expedition in Rome’s history? And finally, new evidence has arisen of a late Roman (4th-6th century CE) occupation on the mound, with new houses and ceramic styles coming to the site. Who were these latecomers, and might they be linked to the invasions of the Goths in the late 4th century CE? By using our excavated evidence to address and attempt to answer these questions, this lecture will demonstrate how Gordion played a previously unknown, yet quite significant role in the events of Roman times, long after the days of Midas and Alexander.

International Archaeology Day Fair
2024-10-18 | Museum of Belize, Belize City, Belize
An all day fair highlighting the ancient Maya achievements with interactive information booths on hieroglyphics, pottery making, research, park management and archaeology enforcement in Belize. The event will also feature tours of the new Maya Creating Civilization exhibit in collaboration with the Museum of Belize.

Archaeology Day - Community Outreach
2024-10-18 09:00 - 14:00 (America/Belize) | Cayo Welcome Center, downtown, San Ignacio, Cayo, Belize
Galen University’s Anthropology Club will celebrate International Archaeology Day at the Welcome Center in San Ignacio, Cayo, Belize.
Students and community members are all invited to participate in the various activities where they will learn all about archaeology, including:

Archaeological sites of Belize
Artifacts from Belize
Human Skeleton
Maya Hieroglyphs
What archaeologists ‘do’

International Archaeology Day
2024-10-18 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Tirane) | Archaeological park near the Museum of Peja, Pejë, Kosovo, 30000, Kosovo
Project with junior high school students “Young archaeologists,” will do archaeological excavations (Simulation) in the archaeological park near the Museum of Peja.

International Archaeology Day
2024-10-18 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Museum of Peja, Haxhi Zeka Square, Peja, Kosova, 38000
The “International Day of Archaeology” was marked today in the Museum of Peja with the project “Young Archaeologists” authored by PhD. c. Sefer Lajqi – Archaeologist,
Archaeological excavations (simulation).
The participants were the students primary and secondary school of Asdreni Pejë

Coffee, Coconuts and Chinese Porcelain: Shipwrecked in the Red Sea
2024-10-18 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Anna Marguerite McCann and Robert D. Taggart Lectureship in Underwater Archaeology

Register for the Zoom Here

Wisconsin Underwater Archeology Association Fall Symposium
2024-10-19 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
The 18th Annual Wisconsin Underwater Archeology Association Fall Symposium is being held in conjunction with the Midwest Archeology Conference at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee on October 19th, 2024. The Symposium featured a review of the Association’s 2024 fieldwork and will include details of new historic shipwreck discoveries in the Great Lakes. Additionally, presentations about the Wisconsin Historical Society Maritime Archeology program’s 2024 season fieldwork and the new Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary’s 2024 season fieldwork will be given.
Founded in 1990, WUAA is a 501c3 citizen science and community history organization devoted to preserving Wisconsin’s submerged history.

Conserve our Heritage
2024-10-19 | CA
Nirgranth Centre of Archeology and BDJTSM, India jointly organise online seminar on the topic ‘Conserve our Heritage ‘ on the occasion of International Archeology Day.
Speaker Shri Rajkumar ji Sethi, Kolkata &
Dr Yatish Jain, Jabalpur

Meadowcroft Workshop in archaeology
2024-10-19 | Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village, 401 Meadowcroft Road, Avella, PA, 15312, United States
Archaeology Day Workshop | October 19th, 2024 | Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village
The theme for the 2024 Meadowcroft Workshop in Archaeology is best practices for managing and preserving small museum and private collections of both perishable and non-perishable material items for display and for long term curation. Information for individuals seeking to donate their private or group collection(s) to a curation facility will also be discussed.

Open to Public: Archaeological Dig at the Barracks
2024-10-19 | Barracks, 934 N. Jefferson St., Lewisburg, WV, 24901, United States
The public is invited to participate in archaeology at the Barracks for International Archaeology Day, October 19, 2024. Opportunities to help and observe are from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The City of Lewisburg and the Greenbrier Historical Society are sponsoring an archaeological survey of the Barracks property in Lewisburg (934 N. Jefferson, intersection of N. Jefferson and East Randoph streets), partially funded by a grant from the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture, and History.
The Barracks property was within Camp Union, the 1774 gathering of over 1,300 militia in preparation for the march to Point Pleasant, whose 250th anniversary was commemorated there on Saturday, September 28, 2024, with period reenactments and a special exhibit. The Barracks property is also just downhill from the most likely location of Fort Savannah, built in 1776. The investigation will be looking for any remains from these 18th century occupations, as well as the 19th century industrial uses of the area.
Contact archaeologist Dr. Kim Arbogast McBride at kim.mcbride@uky.edu or call the North House Museum at 304 645-3398 for more information.

La Arquelogía y la evolución de los Mitos en Las Américas.
2024-10-19 - 2024-10-20 | Parque Punta de Vacas Study Center, Las Heras, Mendoza, Argentina
Se describirá en una Conferencia como aportó la Arqueología a comprender en parte la evolución de los Mitos en las Américas. Posteriormente se desarrollará un “Taller del Fuego” en Parque de Estudio y Reflexión Punta de Vacas.

ArchTalk
2024-10-19 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Online Global Event, Pakistan
Following the successful launch of our new annual event, ArchTalk, last year, we at the Save Cultural Heritage Group are excited to continue bringing together people from various disciplines and fields related to archaeology and cultural heritage to celebrate International Archaeology Day. This event will provide you with a platform to share insights into your research and work experience with others in the field.
Theme 1: Ancient Paths & Modern Tracks
This theme will, among others, discuss how historical & archaeological heritage is represented in modern media & whether different ideologies & narratives are portrayed there.
Theme 2: Climate Change & Cultural Heritage
This theme will revolve around the impact of climate change on cultural heritage & the need for international, national, & local solutions for sustainability.
Theme 3: Accessible Communication in Archaeology
This theme will include the importance of conveying archaeological research to the public & suggests ways to attract the public through various media.
Submit your abstract here: https://forms.gle/BBrCQaba9zBABvx77
Format:
Each participant will have 10 minutes to present his work as a PowerPoint presentation/ Live Video or via different media. These talks will be followed by a discussion/Q&A, involving the presenters and their chosen topics.
For further info please write an email:
schgarchtalk@gmail.com
Important Dates:
Receiving submissions from Thursday, June 01, 2023 until 11:59pm (GMT+1) on August 31, 2023, which is the extended deadline. Everyone will be notified of their submission’s status within 48 hours. If you don’t hear back by then, send us an email or DM us. Listeners/attendees can register through same link until October 10, 2023.
Note: All submissions are presented as anonymous when reviewed and voted on by our review committee. Students’ race, ethnicity, gender, and/or sexual orientation will never affect the status of their submission; all are welcome to submit. The Director Academics reserves the right to reject submissions for reasons that violate our Non-Discrimination Policy.
We are looking forward to your submissions!
Academic Team, SCHG (Global)
