Archaeological Institute of America

Open House at the St. James AME Zion Church Community Excavations
2024-10-19 09:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | St. James AME Church, Cleveland Avenue, Ithaca, New York, 14850, United States
We invite you to visit us at the historic St. James AME Zion Church. Stop by the garden anytime between 9 am – 3 pm to see our in-progress excavations, join us
in digging and screening for artifacts, and learn more about the church and our project and how you can get involved!
The St. James AME Zion church building was constructed during the late 1830s and is today the oldest AME Zion church in the world still in active use. The building is known to have been the most important Underground Railroad station in Ithaca during the 1840s and 1850s. Harriett Tubman is known to have spent time at the Church and Frederick Douglass also visited. In 2021, Cornell Institute for Archaeology & Material Studies faculty in collaboration with Gerard Aching (Cornell Africana) and Reverend Terrance King (St. James AME Zion Church) launched a new community engaged initiative to explore the history of the St. James community. Our goal is to use archaeology as a means to help the Church and wider community tell empowering stories of St. James’s past. We hope to inspire all participants to learn more about their community and its rich history.

International Archaeology Day at the Parthenon
2024-10-19 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Nashville Parthenon, 2500 West End Ave, Nashville, TN, 37203, United States
On October 19, 2024, the Archaeological Institute of America-Nashville Society and the Nashville Parthenon are teaming up to join hundreds of archaeological organizations around the world to celebrate International Archaeology Day and the Tennessee STEAM Festival. Stop by activity stations from 9 AM – 12 PM!
What is international archaeology Day at the Parthenon?
International Archaeology Day is a morning full of family-friendly STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) activities that highlight archaeological work and artifacts to share the legacy of Greek culture to raise awareness of the ancient world. Parthenon visitors at this archaeology fair event will view two special exhibits, Contemporary Kumiko in the East Gallery and The Role of Replica in the West Gallery, explore Level 2’s replica interior of the ancient Parthenon, participate in activity stations, and earn an “Official Archaeologist of the Nashville Parthenon” sticker!
Activities include:
-Ask an Archaeologist, 9 AM – 12 PM: Meet Dr. Kaitlyn Stiles, an archaeologist, human osteologist, and forensic anthropologist who and will answer questions about all things archaeology and archaeological science.
–About Dr. Kaitlyn Stiles: Dr. Stiles is a Senior Archaeologist, Osteologist, and Project Manager for the Environmental Planning and Permitting section of Kleinfelder, Inc, based in California. She has done research and analysis in Greece, Poland, Egypt, and the United States. She has consulted with the Greek Archaeological Service, the Channel Islands National Park, and the Nevada State Museum to identify and assess human skeletal remains. As a forensic anthropologist, she has worked for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, contracted by SNA International. She became a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Anthropology (D-ABFA) in February 2022. She has active research projects in both bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology on skeletal remains from a modern 20th century cemetery in central Greece. She has also taught classes in Forensic Anthropology and Human Osteology at the University of Nevada, Reno.
-Gold Leafing Demonstration, 9 AM – 12 PM: Meet Micki & Mitch Cavanagh of Reed’s Gold Leaf, the experts who helped guild Athena! They will be demonstrating the gold leafing process LIVE inside the Parthenon in honor of The Society of Gilders’ worldwide gilding symposium. The Society of Gilders is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the education of the gilding arts.
-The Role of a Replica Talk, 10:30 AM: Join a Parthenon staff member for a special tour at 10:30 AM about the making of the exhibition in the West Gallery, The Role of a Replica.
-Polychromy at the Parthenon, 9 AM – 12 PM: Work with archaeologists from AIA-Nashville Society to create colorful masterpieces just like ancient statues and buildings.
-Conservation Station, 9 AM – 12 PM: Work to piece together ceramic fragments just like conservators study how broken fragments join to form a complete artifact. Many of the ceramics come from the Centennial Art Center, which used to be the Centennial Park Pool but now hosts art classes and workshops.
-Experimental Archaeology, 9 AM – 12 PM: Build miniature ancient structures with blocks and assorted materials just as archaeologists learn about the past by testing out ideas through experimentation of architectural steps and processes.
-Research Station, 9 AM – 12 PM: Designated the Quiet Area, this inclusive space offers books and resources on archaeology, ancient Greece, and mythology.
-Exterior Architecture Audio Tour, available 24/7: Free audio tour in English, Spanish, or Arabic!
-Register for a free virtual Symposium with Dr. Stiles, Sunday, October 20, at 10 AM Central!
International Archaeology Day Info:
Never been to International Archaeology Day at the Parthenon before? This list of tips will help you prepare for a fun visit!
-We recommend arriving early to ensure enough time to explore and visit each activity station.
-AIA-Nashville Society members receive free museum admission.
-Metro Nashville Parks & Recreation employees receive free museum admission.
-Discounted admission for mentioning visiting for International Archaeology Day.

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)

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.

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.

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.

Conserve our Heritage
2024-10-19 | California
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

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.

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

Register for the Zoom Here

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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

AIA Archaeology Hour with Solange Ashby: Ancient African Queens
2024-10-16 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | California
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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureships

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.

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.

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

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.

Origins of Humans & Wine: Azerbaijan, Georgia & Armenia
2024-10-14 - 2024-10-29 | California
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.

The Legacy of the Etruscans: Latium, Umbria & Tuscany
2024-10-14 - 2024-10-25 | California
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.
