Archaeological Institute of America

Archaeology Day Fair
2023-11-04 11:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Lowry Mall, University of Missouri, 909 Lowry St, Columbia, Missouri, 65203, United States
Come learn about archaeology with faculty and graduate students in the Classics, Archaeology and Religion and Anthropology Departments! Join us on Lowry Mall and Ellis Library at the University of Missouri for some fun all-ages educational activities and demonstrations, fieldwork presentations by local archaeologists, tours of the university collections, and a bake sale!

New Hampshire Archeological Society Annual Meeting
2023-11-04 09:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
New Hampshire
Archeological Society
NHAS Annual Meeting 2023, Saturday, November 4th
Visitors Center, Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth NH
Registration: $10 at the door. Complimentary registration with a Student ID.
No pre-registration required for on-site attendance.
The meeting is also available on ZOOM. Zoom register at http://bit.ly/2023FALLNHAS
Parking is available in the Museum’s parking lot off Hancock Street and at several Portsmouth parking lot. See the map and directions on the last page..
9:00 am. Registration opens. Morning refreshments.
9:55 – 10:00 am. Welcome and opening remarks.
10:00 – 10:45 am. The Kchi Pôntegok Petroglyph Project: Recontextualizing the Bellows Falls Petroglyph Site within an Indigenous Landscape.
Gail Golec, Project Archaeologist, Monadnock Archaeological Consulting, Inc.
Interpretation of Indigenous history has historically been grounded in white Euro-American culture and as a result, important elements of the Indigenous worldview are often overlooked or disregarded. The Kchi Pôntegok Petroglyph Project, funded through the National Park Service’s Underrepresented Communities Grant program, is attempting to address this lack of Indigenous cultural nuance by recontextualizing the Kchi Pôntegok/Bellows Falls site (VT-WD-008) within the wider landscape of the Middle Connecticut River watershed and its resources, connections and stories, as well as the regions’ Indigenous and historic archaeological sites.
Gail Golec was born and raised in New Hampshire and has been a professional archaeologist for over 20 years. I’ve undertaken a number of research projects focusing on local women’s, Black, Indigenous and LGBTQ+ history and regularly present that research in library and historical society talks as well as in classes through the CALL program at Keene State College. I also have a history podcast about cemeteries called “The Secret Life of Death”. Currently I’m a co-manager of the Kchi Pôntegok Petroglyph Project in Rockingham, VT.
10:45 – 11:00 am. Break
11:00 – 11:45 am. Shallow Water; Deep History: Archaeological Investigations in the Umbagog Lake Region.
Nathan Scholl, M.A., RPA, Geoarchaeologist.
Umbagog Lake is located on the border of New Hampshire and Maine in a remote region of both states. This lake is the headwaters of the Androscoggin River and was the historical intersection of at least four indigenous trails. Investigations between 2019 and 2022 of the archaeological records around the region of this lake will be discussed, from Pre-Contact to Post-Contact periods with insights into the environmental history of the lake as well.
Nathan Scholl has more than 22 years of experience in archaeology and cultural resource management, including over 15 years as a practicing geoarchaeologist. Mr. Scholl’s geographical expertise is focused on the Northeast, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest of the United States, in addition to the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf. As a geoarchaeologist, he applies techniques of soil and geomorphological analysis, as well as basic geophysical techniques, to archaeological sites for predictive and interpretive purposes. Born and raised in Maine, his family has deep roots in New England, with ancestry tracing back to some of the first European settlers, and he is fascinated by the cultural and environmental history of the region. He currently works as a technical reviewer for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
11:45 am – 1:00 pm. Lunch on your own. Information on some nearby places to eat in Portsmouth will be available at the meeting.
1:00 – 1:30 pm. Business Meeting and Members Forum.
Candidates for election. For three-year term as a Member-at-Large of the Executive Board: Mark Doperalski and Genevieve Everett. For Treasurer: Scott LaPointe, replacing Mark Greenly who was elected temporary Treasurer by the Executive in Feb 2023 after Judy Sadoski’s resignation. For Editor: Alix Martin, for the remainder of the Editor’s term of office until the Annual meeting in 2024. Alix was elected temporary Editor by the Executive Board in November 2022.
1:30 2:15 pm. The Early Piscataqua Region, as Seen Through its Ceramic Artifacts.
Dr. Alix Martin, Archeologist, Strawbery Banke Museum, and Dr. Tad Baker, Professor of History, Salem State University.
Sport divers Ray and John Demers recovered thousands of historic artifacts from the waters off New Castle in the 1970s, one of the largest and most important assemblages in the northeast. The Demers Collection is now at New Castle Historical Society where Alix Martin and Tad Baker have been studying and cataloging its ceramics. In the process they are learning exciting details about life in the Piscataqua in the colonial era, as well as the region’s extensive trade connections throughout the Atlantic world. Many of the ceramics were made in the West Country of England, a region that many Piscataqua settlers hailed from, and continued to trade with throughout the seventeenth century. Other finds were made in more distant lands, including France, Spain, Portugal, Germany and Italy.
Dr. Alix Martin and Dr. Tad Baker both hold a Ph.D. from the College of William and Mary, and collectively have well over 50 years of experience excavating historical archaeology sites in northern New England.
Activities after the meeting
1. Pick up a map of the museum grounds and admire the 37 buildings preserved at Strawbery Banke Museum, a 10-acre outdoor history museum dedicated to bringing to life over 300 years of history in the same waterfront neighborhood.
2. Stop by the Carter Collections Center on the west side of the museum campus to visit the archaeology lab and see recent and significant artifacts in the museum collection. The center will be open for half an hour following the end of the meeting.
If you have any questions about the meeting, please contact Mark Greenly at tel: (603) 436-6906 or email: secretary@nhas.org

Saving Heritage from the Sea: The Communities Working to Rescue Scotland’s History
2023-11-03 17:30 (America/New_York) | John C. Hitt Library Room 402, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando, FL, 32816, United States
Joukowsky lecture

Peabody Museum Tours Led by Harvard Students
2023-11-03 14:00 - 14:45, 2023-10-29 14:00 - 14:45, 2023-10-28 14:00 - 14:45, 2023-10-27 14:00 - 14:45 (America/New_York) | Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
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. How do items come to the museum? Who accesses them and how do items return home?
Visitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.
Tours for groups of ten or more may be scheduled at these and other times, student schedules permitting.
Photo: EJSP Visual | Julieta Sarmiento

Imperialism, Colonialism, Reparations, and the “Universal” Museum
2023-11-02 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Whitman College, Olin Hall room 129, 345 Boyer Ave, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
Norton lecture

The Mummies of Aswan: The Missing Link (Free Hybrid Lecture)
2023-11-02 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
In recent years more than four hundred ancient tombs, dating from the 6th century BCE to the 3rd century CE, have been discovered on the West Bank at Aswan, Egypt, near the Aga Khan mausoleum. A multidisciplinary team, including the Egyptian-Italian Mission, has found more than a hundred individuals along with their funerary equipment. Piacentini will share the first results of this archaeological research, highlighting the multicultural environment of the necropolis and possible diverse geographical origins of the people buried there.
Free and open to the public. Free event parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage. Presented by the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East and the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture.
Aswan necropolis photo ©EIMAWA

An Archaeological Investigation and Interpretation of a Cornerstone Deposit from Louisville's Confederate Monument
2023-11-02 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | University of Louisville Center for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (CACHe), 1606 Rowan Street, Louisville, KY, 40203, United States
Amid recent efforts to remove Confederate Monuments throughout cities in the South, the City of Louisville removed its monument situated on a public street in the middle of the University of Louisville’s main campus. During disassembly of the monument, a cornerstone box containing commemorative objects was found. This presentation discusses these objects and their relationship to the “Lost Cause” movement espoused by ex-Confederates. It also examines the battle for the memorial landscape and the monument itself as a symbol of ex-Confederate power that perpetuated the “Lost Cause” narrative into the present day.

Oman & the UAE: Crossroads of the Indian Ocean & Arabian Gulf with optional, pre-tour extension to Qatar!
2023-11-02 - 2023-11-20
Delve into the cultural and geographical diversity of Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the company of seasoned study leader Trevor Marchand. Our custom-designed itinerary highlights ancient sites and historical monuments, and helps illustrate how influential geography has been on the region’s history and how the region’s maritime history has linked it to elsewhere in Arabia and as far as Africa and southern Asia. Begin with three full days in the UAE. Still a little fishing village as of the 18th century, Dubai was a center of pearl exports until the 1930s. Similarly, Abu Dhabi was founded as a simple pearl and fishing village. After the discovery of oil in the Arabian Gulf, Dubai became one of the wealthiest cities in the world, and Abu
Dhabi was transformed into a luxurious modern metropolis and the capital of the UAE. But this region was settled many centuries earlier, and we will observe how the old and the new co-exist in intriguing ways. Spend the balance of our time exploring Oman, which dominated for centuries the maritime trade routes from Moorish Spain to Canton (modern-day Guangzhou, China). Her seafaring merchants traded in such commodities of civilization as frankincense, myrrh, silk, gold, spices, and coffee. Today, Oman takes pride in sharing its rich history with visitors, as demonstrated in its world-class museums. Altogether we will learn about these countries’ histories, cultures, art, and architecture while witnessing their great geographical diversity, from spectacular
deserts and wadis to pristine coastlines, including a reserve for the endangered green sea turtle.

Archeology and Collectors
2023-10-29 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | History, 801 E. Cedar St., Fulton, TX, 78358, United States
Sunday 2:00 program series at the History Center, 801 E. Cedar St., Rockport Texas.
David Kroskie (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department) and Pam Stranahan (Texas Archeological Society) will speak about how local collectors have contributed to the archeological record regionally.

Tour: Archaeology and Bronzeville: Erased, Extant, and Emerging Forms of the Black Metropolis, 1880-2023
2023-10-29 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Bronzeville, 3360 South State Street, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
This walking tour will take participants to some essential sites in Chicago while posing and attempting to answer the following questions: what are some of the past and present sites of significance in the newly recognized Bronzeville/Black Metropolis National Heritage Area? How do we understand the landscape as formed by erased and extant structures and the social lives embedded within them? How is Chicago’s heritage understood materially, and how might archaeology assist in its interpretation?
The previous date has been postponed and Oct. 29th is the new tentative date.

Peabody Museum Tours Led by Harvard Students
2023-10-29 11:00 - 11:45 (America/New_York) | Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Sundays at 11:00 am October 1, 2023–April 21, 2024. See blackout dates.* Regular museum admission rates apply. Free museum admission for Massachusetts residents every Sunday morning (year-round) from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Proof of residency required. Free museum admission is not available to commercial groups.
*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. How do items come to the museum? Who accesses them and how do items return home?
Visitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.
Tours for groups of ten or more may be scheduled at these and other times.
Photo: EJSP Visual | Julieta Sarmiento

Open House Anthropology Indiana University of Pennsylvania
2023-10-28 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | IUP McElhaney Hall, North Walk, Indiana, PA, 15705, United States
Flintknapping, spear throwing, mock excavation, kids activities, artifact and faunal displays and technology demonstration.

Archaeology Day Open House
2023-10-28 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | McElhaney Hall, 441 North Walk, Indiana, PA, 15705, United States
The Anthropology Department at Indiana University of Pennsylvania will hold its annual Archaeology Open House on October 28th, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Activities will take place on the ground floor of McElhaney Hall, as well as outside on the East Lawn adjacent to the building (weather permitting).
The event, free and open to the community, is designed for all ages, all levels of archaeology knowledge, and all interests. All of the archaeology laboratories (including the faunal, botanical, and geophysical labs) will be open for tours.
The event also will feature a Stump the Archaeologist table, where people can bring artifacts they have found for examination by IUP faculty.
In addition to tours of the labs, the event includes prehistoric and historic artifact displays from local archaeological sites, artifact identification, stone tool-making demonstrations, early human displays, and lab tours. Children’s events will include prehistoric hand-painting, wampum beading, and pottery refitting.
Archaeology Day is a tradition in the Anthropology Department that allows IUP students and faculty to share their knowledge and love of the past with others. The annual Open House is held during Archaeology Month and is celebrated in conjunction with International Archaeology Day, a celebration of archaeology and the thrill of discovery held every year by the Archaeological Institute of America.
Every October, the AIA and archaeological organizations across the United States, Canada, and abroad present archaeological programs and activities for people of all ages and interests.
For more information, contact IUP anthropology faculty member Andrea Palmiotto (apalmiot@iup.edu) or Lara Homsey-Messer (lmesser@iup.edu).
IUP’s Department of Anthropology offers undergraduate degrees in anthropology, applied anthropology, and archaeology, along with a minor and a cultural competencies certificate. It also offers a master of arts degree in applied archaeology.

International Archaeology Day at the Rochester Museum and Science Center
2023-10-28 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Avenue, Rochester, NY, 14607, United States
The Rochester Society of the Archaeological Institute of America and the Rochester Museum and Science Center celebrate International Archaeology Day with hands-on activities (archaeology toys, a sandbox dig, artifacts, books, coloring pages and a self-guided scavenger hunt) and flint-knapping demonstrations.

Exploring Prehistoric Periods
2023-10-28 11:00 - 14:00 (Asia/Tehran) | Azta Book Club, No. 43, West Brazil St, Vanak St, Tehran, Tehran, Iran
In this event, teenagers will travel in time with the help of a roadmap to experience the wonderful life of an archaeologist. Group activities and games are included to answer the following questions:
-How does an archaeologist find the artifact?
-How is the chronology of artifacts defined?
-How did the evolution happen?
Our focus is on developing a set of skills such as questioning, thinking in the right way and analyzing artifacts. Teenagers of 13 to 17 years old and above are welcomed.

Archaeology Day
2023-10-28 10:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Sam Noble Museum, 2401 Chautauqua Ave., Norman, 73072-7029, United States
Archaeology Day at the Sam Noble Museum includes a number of family-oriented activities such as flint knapping and atlatl demonstrations. Visitors can also excavate in sandboxes, participate in arts and crafts and take archaeologist-led tours. All activities are included free with your general admission.

Let’s Talk about Ancient Apocalypse: It’s Inaccurate, Harmful, and the Real Story of Ice Age Peopling of the Americas is Far More Interesting Anyway
2023-10-28 10:30 (America/New_York) | SC 114, University of Dayton, 300 College Park Ave, Dayton, OH, 45469, United States

Archaeology Day Open House
2023-10-28 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | McElhaney Hall, 441 North Walk, Indiana, PA, 15705, United States
The Anthropology Department at Indiana University of Pennsylvania will hold their annual Archaeology Open House on Saturday, October 28, from 10:00-12:00 PM. Activities will take place on the ground floor of McElhaney Hall, as well as outside on the “South Lawn” adjacent to the building (weather permitting). No matter what your level of archaeological knowledge, there will be something for everybody. Events include prehistoric and historic artifact displays from local archaeological sites, artifact identification, stone tool-making demonstrations, spear throwing outdoors, and 3-D laser scanning and printing artifact replicas. There will also be a room for kids (and the young at heart), with activities such as prehistoric hand-painting, wampum beading, and pottery refitting. All of the archaeology laboratories (including the faunal, botanical, and geophysical labs) will open their doors to the public during the event and fun, complimentary archaeology-themed snacks will be provided. Travel back in time and come see how archaeology is done at this free event!

Denton Dig It! Archaeology Fair
2023-10-28 09:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Denton County Historical Park, 317 W Mulberry Street, Denton, 76201, United States
Join the Denton County Historical Commission for the Denton Dig It! Texas Archaeology Month Fair!
Discover the fascinating history buried beneath the Lone Star State at our Texas Archaeology Month Fair! This exciting event promises a day of fun and education for the whole family. Dive into the rich tapestry of Texas’ history and explore the secrets of the past.
Grab a trowel and get your hands dirty as you unearth ancient artifacts! Experience the thrill of discovery just like an archeologist. Watch in awe as skilled flint knappers craft tools and weapons using traditional techniques. Witness the magic of blacksmithing as experts transform raw materials into functional tools and works of art, just as our ancestors did. Meet passionate archeologists and enthusiasts from local organizations who will share their knowledge and enthusiasm for preserving Texas’ heritage with activities and demonstrations including pinch pots, corn grinding, earth oven building, oral history, and more.
📅 Date: October 28, 2023
⏰ Time: 9am to 1pm
📍 Location: Denton County Historical Park at 317 W Mulberry St., Denton, TX 76201
🎟️ Admission: Free and open to the public
This event is a fantastic opportunity for both kids and adults to connect with the past, gain insight into the science of archeology, and appreciate the importance of preserving our cultural heritage.
Come join us for a day of adventure, exploration, and enlightenment as we celebrate Texas Archaeology Month. Let’s dig into history together and make memories that will last a lifetime!

Workshops in Archaeology
2023-10-28 | The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA, United States
Theme: Discovering the Past: The Sciences of Archaeology. Exploring scientific methods and new technology that have enhanced our understanding of the environment and human past through archaeology.

Coin Production and 'Monetary Policy' of the Roman Imperial Period
2023-10-27 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WEBINAR (Stanford), United States
Metcalf lecture

Let’s Talk About Ancient Apocalypse: It’s Inaccurate, Harmful, and the Real Story of Ice Age Peopling of the Americas is Far More Interesting Anyway
2023-10-27 19:00 (America/New_York) | Joseph C Shouvlin Center, Rm 105, Wittenberg University, W Ward St, Springfield, OH, 45504, United States

Heritage Forensics: Satellites and Specters in the Contested Caucasus
2023-10-27 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | WEBINAR (Baltimore), Baltimore, MD

Beer with Bronson
2023-10-27 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Old Colony History Museum, 66 Church Green, Taunton, MA, 02780, United States
Grab a pour and take a tour with Curator of Collections, Bronson Michaud. Hear about the untold stories from our collection and take a peek at objects on display just for you. Plus, you’ll receive a Beer with Bronson koozie to keep your beer (or root beer) cold and hands warm!
This month, we will look at archaeological artifacts in the Museum’s collections.
Admission is free for Old Colony History Museum members, non-members are $5.
Not a current Member? Learn more and sign up by visiting https://www.oldcolonyhistorymuseum.org/membership/

The Maya and Climate Change: Human-Environmental Relationships in the Classic Period Lowlands
2023-10-27 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Eugene Public Library Downtown, 100 W 10th Ave, Eugene, OR, 97401, United States
Stone lecture

Sketching the Marbles
2023-10-27 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | The Parthenon, 2500 West End Ave, Nashville, TN, 37203, United States
Sketching the Marbles
For centuries, artists have drawn the Parthenon’s pediment sculptures. Join us for special art sessions to create your own classical masterpiece. Sketching the Marbles is held on the final Friday afternoon of each month (except Metro Nashville holidays).
–Recommended for ages 12 and older.
–This program takes place in the Treasury.
–All supplies are included— but you are welcome to bring your own.
–Participation is free for Centennial Park Conservancy members, or included with museum admission.
–The most updated times and dates are listed on the Calendar.
Love to draw, but not able to make it to museum soon? Try your hand at creating Parthenon art— from home! Browse our Parthenon Create video playlist on our YouTube channel.
THANK YOU TO JERRY’S ARTARAMA FOR PROVIDING ART SUPPLIES!

Kings, Queens, Commoners, and Captives: What Can Archaeology Tell Us About Dahomean Society in the Era of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade?
2023-10-26 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Lecture: The Kingdom of Dahomey, in the modern Republic of Benin, stands as one of the most comprehensively researched kingdoms in precolonial West Africa. Decades of historical, anthropological, and art historical research have cast important light on the origins of the precolonial polity, and its rise, expansion, and transformation through its participation into the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Since the year 2000, Professor J. Cameron Monroe has led archaeological surveys and excavations at palace sites, urban centers, and rural villages across the Abomey Plateau, the political heartland of the kingdom. In this presentation, he will discuss how archaeological research is reshaping our understanding of the nature and extent of Dahomey political power in the Atlantic era, and its impact on local communities across the region.
