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SUMMARY:Diving the Pyramids: Underwater Tombs and Excavation at the Royal Cemetery of Nuri\, Sudan
DESCRIPTION:The Frederick R. and Margaret B. Matson Lectureship for Near Eastern Archaeology and Archaeological Technology
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/diving-the-pyramids-underwater-tombs-and-excavation-at-the-royal-cemetery-of-nuri-sudan-3/
LOCATION:TBA (Northern New Jersey)\, Montclair\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program,Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="AIA":MAILTO:lectures@archaeological.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260329T150000
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SUMMARY:“The Search for Coffins and Carpenters: Insights into Technology and Religion in Ancient Egypt”
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Carrie Arbuckle MacLeod (University of Saskatchewan). 15th Stuart L. Wheeler Gallery of the Ancient World Lecture\, followed by open house reception at the Ancient World Gallery\, Humanities Building 419.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/the-search-for-coffins-and-carpenters-insights-into-technology-and-religion-in-ancient-egypt/
LOCATION:Jepson Hall\, Room 118\, Richmond Way 221\, Richmond\, VA\, 23226\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Elizabeth Baughan":MAILTO:ebaughan@richmond.edu
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CREATED:20250922T150017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T162438Z
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SUMMARY:Stress\, Sex and Death: Health and Survival in the Context of Medieval Famine and Plague
DESCRIPTION:The Ann Santen Endowed Lecture
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/stress-sex-and-death-health-and-survival-in-the-context-of-medieval-famine-and-plague/
LOCATION:303 Paterson Hall\, Carleton University\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program,Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="AIA Ottawa":MAILTO:aiaottawachapter@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East Tours Led by Harvard Students
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East\, 6 Divinity Avenue\, Cambridge\, 02138\nAvailable during the Harvard academic year Sundays at 1:00 pm\, October 5\, 2025–April 26\, 2026. See blackout dates.*\n*Blackout dates: November 30\, 2025–January 25\, 2026\, March 15\, 2026 and March 22\, 2026 \nThis free tour\, led by Harvard students\, explores the Mediterranean Marketplaces: Connecting the Ancient World exhibition and how the movement of goods\, peoples\, and ideas around the ancient Mediterranean transformed the lives and livelihoods of people at all levels of society. Touch replicas and smell “ancient” scents as the students bring the past alive. \nVisitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.\nGroups of 10 or more may contact reservations to request other times. Please complete the reservation request form.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/harvard-museum-of-the-ancient-near-east-tours-led-by-harvard-students-2/2026-03-29/
LOCATION:Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East\, 6 Divinity Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
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SUMMARY:New Archaeological Research in the Republic of North Macedonia.
DESCRIPTION:ZOOM Lecture by Prof. Barbara Klesig\, Dept. of Anthropology at Cal Poly Humboldt discussing new archaeological discoveries in the Republic of North Macedonia.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/new-archaeological-research-in-the-republic-of-north-macedonia/
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Tour of the Princeton Cemetery – Nassau Presbyterian Church
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a tour of Princeton Cemetery\, a burial ground established in 1757 that is presently operated and maintained by the Nassau Presbyterian Church. The cemetery serves as the final resting place for a President and a Vice President of the United States\, most of the Presidents of Princeton University and the Princeton Theological Seminary\, as well as soldiers from the Revolutionary War\, professors\, politicians\, musicians\, scientists\, business executives\, writers\, a Nobel Laureate\, Pulitzer Prize winners and many who have called the Princeton area home. Participants on this tour will learn about many of the cemetery’s historic inhabitants from Princeton Cemetery historian and guide Linda Gilmore. The tour will begin at the Princeton Cemetery entrance at Witherspoon Avenue and Green Street. You do not have to be a member of the AIA to attend\, and there is no charge to attend this event\, but participants are asked to RSVP in advance. \nThis event has been graciously supported by the AIA’s Society Outreach fund.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/tour-of-the-princeton-cemetery-nassau-presbyterian-church/
LOCATION:Princeton Cemetery\, 29 Greenview Avenue\, Princeton\, NJ\, 08542\, United States
CATEGORIES:Other Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Leigh Anne Lieberman":MAILTO:lalieberman@princeton.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T173000
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SUMMARY:Microdebris and room functions at Olynthos
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Britt Hartenberger will discuss microarchaeological approaches to life at the northern Greek city of Olynthos. Her research has included archaeological excavation and lithics and ceramics analysis at urban sites in Cyprus\, Greece\, Turkey\, and Iraq. Her specialty is craft production and household organization in the Bronze and Iron Ages\, as attested by numerous published papers.\nHer work at Olynthos (Greece) focused on household analysis\, based on the study of microdebris (microscopic remains of human activity) and how these materials illuminate our understanding of domestic life in this vibrant ancient city.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/microdebris-and-room-functions-at-olynthos/
ORGANIZER;CN="M. Morison":MAILTO:morisonm@gvsu.edu
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SUMMARY:AIA Archaeology Hour March 2026: Dating Australia’s Oldest Rock Art
DESCRIPTION:Take a virtual trip Down Under with the AIA as we catch up with Helen Green (University of Melbourne) as she presents the March edition of AIA Archaeology Hour: “Dating Australia’s Oldest Rock Art.” \nThis presentation will be given at 8pm Eastern/7pm Central/6pm Mountain/5pm Pacific. \nRegister here.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/aia-archaeology-hour-march-2026-dating-australias-oldest-rock-art/
CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T190000
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CREATED:20260305T150243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T150243Z
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SUMMARY:Homo sapiens Meets Neanderthals: The End of a World
DESCRIPTION:Free Hybrid Lecture\nWednesday\, March 25\, 6:00–7:00 pm\nHomo sapiens Meets Neanderthals: The End of a World\nAdvance registration recommended for in-person and online attendance \nSpeaker: Jean-Jacques Hublin\, Professor at the Collège de France (Paris)\, Emeritus Professor at the Max Planck Society \nHallam L. Movius\, Jr. Lecture Series \nThe arrival of Homo sapiens in the mid-latitudes of Eurasia 48\,000 to 45\,000 years ago and the disappearance of the Neanderthals some millennia later mark one of the most pivotal episodes in human evolution. Drawing on cutting-edge work in archaeology\, paleogenetics\, and palaeoproteomics\, Jean-Jacques Hublin’s lecture will illustrate how this process was neither sudden nor uniform. In Western Europe\, early modern humans entered the Neanderthal world far earlier than once believed\, at times encountering and interbreeding with local populations. Instead of a simple geographic expansion\, the evidence points to a complex mosaic of migrations\, contacts\, and extinctions. This led to a gradual reconfiguration of human populations from a world shared by multiple human forms to one inhabited by a single surviving lineage. \nGeological Lecture Hall\, 24 Oxford Street\, Cambridge\, MA. Free admission. Free event parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage starting at 5:00 pm. Presented by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology\, the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture\, the Harvard Department of Human Evolutionary Biology\, Harvard Department of Anthropology\, and the American School of Prehistoric Research\, Harvard University. \nImage: The Zlatý kůň woman\, modern pioneer in Europe\, © Tom Björklund for Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/homo-sapiens-meets-neanderthals-the-end-of-a-world/
LOCATION:Geological Lecture Hall\, 24 Oxford Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, Geological Lecture Hall\, 24 Oxford Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T170000
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SUMMARY:New Approaches to Roman Urbanism: The Excavations of the Falerii Novi Project (Lazio\, Italy) 3
DESCRIPTION:Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureship Time TBA
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/new-approaches-to-roman-urbanism-the-excavations-of-the-falerii-novi-project-lazio-italy-3/
LOCATION:TBA (Buffalo)\, Buffalo\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program,Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="AIA":MAILTO:lectures@archaeological.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T190000
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CREATED:20251208T164256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T125523Z
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SUMMARY:Beauty\, Power\, and Presence: The Neo- Assyrian Queens of Nimrud’s Northwest Palace\, c. 865-705 BCE
DESCRIPTION:DC Society Annual Louise Davison Lecture\, delivered by Professor Amy Rebecca Gansell\, St. John’s University.\nReception at 6:15 pm; DC Society Business Meeting at 6:45 pm; Lecture at 7:00 pm. Location and hybrid Zoom registration link TBA.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/beauty-power-and-presence-the-neo-assyrian-queens-of-nimruds-northwest-palace-c-865-705-bce-2/
LOCATION:George Washington University\, Funger Hall  108 (2201 G St NW Washington\, DC 20052)\, Funger Hall\, Room 108 (2201 G St. NW)\, Washington\, DC\, 20052\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Elise A. Friedland":MAILTO:efried@gwu.edu
GEO:38.8985708;-77.0494943
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190823
CREATED:20250922T150008Z
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UID:10008645-1774375200-1774380600@www.archaeological.org
SUMMARY:Landscapes of Time and Memory: Foragers in the Mojave Desert 3
DESCRIPTION:Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureship
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/landscapes-of-time-and-memory-foragers-in-the-mojave-desert-3/
LOCATION:Carraway Building (CAR)\, 315\, 909 Antarctic Way\, Tallahassee\, FL\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program,Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="AIA":MAILTO:lectures@archaeological.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190823
CREATED:20260309T140616Z
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SUMMARY:Breaking Bronze for Demeter: Indigenous Religion and the Making of Greek Sicily
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Alex Moskowitz – Breaking Bronze for Demeter: Indigenous Religion and the Making of Greek Sicily \nTuesday\, March 24\, at 5:30pm\nMount Holyoke College\nSkinner Hall\, Room 216 \nAlex Moskowitz is a classical archaeologist and historian interested in rewriting conventional narratives of colonization in the Archaic Mediterranean through the lens of the experiences of communities indigenous to the sites subject to Greek and Phoenician settlement. His current research focuses on Sicily and explores the development of metallurgical knowledge and craft communities throughout the first half of the first millennium BCE. With a theoretical perspective underpinned by postcolonial studies and anthropological approaches to the study of craft production and community\, he investigates how metal tools and artisanal practices document the choices made by populations navigating changing social\, political\, and economic conditions. Alex is currently preparing a monograph based on his dissertation work\, entitled The Origins of Greek Sicily: Communities\, Metals\, and Colonization. Beyond the material culture of Sicily and the Greek world\, Alex is also interested in studying articulations of cultural identity within Archaic lyric poetry and Greek historiography. \nAlex received a PhD in Classical Art and Archaeology at the University of Michigan. Before that\, he completed an MA at the University of Georgia and a BA at Swarthmore College. Alex is an active field archaeologist who has conducted fieldwork with various projects in Greece\, Italy\, and Kosova. He is a long-time staff member of the American Excavations at Morgantina\, where he co-directs the Khora of Archaic Morgantina Project and supervises fieldwork for the Agora Valley Project. He is excited to talk with students interested in learning about archaeology and participating in archaeological field projects. \nThis year’s Ellen and Charles S. La Follette Lecture is sponsored by the Western Massachusetts Society of the AIA and the Mt. Holyoke College Department of Classics and Italian.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/breaking-bronze-for-demeter-indigenous-religion-and-the-making-of-greek-sicily/
LOCATION:Mount Holyoke College\, Skinner Hall\, Room 216\, 9 Blanchard Circle\, South Hadley\, MA\, 01075\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program,Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rebecca Seifried":MAILTO:rseifried@umass.edu
GEO:42.25537;-72.576216
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260322T140000
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SUMMARY:The Shipwreck at Gnalić—Gagliana Grossa (1569-1583)
DESCRIPTION:The George F. Bass Lectures
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/the-shipwreck-at-gnalic-gagliana-grossa-1569-1583-2/
CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program,Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Phoebe Sheftel":MAILTO:pasheftel@gmail.com
LOCATION:https://www.archaeological.org/event/the-shipwreck-at-gnalic-gagliana-grossa-1569-1583-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190823
CREATED:20260227T114247Z
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SUMMARY:AIA Special Event: Eric Cline is coming to Emory! (March 19)
DESCRIPTION:What: Dr. Eric Cline is coming to Emory!\nThis lecture is NOT to be missed by archaeology enthusiasts or anyone with an interest in ancient Egypt.\nThis is a special presentation sponsored by the Atlanta Chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA). \nWho: Dr. Cline wrote the single best-selling archaeology book of the last 15+ years: 1177 B.C: The Year Civilization Collapsed. He may well be the American archaeologist best-known to the general public today\, while also maintaining his “day job” as professor of archaeology at George Washington University. \nWhy: Dr. Cline will be sharing a brand-new lecture with us! He just published a new book\, which will be the topic of the lecture: Love\, War\, and Diplomacy: The Discovery of the Amarna Letters and the Bronze Age World They Revealed. \nExtra Credit: Includes book signing! The campus bookstore will be selling a selection of Dr. Cline’s books at the event\, and he will sign books for anyone who purchases them there. \nWhen: Thursday\, March 19\, at 7:00pm\n(Be on time! Due to Emory’s security policy\, the venue doors will be locked at 7:15pm) \nWhere: Emory University\, White Hall\, Room 101\nAddress: 301 Dowman Dr\, Atlanta\, GA 30322\n( see event website for venue details: http://tiny.cc/clineAIA ) \nHow: FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!\nRSVP at http://tiny.cc/clineAIA\nTo guarantee a seat\, you must RSVP by Tuesday\, March 17. (RSVP is not required but is appreciated to ensure we plan accordingly.)\nEveryone who RSVPs by March 10\, will be entered in a raffle to win a signed copy of Dr. Cline’s new book! (Must be present to win.) \nParking :\nFishburne Parking Deck at 1672 North Decatur Road\, Atlanta\, GA 30322\n( see event website for venue details: http://tiny.cc/clineAIA ) \nLecture Title: “Speak to the King\, my lord and my Sun god”: Love\, War\, and Diplomacy in Canaan during the Amarna Age”\nby Eric H. Cline \nEvent Website:  http://tiny.cc/clineAIA \nSynopsis\nIn 1887\, a cache of nearly 400 clay tablets inscribed in cuneiform was discovered at Tell el-Amarna\, the capital city of the heretic Pharaoh Akhenaten. Dating to the fourteenth century BCE\, it is the only royal archive that has been discovered from New Kingdom Egypt so far. Within the archive are fifty letters exchanged with the other great powers of the day\, including the Hittites\, Babylonians\, and Assyrians. However\, there are also nearly three hundred letters sent by vassal Canaanite rulers\, such as Biridiya\, the king of Megiddo; Abdi-Heba\, the king of Jerusalem; and Rib-Hadda\, the king of Byblos. The letters offer a glimpse into the vibrant diplomatic world of the Late Bronze Age\, revealing royal marriages\, elaborate negotiations\, and exchanges of luxury gifts between the great kings\, as well as political maneuvering and appeals from the vassal kings of Canaan\, including Biridiya\, who sent six letters to the Egyptian pharaohs. They also\, however\, provide a window through which we can glimpse the competition among antiquities dealers and museums to acquire the tablets; the scholarly race between British and German teams to decipher them; and the colonial-era context in which they were unearthed. \nSpeaker’s Bio\nEric H. Cline is Professor of Classics and Anthropology\, the former Chair of the Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations\, and the current Director of the Capitol Archaeological Institute at George Washington University\, in Washington DC. A two-time Fulbright Scholar\, National Geographic Explorer\, NEH Public Scholar\, Getty Scholar\, and member of the Explorers Club\, with degrees from Dartmouth\, Yale\, and the University of Pennsylvania\, he is an active field archaeologist with more than thirty seasons of excavation and survey experience in Egypt\, Israel\, Jordan\, Cyprus\, Greece\, Crete\, and the United States\, including ten seasons at Megiddo (1994-2014)\, where he served as co-director before retiring from the project in 2014\, and another ten seasons at Tel Kabri\, where he currently serves as Co-Director. He is the author or editor of more than twenty books and nearly one hundred articles; translations of his books have appeared in twenty-three different languages. He is perhaps best known for “1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed”\, but also for “Digging Up Armageddon: The Search for the Lost City of Solomon”\, which tells the story of the 1925-1939 University of Chicago excavations at Megiddo\, a century after they first began.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/aia-special-event-eric-cline-is-coming-to-emory-march-19/
LOCATION:Emory University\, White Hall\, Room 101\, 1672 North Decatur Road\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30322\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Seth Fleishman":MAILTO:sjfmail@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260319T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260319T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190823
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SUMMARY:Horace and Rodolfo construct the Esquiline: examining garbage and graves at Rome and beyond
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a lecture by Dr. Kevin Dicus\, University of Oregon at Eugene\, discussing investigations at Rome’s Esquiline Hill.   \nAbstract:\nArchaeologist Rodolfo Lanciani captivated the public with his account of excavations on Rome’s\nEsquiline Hill. No doubt influenced by Horace’s Satire 1.8 about the same region\, his portrayal\nof mass graves (puticuli) embedded within a vast field of municipal waste offered a thrilling\,\ndystopian vision that continues to resonate nearly 150 years later. Ancient Rome’s reputation has\nyet to recover\, as his report continues to shape perceptions of the metropolis as filthy and\nmismanaged.\nThis talk revises Lanciani’s portrayal of the Esquiline as a wasteland of rotting corpses and\ngarbage and offers a new interpretation of Horace’s Satire 1.8. I argue that Horace describes not\nmass graves on the hill but rather a modest cemetery where multiple graves shared the same plot\nof land that also received the city’s refuse. The misreading that these were instead puticuli\noriginated with his imperial scholiasts and persisted to directly influence Lanciani.\nArchaeological comparanda from across the Roman world demonstrate that individual\, modest\ngraves dug into suburban municipal dumps were a common and legitimate form of burial for the\nurban poor. This intersection between the city’s dumps and its dead provides new insight into\nRoman attitudes toward waste: although the disposal of refuse beyond the city walls transformed\nthe suburban landscape\, it did little to alter the cultural meaning of the extramural zone. People\ncontinued to use these areas much as they had before their appropriation for refuse\, including the\nsymbolically charged act of burying loved ones.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/romes-esquiline-hill/
LOCATION:Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture\, 2316 W 1st Ave\, Spokane\, WA\, 99201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cindy Bell":MAILTO:cbell2118@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260318T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260318T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190823
CREATED:20260305T174349Z
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SUMMARY:From Money to Metal: How to Operate a Civic Mint in the Roman Empire
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Kenneth W. Harl\, Professor Emeritus\, Department of History\, Tulane University \nBased on analysis of the coins themselves\, Professor Harl reconstructs how Greek cities in the Roman Empire manufactured and distributed bronzes coins. Not only do the coins reveal the stages of production by workers and the engraving of dies by artists\, but they also offer a means of calculating the output of money. The scale of production and organization of labor are both far more impressive than hitherto realized. The coins struck by mint of Marcianopolis (today Devnya\, Bulgaria) in the reign of the Emperor Macrinus (217-218) offer the test case for explaining how metal was turned into money.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/from-money-to-metal-how-to-operate-a-civic-mint-in-the-roman-empire/
LOCATION:Joseph Merrick Jones Hall 108\, Tulane University\, Freret Street\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70118\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Susann Lusnia":MAILTO:slusnia@tulane.edu
GEO:29.9395385;-90.1212597
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260318T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260318T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190823
CREATED:20250922T150007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T150521Z
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SUMMARY:TBA (Mississippi/Memphis)
DESCRIPTION:Charles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/tba-mississippi-memphis/
LOCATION:TBA (Oxford MS/Memphis TN)\, United States
CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program,Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="AIA":MAILTO:lectures@archaeological.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260317T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260317T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190823
CREATED:20260202T153625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T153625Z
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SUMMARY:The Problem of Distinguishing the Coronado Expedition’s Multiple Routes Across Southeastern Arizona
DESCRIPTION:(Lecturers: Richard and Shirley Flint). There has been recent reporting of the discovery of what appear to be traces of sixteenth-century European presence in extreme south-central and southeastern Arizona. As a result\, assertions have been made that those traces are indications of an outpost of the Coronado Expedition\, called Suya in the surviving documentary record and San Gerónimo III by many modern scholars. Re-examination of sixteenth-century written records\, however\, shows that identification of that particular archaeological site as Suya is far from the only possibility. There are a total of at least eighteen known expeditionary episodes dating from the sixteenth century that could have left behind part or all of the material traces that have to date been identified in southern Arizona. The small\, short-term occupation of Suya was dwarfed by the passage of the whole expeditionary force. Yet the current investigation claims to have located multiple sites associated with the minor Suya event and none linked to the vastly larger full expedition or any of its other sub-units. The evidence for Suya is thin\, mostly conjectural\, and not distinguishable from other events of the expedition.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/the-problem-of-distinguishing-the-coronado-expeditions-multiple-routes-across-southeastern-arizona/
LOCATION:Pecos Trail Café\, 2239 Old Pecos Trail\, Santa Fe\, NM\, 87505\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260314T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260314T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190823
CREATED:20260126T152718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260201T042028Z
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SUMMARY:Escape from Pompeii: Tracing survivors from the 79 CE eruption of Vesuvius
DESCRIPTION:Escape from Pompeii: Tracing survivors from the 79 CE eruption of Vesuvius\nDr. Steven Tuck\, Archaeologist and Professor in the History Department at Miami University\nDr. Tuck will change the story of Pompeii from one of death and destruction to one of survival and hope. Through his research\, he has traced those Romans who escaped the eruption of Vesuvius and discovered how and where they rebuilt lives\, families\, and businesses\, while carrying with them reminders of their former lives. \nAbout the Speaker:\nSteven L. Tuck is Professor of History and Classics at Miami University. He has been recognized eight times for his undergraduate teaching and is the author of A History of Roman Art and many articles and chapters on Roman art\, especially the art of gladiators and spectacle. He has also published extensively on disasters and disaster response in the Roman world. He has also created five courses for The Great Courses and some of his work has been featured in the recent PBS documentary “Pompeii: The New Dig” and in a recent episode of NPR’s Radiolab. His current research involves tracing those who escaped Pompeii during the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79\, which appears in his new book Escape from Pompeii: The Great Eruption of Mount Vesuvius and its Survivors Oxford University Press\, 2025.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/escape-from-pompeii-tracing-survivors-from-the-79-ce-eruption-of-vesuvius/
LOCATION:Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum at Miami University\, 801 S. Patterson Ave\, Oxford\, Ohio\, 45056
CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program
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ORGANIZER;CN="Andrew Sawyer":MAILTO:sawyerah@miamioh.edu
GEO:39.5008895;-84.7291695
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190823
CREATED:20260130T165313Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260130T170118Z
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SUMMARY:Prof. Debby Sneed\, Assistant Professor of Classics\, California State University\, Long Beach\, "Disability and the Greek Ideal:  A Case Study in Marble"
DESCRIPTION:The study of Greek art is heavily influenced by the notion of the ideal and idealized human body\, which has long been assumed to exclude aspects of bodily difference and disability. In this talk\, I consider a collection of 6th century BCE sculptures of maidens (korai) that were found on the Athenian Acropolis. As traditionally interpreted\, these statues all stood together as representations of the feminine ideal in Greek art\, but scholars tend to separate one maiden from her sisters because her body does not fit into modern definitions of beauty. By returning her to her rightful place in this collection\, I present a reassessment of Greek sculptural ideals and\, with it\, of our understandings of Greek art\, display\, and dedication in late 6th century BCE Athens.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/disability-and-the-greek-ideal-a-case-study-in-marble/
LOCATION:College of the Holy Cross\, Hogan Campus Center\, Room 401 (an accessible space)\, 1 College Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Ellen Perry":MAILTO:eperry@holycross.edu
GEO:42.2367466;-71.8101878
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190823
CREATED:20260309T163521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T163521Z
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SUMMARY:Public Lecture: Dr. Alexander Dale (CMLL Department\, Concordia University)
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, March 12th\, Dr. Alexander Dale (CMLL Department\, Concordia University) will deliver a presentation entitled\, Two Lesbian Brothers: the quest for fortune and glory in the Archaic Greek East. The talk will take place at 600pm in Hall Building 420. It is sponsored by the Concordia Classical Students Association and the Archaeological Institute of America\, Montreal Society.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/public-lecture-dr-alexander-dale-cmll-department-concordia-university/
LOCATION:Concordia University\, H420\, 1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd W\, Montreal\, QC\, H3G-1M8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Matt Buell":MAILTO:matthew.buell@concordia.ca
GEO:45.4967191;-73.5785557
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260312T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260312T173000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190823
CREATED:20260116T140619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T140619Z
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SUMMARY:Climate Change and Resilience in Medieval Anatolia
DESCRIPTION:AIA’s George H. Forsyth\, Jr. Memorial Lecture (Link: https://www.archaeological.org/endowment/george-h-forsyth-jr-memorial-lectures/) \nDr. Marica Cassis\, Department of History\, University of Calgary \nWhat does climate resilience mean in the context of the Late Roman and Medieval World of Anatolia? Current excavations at the site of Çadır Höyük in Yozgat province\, central Türkiye provide insight into how communities adapted and changed in response to a variety of climate and social changes over the course of these periods. In examining this evolution\, we gain a greater sense of how medieval society made sense of their changing environmental conditions through changes to their physical environments and their use of natural resources.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/climate-change-and-resilience-in-medieval-anatolia/
LOCATION:Business Building 2-09\, University of Alberta\, Edmonton\, Alberta\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AIA Lecture Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190823
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T210638Z
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SUMMARY:The Future of the Ancient Egyptian Afterlife
DESCRIPTION:Free Hybrid Lecture\nThe Future of the Ancient Egyptian Afterlife\nWednesday\, March 11\, 6:00–7:00 pm ET\, Advance registration recommended for online and in-person attendance \nSpeaker: Rune Nyord\, Associate Professor and Chair\, Art History Department\, Emory University \nCould some of our familiar ideas about the ancient Egyptian afterlife be more Christian than Egyptian? Recent studies suggest that themes we often assume to be central\, such as judgment\, salvation\, and eternal life\, were profoundly shaped by the Christian expectations of early Egyptologists. This poses a significant challenge for contemporary Egyptology: how should we think about ancient Egyptian religion when our basic framework has been shaped so strongly by Christianity rather than by Egyptian evidence? Rune Nyord proposes a new way forward that re-centers the social setting of the ancestor cult and considers funerary texts such as the Book of the Dead as ritual texts—continuous with other Egyptian ritual practices—rather than as “guidebooks” to the afterlife. \nGeological Lecture Hall\, 24 Oxford Street\, Cambridge\, MA. Free admission. Free event parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage starting at 5:00 pm. Presented by the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East and the Harvard Museums of Science and Culture. \nDetail of Hunefer: Papyrus of Hunefer. British Museum\, EA9901. © The Trustees of the British Museum. Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/the-future-of-the-ancient-egyptian-afterlife/
LOCATION:Geological Lecture Hall\, 24 Oxford Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, Geological Lecture Hall\, 24 Oxford Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190823
CREATED:20260226T211033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T211033Z
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SUMMARY:Expanding the Ancient World K-12 Educator Workshop | The Power of Monsters in Ancient Western Asia: Magic\, Seals\, Monuments and the Logic of Images
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will take place online; a Zoom link will be provided via email to registered participants. \nRegistration is required at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyQI1d1826G0ZeS19z8s46qt_KvtysJAgmaBAYjIXDu_pZ2Q/viewform \nExpanding the Ancient World is a series of professional development workshops and online resources for teachers. Keyed to the NYC Department of Education Social Studies Scope and Sequence\, this program is designed to offer K-12 educators opportunities to develop their knowledge of the ancient world and to provide classroom-ready strategies for teaching the past with reliable sources. Featuring inquiry-based workshops\, flexible lesson plans\, and up-to-date research\, Expanding the Ancient World aims to equip teachers with information and skills that they can share with their students. CTLE credits will be offered to New York State teachers. \nSphinxes\, lions\, griffins\, winged demons\, angels\, chimeras of all sorts are some of the most captivating and enduring images of Mediterranean antiquity. Monsters are found across in objects of all sizes\, from tiny scarab amulets to monumental statues\, across the region. They were part of the visual imaginary of people in antiquity\, cutting across regions\, periods\, social classes\, and communities. In this workshop\, we will explore hands-on the language of monsters through active observation\, drawing\, and collaging. What was the way people engaged with these images and how did they use them to affect the world around them? How can a sphinx be found at the same time as the monster to be banished in a spell\, guarding the gates of a city\, and perched on top of a gravestone? Together\, we will be analyzing case studies of various monsters and understand how they took part in the ancient imaginary by actively recreating these same mechanisms. Through this lesson\, we will discuss the shared functions of monuments\, amulets\, magic\, and seals in the ancient Mediterranean and Western Asia and strategies of image reproduction in antiquity. This will further provide insights in how the power of an image can continue\, change\, weaken\, expand or be subverted both in antiquity and nowadays. \nWorkshop led by Leopoldo Fox-Zampiccoli (PhD Candidate\, ISAW). \nParticipants will receive 1.5 CTLE hours. \nIf you have any questions regarding the Expanding the Ancient World program please email ETAW@nyu.edu. \nPlease check isaw.nyu.edu for event updates. \nISAW is committed to providing a positive and educational experience for all guests and participants who attend our public programming. We ask that all attendees follow the guidelines listed in our community standards policy.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/expanding-the-ancient-world-k-12-educator-workshop-the-power-of-monsters-in-ancient-western-asia-magic-seals-monuments-and-the-logic-of-images/
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T134500
DTSTAMP:20260403T190824
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SUMMARY:Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East Tours Led by Harvard Students
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East\, 6 Divinity Avenue\, Cambridge\, 02138\nAvailable during the Harvard academic year Sundays at 1:00 pm\, October 5\, 2025–April 26\, 2026. See blackout dates.*\n*Blackout dates: November 30\, 2025–January 25\, 2026\, March 15\, 2026 and March 22\, 2026 \nThis free tour\, led by Harvard students\, explores the Mediterranean Marketplaces: Connecting the Ancient World exhibition and how the movement of goods\, peoples\, and ideas around the ancient Mediterranean transformed the lives and livelihoods of people at all levels of society. Touch replicas and smell “ancient” scents as the students bring the past alive. \nVisitors may drop in at the scheduled times. No reservation is required. Tours meet in the lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.\nGroups of 10 or more may contact reservations to request other times. Please complete the reservation request form.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/harvard-museum-of-the-ancient-near-east-tours-led-by-harvard-students-2/2026-03-08/
LOCATION:Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East\, 6 Divinity Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190824
CREATED:20260114T155843Z
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SUMMARY:Re-Encountering Egypt: Museums and the Human Experience in the Age of AI
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 7\n3:30 pm EST\nIn-person only at the Penn Museum\, Classroom L2\nNo registration required\nSpecial Event: Annual Korsyn Lecture in honor of Felix J. Korsyn \nSpeaker: Prof. Rita Lucarelli\, Associate Professor of Egyptology\, Faculty Curator of Egyptology at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology\, University of California Berkeley \nTitle: Re-Encountering Egypt: Museums and the Human Experience in the Age of AI \nAbstract:\nIn an age increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence\, where images\, texts\, and even ancient cultures can be generated instantly\, what role do museums still play in helping us understand the past? This lecture revisits Egypt as a case study to explore the enduring human value of museum experiences in a digital and AI-driven world. \nDrawing on examples from Egyptian collections and exhibitions\, the speaker’s own 3D and VR projects and student engagement with the ancient Egyptian collection of the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology of UC Berkeley\, the talk examines how museums create forms of knowledge and emotional connection that cannot be reduced to data or algorithms alone. While AI offers powerful new tools for access\, reconstruction\, and interpretation\, it also raises important questions about authenticity\, presence\, and the meaning of cultural encounter. \nBy re-encountering Egypt through the physical\, sensory\, and social space of the museum\, this lecture argues that museums remain vital sites where history is not only learned\, but felt\, questioned\, and shared. \nSpeaker Bio:\nProf. Rita Lucarelli studied at the University of Naples “L’Orientale\,” Italy\, where she received her MA degree in Egyptology. She holds her Ph.D. from Leiden University\, the Netherlands. Her Ph.D. thesis was published as The Book of the Dead of Gatseshen: Ancient Egyptian Funerary Religion in the 10th Century BC. She worked as a Research Scholar and a Lecturer at the Department of Egyptology of Bonn University\, where she was part of the team of the “Book of the Dead Project”. She is currently an Associate Professor of Egyptology at UC Berkeley and Faculty Curator of Egyptology at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology of the University of California\, Berkeley and Fellow of the Digital Humanities in Berkeley. Her specialty is the study of the ancient Egyptian magic and religion\, and the reception history of ancient Egypt\, in particular in Black Visual Arts and music. \nShe is presently working at a project aiming at realizing 3D models of ancient Egyptian coffins\, the “Book of the Dead in 3D” and a VR App\, “Return to the Tomb”\, which recreate the tomb space where an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus is brought back\, from the museum to the tomb. She is also completing a monograph on demonology in ancient Egypt entitled “Agents of punishment and protection: ancient Egyptian Demonology in the First Millenium BCE”. Rita Lucarelli is also involved in a teaching Higher Education in the San Quentin State Prison\, in California. \n******************\nLectures are FREE to ARCE Members\, $7 for University of Pennsylvania Museum Members and UPenn Staff and Faculty\, $5 for Students with ID\, and $10 for the general public.\nLight refreshments served starting at 3pm. \n******************\nThe American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) is a private\, nonprofit organization founded in 1948 by a consortium of educational and cultural institutions to support research on all aspects of Egyptian history and culture\, foster broader knowledge among the general public\, and strengthen American-Egyptian cultural ties. The ARCE Pennsylvania Chapter (ARCE-PA) is the local branch of the national institution. We host monthly events including scholarly lectures\, Egyptian-themed workshops\, social events\, and guided tours of the Penn Museum’s Egyptian galleries. For more information or to learn about the perks of membership\, please send an e-mail to info@arce-pa.org\, or visit our website at www.arce-pa.org.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/re-encountering-egypt-museums-and-the-human-experience-in-the-age-of-ai/
LOCATION:Penn Museum\, 3260 South Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Science Spotlights: The Case of the Immortal Chemicals & Learning about the Deep Past from Ancient DNA
DESCRIPTION:In-Person Presentation\nScience Spotlights: The Case of the Immortal Chemicals & Learning about the Deep Past from Ancient DNA\nSaturday\, March 7\, 2:00–3:30 pm\nHarvard Museum of Natural History\, 26 Oxford Street\, Classroom B\, Third Floor \nMeet up-and-coming scientists and learn about questions at the forefront of research today in this series of short talks. \n2:00–2:30 pm – The Case of the Immortal Chemicals\nSpeaker: Ethan Sontarp\, Graduate Student with the Sunderland Group \nThere’s a mystery that needs to be solved: where does invisible pollution go when it is released into the environment? Scientists use chemical fingerprinting to do detective work\, uncovering why certain man-made pollutants are so resistant to breaking down and where they like to go. By following this trail of clues\, researchers can learn how to stop pollution from entering our food and drinking water. Join Harvard scientist Ethan Sontarp to discover how environmental detective work can help protect the world around us. \n3:00-3:30 pm – Learning about the Deep Past from Ancient DNA\nSpeaker: Daniel Tabin\, PhD Student in the David Reich Lab \nWriting has only been around for about 6\,000 years. This means that the stories of people who lived before that time were never recorded for future generations. Thankfully\, these stories are not lost forever. How can we learn about the adventures\, relationships\, and challenges of people who lived long before anyone ever put words on a page? Join Harvard scientist Daniel Tabin to discover how ancient DNA can help us piece together the lives of people who lived thousands of years ago—and hear about the remarkable stories he has helped bring back to light. \n20-minute talk followed by 10-minute Q&A session. Recommended for ages 10 and up.\nRegular museum admission rates apply. \nPresented by the Harvard Museum of Natural History and Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/science-spotlights-the-case-of-the-immortal-chemicals-learning-about-the-deep-past-from-ancient-dna/
LOCATION:Harvard Museum of Natural History\, 26 Oxford Street\, Classroom B\, Third Floor\, Harvard Museum of Natural History\, 26 Oxford Street\, Classroom B\, Third Floor\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
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SUMMARY:Celtic Art Across the Ages - Opening
DESCRIPTION:Discover the many forms of Celtic creativity and their artistic legacies in this sweeping story that spans ancient to modern times. \nWhen you think of the word “Celtic\,” what do you picture? Perhaps intricate knotwork designs\, legendary warriors\, or mystical spirituality? Maybe even a certain NBA team? Celtic Art Across the Ages will introduce visitors to the worlds of the various peoples who were historically labeled “Celts”—through the objects they created\, the interactions they had across the European continent\, and the myths that shaped their legacy\, then as now. The exhibition stretches from 800 BCE through today\, showcasing the craftsmanship\, innovation\, cultural connections\, and multilayered reception that characterized Celtic art in Europe and beyond. \nThe first major exhibition on this topic to take place in the United States\, Celtic Art Across the Ages offers an unprecedented opportunity to explore masterful metalwork\, including exquisitely decorated weaponry\, jewelry\, and horse and chariot trappings of the first millennium BCE Iron Age and early medieval times\, all brought to light through archaeological discoveries of the last 200 years. See how imagery transformed under Roman rule\, and trace the revival of Celtic art and identities in the modern era. From shape-shifting ancient ornaments to the more well-known Celtic iconography of medieval Ireland and Scotland\, the objects in this exhibition reveal rich and complex artistic traditions that defy stereotypes of what constitutes “Celtic art.” \nCheck out the exhibition catalogue\, with essays from international experts considering the themes of the exhibition and providing a solid introduction to this often underappreciated area of art history. \nCurated by Susanne Ebbinghaus\, George M.A. Hanfmann Curator of Ancient Art and Head of the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art\, with Penny Coombe\, Kelekian Curatorial Fellow in Ancient Art\, Laure Marest\, Damarete Associate Curator of Ancient Coins\, and Matthew Rogan\, Senior Curatorial Assistant for Special Exhibitions and Publications.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/celtic-art-across-the-ages-opening/
LOCATION:Harvard Art Museums\, 32 Quincy Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Baptism in Early Christianity and Baptismal Inscriptions in Asia Minor
DESCRIPTION:Water has been the central element of Christian baptism since the very beginnings of Christianity. Baptism has been part of Christianity from the start\, as shown by the many mentions in the Acts of the Apostles and the Pauline epistles. Baptism with water\, whether by immersion or sprinkling\, has always been the primary initiation ritual for Christians. But where did this ritual come from? And what did it mean? Although the term “baptism” is not today used to describe Jewish rituals(in contrast to New Testament times\, when the Greek word βαπτισμός did indicate Jewish ablutions or rites of purification)\, the purification rites (or ֶוה ְק ִמ / מקווה; mikvah—ritual immersion) in Jewish law and tradition are similar to baptism\, and the two have been linked. This e-meeting will focus on the following questions related to baptism in Early Christianity: how did people practice and understand baptism in Early Christian Minor\, what kind of connotations did the baptismal use of water evoke in the Asian context\, and what significance did baptism gain during the first centuries A.D.? Baptism seems to have been developed in the early years in close contact with the local religious context and the construction of baptisteries in the sixth century A.D. adapted local pagan elements of architecture. The Early Christian baptisteries featured water as the central element of baptism in an architecturally\, ritually\, and theologically reflected way. \nIn the study of baptism in Early Christian Asia Minor\, we will especially focus on epigraphic evidence\, which has been overlooked\, whereas there is still a huge amount of material from excavations and museums in Turkey. Our aim is also to analyze the subject with literary sources and archaeological evidence to reconstruct the liturgy and the actions of early Christians\, especially in ancient Anatolia. In this e-meeting\, we only focus on baptismal inscriptions in Asia Minor between the fourth and sixth centuries A.D. and attempt to set out a comprehensive model for the study of Early Christian baptism in Asia Minor. It is also our intention to create a complete bibliography of previous publications on Early Christian baptism and baptismal inscriptions in Asia Minor. \nWe warmly invite contributions by scholars and graduate students from a variety of disciplines related to this subject. Intended to bring together scholars of Early Christian theology\, Roman history\, and Greek epigraphy to discuss a range of issues concerning this ritual’s characteristics\, this video conference should be an excellent opportunity to increase our knowledge about this subject. The following theme groups are the main questions of the symposium\, which are prescriptive: \n-The origins and development of baptism in Asia Minor\,\n-Relevance and performance of baptism in Early Christian contexts in Asia Minor\,\n-Early Christian baptismal inscriptions in Asia Minor from archaeological field projects and museums\,\n-Etymology of Early Christian baptism\,\n-Ancient Greek and Latin textual sources on Early Christian baptism in Asia Minor\,\n-Hellenistic and Roman gravestones and other iconographic media depicting Early Christian baptism and baptismal inscriptions in Asia Minor\,\n-Miscellanea.\nOn these themes and questions\, all approaches and methods susceptible to bringing some progress to our current knowledge are\, of course\, welcome: theology\, ancient history\, epigraphy\, archaeology\, history of art\, cultural anthropology\, etc. All the readings and discussions in our conference will be in English\, and recorded for later viewing as a podcast on YouTube. The proceedings of the symposium will be published in 2028-29. \nWe would be delighted if you could consider contributing to our symposium and contact us with the required information below before October 1\, 2025. Our e-mail addresses are: ztsiami@oac.gr and/or terracottas@deu.edu.tr \nFor all your queries concerning the symposium\, our phone number is: +90.544.938 54 64. The organizers seek to widen participation at this symposium and would like to encourage colleagues from all parts of the world to attend. We kindly request that you alert any interested researchers\, colleagues\, and students within your research community who would be interested in participating in this conference\, either by forwarding our first circular and poster through Academia\, Researchgate\, Facebook\, Twitter\, Instagram\, or other similar social media\, or by printing them and displaying in your institution. Please share them also on your ListServs. We hope that you will be able to join us at the Orthodox Academy\, and we look forward to seeing you!
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/baptism-in-early-christianity-and-baptismal-inscriptions-in-asia-minor/
LOCATION:Orthodox Academy of Crete\, Kolymvari\, 73006\, Greece
CATEGORIES:Conference
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