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Syracuse, Empire in a City: An Archaeology of Magna Graecia’s Unwilling Immigrants
Classical Syracuse was a city of immigrants. Some came seeking work and high wages, others as refugees fleeing the Carthaginians’ advance across Sicily. But most arrived by force after being defeated by the Syracusans and dispossessed of their land. Since the late Archaic period, the Syracusans regularly forced the people they conquered to relocate to […]
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Aridity and adaptation among Arabian Bronze Age communities: Investigating mobility and climate change using isotope analysis
WEBINAR (Milwaukee 1) Milwaukee, WIBraidwood Lecture Additional Zoom information: Webinar ID: 951 4313 4365 Passcode: 793181
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Family, food and health in the Bronze Age Aegean: Novel bioarchaeological insights into Mycenaean and Minoan societies
Spokane, WA, United StatesSince the famous excavations of Heinrich Schliemann in Mycenae and of Arthur Evans in Knossos, we have been trying to understand the life of the Mycenaean and Minoan societies of the second millennium BCE. Outstanding palaces, literary sources and rich burials have inspired our fascination of the Aegean Bronze Age. However, many basic questions have […]
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Drink Your Hot Chocolate Like a Maya Ruler! Make Your Own Maya Drinking Cup (in English, until October 31st)
Have fun learning about Maya ceramics for International Archaeology Day! This activity is a digital kit you can do any time on your own to explore the art and function of ancient Maya painted ceramics. Using various digital resources (including an online video tutorial) you will learn about some of the forms, designs, and functions […]
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Royal Purple and Indigo: the Hidden Labor Behind Luxurious Dyes
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Let them Rest in Peace: The Sacred Burials of Frescoes, Pots, and Rooms in the House of the Frescoes at Knossos
WEBINAR (Greensboro 1) Greensboro, NCMcDonald Lecture
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Archaeology of Beer
It’s been found in the Egyptian pyramids, the cities of Mesopotamia, Viking longboats, the palace of Machu Picchu, medieval monasteries, and the world’s earliest farming villages. What is it? Beer! Beer has been used for thousands of years to pay taxes, heal the sick, and accompany the dead into the afterlife. Many religions worshiped gods […]
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A Feminist History of Ancient Medicine
WEBINAR (Santa Fe 1) Santa Fe, NMKershaw Lecture
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Power plays at Pylos: The past and memory in the tombs and at the palace
WEBINAR (Western New York 1) Buffalo, NYZoom Meeting ID: 921 1429 3029 Passcode: 054196
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Matrices of the Mother Goddess: Some Reconsiderations of Kybele in Western Anatolia
WEBINAR (Southern Nevada 1) Las Vegas, NVKershaw Lecture Zoom details: Meeting ID: 85444244180 Passcode: n0ihSP
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Putting the stone back in the Stone Age: New research on the end of the Maltese Temple Period, a lecture by Dr Huw S. Groucutt, Max Planck Independent Research Group leader in Jena, Germany
Abstract : After existing for over one thousand years, the Maltese Temple Period ended around 4,300 years ago. Understanding why has been a topic of considerable interest and debate. In this talk Dr Huw S. Groucutt will discuss this topic, outlining recent research on themes such as regional climate change and evidence for the arrival […]