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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 […]
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Royal Purple and Indigo: The Hidden Labor Behind Luxurious Dyes
TBA (Gainesville 1) Gainesville, FL, United StatesZoom ID: 745 130 9473
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Gender, Creator Deities, and the Public Image of Sobekneferu
WEBINAR (Northern New Jersey 1) Montclair, NJ -
Archaeology and Ale with Dr. James Osborne
Lisbon, Lisbon, PortugalFieldwork and COVID at Turkey's 'Newest' Iron Age Capital: Results from Türkmen-Karahöyük (Dr. James Osborne, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago) In 2019, researchers with the Türkmen-Karahöyük Intensive Survey Project (TISP) identified the site to be one of the very largest Bronze and Iron Age cities in ancient Turkey, despite the fact that it had never […]
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“Illuminating the Past: An Application of Data Science to Archaeology”
Warren County History Museum 238 S. Sunny Lane, Monmouth, IL, United StatesMichael C. Sostarecz, Professor of Mathematics, Monmouth College (msostarecz@gmail.com) Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) is an imaging technique used to non-invasively bring out surface details on artifacts. This lecture will share improvements on how the data is collected, an original model to combine the experimental images, and new options for post-processing. The artifacts presented will include […]
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Andromeda, Alexander, and Ascalos: founders and foundation myths in the Roman Near East
WEBINAR (Pittsburgh 1) Pittsburgh, PAKershaw Lecture