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
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Tracing the Origins of Art
WEBINAR (Charlottesville 1) Charlottesville, VAJoukowsky Lecture
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Surviving the Maya collapse at Actuncan, Belize
WEBINAR (East Tennessee 1) Knoxville, TN -
Artifacts and Archaeological Processes: The Lives and Afterlives of Objects at Pompeii
WEBINAR (Kentucky 1) Louisville, KY -
Beyond the Gospels: Creating a Visual Identity for the Virgin Mary in Late Antique Egypt
Lisbon, Lisbon, PortugalDr. Sabrina Higgins (Simon Fraser University, B.C.) The Virgin Mary is an enigmatic Biblical figure, one who rises from relative unimportance in the canonical gospels to become one of the most prominent figures in Christianity. The theological discourse that culminated with the declaration of Mary as Theotokos (‘God bearer’) at the Council of Ephesus in […]
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The Shock of the New? Writing and the Propagation of Religious Ideology in early Islam
WEBINAR (Salem 1) Salem, ORForsyth Lecture
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Celebrating Belizean Archaeology
The Belize Institute of Archaeology celebrates International Archaeology Day hosting multiple trivia Fridays (October 8, 15, and 22) on social media (IA Facebook page) whereby trivia pertaining to Belizean archaeology will be posted throughout the day. Also, we will be hosting an interactive competition aimed at bringing awareness to Belize's archaeological sites. Participants will be […]
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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 […]