Archaeological Institute of America

The Archaic Colonnade at Corinth
2024-10-08 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | University of Kansas, Student Union, Jayhawk Boulevard, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States
Oscar Broneer Memorial Lecture

Drunken Women with Spears? Funerary Practices and Female Identity in Pre-Roman Apulia
2024-10-10 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Chicago)

“The Discovery of and Excavations at Eyreville. A 17th century Plantation Site on Virginia’s Eastern Shore”
2024-10-10 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Jepson Hall, Room 109, 221 Richmond Way, Richmond, VA, 23173, United States
Lecture by Michael Clem (Virginia Department of Historic Resources), in celebration of Virginia Archaeology Month and International Archaeology Day.

Climate change, human health, and building an equitable sustainable future
2024-10-10 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | University of Louisville Center for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (CACHe), 1606 Rowan Street, Louisville, KY, 40203, United States
Earth’s mean annual surface temperature has increased by 1.3 degrees Celsius over the pre-industrial average. We know that over the next 75 years, without an immediate and dramatic change in behavior, we will see an increase of 3-8 degrees C, levels not seen in the time since humans first evolved. The risks for human societies from this magnitude of warming are complex, with interacting hazards that are potentially amplified by our response. Historical sciences can speak to these uncertainties about how it will affect our societies and our health. In this talk, Dr. Gwen Robbins Schug will describe archaeological perspectives on human health and well-being during periods of rapid climate change over the past 10,000 years. She will focus on the historical and socio-cultural factors that promoted resilience and those that were associated with high levels of violence, infectious disease spillover, and starvation. Ultimately, Dr. Robbins Schug proposes that discussions of human health may be one of the greatest opportunities for motivating the urgent, transformative, and sustained actions we now require to achieve a fair, equitable, sustainable future on Earth.

Archeology in Pajamas: Virtual Lecture Series
2024-10-10 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
The Arkansas Archeological Survey and Arkansas Archeological Society are co-hosting a new Virtual Lecture Series, called “Archeology in Pajamas,” from Fall 2024 through Spring 2025. Have you been interested in attending a talk but weren’t wanting to travel far distances, battle inclement weather, or leave the house because you aren’t feeling up to coming to an in-person talk? Then, this virtual Zoom lecture series is for you! We have a wide range of topics presented by speakers from varied parts of the country, so there is sure to be something for everyone. To attend, please register using the QR code on the attached flyer, or by clicking the Zoom registration link. These lectures are free and open to the public; anyone is welcome to (virtually) attend. You will need to individually register for each talk, and more information about each will be released as the dates approach in new announcements.
Our first webinar, on Thursday, October 10th, will feature Dr. “Liz” Ibarrola, who will be presenting “Rising Tides: Climate Change and the Untold Stories of Fort Mose.” Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose was a small, fortified settlement founded in 1738 by the Spanish governor of East Florida and populated by emancipated Africans, many of whom had escaped slavery in the adjacent British colonies. The fort, and its surrounding town and agricultural fields, was a manifestation of the freedom offered to enslaved people in Florida under the Spanish. Today invisible to the untrained eye and tucked away in a small state park, Fort Mose reflects the little known but central role played by freedom-seeking Africans in the early history of Florida. Furthermore, the threats to heritage preservation currently faced at the site highlight the ways in which social marginalization of Afro-diasporans has continuously impacted the site. Fort Mose was vulnerable by design, and while today recognized for its symbolic role in the colonial era, it is threatened not only by rising sea levels and increased storm activity, but also Florida’s history of anti-blackness.
Register with this Link: https://uark.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kBxXcuFeSqGzJ-2hRQPCyg

After 1177 BCE: The Survival of Civilizations
2024-10-10 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, West Asia & North Africa (ISAC), Breasted Hall, East 58th Street, Chicago, IL, 60637, United States
Kershaw Lectures in Near East Archaeology

PHMC Learn at lunchtime virtual lectures
2024-10-11 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
PHMC Learn at lunchtime virtual lectures Friday Lunch times October 11, October 18, October 25
from the State Museum of Pennsylvania.

Sicily: Archaeology, Art & Cuisine with post-tour option to Malta
2024-10-12 - 2024-10-24
Travel and learn with our engaging archaeologist and professor of ancient history Dr. Jenifer Neils on this fascinating tour to Sicily. Jennifer is an expert on the ancient Mediterranean. Recently she served as the first woman Director of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Previously she held the Elsie B. Smith Chair of Classics at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, and regularly taught courses on the art and archaeology of the ancient world from the Bronze Age to Late Antiquity.
Highlights include:
• Discover several of the most impressive Greek archaeological sites in the Mediterranean, such as Agrigento, Selinunte, Segesta,Morgantina, and Syracuse.
• Travel and learn with our engaging archaeologist, Jenifer Neils.
• Admire spectacular, sunlit landscapes of undulating vineyards and Mediterranean Sea vistas.
• See two of the finest examples of Norman architecture: Monreale Cathedral and the Royal Palace of Palermo (Palazzo dei Normanni).
• View extensive archaeological collections at several excellent museums.
• Savor fine cuisine, with wine included at group dinners.
• Feel pampered with five nights at a 5-star hotel and six nights at 4-star hotels, all chosen for their generous comfort and prime locations.
• Relax and enjoy traveling with a maximum of just 16 guests plus your expert lecturer, tour manager, and local guides.
Optional post-tour extension to Malta is October 24 – 28, 2024

International Archaeology Day at the Campbell Creek Science Center
2024-10-12 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Anchorage) | BLM Campbell Creek Science Center, 5600 Science Center Drive, Anchorage, AK, 99507, United States
10 a.m.–2 p.m – Open house with educational booths
10–11:45 a.m. – WWII history interpretive walk
Noon– “A Beautiful Journey” movie showing followed by a
short presentation by Dr. Maria Williams on the uses of
birch and other materials from the boreal forest.
All events take place at Campbell Creek Science Center, 5600 Science Center Drive, Anchorage, AK 99507

The World in Between: Egypt and Nubia in Africa. Telling the Story Through Museum Artifacts
2024-10-12 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | University of Dayton, Science Center Auditorium, 300 College Park Ave, Dayton, OH, 45469
Homer A. and Dorothy B. Thompson Lectureship

The World in Between: Egypt and Nubia in Africa. Telling the Story Through Museum Artifacts
2024-10-12 10:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Science Center Auditorium (SC 114) at The University of Dayton., 450 East Stewart St, Dayton, OH, 45409, United States
The first presentation in the Archaeological Institute of America Dayton Society’s 2024-2025 Lecture Series presented by Dr. Anastasia Dakouri-Hild, Associate Professor of Aegean and Near Eastern Art and Archaeology at the University of Virginia.
This presentation discusses the complex interrelationship between ancient Egypt and Nubia based on a new planned exhibition slated to open at the University of Virginia. Beyond merely acknowledging the geographical position of ancient Egypt on the African continent, the lecture examines the extent to which Egypt was of Africa culturally, first by scrutinizing the categories of ‘Egypt’ and ‘Nubia’ and the connections between material and visual culture and identity. Subsequently it utilizes key artifacts in US collections as case studies to tell the story of this interaction anew, fleshing out the rich and complex rapport between Egypt and Nubia over the course of several millennia, from prehistory (ca. 3800 BCE) through pharaonic Meroe (350 CE). In the process, the lecture also highlights the importance as well as the limitations of using visual culture to articulate/construct and understand/read ancient identities.
This lecture is scheduled to take place in person in the Science Center Auditorium (SC 114) at The University of Dayton.
For a campus map with building and parking information visit https://udayton.edu/map/
Thanks to the Archaeological Institute of America’s Lecture Program and its Dayton Society members this lecture is free and open to the public.

International Archaeology Day Graduate Symposium
2024-10-12 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | University of South Florida Tampa Campus CAS Building, 12010 USF Cherry Dr, Tampa, FL 33620, Tampa, 33617, United States
Every year for IAD, our chapter puts on a symposium for students to present their research, theses, dissertations, practice presenting conference papers, and receive feedback from peers and professionals. We allow students of all levels to come and listen to their peers talk and a bit of a round table discussion afterwards. Archaeological research of all sub-disciplines are invited!

IUP Community Archaeology Day
2024-10-12 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Indiana University of Pennsylvania, McElhaney Hall, North Walk, Indiana, Pennsylvania, 15705, United States
Come jump into fall and celebrate International Archaeology Day! Learn about the archaeology of Indiana County and surrounding regions and try your hand at technologies such as spear throwing, flint knapping, and crafting pottery. Enjoy interactive games and mock excavations, see artifacts & faunal remains from area archaeological sites, watch artifacts print in 3D, and tour our laboratories. A children’s activity room will include “cave art”, wampum beading, and other fun activities for kids of all ages. Free admission and snacks provided!

A Field of Their Own: Putting the Women of Egyptology in Their Place
2024-10-12 13:30 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | American Research Center in Egypt, Orange County Chapter | c.o. Bowers Museum, North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA, 92706, United States
In celebration of IAD, ARCE-OC presents a history of archaeology lecture by Dr. Kathleen Sheppard (Missouri S&T) pertaining to women active in the field of Egyptology and archaeology of ancient Egypt.
Women, to paraphrase Virginia Woolf, must have money and a site of her own if she is to do archaeology. Woolf was talking about writing fiction, but the point remains: women must be free from domestic cares, even just for a little while, if they would be professionally productive. The women who worked in archaeology around the turn of the twentieth century understood this situation keenly and some were able to live out their freedom in a variety of ways. In this talk, I will (re)introduce several women in the history of Egyptology who carved out spaces of their own through excavation, patronage, and publication and who shaped the discipline with their expertise.

The Treaty of Ramesses II with Hattusili III: Peace-making in the Late Bronze Age Mediterranean
2024-10-12 15:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Penn Museum, 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States
In-person lecture
Saturday, October 12, 3:30 pm EST
Penn Museum, Classroom 2
Speaker: Dr. Camilla Di-Biase-Dyson
Title: The Treaty of Ramesses II with Hattusili III: Peace-making in the Late Bronze Age Mediterranean
Abstract:
This paper gives background to the first attested peace treaty in world history, between Ramses II of Egypt and Hattusili III of Hatti (now Türkiye). This treaty survives in several copies, in two languages (Ancient Egyptian and Akkadian) and in two countries (Egypt and Turkey). This paper will explain some of the provisions of the treaty and also examine some of the treaty’s more unusual aspects, for instance, that its formation was not a direct consequence of conflict, and that not all of its articles are bilateral. It will also make some suggestions about under what conditions and in what location the treaty might have been forged.
Speaker Bio:
Dr. Camilla Di Biase-Dyson is a Sydneysider with a passion for Ancient Egypt since childhood. After graduating with BA(Hons) and PhD degrees in Ancient History from Macquarie University (2000–2008) she moved to Berlin to conduct postdoctoral research in Egyptology and linguistics, first as a Fellow of the Excellence Cluster ‘Topoi: The Formation and Transformation of Space and Knowledge in Ancient Civilizations’ (2009–2010) and then with the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (2010–2012). Following this, she was Junior Professor for Egyptology at the Georg-August University in Göttingen, Germany (2012–2019), then a Research Fellow at the University of Vienna (2019–2020). In April 2020 she moved back to Sydney to take up a Lectureship in Egyptology at Macquarie University.
Dr. Di-Biase Dyson is passionate about exploring how ancient texts and languages help us access ancient ways of thinking. Her current research focuses on metaphor in Ancient Egyptian language, as well as ancient medicine and manuscript studies and takes in object studies and body ontologies. Her approaches range from linguistics and cognitive science to literary analysis and anthropology and she is committed to utilising and expanding the tools of digital corpus analysis for ancient languages. Her case studies mainly focus on texts and materials from the Ramesside Period of Egyptian history, in the Late Bronze Age.
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Registration is NOT required. Lectures 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.
Light refreshments served starting at 3pm.
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The 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.

Life, Luxury & Leisure in Ancient Rome
2024-10-13 - 2024-10-24
Immerse yourself in the opulence and grandeur of ancient Rome while uncovering the secrets of daily life, the indulgence of luxury, and the pursuit of leisure that helped to define one of the most influential civilizations in history. Our adventure begins in Rome, heart of the Roman Empire, where we witness the architectural marvels that stand as a testament to Rome’s engineering prowess. At the Baths of Caracalla, learn about the interesting Roman bathing culture and the significance of these communal spaces in Roman society. Delve into the world of luxury in ancient Rome with visits to the opulent villa in Tivoli and the well-preserved remains of ancient cities frozen in time by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Learn about the daily lives and customs of the Romans through beautifully preserved frescoes and artifacts, as well as the exquisite art, landscaping, and leisure pursuits enjoyed by the Roman elite. Throughout the tour, archaeologist and professor Crispin Corrado will guide the group at many sites, offer several lectures, and be available to engage in discussions. Whether you are an avid archaeology or history enthusiast, or simply curious about one of history’s greatest civilizations, this journey will provide a deep understanding and appreciation of ancient Rome’s enduring legacy.
Some highlights Include:
• Visits to several UNESCO World Heritage Sites:
• Spend a full day exploring Rome’s ancient monuments, including the Roman Forum, the House of Augustus on the Palatine Hill, the Domus Aurea, and the Colosseum
• Enjoy a day trip to Tivoli for visits to Hadrian’s Villa, a 2nd-century A.D. complex; and the Villa d’Este, a Renaissance masterpiece of garden and villa architecture
• Explore Pompeii and Herculaneum, both of which were buried (and preserved) by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79; as well as Villa Poppea (Oplontis), an ancient villa with incredible wall paintings
• Take an excursion to Paestum, with its three magnificent, ancient Greek temples
• See the collections of Rome’s Capitoline Museums, with magnificent Classical and Renaissance art; the awe-inspiring Pantheon; and the superb Naples Archaeological Museum
• Exploring the Vatican City, with entry to the Vatican Museums, including the Sistine Chapel and Raphael Rooms; plus St. Peter’s Basilica, the largest church in the world

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East Tours Led by Harvard Students
2024-10-13 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, 6 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Available during the Harvard academic year Sundays at 1:00 pm, October 6, 2024–April 27, 2025. See blackout dates.*
*Blackout dates: December 1, 2024–January 26, 2025; and March 16–23, 2025.
This 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.
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 other times. Tours may be available by advance request in these languages: Hindi, Bengali, and Mandarin.

National Fossil Day
2024-10-13 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
What treasures are found in the Harvard University paleontology collections? Meet Harvard paleontologists to find out! See their favorite fossils, learn about their research, and ask them your questions. Join us to celebrate National Fossil Day with short talks and table-top presentations for all ages.
Regular museum admission rates apply. Free event parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage. Presented by the Harvard Museum of Natural History and the Harvard Museums of Science and Culture in collaboration with the Stephanie Pierce Lab of Vertebrate Paleontology and the Javier Ortega-Hernández Lab of Invertebrate Paleontology.

A Field of Their Own: Putting the Women of Egyptology in Their Place
2024-10-13 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The American Research Center in Egypt, Northern California chapter, and the UC Berkeley Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures invite you to attend a lecture by Dr. Kathleen Sheppard, Missouri University of Science and Technology:
A Field of Their Own: Putting the Women of Egyptology in Their Place
Sunday October 13, 2024, 3 PM Pacific Daylight Time
Room 56 Social Sciences Building, UC Berkeley
About the Lecture:
Book Talk – Women in the Valley of the Kings: The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250284358/womeninthevalleyofthekings
A woman, to paraphrase Virginia Woolf, must have money and a site of her own if she is to do archaeology. Woolf was talking about writing fiction, but the point remains: women must be free from domestic cares, even just for a little while, if they would be professionally productive. The women who worked in archaeology around the turn of the twentieth century understood this situation keenly, and some were able to live out their freedom in a variety of ways. In this talk, the lecturer will (re)introduce several women in the history of Egyptology who carved out spaces of their own through excavation, patronage, and publication and who shaped the discipline with their expertise.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Kathleen Sheppard is a Professor in the History and Political Science department at Missouri S&T in Rolla, Missouri. She earned her MA in Egyptian Archaeology at University College London in 2002, and her PhD in History of Science from the University of Oklahoma in 2010. Her first book was a scientific biography of Margaret Alice Murray (2013) that focused on Murray’s life and career, both in and out of Egyptology. She has spent her whole career telling the stories of women in Egyptology. Her latest book, Women in the Valley of the Kings: The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age (St. Martin’s Press, 2024) is a grand retelling of the history of Egyptology through the work that women did.
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Parking is available in UC lots all day on weekends, for a fee. Ticket dispensing machines accept debit or credit cards. Parking is available in lots around the Social Sciences Building, and in lots along Bancroft. A map of the campus is available online at http://www.berkeley.edu/map/ .
About ARCE-NC:
For more information, please visit https://www.youtube.com/@NorthernCaliforniaARCE, https://facebook.com/NorthernCaliforniaARCE/, https://twitter.com/ARCENCPostings, and https://khentiamentiu.org. To join the chapter or renew your membership, please go to https://arce.org/join-arce/ and select “Berkeley, CA” as your chapter when you sign up.

The Legacy of the Etruscans: Latium, Umbria & Tuscany
2024-10-14 - 2024-10-25
Discover the world of the ancient Etruscans, a pre-Roman civilization that flourished in the area between Rome and Florence from at least the 7th century B.C. until they were conquered by the Romans in the 3rd century B.C. The extent of the impact that the Etruscans’ legacy had on the Greeks and Romans, through to our contemporary world, is still coming to light. Join Dr. Pieraccini and a small group of like-minded fellow travelers to explore and further understand the realm of the Etruscans.
Highlights include:
• The marvelous cities of Rome and Florence, plus journeys through spectacular countryside to lesser-visited medieval and Renaissance towns.
• Outstanding Etruscan necropolises with brightly-painted scenes of feasting and dancing covering the walls of rock-cut chamber tombs, monumental tumuli, and house tombs. These include the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Cerveteri and Tarquinia,
as well as Sovana with its Tomba Ildebranda.
• Important Etruscan towns, including Veii with its impressive, 6th-century B.C. “Portonaccio Temple”; Volterra, which also boasts a charming historical center; Orvieto, with its striking Etruscan acropolis; and Vulci, whose tombs contain original Etruscan
inscriptions.
• Many splendid museums with unparalleled collections of Etruscan artifacts, such as Etruscan bronze sculptures, plus Phoenician gold and Greek vases obtained through extensive trade networks. These include the National Etruscan Museum of Villa
Giulia and Vatican City’s Gregorian Etruscan Museum.
• Lectures, discussions, and the company of our expert AIA lecturer/host, Lisa Pieraccini.
• Generous comfort at well-located, 4-star hotels, plus fine cuisine and wine. A couple of special events are a home-hosted dinner in Florence, and lunch at a winery in Orvieto.

Origins of Humans & Wine: Azerbaijan, Georgia & Armenia
2024-10-14 - 2024-10-29
Join us for an exciting trip back in time to explore early humankind and the ‘cradle of wine’ in the southern Caucasus. Learn about ancient winemaking techniques and sample the bounty of the region’s vineyards. Explore medieval towns and UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including prehistoric through early Christian complexes. Enjoy Georgia’s famed hospitality, wherein a ‘visitor is considered a gift from God.’ This is a region of extraordinary contrasts, deep history, and cultural diversity. Travel and learn with AIA tours popular paleoanthropologist Dr. Ian Tattersall.

Free Museum Admission on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
2024-10-14 09:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | The Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology and the Harvard Museum of Natural History, Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Join us for Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture. The Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology and the Harvard Museum of Natural History are offering free admission all day.
Additionally, guests can enjoy free Peabody Museum Tours by Harvard students that connect visitors with cultural items in the museum’s care and provide examples of how the museum engages with Indigenous communities today. Indigenous Peoples’ Day tours meet in the Peabody Museum lobby at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm and last approximately 45 minutes. Learn more about Peabody Museum tours.
Free admission is offered courtesy of Harvard Museums of Science & Culture in partnership with the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Harvard University Native American Program, and the Harvard Kennedy School Project on Indigenous Governance and Development.

Africans, Europeans, and Finding Castle Cormantine: Archaeology and Cultural Entanglement on the 17th Century Gold Coast
2024-10-14 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | The Denison Edge, Marconi Boulevard, Columbus, OH, 43215, United States
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureships

International Archaeology Day
2024-10-15 09:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Prague) | Museum of History in Mohelnice, Kostelní náměstí 3, Mohelnice, 78985, Czech Republic
To celebrate the occasion of the International Archaeology Day, the Museum of History in Mohelnice has organized a program for schools, kindergartens, families with children, and other interested parties.
Visitors will be able to test their knowledge and improve their understanding of our ancestral cultures by exploring real archaeological finds and prehistoric crafts.
Participants can experience first-hand what life was like in prehistoric times. Craft stations will be established to enable hands-on demonstrations of common prehistoric techniques. There will also be displays of genuine archaeological findings from individual periods of our history.
The celebration program is suitable for all ages.

After 1177 B.C. The Survival of Civilizations: A Talk with Eric Cline
2024-10-15 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Eric Cline will discuss his latest work in conjunction with the release of his new book of the same title.

Africans, Europeans, and Finding Castle Cormantine: Archaeology and Cultural Entanglement on the 17th Century Gold Coast
2024-10-15 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Oberin Public Library, 65 S Main Street, Oberlin, OH, 44074, United States

Lecture: The Archaeology of Prostitution and Clandestine Pursuits
2024-10-15 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Denver) | Pecos Trail Café, 2239 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, NM, 87505, United States
Lecture. Donna Seifert (Former president Society for Historical Archaeology). Case studies from various nineteenth-century sites where material culture reveals evidence of prostitution, including a brothel in Five Points—New York City’s most notorious neighborhood—and parlor houses a few blocks from the White House and Capitol Hill. Also Brothels in the American West are also looked at—in urban Los Angeles and in frontier sites and mining camps in Sandpoint, Idaho; Prescott, Arizona; and Fargo, North Dakota. The artifact assemblages found at these sites often contradict written records, allowing archaeologists to construct a more realistic and complicated picture of daily life for working-class women involved in commercial sex.

Midwest Archaeological Conference
2024-10-16 08:00 - 2024-10-19 17:00 (America/New_York) | Hyatt Hotel & Conference Center, West Kilbourn Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53203, United States
The 2024 Midwest Archaeological Conference (MAC) will be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin! This year’s theme for the conference is Inspiring Students. A series of programs, workshops, and tours are being designed to engage the next generation of archaeologists. The Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association will hold their annual Symposium at the MAC conference on Saturday Oct. 19 – International Archaeology Day!

International Archaeology Day
2024-10-16 09:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Museum of History in Šumperk, Hlavní třída 342/22, Šumperk, 78731, Czech Republic
To celebrate the occasion of the International Archaeology Day, the Museum of History in Šumperk has organized a program for schools, kindergartens, families with children, and other interested parties.
Visitors will be able to test their knowledge and improve their understanding of our ancestral cultures by exploring real archaeological finds and prehistoric crafts.
Participants can experience first-hand what life was like in prehistoric times. Craft stations will be established to enable hands-on demonstrations of common prehistoric techniques. There will also be displays of genuine archaeological findings from individual periods of our history.
The celebration program is suitable for all ages.

SPRUCE Archaeological Dig
2024-10-16 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Silver Spruce Academy at Seventh Day Adventist Church, Florida Road, Durango, CO, 81301, United States
We have spent the first quarter of this school year learning about the process of archaeological digs, including excavation, documentation, looking for sites, preservation, and the archaeology of the Southwest. We will be performing our very own dig for artifacts, provided to us through the work of another class at the school. These created “artifacts” will include mud bricks resembling the corner of a structure, coins, and pottery. Students will perform the dig with a variety of tools, and document findings.
