Parthenon Symposium: Book Talk with Sam Kean Author of Dinner with King Tut Monday, May 4, at 5:00 PM Central Join author Sam Kean for a firsthand account of his adventures in experimental archaeology while writing Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists are Re-creating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations. In […]
Charles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship
AIA-Nashville Society Book Club Join us for a free Parthenon Book Club meeting on Monday, May 4, at 6 PM. This event is free and open to the public, with RSVP required. All are welcome. RSVP required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/parthenon-book-club-dinner-with-king-tut-tickets-1975611659656?aff=oddtdtcreator *Due to HVAC renovation at the Parthenon, this event will take place at the Parks Permit Office […]
Please join the local chapter of the AIA (Archaeological Institute of America) for a screening of the award-winning film, La Chimera (2023). A masterpiece of magical realism, this independent-film (written […]
Saturday, May 9 3:30 pm EST In-person only at the Penn Museum, Anthro Classroom 345 No registration required Speaker: Prof. Josef Wegner, Curator Penn Museum. Professor of Egyptian Archaeology, Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, University of Pennsylvania Title: New Discoveries in the Anubis-Mountain Royal Necropolis at Abydos Abstract: The most recent excavations of […]
Parthenon Symposium: Book Talk with Mary Beard Author of Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old Sunday May 10, 2:00 PM Central, at the Paschall Theater AIA-Nashville Society and the Parthenon are proud to partner with Montgomery Bell Academy to welcome Mary Beard to the "Athens of the South"! Join distinguished classicist Mary Beard for […]
Dear Colleagues, We are glad to inform you that an international e-conference on worked shells in the ancient world (material, use, typology, chronology and context) will take place on May […]
Deepening our understanding of African heritage often starts in spaces that celebrate our history, but while museums house these stories, it is archaeology that unearths them. While the world is […]
Dr. Jack Green (Associate Director of Collections and Curatorial Affairs, Washington and Lee University) will present a lecture entitled "Tell es-Sa'idiyeah Cemetery (Jordan) and its connections to ancient Egypt and […]
Dr. Kate Ayres (Institute for the Study of Ancient cultures at the University of Chicago) will deliver an interesting lecture; topic yet to be finalized. A reception and chance to […]
Dr. Peter Warnock, Adjunct faculty member in Anthropology at Muskegon Community College, and board member of the St. Louis Society of the Archaeological Institute will discuss the archaeological discoveries at […]
Traverse northern Italy, with the grand Italian Alps as your backdrop, enjoying the depths of its history and the great diversity of architecture, traditions, and gastronomy found in three distinct […]
