“Digging in Circles: Miami’s Prehistoric Legacy”
2026-04-16 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Jepson Hall, Room 118, Richmond Way 221, Richmond, VA, 23226, United States
Lecture by Robert S. Carr, Director of the Archaeological and Historical Conservancy (https://www.archaeological.org/lecturer/robert-carr/) – Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lecture

TBA (Richmond)
2026-04-16 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | TBA (Richmond ), Richmond, VA, United States
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureship

Crafting and Trade: Stone Tool Production and Ancient Maya Economies
2026-04-16 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W 1st Ave, Spokane, WA, 99201, United States
Join us for a lecture by Dr. Rachel Horowitz, “Crafting and Trade: Stone Tool Production and Ancient Maya Economies “.
Abstract: Today, and in the past, economic activities are important ways of making connections between people. In the Maya area, modern-day Mexico and northern Central America, economies are less studied than other aspects of past Maya lifeways. In this talk, I use recently collected data about stone tool production to provide information about the Classic period Maya economy (600-900 CE). This lecture will use a case-study of stone tool producers western Belize to explore the lives of Classic period Maya stone tool producers, and how stone tools circulated throughout the economy.

TBA (Puget Sound)
2026-04-17 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | TBA (Puget Sound), WA, United States
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TBA (Jacksonville)
2026-04-18 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | TBA (Jacksonville 1), Jacksonville, FL, United States
Kershaw Lectures in Near East Archaeology Time TBA

Archaeology and the Art Museum
2026-04-22 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Chicago) | TBA (Western Illinois), Monmouth, IL, United States
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureship Time TBA

AIA Archaeology Hour April 2026: Ecology and Slavery in St. Croix
2026-04-22 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
Join the AIA for as Justin Dunnavant (UCLA) presents the final AIA Archaeology Hour talk of the 2025-2026 season: “Ecology and Slavery in St. Croix.”
This presentation will be given at 8pm Eastern/7pm Central/6pm Mountain/5pm Pacific.
Register here.

Landscapes of Time and Memory: Foragers in the Mojave Desert 4
2026-04-23 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology, 60 George St., Providence, RI, 02912, United States

Digging in Circles: Miami's Prehistoric Legacy 2
2026-04-23 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | TBA (Rochester), Rochester, NY, United States

TBA (Albany)
2026-04-24 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | TBA (Albany), Albany, NY, United States

TBA (Toronto)
2026-04-24 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | TBA (Toronto), Toronto
The Ann Santen Endowed Lecture Time TBA

Beyond the Swidden: Mesoamerican Agricultural Practices Past, Present, and Future
2026-04-25 10:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | TBA (Dayton), Dayton, OH
Doris Z. Stone New World Archaeology Lectures

Dr. Shanti Morell-Hart: “Beyond the Swidden: Mesoamerican Agricultural Practices Past, Present, and Future”
2026-04-25 10:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | University of Dayton, 300 College Drive Ave, SC 114, Dayob, OH, 45469, United States
Doris Z. Stone New World Archaeology Lectures
How do we understand human negotiations of variable ecologies from the perspective of deep time, and identify historical shifts in these dynamics? How does such research help us to understand societal “collapse” as it has been framed by so many scholars (often outside of historical ecology and archaeology)? What cautionary tales or routes to innovation can we draw from these understandings? In this talk I address recent studies in Mesoamerica on ancient agriculture, as well as resilient features of human practice in negotiating tropical landscapes. I focus on several areas where I have carried out archaeological research in Guatemala, Mexico, and Honduras, with an emphasis on the analysis of plant residues. Broadly, I consider: How can we negotiate productivity and sustainability (through many cultural and natural definitions)? What alternate farming solutions can we offer, based in archaeological research and understandings of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK)? In this talk, I address contemporary issues in Mesoamerica, from the home garden, to the milpa, to the forest. What new agricultural strategies in tropical Mesoamerica have been inspired- – or discouraged– by ancient practices? What additional strategies might we consider in an era of radical environmental change?

Megiddo: Past, Present, and Future
2026-04-25 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
Dr. Zachary Dunseth, University of California – San Diego will deliver the Kershaw Lecture. A reception and chance to talk with the speaker will be held afterwards.

TBA (St. Louis)
2026-04-25 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Chicago) | TBA (St. Louis), St. Louis, MO

The Archaeology of Ancient Greek Dress
2026-04-28 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Chicago) | TBA (Rockford), Rockford, IL, United States
The Barbara Tsakirgis Memorial Lecture Time TBA

New Insights into Changing Lifeways in Ancient Nubia
2026-04-30 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Phoenix) | Zoom
Brenda J. Baker, PhD
Professor of Anthropology
Center for Bioarchaeological Research
School of Human Evolution and Social Change
“New Insights into Changing Lifeways in Ancient Nubia”
The Bioarchaeology of Nubia Expedition (BONE) focuses on the area between the Fourth and Fifth Cataracts of the Nile River in northern Sudan, enriching our understanding of the extent to which people peripheral to core areas where state-level societies operated were integrated. Interconnections are evident from the Kerma period (c. 2500-1500 BCE) on, incorporating exotic items such as carnelian and Red Sea mollusc shell beads and Egyptian vessels, though local craft production is evident. Analysis of strontium isotopes from tooth enamel shows a decrease in mobility throughout the Kerma period in this area, likely reflecting a shift in subsistence practices. Late Meroitic through Post-Meroitic period burials from the Qinifab School site cemetery (used c. 250-1450 CE) include extra-local items indicative of continuing access to far-flung exchange networks despite the construction of a network of stone-walled forts in the region and evidence of conflict commencing during this time. Inclusion of archery equipment in the graves of several males coincides with high rates of trauma reflecting interpersonal violence. These trends suggest that the disintegration of the Meroitic empire led to ongoing incursions and that control by the kingdom of Makuria and conversion of the local populace to Christianity was fraught. Avulsion of lower incisor teeth in nearly 10% of adult males and females became a new marker of identity in late Meroitic to medieval people of the region and new work reveals that tattoos were also far more common in ancient Nubia than previously recognized.
Biography
Brenda J. Baker is a professor of anthropology in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change, a core faculty member of the Center for Bioarchaeological Research and curator of the ancient Nubian collections housed at ASU. She directs the Bioarchaeology of Nubia Expedition (BONE) in northern Sudan and is the founding co-editor-in-chief of Bioarchaeology International (2015-present). Baker taught previously at Tufts University (1992) and Minnesota State University Moorhead (1993-94), and was director of the Repatriation Program and curator of Human Osteology at the New York State Museum from 1994-1998. She has served on the Executive Committee of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists (2012-2015), as an associate editor of the International Journal of Paleopathology (2010-2015) and Journal of Human Evolution (2020-present), and was a founding Steering Committee member of the Western Bioarchaeology Group (2012-2022). She is also a founding member of the American-Sudanese Archaeological Research Cener, serving on its advisory panel (2017-present). Baker’s teaching includes upper-division undergraduate courses such as the Global History of Health, Life and Death in Ancient Egypt, Bioarchaeology, undergraduate and graduate courses in human osteology, and graduate courses in Paleopathology, Children and Childhood in the Past, Nubian Bioarchaeology, and field methods.
Registration is required. Follow this link to register: https://asu.zoom.us/meeting/register/VrIBqv9sQ_CwgC39LZu8MQ#/registration

Walter Farmer collection and Akenaton
2026-05-30 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
Dr. Jack Green (Direcor, Miami University Art Museum) will discuss the Walter Farmer collection with special interest to at least one artifact associated with Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaton. A reception and chance to talk with the speaker will be held afterwards.

Lecture Topic to be Announced
2026-06-20 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
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 talk with the speaker will be held afterwards.

Petra Byzantine Church
2026-07-25 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Longview Park, 13525 Clayton Road, Town and Country, MO, 63141, United States
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 the Byzantine church in Petra, Jordan. A reception will be held afterwards to talk with the speaker.

Arkhaios Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Film Festival
2026-10-12 09:00 - 2026-11-18 00:00 (America/New_York) | TX
The multi-day Arkhaios Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Film Festival is an annual juried competition, part of Archaeology Month celebration. It is free, open to the public, and is an educational event showcasing the discovery of past cultures gained from ethnological or archaeological research, and illustrated through documentary films.
The Virtual Edition is an international online screening of all the Official Selection films. During the week of the Festival, there are several in-person Arkhaios Festivals in the US, showing the best films from the Arkhaios Official Selections.
