We are excited to start the year by hearing UC Berkeley graduate students report on their summer research and excavation experiences at various sites across the globe. Shelby Medina (Anthropology) will discuss her magnetometry work at the site of Tugunbulak in Uzbekistan. Bella Blanton (Ancient History & Mediterranean Archaeology) will speak about the field season […]
The phrase "underwater archaeology" conjures up notions of shipwrecks, ships lost at sea, and the dramatic catastrophes that sank them; however, archaeology underwater can also reveal details about ancient landscapes that contain a record of past human occupations. Many of these sites are on the earth's continental shelves where vast stretches of shallow, coastal land […]
Students from Davidson, UNC Charlotte, and Winthrop will report on their summer excavation experiences. A great opportunity for students to hear what going on a dig is like!
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lecture
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Play Again: Combining Archaeological and AI Methods to Study Ancient Games with Walter Crist, PhD Lecturer Faculty of Humanities Centre for the Arts in Society New Media & Digital Culture Leiden University The archaeology of ancient play has recently undergone a renaissance, as researchers have couched previous culture-historical research on ancient games in anthropological and […]
Saturday, Sept. 27 3:30 PM EST Penn Museum, Anthro Classroom 345 In-person; no registration required Speaker: Dr. JJ Shirley, Managing Editor, Journal of Egyptian History; Director, TT110 Project; ARCE-PA Vice President Title: Politics of Placement: The Development of the 18th Dynasty Theban Necropolis Abstract: In the 18th Dynasty the Theban Necropolis became a preferred location […]
Join us all of October for Texas Archeology Month at the Maxey House and Evergreen Cemetery. This event is a perfect opportunity for history enthusiasts and families to learn about the local archeology. The Maxey House will have two free outdoor exhibits that can be seen by visitors throughout the entire month: 1) The first […]
Please join us for an in-person screening and informal discussion of the Archaeology Hour talk by Tate Paulette (North Carolina State University). The inhabitants of the "land between rivers" (Mesopotamia) -- today known as the Tigris and Euphrates rivers -- experimented with many "firsts"... from urbanism to kingship to formalized systems of cuneiform writing. They […]
Kershaw Lectures in Near East Archaeology
Dr. Aldenderfer will examine how past mountain peoples adapted to shifting climates, asking whether their strategies can inform those living in highland environments today. Drawing on archaeological evidence from regions such as the Alps, Andes, and Himalayas, he will discuss human resilience and vulnerability in the face of glacier retreat, variable precipitation, biodiversity loss, and […]
Dr. Aldenderfer will examine how past mountain peoples adapted to shifting climates, asking whether their strategies can inform those living in highland environments today. Drawing on archaeological evidence from regions such as the Alps, Andes, and Himalayas, he will discuss human resilience and vulnerability in the face of glacier retreat, variable precipitation, biodiversity loss, and […]
