Wampanoag World: Patuxet to Plymouth is an exhibition at the Pilgrim Hall Museum through December. The exhibit captures the vitality and persistence of the Wampanoag peoples of Patuxet through 10,000 years of lived experience and features displays of archaeological artifacts from the region.
Discussion with Dr. Nicholas Bellantoni, nicknamed "Connecticut's Indiana Jones, about his tenure as an archaeologist and his new book: "The Long Journeys Home: The Repatriations of Henry 'Opukaha'ia and Albert Afraid of Hawk." The book details how Henry Opukaha'ia (c.1792–1818), a Native Hawaiian, and Itankusun Wanbli (c.1879–1900), an Oglala Lakota, each individually decided to leave their homelands and eventually die in Connecticut. Though […]
The Save Cultural Heritage Group and its partners are organizing the International Archaeology Day at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad to provide an opportunity to share knowledge and experience which in turn foster a better understanding of both challenges and opportunities in the art, architecture and archaeology, and related cultural heritage sectors in Pakistan.
"The 2019 MLA Annual Convention will be held in Chicago from January 3 to 6. The presidential theme for the convention is Textual Transactions. We’re pleased to be collaborating with the American Historical Association, which will hold its annual meeting in Chicago from January 3 to 6. To promote interdisciplinary collaboration, the MLA and the AHA […]
"The study of the bioarchaeological remains (humans, animals and plants) from ancient Egypt, within the archaeological context in which they were found provides profound insights into diverse topics, such as religion, cultural practices, the health and nutrition of ancient populations (both human and animal), animal husbandry, diet, agricultural practices, economy, the natural environment, and ancient […]
Advance registration required, please reserve your space here. Co-sponsored by the Orange County Jewish Community Scholar Program
Insights from the Past for a Warming World Dr. Scott Ingram (Colorado College) Many of us have heard the cautionary statement: “Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” What does this mean, is it true, and how (specifically) can the past inform the present and future? Given the urgency of local to […]
Eisenpreis Lecture Reception to follow in the Archaeology Lab
Food is essential to life, and is an important and integral part of the archaeological record. Archaeology facilitates examination of ancient food, using those results to define our understanding of culture and chronology. Radiocarbon dating charred food crust presents challenges. We have mastered issues of recovery and lab treatment, but archaeology retains assumptions about food […]
Kress Lecture Dinner with speaker, 6:00pm, cost: $15.00 (Please email mark.bartusch@valpo.edu for dinner reservations by January 22, 2019) Core Approved
Noble Lecture Please note that this lecture has been CANCELED due to the winter weather. Information on a rescheduled date will be posted as soon as possible.
Early Christian monks wrote about experiencing visions of God through an ascetic practice of sacred spectating. Numerous texts denote this monastic tenet with the Greek word theōria. In this talk, I propose that the implications of sacred spectating reach beyond its literary treatment. The notion of spectating divine truths contributed also to the creation of […]
Kress Lectures Please note that this lecture has been CANCELED due to the winter weather.
An Evening with Sarah Parcak and Josh Gates will be an entertaining and enlightening event with renowned archaeologist Sarah Parcak and the Discovery Channel’s own Josh Gates, both of whom are Trustees of the Archaeological Institute of America. Sarah and Josh will share stories and insights about their adventures in the field, and their experiences […]
