Much like today, ancient “consumers” were connected to distant markets. Both basic and precious goods from faraway lands “shipped” to royal palaces, elite estates—sometimes even rural households—and technological advances in craftsmanship and commerce transcended boundaries of language, religion, or culture to spread rapidly. Mediterranean Marketplaces explores how the movement of goods, peoples, and ideas around […]
Muchos Méxicos explores Mexico’s rich history as a site of human innovation, creativity and cultural diversity. Featuring Mexican objects from the Peabody Museum collections, this bilingual exhibit tells the story of Mexico as a multicultural and geographic crossroads—one where the exchange of resources, products, and ideas among Indigenous peoples throughout the Americas before the Spanish […]
Join members and guests of the Archaeological Institute of America’s Iowa Society for a virtual conversation via Zoom about how to land a job in or related to archaeology. We will discuss different specializations as well as the types of preparation each typically requires. Hop around to different breakout rooms to meet with specialists and […]
Sarah Anita Clunis, Director of Academic Partnerships and Curator of African Collections, Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology Located in the Kasaï Oriental Province along the Sankuru River in the central part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Kuba identify themselves as the children of Woot and the tale of their origins is often […]
In the past few decades the Roman fort at Vindolanda has had some of the most extraordinary finds from the northern frontier of the Roman Empire that have truly changed our understanding of life in the Roman army. The site lies near Hadrian’s Wall in a remote countryside in Northumberland, England and was part of […]
Elizabeth M. Greene, Canada Research Chair in Roman Archaeology, University of Western Ontario (egreene2@uwo.ca) Research over the past few decades has shown quite clearly that women and children were part of life in the Roman army far more than had ever been considered before. The evidence and spatial patterning of material within and outside Roman […]
Zoomed lecture, free and open to the public. Rachel Horner Brackett Lecture - Etruscans at the Crossroads Thursday, March 3 · 4:30 – 6:00pm Google Meet joining info Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ncy-ymyr-fjy Or dial: (US) +1 240-428-7995 PIN: 770 814 570# More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/ncy-ymyr-fjy?pin=2102514701672
Discover the kaleidoscope of Israel’s archaeological riches in springtime. Highlights include iconic ancient and religious sites, including five that are inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list: the spectacular, tragic fortress of King Herod at Masada; the Biblical Tel (settlement mound) of Megiddo; a view of Haifa’s Bahá’í Gardens from Mt. Carmel; the Jewish necropolis of […]
Abemayor Lecture; Reception at 6:30 PM PLEASE NOTE: This lecture is being rescheduled, the new date will be posted as soon as possible.
Dr. Tasha Dobbin-Bennett (Emory University Oxford College) will speak on "De-composing and Re-composing the ancient Egyptian body." Join via Zoom at the link below. The password, if prompted is “baltimore”.
Over the next several years, we will be examining a number of different archaeological sites. What makes Montpelier a wonderful property for surveys and excavations is its relative undisturbed condition. All of the sites we excavate have never been plowed–and most were abandoned in the 1840s, leaving the archaeological features in pristine condition. This season […]
The American Research Center in Egypt, Northern California Chapter, and the Near Eastern Studies Department, University of California, Berkeley, invite you to attend a virtual lecture by Dr. Carly Maris, University of San Diego: "Visions of Ancient Egypt in Athenaeus’ Deipnosophistae" Sunday, March 13, 2022, 3 PM Pacific Time Zoom Lecture. A registration link will […]
Norton Lecture To attend in-person or virtually, please register at the link below. Masks are required (but no longer proof of vaccination).
Wednesdays, 17:30 Dublin/London time Please register at EventBrite using this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/derek-counts-u-of-wisconsin-milwaukee-tcd-classics-research-seminar-tickets-239356199837 Zoom links will be available to all registrants
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Dr. Cyler Conrad (University of New Mexico) The popular Hollywood film, The Bridge on the River Kwai, portrays an important series of events for prisoners of war during World War II in Thailand, also known as the infamous China-Burma-India theater of conflict. While the film’s creative story garnered acclaim and praise after its release in […]
When modern observers think of ancient Egyptian food, they will usually come up with an image of the deceased seated in front of a pile of mysterious objects. Others may call to mind the offering formula of 1000 of bread and 1000 of beer, and then pause, unsure what comes next. This presentation will look […]
In-person lecture by Bradley Ault Following the Late Bronze Age “collapse” of Mycenaean civilization (ca. 1200 BCE), the formative Greek states and the palace centers that spawned them had vanished. What emerged in their wake over the course of the following centuries was the city-state or polis, a system with a remarkably different pedigree. Bottom-up […]
Ettinghausen Lecture Due to Covid precaution policies at Princeton, only accept 10 non PU ID attendees will be accepted. They must register with Mo Chen (mochen@princeton.edu) in advance and attest to being fully vaccinated, including the booster. Face masks must be properly worn in the building. Non PU ID holders must be at the […]
The National Council on Public History (NCPH) invites proposals for its 2022 Annual Meeting, March 23-26, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. If the last few years have shown us anything, it’s that we are currently standing at a crossroads. We have all witnessed monumental changes in society that have fundamentally altered how we see one another, […]
Reproduction and circulation, when thought about in the context of money or bodies, appear to be highly gendered phenomena. Intricate connections between different systems of exchange and gender have been recognized around the globe, in different societies and different periods. Yet, the theme still seems understudied and undertheorized. We want to rethink the topic beyond […]
New excavations in Turkey have rekindled interest in Hermogenes, the Hellenistic architect whom Vitruvius credits with a number of temple innovations (e.g. the eustylos and pseudodipteros temple types). The recent excavations of the temple of Dionysos at Teos (Prof. Musa Kadioğlu) have provided new evidence about Hermogenes' eustylos at this location. This conference brings together […]
Biography: Kathleen is a Classical Archaeologist who has worked on sites in Italy, Greece, Albania, and Turkey. In particular, she is a ceramic specialist interested in Athenian figured wares from archaeological contexts. Her research currently spans a number of ceramic related topics from issues of Attic chronology to iconography to symposia to the Greek household. […]
Experience an epic day of archaeological events with the family! Activities are scattered across two museums — the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology and the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East — so explore Native North American, Central American, Egyptian, Mesopotamian and Mediterranean archaeology. Throw a spear with a spear thrower. Talk to […]
Antonio J. Morales, Assistant Professor of Egyptology, University of Alcalá; Real Colegio Complutense Visiting Fellow 2022, Harvard University; Director, The Middle Kingdom Theban Project One of ancient Egypt's high points of cultural, intellectual, and social life was the period referred to as the Middle Kingdom (2030–1650 BCE). The ancient city of Thebes (modern Luxor) was […]
Dr. Michael Hoff Professor of Art History University of Nebraska-Lincoln The Roman-era city of Antiochia ad Cragum lies on the south coast of Turkey in the region of ancient Rough Cilicia. Prior to the city’s foundation the site served as one of the major bases of the infamous Cilician Pirates who preyed on shipping along […]
Ridgeway lecture: Kim Shelton, UC Berkeley: Petsas House, Mycenae: pottery, production, and the palatial economy of the 14th c. BCE This lecture will present a wide variety of material from the current excavations at Mycenae which provides insight into the production of pottery in a late bronze age workshop, the reconstructed demographics and decision-making process […]
First hand description by Katherine Neustadt, Senior Heritage Consultant at Atkins. about several exciting new archaeological projects in England.
