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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 […] 
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 […]
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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 […] |
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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 […]
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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 […] |
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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 […] |
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First hand description by Katherine Neustadt, Senior Heritage Consultant at Atkins. about several exciting new archaeological projects in England. |
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This lecture is to be rescheduled from April 4th to a different date. The new date/time will be posted online when available. Noble Lecture
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Monday, April 4, 2022 at 6pm CT on Zoom: Brian I. Daniels on "Protecting Cultural Property During Wartime" |
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Kershaw Lecture Co-sponsored by the Human Arts Series and the Programs of History, Women’s Studies, and Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Assumption University Please note Assumption University's current policy for guests as of January 2022, which states “Guests may visit campus if they can demonstrate proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test within 72 hours […] |
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5:00 PM reception, LOCATION TO BE CONFIRMED
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Wendel White, Distinguished Professor of Art & American Studies, Stockton University; 2021 Robert Gardner Fellow in Photography, Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Harvard University In conversation with Brenda Tindal, Executive Director, Harvard Museums of Science & Culture Manifest: Thirteen Colonies is a photographic project and journey through the repositories of African American material culture […] |
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There will be demonstrations of flint knapping (making of stone tools), basketry, and geophysical prospection. Also, displays of stone tools, pottery and ancient hunting implements, and a discussion of maps in archeology. Stop by and try making a stone blade, or see if you could hunt a Mastodon! At the Manchester Community College Student Union […] Renner Lecture Join via Zoom at the link below. The password, if prompted, is “baltimore”. |
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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. Meredith Brand, California State University, San Bernardino: "Making Millions of Pots: How the Cult in Ancient Egypt Met Its Demand for Pottery" Sunday, April 10, 2022, 3 […] |
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This presentation will summarize recent archaeological work at Pillsbury and Bear Brook State Parks as well as detailed plans for upcoming investigations. Further discussion will focus on the value of converting archeological data into interpretive programming to further enhance the public’s knowledge of, interest in, and appreciation for, New Hampshire’s archeology. REGISTER: bit.ly/22signupNHAS |
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Victoria Bunker, Principal Archeologist, Victoria Bunker Inc, Recipient of the NHAS Chester Price Award 2022 Archeological survey conducted for the Wakefield Heritage Commission resulted in the definition of the Turntable Park Archeological Site, an important cultural resource within the Sanbornville Historic Area. Features and components corresponding to the nineteenth-twentieth century rail yard were recorded through […] |
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Richard Boisvert, New Hampshire Archeological Society Presentation of the process of placing the Potter site on the National Register of Historic Places. This involves integrating the summary of the field work, laboratory work and the large amount of research analysis performed by many different individuals over nearly two decades into a suitable format. The process […] |
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Cochineal, a tiny insect found on certain species of Oaxacan cacti, was harvested for millennia by Indigenous peoples to dye fabrics a vibrant red color. But following the European invasion of the Americas in the sixteenth century, it became a widely coveted, globally traded commodity that transformed textiles and art, and made Mexico a center […]
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Heather Rockwell, Assistant Professor, Salve Regina University Geographic Information Systems (GIS) has become the industry standard for recording site locations and building statewide databases. It has also helped us to explore the relationships between sites in new ways. This talk will discuss what GIS is and what it can do and show a few examples […]
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Gabriela Soto Laveaga, Professor of the History of Science and Antonio Madero Professor for the Study of Mexico, Harvard University Cochineal (Dactylopius coccus) is a small insect that produces a brilliant red pigment. Found in textiles, paintings, cosmetics, and many other objects that span the globe, cochineal is an integral part of world history. Cochineal […] |
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Discover a collection of magnificent but largely unheralded examples of Ice Age art while in the company of acclaimed paleoanthropologist and popular trip leader Ian Tattersall. Admire unusual, elegant bas-relief animal images in Basque caves, a profusion of handprints at Gargas, and the famous panels of line-drawn and subtly shaded bison, horse, and ibex at […]
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Wendy Doyon, Historian of Archaeology and Modern Egypt Ancient Egypt conjures images of pharaonic temples, tombs, and pyramids, and perhaps, even the familiar illustrations from children’s books and magazines showing kilted workers on the Nile toiling away on their kings’ great monuments. But what is the relationship between these images—along with the deep history they […]
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Matthew D. O'Leary, Doctoral Student, Syracuse University This presentation discusses the construction of the Anglo-French frontier in Northeastern America, with specific focus on European fortifications. Forts across the Northeast shifted from defense against Amerindian Nations during the 17th century to reflecting fears of European field-armies marching against them during the 18th century. This paper examines […] |
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Matson Lecture Register in advance here: https://uiowa.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUod-mtrjIvGNDmi2RwRVqAkMlF9UrJotr0 |
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On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, we're asking thousands of archaeology enthusiasts like you to join together to support professional archaeologists and their important work by participating in our inaugural AIA Giving Day. Your gift will help protect threatened archaeological sites, provide scholarships to future archaeologists, and promote archaeology across the globe. What if we told […] |
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Harvard Museums of Science & Culture members are invited to a fun, informative, rotating tour of our newest exhibitions. Curators, exhibitions staff, and educators will discuss the making of Mediterranean Marketplaces in the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Muchos Méxicos in the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, and From the Hands of […]
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Susan Rotroff, Jarvis Thurston & Mona Van Duyn Professor Emerita, Washington University, St. Louis (srotroff@wustl.edu) A large, irregular boulder fenced off by a parapet of stone slabs lies at a crossroads on the north side of the Agora (the public square) of ancient Athens. When excavated, in the 1970s, I, t was covered with hundreds […] |
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Public Lecture by Rebecca Benefiel, Professor of Classics, Washington and Lee University. Rebecca Benefiel is a Professor of Classics who specializes in Latin literature and Roman archaeology. Her research interests focus on the social and cultural history of the Roman Empire and Latin epigraphy. She is a supervisor for the Epigraphic Database Roma, part of […] |
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