Find out how archaeology expands upon written historical records and helps to diversify our understanding of human behavior. Explore North American, South American, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian archaeology across the exhibit […]
Explore a display about early 20th-century excavations of the ancient city of Samaria-Sebaste, with curatorial fellow Caitlin Clerkin. You’ll learn how photographs and payroll records help us rewrite the history […]
Get ready for a great interactive experience related to the study of archeology and anthropology! The Social Science program will host its second archeology/anthropology expo on Wednesday, March 29th from 11am-2pm in the Student Center. Professors Kurt Springs and Kimberly Kulesza will be joined by members of the New Hampshire Archeological Society in presenting an […]
Join us for a free night at two of the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture. Enjoy handcrafted mocktails by CraftHouse Bartending and desserts in the galleries. Take some snaps in our photo booth, or lounge around in our light-up chairs while participating in museum-themed crafts. Food and drinks are complimentary, but supplies are limited […]
Lawrence Bradley, Adjunct Professor, Department of Geography/Geology, University of Nebraska-Omaha The continental interior of the United States—home to many Native American communities—is a region rich in fossils. Since the nineteenth century, fossils found on Native lands have been removed and placed in museums and universities without the consent of, or proper collaboration with Native Tribes. […]
Calling all kids and families! Have you ever wanted to explore the museum galleries after dark? Join us during Up Late with the Sphinx for an evening filled with games […]
Registration opens at 9 am with sessions starting at 10 am. Registration: $10 at the door. Complimentary with Student ID. All times below are approximate. 9:00 am - Registration opens. […]
High Above the River: Points, Pottery and a Pithouse in Manchester Jacob Tumelaire, Shannon Mascarenhas, and Roxanne Pendleton, Independent Archaeological Consulting, LLC IAC conducted Phase IB testing that identified previously […]
30th Annual Phyllis Williams Lehmann Lecture Lecture by C. Brian Rose, the James B. Pritchard Professor of Archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania and a Past President of the Archaeological […]
University of New Hampshire - Open Archaeology and Anthropology Day - featuring NH Archeological Society members Experiment with flint knapping, atlatl throwing, and excavation! Learn about anthropology and experience cultural […]
AIA Rodney S. Young Memorial Lecture Excavations at ancient Stymphalos, a small Arcadian late classical city set 2000 feet up in the mountains of the northern Peloponnese, have uncovered fifteen […]
Join graduate student intern Sammi Richter for a closer look at ancient objects in the exhibition A World Within Reach: Greek and Roman Art from the Loeb Collection, as well […]
Northern Realms of the Mongol Empire: Salvage Archaeology and Science in Mongolia Dr. Alicia R. Ventresca-Miller (Department of Anthropology, University of Michigan) Communities in northern Mongolia lived between two imperial powers during the politically tumultuous Mongol period (around ~1200 CE). Northern communities were poised to influence Silk Road routes traversing the region, yet while trade […]
Please join the AIA Baltimore Society for the 2023 Gladys Callahan Vocci Justice Lecture. Dr. Jennie Bradbury (Bryn Mawr College) will speak on "From sea to mountain: archaeology and cultural heritage in Lebanon." This lecture will be held on Zoom. Free and open to the public. Zoom link: https://towson-edu.zoom.us/j/98825554469?pwd=bGpsWXFuemQvRVcrL1VQaU10WWlqZz09.
The National Council on Public History requests session, working group, and workshop proposals for our 2023 annual meeting, to be held in Atlanta, Georgia, April 12-15, 2023. Final proposals are due July 15; proposers may submit an optional topic proposal by June 15 to seek feedback and co-presenters. The conference theme is "To Be Determined." […]
A millennium ago, Native people constructed over 120 earthen mounds at the site of Cahokia, a World Heritage site in Illinois. Built entirely by hand, the largest of these constructions towered 100 feet over a city that was more densely populated than the contemporary medieval city of London. Over two thousand years before Cahokia’s construction, […]
Manton Lecture Please contact Phil Stinson and William Bruce for the Zoom link.
Convergence of Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science in Archaeology- NHAS Paul Pouliot, Sag8mo & Denise Pouliot, Sag8moskwa - Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook-Abenaki People Exploring the integration of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives into archaeological field practices and analysis. REGISTER: bit.ly/2023NHASevent
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 hand prints at Gargas, and the famous panels of line-drawn and subtly shaded bison, horse, and ibex […]
Lecture by Eric H. Cline, Professor of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at George Washington University. Co-sponsored by the University of Richmond Department of Classical Studies and the Richmond Society of the AIA.
Where's the Beach?: A Decade of surveying Minong's Relict Nipissing Shoreline - NHAS Seth DePasquale, Cultural Resource Manager, Isle Royale National Park (Minong) Since 2012, the cultural resource program at Isle Royale National Park has conducted focused archaeological survey work on the island’s Nipissing beach, a relict Lake Superior shoreline dating to approximately 5,000 BP. […]
2023 Richard Hubbard Howland Lecture, Washington, DC Society; by Professor Jenifer Neils, Professor Emerita, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH The Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis is perhaps the most readily recognizable building in the world, and during the past two millennia our understanding of it and its sculptural decoration has continued to evolve. This […]
The final presentation in the Archaeological Institute of America's Dayton Society 2022-2023 Lecture Series presented by Northern Cheyenne Tribe citizen Marsha Small, M.A. from Montana State University and Dr. Jarrod Burks from Ohio Valley Archaeology, Inc. Since 2016 Marsha Small and Jarrod Burks have been conducting geophysical investigations to identify the locations of over 200 […]
ZOOM Lecture entitled "Diet and Cuisine at Pompeii" by Dr. Scott Stull ( SUNY - Cortland). Room opens at 12:45 and lecture promptly starts at 1 PM. Sign in at 12:45, please... More Zoom events are listed here on the St. Louis Society webpage.
Venture with us into the world of collector and philanthropist James Loeb to uncover his personality, examine his influence on ancient studies, and delight in the small objects that filled his life. Specialists from different fields will present various aspects about Loeb, and together they will help us see a complete portrait. Florian Knauss, from […]
The American Research Center in Egypt, Northern California Chapter, and the Near Eastern Studies Department, University of California, Berkeley, invite you to attend a lecture by Prof. Dr. Verena Lepper, National Museums, Berlin: "The Hidden Treasures of Elephantine Island" Sunday, April 16, 2023, 3 PM Pacific Daylight Time Room 20 Social Sciences Building (formerly Barrows […]
Yasmin El Shazly, Deputy Director for Research and Programs, American Research Center in Egypt The Egyptian craftsmen and artists who created and decorated royal tombs during the New Kingdom period […]
Lecturer: Sara Gonzalez (University of Washington) Come join us for a watch party of Professor Gonzalez's live-streamed lecture. There will be a drawing for a surprise gift and discussion of the lecture afterwards.
Virtual lecture which is part of the AIA Archaeology Hour series.
Virtual lecture which is part of the AIA Archaeology Hour series.
A decade of fieldwork in westernmost Sicily has revealed a previously unnoticed pattern: high quantities of North African artifacts in virtually all periods, from the Paleolithic to the present day. From prehistoric stone tools, to Carthaginian amphoras and Roman finewares, to the soda bottles of contemporary migrants, a picture emerges of a deep and enduring […]
Unearthing History: Hunting Techniques of the Paleo-Indian - Avon Historical Society - NHAS Dr. Richard Boisvert, NH State Archaeologist, Retired Hunting was a centerpiece of Paleoindian life. In the Northeast, researchers agree that caribou was the top priority game animal. These animals were essential for not only food but also clothing and shelter. As simple […]
Join Caitlin Clerkin for a closer look at ancient objects in the exhibition A World Within Reach: Greek and Roman Art from the Loeb Collection, as well as insights into the exhibition process. On view through May 7, 2023, A World Within Reach examines issues of power, desire, and wonder in antiquity and today by […]
We’re now accepting abstracts for an opportunity to present at our Lightning Round Research Presentations which will take place as a hybrid event in Iowa City and virtually via Zoom. This lightning round is open to undergraduate and graduate students from Iowa colleges and universities. We welcome abstracts from anthropology, archaeology, art history, classics, history, […]
White Mountain National Forest Archaeology: An Evening With Heritage Staff - NHAS Sarah Jordan, Heritage Program Manager and Forest Archaeologist, Claire Sleeman, Assistant Forest Archaeologist, Genevieve Everett, Archaeological Technician, White […]
Abstract: West African figurines are a notable part of the world heritage. Both legally and illegally, they were (and continue to be) collected and exhibited in museums and collections all […]
The earliest cities in the world arose in a dynamic wetland environment at the intersection of the Tigris-Euphrates delta and the shore of the Persian Gulf during the 4th- and […]
Join museum staff members for a closer look at ancient objects in the exhibition A World Within Reach: Greek and Roman Art from the Loeb Collection, as well as insights […]
