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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 3rd-millennia BCE. Recent work at the site of Lagash, led by the Penn Museum, in collaboration with the University of Pisa and Cambridge University, focuses […] |
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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 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 […] |
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ZOOM lecture: "Discoveries in the Wadi el-Hudi, Egypt" by Dr. Kate Liszka (California Sate University, San Bernardino). 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. |
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A World Within Reach invites visitors to explore the experiences and imaginations of people who lived in the Mediterranean basin some 2,000 to 2,500 years ago. Clay and bronze depictions of ordinary people (with a few gods and heroes as well), small-scale animal sculptures, and stunning jewelry are all arranged under three themes—power, desire, and […]
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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 lecture by Dr. Geoff Emberling, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, Univ. of Michigan: "New Perspectives on the African Empire of Kush: Excavation at Jebel Barkal" Sunday, May 7, 2023, 3 PM Pacific […]
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ARCE-PA Lecture Sunday, May 7 at 3:30pm Penn Museum, Classroom L2 Speaker: Dr. Jessica Tomkins, Assistant Professor of History, Wofford College Lecture Topic: Rethinking Old Kingdom Kingship Abstract: Following Champollion’s decipherment of hieroglyphs, our understanding of Egyptian society advanced at lightning speed with every new text published. However, this rapid pace of scholarship also caused certain […] |
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Join our engaging AIA lecturer and host Lisa C. Pieraccini for this luxurious small-ship voyage circumnavigating Sicily that includes Tunisia, beginning and ending in Malta. Sicily offers a unique cultural experience in which Greek, Roman, Arab, Norman, Christian, Jewish, Byzantine, and Muslim influences intermingle-a true crossroads of civilizations. Amidst spring wildflowers and citrus groves discover […] |
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We are glad to inform you that an international symposium on the region Bithynia in north-western Turkey will take place on May 11-12, 2023 on Zoom. Bithynia was an ancient region and Roman province located on the south-eastern edge of the Marmara Sea in the north-western part of present-day Turkey. It was bordered by Mysia, […] |
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Travel and learn with AIA study leader Alexander Nagel, an expert in the archaeology of Iran. This well paced 14-night itinerary brings you to to twelve UNESCO World Heritage sites including two visits (afternoon and morning) to Persepolis, one of the world’s most spectacular archaeological sites; Pasargadae, the location of the first Achaemenid capital, with […] |
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"What Happened in History: 81 Years on from Gordon Childe" This lecture borrows the title from Gordon Childe's famous book and asks how his theory of the overall shape of prehistory and ancient history looks today. |
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Join us for a unique look at the history, architecture, archaeology, and art of Morocco in the company of Professor Emeritus Trevor Marchand and a professional national guide/tour manager. Explore the magnificent landscapes that helped form the country’s ancient and modern cultures, from the wild Atlantic coast to the High Atlas Mountains, dense cedar forests, […] |
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Explore the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture at night! Enjoy free admission at two HMSC museums as part of ArtsThursdays. All ages are welcome. Harvard Museum of Natural History Visit the new exhibits Swimming with Sharks and In Search of Thoreau’s Flowers, as well as the world-famous Glass Flowers. Find your birthstone in the […] |
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Travel with archaeologist Mary MacLeod Rivett and discover the myths and stories of the Nordic Vikings and the Gaels of Scotland, from the misty peaks of Scotland to the rarely visited Faroe Islands and on through the “fire and ice” of Iceland. Cruising the North Atlantic Ocean from Glasgow, Scotland, to the remote Faroe Islands […] |
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Abstract: The small town of Quft in southern Upper Egypt is unique in the history of archaeology for having developed a specialized craft industry of highly skilled archaeological excavators, whose skills and networks in the field have been passed down through several generations of family “guilds” from the late nineteenth century to today. This talk […] |
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Explore the extraordinary prehistoric sites of Wessex, England, and Brittany, France with AIA lecturer and host Dr. Ian Tattersall. Amidst beautiful landscapes see world renowned, as well as lesser known, Neolithic and Bronze Age megaliths and monuments such as enigmatic rings of giant standing stones and remarkable chambered tombs. Highlights Include: • Stonehenge, the world’s […] |
