Available during the Harvard academic year Sundays at 1:00 pm, October 6, 2024–April 27, 2025. See blackout dates.* *Blackout dates: December 1, 2024–January 26, 2025; and March 16–23, 2025. This free tour, led by Harvard students, explores the Mediterranean Marketplaces: Connecting the Ancient World exhibition and how the movement of goods, peoples, and ideas around […]
Tuesday April 1, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm - in person Things you probably didn't know about New Hampshire Archaeology- Dr. Richard Boisvert, retired NH State Archaeologist New Hampshire may […]
2025 Gordon R. Willey Lecture David M. Carballo, Professor of Anthropology, Archaeology, and Latin American Studies, Boston University Teotihuacan, one of the largest cities in the world over 1,500 years […]
We would like to Invite you for our upcoming conference on Global Research Conference on Analog Electronics Sensors and Signal Processing (GRCSENSORS) is going held at Paris, France during April 03-05, 2025
Thursday, April 3 (12pm-1:30 pm) Penn State is excited to host the Peruvian archaeologist Dr. Henry Tantaleán to talk about the Andean archaeological phenomenon of Paracas (First Millennium BCE) and […]
A joint program sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America Dayton Society, the Miami University Department of History, and the Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum at Miami University. Although […]
"HANDS-ON GREEK VASES" with AAR curator Prof. Valentina Follo and professional potter Roberto Paolini. The popularity of Greek pottery transcended the Greek world. These artifacts, beyond their aesthetic beauty and […]
New Hampshire Archeological Society Spring Meeting Co-hosted by UNH Anthropology Club and the New Hampshire Archaeological Society. 9:00 am - Registration opens. Morning refreshments. 9:55 Welcome, Elizabeth Chilton, UNH President, […]
Available during the Harvard academic year Sundays at 1:00 pm, October 6, 2024–April 27, 2025. See blackout dates.* *Blackout dates: December 1, 2024–January 26, 2025; and March 16–23, 2025. This free tour, led by Harvard students, explores the Mediterranean Marketplaces: Connecting the Ancient World exhibition and how the movement of goods, peoples, and ideas around […]
Venture on archaeological expeditions around the world in this annual event for all ages. Talk with archaeologists who study ancient Egyptians, Incas, prehistoric peoples, and others. Try ancient cuneiform writing and use an app that animates detailed wall art in Assyrian palaces. Discover cave art made by Neanderthals and other early humans, and learn how […]
Join Archaeological Institute of America lecturer and host Joanne Murphy, a classical archaeologist and an engaging professor, on a captivating journey cruising the Aegean Sea among the cultural coastal gems of Greece and Türkiye. Set out from Athens’ port of Piraeus for the sacred, uninhabited island of Delos, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Cruise into […]
The AIA San Francisco Society is thrilled to welcome Dr. Rubina Raja (Aarhus University) back to Berkeley. Please join us to hear Dr. Raja speak about the archaeology and history […]
In this year’s Sardis Biennial Lecture, Professor Nicholas Cahill of the University of Wisconsin–Madison will discuss recent excavations at Sardis in Türkiye. The Archaeological Exploration of Sardis has been sponsored […]
Although historians and Tibetologists since the early 20th C have collected and interpreted religious documents describing in general terms rituals of death and safe passage to the afterlife among the […]
This presentation examines two ruined monumental architectural complexes in prehispanic Oaxaca, Mexico: The Main Plaza of the mountaintop city of Monte Albán in the Valley of Oaxaca and the acropolis […]
Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureships Dr. Akin Ogundiran, "Archaeology of the Ọyọ Empire: Domesticity of Governance and Politics of Dependency, 1600-1836" Thursday, April 10 at 5:30pm EST UMass Amherst, Integrated Learning Center S211 For Zoom attendance, register here: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/meeting/register/UU0SqUeGS8mVuL6k98vAnA Between ca. 1650 and 1800, the Ọyọ Empire was the largest political formation in West Africa, south […]
On Thursday, April 10th, at 600pm, Dr. Susan Downie (Carleton University) will deliver the lecture, "Sparta and Totalitarianism," in room LB 322 of Concordia University's Webster Library. Abstract The ancient […]
Emeralds is a new, intimate collection of stunning crystals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery. Highly coveted by a wide variety of cultures, emeralds have played a significant role in shaping human history, helping to facilitate trade and even build empires. From rough stones to sophisticated jewelry, emeralds continue […]
In-Person Youth Program Join us for an immersive virtual reality workshop at the Harvard Peabody Museum, where teens can discover the fascinating art of the ancient Maya through the Bonampak […]
Saturday, April 12 3:30 pm EST Penn Museum, Classroom L2 In-person; no registration required Speaker: Rolland Long, PhD Candidate, UPenn Title: “A DEM-onstration of Quantitative 3D Analysis: Lower Nubia in the Recent and Distant Past” Abstract: Soon after the declassification of satellite imagery from the CORONA satellite spy-mission in the mid-1990’s, archaeologists working around the […]
Many of the most magnificent and best-preserved ancient Greek and Roman sites are found along Türkiye’s beautiful Aegean and Mediterranean coasts. Visit world-famous, plus little-visited yet spectacular, Greco-Roman sites, Byzantine churches, Crusader castles, and Ottoman palaces. Your engaging AIA lecturer/host, Yaşar Ersoy, teaches classical art and archaeology and has been doing fieldwork in Türkiye since […]
Available during the Harvard academic year Sundays at 1:00 pm, October 6, 2024–April 27, 2025. See blackout dates.* *Blackout dates: December 1, 2024–January 26, 2025; and March 16–23, 2025. This free tour, led by Harvard students, explores the Mediterranean Marketplaces: Connecting the Ancient World exhibition and how the movement of goods, peoples, and ideas around […]
Lecture. Sean Dolan (Los Alamos Laboratories). For nearly two millennia, people in the US Southwest and Mexican Northwest have maintained a significant relationship with turkeys, a bird they domesticated for their feathers, meat, and other resources. Recent archaeological studies reveal diverse regional and temporal patterns in turkey management, but how and why did people in […]
Lecture by Dr. Caitlin Early, Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Washington and Fellow at Dumbarton Oaks (AIA's Nadzia Borowski Lecture)
Free Public Lecture – Online & In Person 2025 Hallam L. Movius, Jr. Lecture Series Louise Leakey, Director, Koobi Fora Research Project; Research Professor, Department of Anthropology, Stony Brook University; National Geographic Explorer at Large Kenya’s fossil-rich Turkana Basin has been—for over five decades—a cornerstone in unraveling the story of human origins in Africa. In […]
Uncovering the Lake George Battlefield Speaker: Siobhan M. Hart, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Chair Anthropology Department, Skidmore College Location: Rye Free Reading Room, Rye, NY (Virtual) Date: April 17, 2025 […]
Available during the Harvard academic year Sundays at 1:00 pm, October 6, 2024–April 27, 2025. See blackout dates.* *Blackout dates: December 1, 2024–January 26, 2025; and March 16–23, 2025. This free tour, led by Harvard students, explores the Mediterranean Marketplaces: Connecting the Ancient World exhibition and how the movement of goods, peoples, and ideas around […]
Though often understood as a purely technical or aesthetic pursuit that focuses on restoring historical objects to their former splendor, the conservation of cultural heritage is a profoundly human and complex endeavor. Objects and places gain significance from the people who make, value, and care for them. Change is inevitable and becomes part of the […]
Hana Navratilova, Fellow, Royal Historical Society, UK; Supernumerary Fellow, University of Oxford, Harris Manchester College Jaroslav Černý (1898–1970) was a distinguished Egyptologist known for his groundbreaking work on the social and cultural history of ancient Egypt, particularly the community of artisans at Deir el-Medina, a village near the Valley of the Kings. His research on […]
ARCE’s Annual Meeting will take place from April 25-27, 2025, at The Westin St. Francis San Francisco on Union Square. Join us in San Francisco for an engaging blend of in-person presentations, panels, workshops, and networking opportunities. Showcase your expertise and connect with a vibrant scholarly community as we delve into the wonders of Egyptian […]
Humanity has long sought escape from reality. Today, the options to do so are numerous and varied, from 3D movies to augmented or virtual reality, which immerse users through headsets, […]
Available during the Harvard academic year Sundays at 1:00 pm, October 6, 2024–April 27, 2025. See blackout dates.* *Blackout dates: December 1, 2024–January 26, 2025; and March 16–23, 2025. This free tour, led by Harvard students, explores the Mediterranean Marketplaces: Connecting the Ancient World exhibition and how the movement of goods, peoples, and ideas around […]
Join us for a free virtual talk on Wednesday, May 1, at 6 PM Central. Registration required. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qGNBDPkWRKWJUSOevFDg_A#/registration Join art historian Elise Friedland for a free virtual talk on her investigation of the meaning and reception of Classical art and architecture in our nation’s capital. Washington, D.C., is a city like no other […]