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SUMMARY:Highlands\, Islands & Fjords: Scotland\, Orkney Islands & Norway
DESCRIPTION:Join Archaeological Institute of America lecturer and host Elizabeth Pierce on this exploration of ancient settlements\, remote islands\, magnificent landscapes\, and idyllic villages from Inverness\, Scotland\, to the Orkney Islands and along the Norwegian coast above the Arctic Circle. Cruise during the peak of spring\, with long days of bright green scenery speckled with blooming flowers and rushing waterfalls from snow melting in the mountains. Dr. Pierce will be part of a team of onboard experts who together will offer a series of lectures and informal discussions. \nThis varied and balanced itinerary combines the wonders of the natural world with the historical and cultural highlights of the area. Our cruise is bookended with time in some of the region’s most remote and inaccessible island groups—Scotland’s Orkney Islands and Norway’s Lofoten Islands—and offers rich opportunities for bird and whale watching. \nIn Scotland\, visit Clava Cairns\, a group of three Bronze Age burial mounds and\, in the UNESCO Site “Heart of Neolithic Orkney\,” marvel at the Neolithic standing stones of the Ring of Brodgar and the 5\,000-year-old village of Skara Brae. In Norway\, visit the 12th-century Hopperstad Stave Church\, the oldest stave church in the country; and the distinctive pagan Moahaugane Burial Mounds\, which were constructed between A.D. 200-400. \nEnjoy several days inside Norway’s iconic fjords\, including the awe-inspiring Sognefjord\, Norway’s longest\, as well as the UNESCO-listed Nærøyfjord. Step ashore at peaceful\, picturesque fjord-side towns and fishing villages off the beaten track—splendid Art Nouveau Ålesund\, set on myriad islands stretching out into the ocean; BrØnnØysund\, from which one can access Torghatten\, a legendary mountain with evidence of five different Neolithic settlements that were inhabited for millennia; and tiny villages of Å\, Reine\, or Nusfjord in the Lofotens. A pre-cruise extension in the Scottish Highlands and a post-cruise extension in Oslo are also available. \nDelight in cruising for eight nights aboard the elegantly appointed and newly renovated Exploris One\, designed to navigate demanding waters safely while offering the highest level of service and comfort. Each of its 72 suites and spacious staterooms offers breathtaking ocean views\, some with private balconies. The program is co-sponsored by other organizations\, so I encourage you to contact us today at (800) 748-6262 or aia@studytours.org to reserve your preferred suite or stateroom.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/highlands-islands-fjords-scotland-orkney-islands-norway/
LOCATION:NY
ORGANIZER;CN="Brittany Walters":MAILTO:aia@studytours.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250613
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250614
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SUMMARY:Goddess in Progress
DESCRIPTION:New museum exhibition at the Nashville Parthenon\, June 13\, 2025-April 19\, 2026 \nGet the story behind the creation and construction of Nashville’s Athena Parthenos with this historic exhibit. Alan LeQuire won the commission in 1982 by proposing a historically-accurate replica of the ancient statue. The young artist began an odyssey of research which included a visit to the ancient Parthenon in Greece\, and consultation with leading scholars. During the eight years of construction\, LeQuire triumphed over engineering complications\, political challenges\, and a fire that demolished his studio. Travel with LeQuire on his journey to creating and scaling a figure that became the largest indoor sculpture in the Western world. \nMuseum hours\, check NashvilleParthenon.com for updated hours.\nMonday-Thursday 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM\nFriday-Saturday 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM\nSunday 12:30 – 4:30 PM
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/goddess-in-progress/
LOCATION:The Parthenon\, 2500 West End Ave\, Nashville\, TN\, 37203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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ORGANIZER;CN="Katie Petrole":MAILTO:katherine.petrole@nashville.gov
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SUMMARY:Alan LeQuire — Monumental Figures
DESCRIPTION:New museum exhibition at the Nashville Parthenon\, June 13-September 21\, 2025 \nThirty-five years ago\, Alan LeQuire became Nashville’s most prominent sculptor with the unveiling of Athena Parthenos. Now\, he is returning to the Parthenon with a new body of work that celebrates contemporary people. Working on a monumental scale usually reserved for mythological figures and royalty\, LeQuire aims to elevate regular people that have inspired him. Several Nashville natives are featured prominently in his selection of activists\, musicians\, and athletes\, highlighting the everyday heroes among us. \nMuseum hours\, check NashvilleParthenon.com for updated hours.\nMonday-Thursday 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM\nFriday-Saturday 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM\nSunday 12:30 – 4:30 PM
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/alan-lequire-monumental-figures/
LOCATION:The Parthenon\, 2500 West End Ave\, Nashville\, TN\, 37203\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Katie Petrole":MAILTO:katherine.petrole@nashville.gov
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SUMMARY:Rediscovering Turtle Island - A first People's Account of the Sacred Geography of America.
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Taylor Keen\, Instructor at Creighton University and is a member of both the Omaha Nation and the Cherokee Nation. A lecture discussing his insights into Pre-Contact North America that have been presented in his recently published book “Rediscovering Turtle Island.”
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/rediscovering-turtle-island-a-first-peoples-account-of-the-sacred-geography-of-america/
LOCATION:Auditorium at the St. Louis Public Library\, 1301 Olive Street\, St. Louis\, 63103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250620
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SUMMARY:Roman Britain: Romans at the Edge of Empire
DESCRIPTION:Follow in the footsteps of the ancient Romans in Britain as you venture north from Chester\, England\, to Edinburgh\, Scotland\, with a foray along Hadrian’s Wall\, which was famously constructed ca. A.D. 122 along the northwest frontier of the Roman Empire. Experience a world at the edge of the Empire and amidst the natural beauty of old medieval towns\, verdant countryside\, and the scenic Lake District\, discovering for yourself the remains of formerly vibrant Roman forts and towns\, museum collections of fascinating Roman artifacts\, and Rome’s influence on the Britain of today. \nHighlights:\n•Visit two sites that comprise the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Frontiers of the Roman Empire”: Vindolanda\, not only one of Europe’s most important Roman sites but also where your AIA lecturer/host has been doing fieldwork since 2002; and Arbeia Roman Fort\, which was a key supply base to Hadrian’s Wall.\n•Take a walking tour of the 1st-century A.D. Roman fortress-town of Chester\, home to the most complete ancient city walls in Britain as well as Britain’s largest Roman amphitheater.\n•Explore the bustling lanes of York\, which was established as a Roman garrison town in A.D. 71 and went on to be a Viking stronghold and prosperous medieval city.\n•Drive though the breathtaking English Lake District\, a UNESCO World Heritage Site\, including a cruise excursion on Lake Windermere\, England’s largest lake; and a stop at Castlerigg Stone Circle\, which is one of the earliest Neolithic stone circles in Britain.\n•Walk the streets of the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh\, including the historic Royal Mile and Calton Hill\, which was considered Edinburgh’s version of Athens’ Acropolis in the 19th century\, and are altogether a UNESCO World Heritage Site.\n•Marvel at museum collections showcasing spectacular Roman finds and more\, including the Yorkshire Museum and Gardens; Great North Museum: Hancock\, whose collections include carved and inscribed stones from Hadrian’s Wall\, among many other treasures; Vindolanda’s nearby Roman Army Museum; and Edinburgh’s National Museum of Scotland.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/roman-britain-romans-at-the-edge-of-empire/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:AIA Tours / Travel Program
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sean Delaney":MAILTO:aia@studytours.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250622T150000
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SUMMARY:In the Shadow of the Palace: The non-elite community of Deir el-Ballas as revealed by the settlement remains and tombs
DESCRIPTION:The American Research Center in Egypt\, Northern California chapter\, and the UC Berkeley Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures invite you to attend a Zoom lecture by Dr. Victoria Jensen\, UC Berkeley:\nIn the Shadow of the Palace: The non-elite community of Deir el-Ballas as revealed by the settlement remains and tombs \nSunday\, June 22\, 2025\, 3 PM PDT\nThis virtual lecture will be recorded for later posting on the chapter’s YouTube channel. \nRegister in advance for this lecture:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/…/register/Mr2bNJKXQu2YtfoJt4pTLw\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \nThere are a few things you should know before you join the lecture:\n* Advance registration is required. When you click on the link to “Register in advance for this lecture” you will receive instructions by email on how and when to join\, along with a link on which you will click to join the meeting. Save the email\, as you will need the link it contains to join the meeting. Please register now. Please do not share the join link with anyone\, it is unique to your email address. Try to join at least 10 minutes before the meeting. When you do join the meeting\, be prepared to be put in the waiting room until the lecture starts at 3 pm. This is a security measure.\n* If you haven’t already installed Zoom\, I recommend that you download and install the Zoom program (app) well before you try to join the meeting. There IS an option to use your web browser to join the meeting instead of the Zoom program\, but the browser interface is limited and depends greatly on what browser and what operating system you’re using.\n* For tutorials on how to use Zoom\, go to https://learn-zoom.us/show-me. In particular\, “Joining a Zoom Meeting” should show you what you need to do to join our lecture.\n* All meeting attendees can communicate with everyone\, or with individual participants\, using the chat window\, which can be opened by clicking on the chat button and which you can probably find at the bottom middle of your Zoom viewing screen. Participants will be encouraged to hold their questions for the speaker until after the lecture\, and will also be encouraged to address their questions for the speaker to everyone\, not just to the speaker\, so that all can see them. “Everyone” is the default chat option.\nIf you have any questions\, please email arcencZoom@gmail.com. \nAbout the Lecture:\nThe site of Deir el-Ballas played a major role in the birth of the New Kingdom as a royal campaign headquarters of the Theban kings during their ultimately successful wars to expel the Hyksos. For several generations afterwards (c. 1550-1450 BC)\, a non-elite population lived in the shadow of the abandoned palace in this provincial town. Deir el-Ballas was excavated on behalf of the University of California in 1900-1901 by George Reisner under the sponsorship of Phoebe Apperson Hearst\, but was never published. Drawing on archival research and examination of hundreds of artifacts from the site that are held in the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology at UC Berkeley\, Jensen has reconstructed the excavations of the Hearst Expedition at the site\, particularly the cemeteries. Her research examines the community’s funerary practices and considers the cultural memory the residents held of their town’s illustrious past. \nAbout the Speaker:\nVictoria Jensen is a Senior Research Scholar in the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of California\, Berkeley. She is a past President of the Northern California Chapter of ARCE. Victoria earned her B.A. in Political Science and M.A. in International Relations at the University of Chicago and had a career in grant administration before returning to graduate school to pursue a Ph.D. in Egyptology at the University of California Berkeley\, which she received in 2019. Her dissertation research has just been published as a two-volume monograph in the Harvard Egyptological Studies series\, entitled “The Phoebe A. Hearst Expedition to Deir el-Ballas: The non-elite cemeteries of the 17th–19th Dynasties.” \nAbout ARCE-NC:\nFor more information\, please visit https://facebook.com/NorthernCaliforniaARCE\, https://www.youtube.com/@NorthernCaliforniaArce\, https://arce-nc.org/\, or http://khentiamentiu.org. To join the chapter or renew your membership\, go to https://arce.org/membership/ and select “Berkeley\, CA” as your chapter when you sign up.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/in-the-shadow-of-the-palace-the-non-elite-community-of-deir-el-ballas-as-revealed-by-the-settlement-remains-and-tombs/
LOCATION:https://www.archaeological.org/event/in-the-shadow-of-the-palace-the-non-elite-community-of-deir-el-ballas-as-revealed-by-the-settlement-remains-and-tombs/
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Glenn Meyer":MAILTO:arcencZoom@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250624T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250624T190000
DTSTAMP:20260409T065347
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk:  Alan LeQuire
DESCRIPTION:Join the Parthenon and AIA-Nashville Society for a free in-person talk on Tuesday\, June 24\, at 6 PM at the Parthenon. Free registration required. \nRSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nashville-parthenon-artist-talk-alan-lequire-tickets-1335515766609?aff=oddtdtcreator \nAlan LeQuire will discuss the new sculptures created for the exhibition Monumental Figures. These 24 sculptures—displayed throughout the Parthenon\, inside and out—celebrate the inspirational people among us in everyday life. The figures include activists\, musicians\, athletes\, doctors and friends—elevated to the status of heroes by the large scale of the works. \nLeQuire completed the Athena Parthenos statue inside the Parthenon 35 years ago\, in 1990\, as a project in experimental archaeology. In the 1980s\, at the start of his career\, he undertook a process of research\, modeling\, planning and construction that lasted 8 years\, with further gilding and painting in 2002. Since then\, Alan has created many commemorative works and portraits. He has continued to develop his artistry\, using traditional sculptural techniques of modeling\, enlargement\, and casting\, viewing sculpting as a physical discipline. He has now mentored and trained many other younger artists. \nHear directly from Alan some reflections on his inspirations and process\, and look with him across 35 years at his career as an artist. \nABOUT THE SPEAKER:\nAlan LeQuire is a Nashville sculptor best known for his monumental figures. LeQuire began sculpting at age 11 and studied with Nashville sculptor Puryear Mims\, even before receiving his BFA from Vanderbilt University. He spent one year in Italy apprenticing with the American sculptor Milton Hebald\, and completed an MFA at University of North Carolina\, Greensboro\, continuing to study figurative sculpture with Peter Agostini. LeQuire cites the self-taught Nashville sculptor William Edmondson as among his early inspirations. \nSoon after completing his MFA in 1981\, Alan won the commission to reconstruct the Athena Parthenos statue inside Nashville’s full-scale replica of the Parthenon. He was charged with re-creating a celebrated ancient sculpture known only from partial descriptions and later\, small-scale versions. This project was completed in 1990\, after 8 years of intensive research\, consultation with leading archeologists\, modeling\, and casting–a lasting achievement in experimental archaeology. LeQuire has undertaken many additional commissions\, including individual portraits and larger work in public spaces. Among many other works\, he is known for the colossal Musica composition on Nashville’s music row\, the bronze doors of Nashville’s Main Library downtown\, and the monument to the suffragettes in Centennial Park. \nWANT TO LEARN MORE? CHECK OUT THESE RESOURCES:\nBecome a member of Centennial Park Conservancy to support Parthenon educational programming.\nJoin the Archaeological Institute of America\, the world’s largest and oldest archaeological organization today\, and be connected with thousands of other members who share your passion for archaeology! \nSYMPOSIUM SPONSORS:\nArchaeological Institute of America- Nashville Society\nCentennial Park Conservancy\nMetro Nashville Parks and Recreation \nNEXT SYMPOSIUM:\nStay tuned for updates about Fall Symposia in 2025!
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/artist-talk-alan-lequire/
LOCATION:The Parthenon\, 2500 West End Ave\, Nashville\, TN\, 37203\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250630
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SUMMARY:Hiking Scotland's Orkney & Shetland Islands
DESCRIPTION:This is the perfect opportunity to explore all that Scotland’s Northern Isles have to offer: prehistoric stone circles\, burial chambers\, and settlements; quaint villages; huge seabird colonies; and remarkable plant life—all amidst dramatic landscapes. This will be Scotland seen slowly\, with time for in-depth exploration at each site. The Orkney and Shetland islands have an amazing wealth of archaeological sites dating back 5\,000 years. Together the islands have more than 18\,000 known sites\, with new discoveries being made every year. This archaeological saga is worth the telling\, and nowhere else can the evidence be seen in more glorious a setting.\nHighlights: \n1. A private virtual tour of the Ness of Brodgar excavations and access to some of the finds. This ceremonial site in the “Heart of Neolithic Orkney” was in use for around 1\,000 years and a 20-year excavation project was completed in 2024. The site is within the\nUNESCO World Heritage Site on Orkney\, which also includes the chambered tomb of Maeshowe\, estimated to have been constructed around 2700 B.C.; the Stones of Stenness; the 4\,000-year-old Ring of Brodgar\, one of Europe’s finest Neolithic monuments;\nSkara Brae settlement; and associated funerary monuments and stone settings. These are unquestionably among the most important Neolithic sites in western Europe.\n2. “The Crucible of Iron Age Shetland”—including Mousa Broch\, the best-preserved known broch in the world\, Old Scatness\, and Jarlshof—where the lack of intensive modern farming means that the preservation of these sites and their landscapes is exceptional.\n3. The Isles are a birdwatcher’s paradise\, and one of the major seabird breeding and feeding areas in the North Atlantic. More than a million birds breed in very large colonies.\n4. All meals are included\, and you will enjoy comfortable accommodations: four nights at the elegant Lynnfield Hotel\, a comfortable overnight ferry from Orkney to Shetland and from Shetland to Aberdeen\, and three nights at the remote and charming Busta\nHouse Hotel.
URL:https://www.archaeological.org/event/hiking-scotlands-orkney-shetland-islands-4/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:AIA Tours / Travel Program
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brittany Walters":MAILTO:aia@studytours.org
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