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  • Why Has African Archeology Been Ignored

    Deepening our understanding of African heritage often starts in spaces that celebrate our history, but while museums house these stories, it is archaeology that unearths them. While the world is […]

  • Archaeological Field Sampling and Material Selection for Radiocarbon Dating

    Zoom Virtual, FL, United States

    Join us for a complimentary webinar on best practices for archaeological field sampling and material selection for radiocarbon dating. Designed for archaeologists, geoarchaeologists, and heritage professionals, this session will provide practical guidance on selecting the right samples in the field to build robust site chronologies, avoid common pitfalls, and improve the reliability of dating results. […]

  • Walter Farmer collection and Akenaton

    Dr. Jack Green (Associate Director of Collections and Curatorial Affairs, Washington and Lee University) will present a lecture entitled "Tell es-Sa'idiyeah Cemetery (Jordan) and its connections to ancient Egypt and Persia." A reception and chance to talk with the speaker will be held afterwards.

  • 2026 archaeological investigations with the Scouts at Fort Brewerton

    Fort Brewerton & Oliver Stevens Blockhouse Museum Box 392 9 US Route 11, Brewerton, United States

    Join us for a day of archaeological investigations at Fort Brewerton! This year we will be spending an additional day on the ditch feature found last year on the north side of the location of barracks building we call blockhouse # 4. Previous excavations in this area over the last 5 years have yielded many […]

  • 2026 Day 2 of archaeological investigations with the Scouts at Fort Brewerton

    Fort Brewerton & Oliver Stevens Blockhouse Museum Box 392 9 US Route 11, Brewerton, United States

    Join us for a second day of archaeological investigations at Fort Brewerton! Following our first excavation on the 6th of June , this day will be used to excavate a new radar anomaly found last year during our survey. Ground penetrating radar seems to indicate 2 intermittent linear features in that area. Like dashed or […]

  • Materials Lab Workshop: Celtic Knotwork Design

    Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Knotwork has long been associated with Celtic art; it has decorated illuminated manuscripts, been tooled into fine metalwork and jewelry, and been carved into wood and stone. The methods of construction—passed down from master to apprentice for over a thousand years—were nearly lost until rediscovered in the late 20th century. Join Celtic illuminator Michael Carroll […]

  • Materials Lab Workshop: Celtic Knotwork Design

    Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Knotwork has long been associated with Celtic art; it has decorated illuminated manuscripts, been tooled into fine metalwork and jewelry, and been carved into wood and stone. The methods of construction—passed down from master to apprentice for over a thousand years—were nearly lost until rediscovered in the late 20th century. Join Celtic illuminator Michael Carroll […]

  • Accessing Abydos: Excavating Bricks and Archives for Answers About Early Kingship

    Redwood City Woman’s Club 149 Clinton Street, Redwood City, CA, United States

    About the Lecture: The site of Abydos is critical for understanding the rise of Egyptian kingship and the foundations of the pharaonic state. The earliest kings built their tombs far in the desert at Abydos, ringing them with sacrificial burials. But the largest monuments built by these kings were not tombs but temples, also at […]

  • Lecture Topic to be Announced

    Dr. Kate Ayres (Institute for the Study of Ancient cultures at the University of Chicago) will deliver an interesting lecture; topic yet to be finalized. A reception and chance to talk with the speaker will be held afterwards.

  • Different Eyes—Abstraction in Celtic Coins

    Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Have you ever wondered why some ancient cultures do not seem as “skilled” as later societies in representing the natural world? If so, you are not alone. Many people assume that early art history is a story of technical progress toward better reproductions of reality. But what if it is less a matter of skill […]

  • Exhibition Tour: Celtic Art Across the Ages

    Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Join Christian Dupont, Boston College’s Burns Librarian, for a tour of the special exhibition Celtic Art Across the Ages. He will discuss the re-emergence of Celtic mythologies and motifs in literature and art during the 18th and 19th centuries. The so-called Celtic Revival was nourished by Romanticism and achieved visual expression through the Arts and […]

  • Exhibition Tour: Celtic Art Across the Ages

    Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Go behind the scenes to learn more about the design, production, and installation of the special exhibition Celtic Art Across the Ages, with exhibition designer Robert Checchi. Led by: Robert Checchi, Assistant Director for Exhibitions In Celtic Art Across the Ages (March 6–August 2, 2026), discover the many forms of Celtic creativity and their artistic […]