• Artifacts and Archaeological Processes: The Lives and Afterlives of Objects at Pompeii

    UMass Amherst, Herter Hall 601 161 Presidents Drive, Amherst, MA, United States

    Ellen and Charles S. La Follette Lecture For Zoom attendance, please register here: https://bit.ly/3R8sJBY Dr. Catherine Baker (Mount Holyoke College) will present a hybrid lecture on the topic "Artifacts and Archaeological Processes: The Lives and Afterlives of Objects at Pompeii." Abstract: From the chipped corners of an ancient die to the mortar on a reused […]

  • Archaeology, Museums, and War

    Graham Hall, Smith College 22 Elm St., Northampton, MA, United States

    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 […]

  • Power and Palace at Pylos, Southwestern Greece: The Relationship between the Living and the Dead in Late Bronze Age Greece

    Graham Hall, Smith College 22 Elm St., Northampton, MA, United States

    The 31st annual Phyllis Williams Lehmann Lecture will take place on Saturday, March 8, at 11:00 am at Graham Hall, Smith College. Our speaker will be Joanne Murphy, Professor of Ancient Mediterranean Studies and Archaeology at the University of North Carolina Greensboro and Director of the Irish Institute for Hellenic Studies at Athens. Free and […]

  • Western Massachusetts IAD Archaeology Fair

    UMass Amherst, Bromery Arts Center Plaza 151 Presidents Drive, Amherst, MA, United States

    In honor of International Archaeology Day, please join us for an archaeology fair on Saturday, October 18, 12:00-2:00 pm. Visit activity tables to learn about the past: learn about the history of fortune telling, explore archaeological discoveries from Pompeii, hold replicas of ancient vases and coins, and more!

  • Life, Death, and Disease: Insights form Petra’s Tombs and Cemeteries

    UMass Amherst, Herter Hall 301 161 Presidents Drive, Amherst, MA, United States
    Hybrid Event

    Kershaw Lectures in Near East Archaeology Dr. Megan Perry, "Life, Death, and Disease: Insights from Petra’s Tombs and Cemeteries" Thursday, February 26 at 5:00pm Eastern UMass Amherst, Herter Hall 301 […]

  • Breaking Bronze for Demeter: Indigenous Religion and the Making of Greek Sicily

    Mount Holyoke College, Skinner Hall, Room 216 9 Blanchard Circle, South Hadley, MA, United States

    Dr. Alex Moskowitz – Breaking Bronze for Demeter: Indigenous Religion and the Making of Greek Sicily Tuesday, March 24, at 5:30pm Mount Holyoke College Skinner Hall, Room 216 Alex Moskowitz […]