• 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 Institute of America. The wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria during the last two decades have profoundly influenced scholars and how they deal with the […]

  • “We Are Shaped by Space”: Some Archaeological Perspectives of the Materiality of Black Life

    UMass Amherst, Herter Hall 227 161 Presidents Drive, Amherst, MA, United States

    Ellen and Charles S. La Follette Lecture For Zoom attendance, please register here: https://tinyurl.com/2xcu7ntk Dr. Whitney Battle-Baptiste (UMass Amherst) will present a hybrid lecture on the topic “'We Are Shaped by Space': Some Archaeological Perspectives of the Materiality of Black Life."

  • Towards an Archaeology of Cult in a Greek Colony in the West: New Excavations in the Main Urban Sanctuary of Selinunte

    Amherst College, Paino Lecture Hall (Beneski 107) Barrett Hill Drive, Amherst, MA, United States

    Ellen and Charles S. La Follette Lecture Dr. Clemente Marconi: “Towards an Archaeology of Cult in a Greek Colony in the West: New Excavations in the Main Urban Sanctuary of Selinunte” In-person lecture Tuesday, October 8 at 5:00 pm EST Amherst College, Paino Lecture Hall (Beneski 107) A short reception will follow the lecture Abstract: […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 For Zoom attendance, register here: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/meeting/register/GD44nDLmTwKs_QZUh44AFw ABSTRACT Ensconced within the sandstone hills of southern Jordan, evidence from mortuary structures in the ancient Nabataean city of […]

  • 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 […]

  • The (Re)Making of the Acropolis from the 1830s to the Present

    Smith College, Neilson Library Browsing Room (Room 102) 7 Neilson Drive, Northampton, MA, United States

    Yannis Hamilakis, "The (Re)Making of the Acropolis from the 1830s to the Present" Saturday, April 18 at 11:00am EST Smith College, Neilson Library Browsing Room (Room 102) SPEAKER BIO Dr. […]