• Archaeology-Hour Screening: What was the REAL Paleodiet?

    Whitman College Maxey Hall 207 173 Stanton St., Walla Walla, WA, United States

    Please join us for an in-person screening and informal discussion of the Archaeology Hour talk by Briana Pobiner (Smithsonian). The modern "paleo" diet movement makes many assumptions about what our ancient humans ate. But are these assumptions accurate, based on what we know about past diets? Presenting a variety of lines of evidence for prehistoric […]

  • Archaeology-Hour Screening: An Archaeology of the Battle of Bunker Hill

    Whitman College Maxey Hall 207 173 Stanton St., Walla Walla, WA, United States

    Please join us for an in-person screening and informal discussion of the latest Archaeology Hour talk. Join Boston's City Archaeologist, Joe Bagley, to hear the latest insights and discoveries from a multi-year survey of the first major battle of the American Revolution. This presentation will include descriptions of the loss of Charlestown to the fires […]

  • Archaeology-Hour Screening: The Archaeology of Alphabets and Abecedaries

    Whitman College Maxey Hall 207 173 Stanton St., Walla Walla, WA, United States

    Please join us for an in-person screening and informal discussion of the Archaeology Hour talk by Stephen Houston and Felipe Rojas (Brown University). A large part of the globe uses an alphabet of some sort. But what does it mean when it is put on display as an "abecedary," a graphic sequence of letters? This […]

  • Joukowsky Lecture: Teaching (and Curating) Ancient Egypt with Empathy and Care

    Whitman College Maxey Hall 207 173 Stanton St., Walla Walla, WA, United States

    Please join us for an in-person lecture by Jen Thum (Harvard Art Museums). Egyptology and museums have come a long way in terms of ethical stewardship. Join Egyptologist and museum educator, Dr. Thum, for an interactive look at ancient Egyptian artifacts in the care of the Harvard Art Museums that have been the focus of […]