Sarah Davies

Email daviessh@whitman.edu

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  • Archaeology-Hour Livestream: Elise Friedland. “Classical Washington. Greece & Rome in the Art & Architecture of D.C.”

    Whitman College, Olin Hall 129 920 E Isaacs, Walla Walla, WA, United States

    In Washington, D.C., a "Hellenic Doric-style" temple (the Lincoln Memorial) sits at one end of the city’s central "forum" (The Mall), housing a colossal cult statue (Abraham Lincoln). A Roman "triumphal arch" monumentalizes the front of the main train depot (Union Station). Roman equestrian statues make assertions amidst circular plazas. This talk explores these juxtapositions […]

  • Rhodora Vennarucci. “Socci and Sociability: Shopping for Status in a Roman Shop”

    Walla Walla University, Admin Bldg 117 204 S College Ave, College Place, WA, United States

    Father Edward A. Bader, CSB Lecture in Mediterranean Archaeology This talk applies a Consumer Culture Theory (CCT) and phenomenological approach to the Felt Shop of Verecundus (IX.7.5-7) from Pompeii. This shop sold fine footwear (socci, or soft-soled felted slippers) and other high-status textile products. We will explore how ancient consumers self-fashioned through public acts of […]

  • Archaeology-Hour Livestream: Kisha Supernant. “Finding the Children: Using Archaeology to Search for Unmarked Graves at Indian Residential School Sites in Canada”

    Whitman College, Maxey Hall W42 413-461 Boyer Ave, Walla Walla, WA, United States

    In May 2021, the Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc First Nation in British Columbia, Canada, announced that 215 potential unmarked graves were located near the Kamloops Indian Residential School using ground-penetrating radar […]

  • Archaeology-Hour Livestream: Deborah Carlson. “Excavating a Shipwrecked Marble Column Destined for the Temple of Apollo at Claros”

    Walla Walla University, Admin Bldg 117 204 S College Ave, College Place, WA, United States

    This talk will share the latest research on underwater excavations of an ancient (1st century BCE) cargo-ship, which was carrying architectural marble when it sank off the Aegean coast of Turkey at Kizilburun. We will go behind-the-scenes to look at how the cargo's intended destination was identified. Please join us for this livestream presentation.

  • Archaeology-Hour Livestream: Chip Colwell. “On the Origins of Stuff”

    Whitman College, Olin Hall 129 920 E Isaacs, Walla Walla, WA, United States

    Over three million years ago, our ancient ancestors realized that rocks could be broken into sharp-edged objects for slicing meat, making the first knives. This discovery resulted in a good meal—and eventually changed the fate of our species and our planet. In this talk, Chip Colwell shares his thrilling and accessible new book, So Much […]

  • Archaeology-Hour Livestream: Solange Ashby. “Ancient African Queens”

    Whitman College, Olin Hall 129 920 E Isaacs, Walla Walla, WA, United States

    This lecture will provide an introduction to the royal women of Kush/Nubia and the powerful, sole-ruling kandakas ('queens') of Meroë. Hear how Nubian families tracked filiation through their mothers. Learn about the high status and significant political, sacred, and military power of women in ancient African societies along the Nile. Please join us in-person to […]

  • Archaeology-Hour Livestream: Uzma Rizvi. “Caring for MohenjoDaro”

    Walla Walla University, Admin Bldg 117 204 S College Ave, College Place, WA, United States

    How do we understand care in the ancient world? This talk will focus on current archaeological research conducted in the city of MohenjoDaro (a World Heritage Site) located in contemporary Pakistan (Sindh Province). Archaeological excavations at Mohenjo-Daro document hundreds of dwelling-houses and large buildings built along streets and lanes oriented towards cardinal points, which index […]