November 12, 2025 @ 5:30 pm
Wednesday Nov. 12, 5:30 – 6:30, Johns Hopkins Homewood campus, Room TBA C. Brian Rose James B. Pritchard Professor of Archaeology, University of Pennsylvania Curator-in-Charge, Mediterranean Section, University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Troy and Gordion: An Excavator’s Perspective on Two Legendary Sites in Anatolia Heinrich Schliemann began excavations at Troy in the 1870s, and claimed that he had found evidence there of the battles between the Homeric heroes. Gordion was the capital city of…
November 18, 2025 @ 4:00 pm
Nearly three thousand years ago, at the ancient site of Nimrud (near modern Mosul, Iraq), a succession of ten Neo-Assyrian kings reigned in collaboration with their queens from the magnificence of the Northwest Palace, the seat of the empire and center of their world. Too often overshadowed by the well documented legacy of Neo-Assyrian kings, Professor Gansell will shed light on the queens who reigned with them. Piece by piece, and layer by layer, across…
This tour is offered as both a January and February departure in 2027. January 26 - February 13, 2027 and February 16 - March 6, 2027. View the January departure of this tour. This itinerary is carefully crafted to provide discerning travelers with the finest Egypttour available. Our 19-day program is the most in-depth exploration of ancient Egypt’s greatest sites, combining all the best attributes of an all-inclusive, well-paced, luxury trip with just 16 travelers.…
March 31 @ 7:30 pm
About the lecture: Five extensive seasons of archaeological fieldwork have yielded a veritable treasure trove of new information about the long, complex history of the city of Bukhara, which was once a key node along the fabled “Silk Roads.” This presentation will introduce new data derived from finds and observations made at a series of fortifications, various kinds of dwellings, workshops, and burial contexts. They speak to a wide range of historical phenomena and problems,…
This tour is offered as both a January and February departure in 2027. January 26 - February 13, 2027 and February 16 - March 6, 2027. View the February departure of this tour. This itinerary is carefully crafted to provide discerning travelers with the finest Egypttour available. Our 19-day program is the most in-depth exploration of ancient Egypt’s greatest sites, combining all the best attributes of an all-inclusive, well-paced, luxury trip with just 16 travelers.…
March 9, 2025 @ 3:00 pm
The American Research Center in Egypt, Northern California chapter, and the UC Berkeley Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures invite you to attend a Zoom lecture by Dr. Kara Cooney, UCLA: Recycling for Death: Coffin Reuse in Ancient Egypt and the Theban Royal Caches Sunday, March 9, 2025, 3 PM PDT This virtual lecture will be recorded. Register in advance for this lecture: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/CwscA3JIRcqFh9owR0q6_Q After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information…
February 22, 2025 @ 3:30 pm
ZOOM lecture Saturday, February 22, 3:30 pm EST Registration Required: https://arce.org/event/arce-pa-kushite-royal-priestesses-in-the-house-of-the-god-by-debora-heard/ Speaker: Debora Heard Title: Kushite Royal Priestesses in the House of the God Abstract: Following Egypt’s conquest of all of Nubia in the 18th Dynasty, one of the ways these New Kingdom rulers expressed their dominance over the region was through the construction of religious temples at various sites in Upper and Lower Nubia. It is not known whether the Nubians continued to operate…
October 13, 2024 @ 3:00 pm
The American Research Center in Egypt, Northern California chapter, and the UC Berkeley Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures invite you to attend a lecture by Dr. Kathleen Sheppard, Missouri University of Science and Technology: A Field of Their Own: Putting the Women of Egyptology in Their Place Sunday October 13, 2024, 3 PM Pacific Daylight Time Room 56 Social Sciences Building, UC Berkeley About the Lecture: Book Talk - Women in the Valley…
April 13, 2025
Many of the most magnificent and best-preserved ancient Greek and Roman sites are found along Türkiye’s beautiful Aegean and Mediterranean coasts. Visit world-famous, plus little-visited yet spectacular, Greco-Roman sites, Byzantine churches, Crusader castles, and Ottoman palaces. Your engaging AIA lecturer/host, Yaşar Ersoy, teaches classical art and archaeology and has been doing fieldwork in Türkiye since 1980. Throughout the program he will offer illustrated talks and informal discussions about the sites you are visiting and their…
March 27, 2024 @ 6:00 pm
Lecture and Reception at Wagner College A woman’s power in the ancient world (and perhaps even today) was always compromised from the outset, and this lecture will address the root causes of this social inequality. Given this social reality in the ancient world, how then did women negotiate their limited leadership roles? Were they able to rule “behind the throne” so to speak? How are we to find a woman’s power when it was so…
Many of the most magnificent and best-preserved ancient Greek and Roman sites are found along Türkiye’s beautiful Aegean and Mediterranean coasts. Visit world-famous, plus little-visited yet spectacular, Greco-Roman sites, Byzantine churches, Crusader castles, and Ottoman palaces. Your engaging AIA lecturer/host, Yaşar Ersoy, teaches classical art and archaeology and has been doing fieldwork in Türkiye since 1980. Throughout the program he will offer illustrated talks and informal discussions about the sites you are visiting and their…
June 10, 2023 @ 9:00 am
ARCE-PA Symposium in Honor of Dr. David B. O'Connor Saturday, June 10, 9am-5pm Hybrid Event: Penn Museum, Rainey Auditorium & Webinar Lecture is FREE to attend, but requires registration for in-person and virtual options. Register here: https://www.penn.museum/calendar/1584/arce-pa-symposium Symposium Topic: Abydos Through the Ages Abstract: ARCE-PA’s June 10 2023 symposium on the archaeology of Abydos will honor the legacy of Dr. David B. O’Connor. In 1967 O’Connor, then Curator of the University Museum’s Egyptian Section, started…
February 12, 2023 @ 3:00 pm
The American Research Center in Egypt, Northern California Chapter, and the Near Eastern Studies Department, University of California, Berkeley, invite you to attend a lecture by Dr. Peter Brand, University of Memphis: Ramses II and the Hittite Empire: War & Peace in the Late Bronze Age Sunday, February 12, 2023, 3 PM Pacific Standard Time Room 126 Social Sciences Building (formerly Barrows Hall) UC Berkeley No Zoom meeting is scheduled for this lecture. About the…
October 8, 2022 @ 9:00 am
9:30AM-Blessing and acknowledging the first People of the land followed by stories and songs by Chumash elders Ted and Dennis Garcia. 11:00AM-The Long and Winding Road: History and Archaeology of Roosevelt Highway and the Malibu Road Wars by Ann Stansell (California State Parks). 12:00PM-Paramount Ranch Through the Ages: An Archaeologists' Perspective by Nicole Kulaga and Aaron Davis (National Park Service) 1:00PM-Archaeology at the Chumash Village of Talepop at King Gillette Ranch by Archaeologist Chester King.…
October 8, 2022 @ 9:00 am
9:30AM-Blessing and acknowledging the first People of the land followed by stories and songs by Chumash elders Ted and Dennis Garcia. 11:00AM-The Long and Winding Road: History and Archaeology of Roosevelt Highway and the Malibu Road Wars by Ann Stansell (California State Parks). 12:00PM-Paramount Ranch Through the Ages: An Archaeologists' Perspective by Nicole Kulaga and Aaron Davis (National Park Service) 1:00PM-Archaeology at the Chumash Village of Talepop at King Gillette Ranch by Archaeologist Chester King.…
with 3 nights aboard private 8-cabin dahabiyas (sailboats) This itinerary is carefully crafted to provide the discerning traveler with the finest Egypt tour available. It combines all the best attributes of an in-depth, small-group, all-inclusive, well-paced, luxury trip. Highlights include: Traveling with Egyptologist Peter Brand, a distinguished and engaging study leader, who has been directing the Karnak Great Hypostyle Hall Project since 2001; plus a wonderful local Egyptologist and an excellent tour manager The exclusivity…
The archaeological site of Deir el-Ballas was a capital for the Theban kings at the end of the Middle Kingdom period and served as a military base when the Thebans waged a war against the Hyksos. Today, the site is at risk from looting and more significantly from the expansion of the modern town of Deir el-Gharbi. Preservation work at Deir el-Ballas will be undertaken by the Ancient Egyptian Heritage and Archaeology Fund and American…
Discover the kaleidoscope of Israel’s archaeological riches, left behind by Canaanites, Israelites, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Crusaders, Ottomans, and others. Dr. Jodi Magness has excavated at sites all over the Holy Land, and looks forward to introducing you to a variety of fascinating places. Highlights include: Iconic ancient and religious sites, including five that are inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list: the spectacular, tragic fortress of King Herod at Masada; the Biblical Tel (settlement mound) of…
September 20 @ 3:00 pm
The American Research Center in Egypt, Northern California chapter, invites you to attend a Zoom lecture by Dr. Kathleen Sheppard, Missouri U. of Science and Technology: Women’s Work in Abydos: Margaret Murray, Amice Calverley and Myrtle Broome Sunday, September 20, 2026, 3 PM PDT This meeting is virtual, not in person. Zoom registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/LjEuB54-RlaCCDgV4RzTvw About the Lecture: In 1902, Margaret Alice Murray got invited to work in the field—finally. Training with Flinders Petrie for…
September 23 @ 6:00 pm
The Shabaqo Stone is a monument that preserves some of the most important religious writings to survive from ancient Egypt. It was carved for Shabaqo, a Kushite king who ruled Egypt during the Twenty-Fifth Dynasty (ca. 722–655 BCE). One of its central texts is the so‑called “Memphite Theology,” which portrays the god Ptah as a universal creator who brings the world into being through the powers of thought and speech. In this talk, Joshua Roberson…
