Lecture by Jenna Coplin, Ph.D. candidate with the Graduate Center, CUNY.  This presentation explores new avenues of research regarding Long Islanf households in the new economy.

Lecture by Brian Frank, Director of Social Studies and Business, Connetquot School District, describing the search for the HMS Sylph, a British warship that sank off Southhold, and other historical shipwrecks off the coast of Long Island.

Sponsored by Carolyn and James Foy

Lecture by Dr. Ann Killebrew of Pennsylvania State University, on the new excavations at Tel Akko.

Sponsored by Michael Chaplan, Millie Amsterdam and Stanley Goldfeder, Joe Lepelstat, Bernadine Rosenthal, and Naomi and Jesse Taub

Lecture by Dr. Stefan Heidemann, Professor of Islamic Studies, Universität Hamburg, Germany

The speaker will explain the history and comment on the future of the spectacular ancient Buddhist site of Mes Aynak that he was privileged to visit.

This lecture is presented in memory of Herbert Loewenthal.

Lecture by Justin Pageter, Doctoral Candidate, Interdepartmental Doctoral Program in Anthropological Sciences, Stony Brook University

How miniature stone tool technology in Southern Africa played an important role in documenting the evolution of human behavior during the late Stone Age will be described.

Lecture by Dr. Kristen Hartnett, Professor of Anthropology, Hofstra University, Forensic Anthropologist, New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner

Large scale archaeological excavations and new analysis of human remains have made it possible to identify 60% of the victims of the World Trade Center disaster.

Lecture by Dr. Maya Muratov, Professor of Art History, Adelphi University

The speaker will describe the staggering discoveries of dwellings, defensive walls and ritual killing with elements of magic that has led to a new understanding of early Greek colonization on the Black Sea.

Dr. Angélique Corthals, Professor and Scientific Director of the BioBank, Department of Pathology,Stony Brook University School of Medicine, will speak on how new forensic examination and DNA analysis helps us understand how 500-year-old Argentinean mummies died.

In memory of Anne and Ed Pores

Stephanie Rost, Ph.D. Candidate, Interdepartmental Doctoral Program in Anthropological Sciences at Stony Brook University, will speak on her research of the cuneiform documents, highlighting the importance of efficient irrigation systems and political power 2112-2004 B.C.

Recipient of an AIA/LIS Tribute Fund Grant

Professor Mara Horowitz, of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Fordham University will describe the archaeological excavation and the new museum at the important Bronze Age city of Alalakh, Turkey

Recipient of the AIA/LIS $1000 Grant