Events

TBD

Concordia University 1530 Concordia West, Irvine, CA, United States

Dr. Dominique Rissolo, Professor of Archaeology, UC San Diego will speak on a topic TBD. Visit www.aia-oc.org for updated information.

In the Footsteps of King David

Concordia University 1530 Concordia West, Irvine, CA, United States

Dr. Michael Hasel has taught Near Eastern studies, biblical studies, and archaeology at Southern Adventist University (in Tennessee) since 1998. He has worked on ten different excavations in the Middle East including Khirbet Qeiyafa. It was here (15 miles west, south west of Jerusalem) that archaeologists found a walled site tightly dated to around 1000 […]

Water Management and Climate Change in the Mayans’ Yucatan

Concordia University 1530 Concordia West, Irvine, CA, United States

Patrick Rohrer’s, UC Riverside PhD candidate, research explores how cenotes (a well naturally formed by a sinkhole), lakes, aguadas, reservoirs, and other water features shaped and influenced the settlement, political organization, and water management strategies of the Maya of the northern Yucatán

Early Human Dispersal into North America During the Last Interglacial, 130.000 years ago: How Could They Get Here That Early?

Concordia University 1530 Concordia West, Irvine, CA, United States

The Cerruti Mastodon Site, circa 130,000, in San Diego County, documents an early movement of humans into North America. Rapid climate warming and attendant floral and faunal changes during the last interglacial resulted in mega-fauna moving far north of their previous ranges. This includes the spread of mastodons and sloths from the USA to north […]