Events

Shadows of Time: The Science and Art of the Ancient Sundial

DePaul University McGowan South 107, 1110 W. Belden Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

Dr. Nick Winters presents the AIA Chicago Society Annual Webster Lecture Mechanically simple and mathematically sophisticated, the sundial was a triumph of ancient astronomy and technology. In this lecture and workshop, we will explore the diverse forms and functions of ancient sundials, as well as their social uses and political meanings. From rudimentary wall-dials to […]

AIA Webster Lecture: The International Space Station Archaeological Project

DePaul University McGowan South 107, 1110 W. Belden Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

Since 2015, Justin Walsh and Alice Gorman have been leading the first archaeological study of a human habitation site in space, the International Space Station. In that time, they have studied crew-created visual displays, processes for handling cargo returned to Earth, population distributions in the various ISS modules, the use of simple technologies as "gravity […]