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“Reconceiving the nomad: tropes, archaeological reality, and why it matters!” By Tekla Schmaus PhD, Department of Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh

Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC) 2316 West 1st Avenue, Spokane, WA, United States

"Reconceiving the nomad: tropes, archaeological reality, and why it matters!" By Tekla Schmaus PhD, Department of Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh Abstract coming soon. About Dr. Tekla Schmaus: Tekla Schmaus received her PhD from Indiana University in 2015. She is an archaeologist working in Central Eurasia whose research focuses on human-environment interactions, prehistoric economy and diet, […]

“Discoveries at Cooper’s Ferry Increase our Knowledge of Early PNW Peoples” by Loren G. Davis PhD, Department of Anthropology, Oregon State University

Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC) 2316 West 1st Avenue, Spokane, WA, United States

Archaeological excavations at the Cooper’s Ferry site reveal a long record of repeated human occupation beginning sometime before 15,785 cal BP and extending to ~2,000 years ago. This site, which is the location of an ancient village known to the Nez Perce Indian Tribe as Nipéhe, bears the earliest well-dated evidence of people in the […]

“Maritime Trade and Migration Along the Western Black Sea Coast: Examining Greek Apollonia Pontica (7th-3rd century BC) and Roman Deultum (1st-4th century AD)” by Katharine Kolpan PhD, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Idaho

Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC) 2316 West 1st Avenue, Spokane, WA, United States

The Milesian Greek colony of Apollonia Pontica (7th-3rd century BC) and its Roman colonial successor, Deultum (1st-4th century BC), were both prosperous trade centers and important Western Black Sea ports. Archaeological evidence, such as imported glass, Attic black-figure pottery, and non-native macrobotanicals, indicates that the local population was engaged in maritime trade with merchants from […]

“700 Generations of the Spokane Tribe” A lecture by Warren Seyler, Spokane Tribe of Indians Tribal Historian

Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC) 2316 West 1st Avenue, Spokane, WA, United States

"700 Generations of the Spokane Tribe" Warren Seyler’s talk will review what it was like for the Spokane ancestors when they lived as a semi-nomadic river people upon the Plateau. Oral traditional stories will be shared telling how this land was formed and how the first Spokane arrived at the location known today as the […]

Dr. Christine Johnston: “Merchants and Markets in Egyptian Trade”

Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC) 2316 West 1st Avenue, Spokane, WA, United States

The role of centralized institutions in the economy of the Egyptian states has traditionally been over-emphasized, in part due to the exaggerated part played by state actors in surviving texts. This textual evidence presents the economy of Egypt as almost exclusively redistributive, with the state assuming a veritable royal monopoly on production, product circulation, and […]

Dr. Randall Souza: “Survival and resilient communities in ancient Sicily: The lessons of Entella”

Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC) 2316 West 1st Avenue, Spokane, WA, United States

When communities dissolve, it is rare for them to be reborn. During the First Punic Wars (ca. 264-241 BCE), the people of Entella were expelled from their city; a critical portion of the refugees actually managed to return to Entella and restart the life of their Community thanks to the aid of various kinds from […]

Dr. Brian Buchanan: “More than just a mead-hall, a world’s wonder, eighth of seven: Reassessing the archaeology and landscape of Yeavering, Northumberland”

Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC) 2316 West 1st Avenue, Spokane, WA, United States

The iconic early medieval royal palace of Yeavering is located at the base of the Cheviot Hills along the modern-day Anglo-Scottish border in a quiet bucolic valley. In the 6th century AD, it was one of the key royal settlements and assembly sites of the early medieval kingdom of Northumbria, linked to the site noted […]

Dr. Leanne Bablitz: “Where have all the courtrooms gone?: Are they hiding in plain sight?”

Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC) 2316 West 1st Avenue, Spokane, WA, United States

In many western cultures legal activities are accommodated within purpose-built structures, most commonly, the courthouse. While within Roman culture some building types were linked with specific activities, the assignation of a specific structure type for legal activities only, such as preliminary hearings, arbitrations, and trials, did not occur. Using ancient evidence (literary texts, artistic representations, […]

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