Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture

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2316 W 1st Ave
Spokane, WA 99201 United States Get Directions
Phone (509) 456-3931
Website http://www.northwestmuseum.org

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  • Crafting and Trade: Stone Tool Production and Ancient Maya Economies

    Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture 2316 W 1st Ave, Spokane, WA, United States

    Join us for a lecture by Dr. Rachel Horowitz, "Crafting and Trade: Stone Tool Production and Ancient Maya Economies ". Abstract: Today, and in the past, economic activities are important ways of making connections between people. In the Maya area, modern-day Mexico and northern Central America, economies are less studied than other aspects of past […]

  • Horace and Rodolfo construct the Esquiline: examining garbage and graves at Rome and beyond

    Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture 2316 W 1st Ave, Spokane, WA, United States

    Join us for a lecture by Dr. Kevin Dicus, University of Oregon at Eugene, discussing investigations at Rome's Esquiline Hill. Abstract: Archaeologist Rodolfo Lanciani captivated the public with his account of excavations on Rome’s Esquiline Hill. No doubt influenced by Horace’s Satire 1.8 about the same region, his portrayal of mass graves (puticuli) embedded within […]

  • Egyptian Blue, humanity’s first inorganic pigment

    Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture 2316 W 1st Ave, Spokane, WA, United States

    Join us for a lecture by Professor John McCloy, Washington State University, who will present results of an investigation into the materials science and processing parameters to fabricate Egyptian blue […]

  • Poggio Civitate’s Etruscan Workshop: A Cross-Craft Perspective

    Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture 2316 W 1st Ave, Spokane, WA, United States

    Dr. Nora Donoghue, Gonzaga University visiting professor, will present her research into Etruscan workshop crafting interrelationships at Poggio Civitate. Abstract: Craft production in the ancient world is frequently analyzed by […]

  • Matrilineal Kinship in Aegean Prehistory: Settlements, Figurines, and the Absence of Men

    Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture 2316 W 1st Ave, Spokane, WA, United States

    Dr. Sabina Cveček Were communities in prehistoric Greece matriarchal, matrilineal, or simply centered around women? This question has fascinated archaeologists for decades. Early on, figurines of women were often seen as “Mother Goddesses,” meaning female deities often representing motherhood, fertility, and creation, but feminist scholars later cautioned against such broad interpretations. Still, the idea that […]

  • A Deep Dive into Deep Time: Archaeology, Underwater

    Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture 2316 W 1st Ave, Spokane, WA, United States

    The phrase "underwater archaeology" conjures up notions of shipwrecks, ships lost at sea, and the dramatic catastrophes that sank them; however, archaeology underwater can also reveal details about ancient landscapes […]

  • Dr Eleanor Breen, “Buried Beneath the Waterfront: The Ships That Built Alexandria”

    Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture 2316 W 1st Ave, Spokane, WA, United States
    Hybrid Event

    Dr Eleanor Breen, Alexandria Archaeology Founded in 1749, Alexandria, Virginia, is a vibrant city just seven miles south of Washington, D.C. In recent years, the City of Alexandria has embarked on a major revitalization of its historic waterfront, integrating new development with park and infrastructure improvements. With a nearly 50-year-old Alexandria Archaeology program and a […]

  • Remembered Places, Significant Spaces: Room Closure Practices in the Pueblo Southwest

    Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture 2316 W 1st Ave, Spokane, WA, United States
    Hybrid Event

    Dr. Samantha Fladd, Washington State University., is an anthropological archaeologist who focuses on the Southwest United States, specifically the Ancestral Pueblos of the Four Corners region. Architectural spaces create and […]