Events

Archaeology-Hour Livestream: Katherine L. Chiou. “Cuisine and Crisis: An Edible History of the Moche of Ancient Peru”

Whitman College, Olin Hall 129 920 E Isaacs, Walla Walla, WA, United States

In this talk, we'll journey into the rich culinary history of the Moche people, who thrived along the desertic northern Peruvian coast from AD 100-800. This story is not just about what was on the plate; it's about what the archaeology of meals can tell us about the lives, struggles, and joys of two very […]

Archaeology-Hour Livestream: Jeff Altschul. “Cultural Resource Management: What Most Archaeologists Do For A Living”

Whitman College, Olin Hall 129 920 E Isaacs, Walla Walla, WA, United States

Today, there are about 12,000 archaeologists working in the US with less than 10 percent of them employed by universities. While university anthropology and archaeology departments are shrinking, the applied sector, known as cultural resource management (CRM) is growing. This lecture explores what accounts for these opposing trends and what, if anything, can we do […]

Rhodora Vennarucci. “Socci and Sociability: Shopping for Status in a Roman Shop”

Whitman College, Olin Hall 129 920 E Isaacs, Walla Walla, WA, United States

Father Edward A. Bader, CSB Lecture in Mediterranean Archaeology This talk applies a Consumer Culture Theory (CCT) and phenomenological approach to the Felt Shop of Verecundus (IX.7.5-7) from Pompeii. This shop sold fine footwear (socci, or soft-soled felted slippers) and other high-status textile products. We will explore how ancient consumers self-fashioned through public acts of […]

Archaeology-Hour Livestream: Deborah Carlson. “Excavating a Shipwrecked Marble Column Destined for the Temple of Apollo at Claros”

Whitman College, Olin Hall 129 920 E Isaacs, Walla Walla, WA, United States

This talk will share the latest research on underwater excavations of an ancient (1st century BCE) cargo-ship, which was carrying architectural marble when it sank off the Aegean coast of Turkey at Kizilburun. We will go behind-the-scenes to look at how the cargo's intended destination was identified. Please join us for this livestream presentation.