This lecture will provide an introduction to the royal women of Kush/Nubia and the powerful, sole-ruling kandakas ('queens') of Meroë. Hear how Nubian families tracked filiation through their mothers. Learn […]
Over three million years ago, our ancient ancestors realized that rocks could be broken into sharp-edged objects for slicing meat, making the first knives. This discovery resulted in a good […]
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 […]
In Washington, D.C., a "Hellenic Doric-style" temple (the Lincoln Memorial) sits at one end of the city’s central "forum" (The Mall), housing a colossal cult statue (Abraham Lincoln). A Roman […]
Lecturer: Sara Gonzalez (University of Washington) Come join us for a watch party of Professor Gonzalez's live-streamed lecture. There will be a drawing for a surprise gift and discussion of […]
Lecturer: Joan Connelly (New York University) Come join us for a watch party of Professor Connelly's live-streamed lecture. There will be a drawing for a surprise gift and discussion of […]
Lecturer: Monique Roddy (Walla Walla University) Professor Roddy specializes in the archaeology of households and everyday life in the southern Levant, particularly during the Iron Age (12th-6th centuries BCE). She currently co-directs the Balu'a Regional Archaeological Project excavations at Khirbat al-Balu'a in Jordan. Recent projects include co-editing the final publication series of the Madaba Plains […]
Lecturer: Tess Davis (Antiquities Coalition) Come join us for a watch party of a live-streamed lecture by lawyer and archaeologist, Tess Davis. There will be a drawing for a surprise […]
Lecturer: Scott Williams, Maritime Archaeological Society The Spanish galleon Santo Cristo de Burgos left the Philippine Islands for the Port of Acapulco in New Spain (Mexico) in July 1693, loaded […]
Lecturer: Krish Seetah (Stanford University) Come join us for a watch party of Professor Seetah's live-streamed lecture. There will be a drawing for a surprise gift and discussion of the […]
