“Returning to the People: How the MPM works with Indigenous groups to bring their history and ancestors home” by Dawn Scher Thomae, MPM’s Curator of Anthropology Collections 

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), passed in 1990, has forever changed the way museums collect, interpret, and care for Native American items. This free, virtual lecture will provide a brief overview of the law, how MPM works with the US government and Native groups, and the ways that NAGPRA has impacted MPM’s collections, exhibits, and programs.    

Link to Zoom registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rAvM2t20RCqRHub47lZnHA#/registration   

AIA Lecture Series, Diving the Pyramids: Underwater Tombs and Excavation at the Royal Cemetery of Nuri, Sudan

The Milwaukee Society of the Archaeological Institute of America is hosting a free, public lecture this Sunday, Oct. 19th entitled, “Diving the Pyramids: Underwater Tombs and Excavation at the Royal Cemetery of Nuri, Sudan” presented by Dr. Pearce Paul Creasman (American Center of Research, Amman, Jordan).

See flyer below for more information!

Creasman Lecture (AIA, Oct 19)