Saturday, October 5 2019
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Hands on Archaeology
International Archaeology Day
Saturday, October 5, 2019, 1:00-4:00pm
Past Events
Sunday, September 29 2019
3:00pm
Helmets from the Sea: Military Finds from the Battle of the Aegates Islands (241 BCE)
Archaeological Institute of America Lecture
Sunday, September 29, 2019, 3:00pm
Saturday, April 27 2019
3:00 pm
A Tale of Two Villages: Comparing Community Histories in Siin (Senegal) into the Atlantic Era
Sunday, April 27, 2019, 3:00 pm
Sabin Hall G90
Visit the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) lecture with Associate Professor François Richard. Richard’s lecture is entitled “A Tale of Two Villages: Comparing Community Histories in Siin (Sengal) into the Atlantic Era.” François Richard is a historical anthropologist and archaeologist interested in material histories of French colonialism and imperialism and an Associate Professor of Anthroplogy and Social Sciences in the College at University of Chicago.
Sunday, March 31 2019
3:00 pm
King Richard III: The Resolution of a 500 year old Cold Case
Sunday, March 31, 2019, 3:00 pm
Engelman Hall, Room 105
Visit the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) lecture with Professor Turi King. King’s lecture is entitled “King Richard III: The Resolution of a 500 Year Old Cold Case.” King is the Director of the Forensic and Ancient Biomolecules (FAB) Group at the University of Leicester, England. She is also a Professor of Public Engagement and Reader in Genetics and Archaeology at the University of Leicester.
Sunday, February 17 2019
3:00 pm
Searching for the Royal Inca Mummies
Sunday, February 17, 2019, 3:00 pm
Sabin Hall G90
Visit the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) lecture with Professor Brian Bauer. Bauer’s lecture is entitled “Searching for the Royal Inca Mummies.” Bauer is an archaeologist focused on the development of complex societies in the Americas and the European—American contact period and is a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Illinois – Chicago.
Sunday, December 2 2018
3:00 pm
Kingship and Compassion: The Paradox of Jayavarman VII, Emperor of Angkor
Sunday, December 2, 2018, 3:00 pm
Sabin Hall G90
Come listen to Alan Kolata talk about Kingship and Compassion: The Paradox of Jayavarman VII, Emperor of Angkor. Alan Kolata is a Distinguished Professor at the University of Chicago and holds his PhD in Anthropology from Harvard University.
Sunday, November 4 2018
3:00 pm
1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed
Sunday, November 4, 2018, 3:00 pm
Sabin Hall G90
Come listen to Professor Eric Cline’s talk entitled “1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed.” Eric Cline is Professor of Classics, Anthropology, and History at George Washington University.
Thursday, October 18 2018
3:00 pm
Bodily Pathology and Unhealthy Politics in Alcaeus
Thursday, October 18, 2018, 3:00 pm
Curtin Hall Room 866
Join us for the WAMS (Workshop on Ancient Mediterranean Studies) Talk with Professor Ippokratis Kantzios from the University of South Florida. Kantzios will be presenting “Bodily Pathology and Unhealthy Politics in Alcaeus.”
Sunday, September 30 2018
3:00 pm
AIA Talk: The Middle Mississippian Colony at Trempealeau
Sunday, September 30, 2018, 3:00 pm
Sabin Hall Room G90
Come to the AIA Talk on The Middle Mississippian Colony at Trempealeau by Ernie Boszhardt. Boszhardt-authored books on the Trempealeau research and regional rock art will be available for purchase and signing at the talk.
Thursday, September 20 2018
4:00 pm
Male and Female Initiatory Paradigms and the Ending of Sophocles’ Electra
Thursday, September 20, 2018, 4:00 pm
Curtin Hall Room 866
Join us for the WAMS talk presented by Dr. Adriana Brook, Assistant Professor of Classics at Lawrence University. She will be discussing Male and Female Initiatory Paradigms and the Ending of Sophocles’ Electra.