When the Elephant Grew Fins: The Discovery of an Ancient Battle Landscape off Sicily

Sponsored by Ancient Studies Center at USF & AIA Tampa Bay

AIA Society Event: Tampa Bay

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Location:
Marshall Center Oval Theater, University of South Florida
Tampa, FL 33620
United States

Project Director Jeff Royal lectures on the astounding discovery made by nautical archaeologists on the sea floor west of Sicily: the debris field from a decisive naval battle fought between Rome and Carthage for control of Sicily in 241 BCE. Cargo, armor and warship rams are among the spectacular artifacts that testify to this pitched battle for naval supremacy. This discovery is highlighted in the Jan./Feb. issue of Archaeology.

Website: http://www.history.usf.edu/aiatampa/

Contact:
William Murray
murray@usf.edu

AIA-Gainesville Society at the Millhopper Library & The Last Days of Pompeii

Sponsored by AIA-Gainesville Society

AIA Society Event: Gainesville

Saturday, October 22, 2011 - 10:00am - 3:30pm

Location:
Millhopper Library
3145 NW 43rd Street
Gainesville, FL
United States

Members of the AIA-Gainesville Society will staff a display table outside of a popular local public library branch, the Millhopper Library.  The table will be attended by members with AIA handouts, laptop showing slides of archaeology sites, flyers for upcoming lectures, Archaeology Magazine issues, and artifact reproductions. 

At 2:00 pm, University of Florida Classics Department Professor Mary Ann Eaverly will give a slide lecture, "The Last Days of Pompeii," in the library lecture room. Cookies and punch will be served.
 

Contact:
Phyllis Saarinen
saarinen@gru.net
352-375-1727

Archaeology in Nepal, the Land of the Buddha

Sponsored by Archaeological Institute of America

AIA Society Event: Orlando

Friday, October 21, 2011 - 7:00pm

Location:
University of Central Florida
Classroom 1 Building, Room 104
Orlando, FL 32816
United States

Lecturer: Nancy Wilkie

Abstract: Archaeology in Nepal, the Land of the Buddha

Contact:
AIA

The Unsolved Mystery of the Agora Bone Well

Sponsored by Archaeological Institute of America

AIA Society Event: Orlando

Friday, February 3, 2012 - 7:00pm

Location:
University of Central Florida
Psychology Building, Room 108
Orlando, FL 32816
United States

Lecturer: Susan Rotroff

Abstract: The Unsolved Mystery of the Agora Bone Well

Norton Lecture

Contact:
AIA

The Invisible Sex: Some Thoughts on the Role of Women in Prehistory

Sponsored by Archaeological Institute of America

AIA Society Event: Orlando

Friday, March 30, 2012 - 7:00pm

Location:
University of Central Florida
Psychology Building, Room 108
Orlando, FL 32816
United States

Lecturer: James Adovasio

Abstract: The Invisible Sex: Some Thoughts on the Role of Women in Prehistory

Stone Lecture

Contact:
AIA

From the Euphrates to the Adriatic: Investigating the Origins and Spread of Farming

Sponsored by Archaeological Institute of America

AIA Society Event: Tallahassee

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 8:00pm

Location:
TBA
Tallahassee, FL
United States

Lecturer: Andrew M.T. Moore

Abstract: From the Euphrates to the Adriatic: Investigating the Origins and Spread of Farming

Braidwood Lecture

Contact:
AIA

The Wall of the Crow Cemetery in Giza, Egypt: Remembering the Children

Sponsored by Archaeological Institute of America

AIA Society Event: Tallahassee

Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 8:00pm

Location:
Florida State University Fine Arts Building, Room 249
Tallahassee, FL
United States

Lecturer: Jessica Kaiser

Abstract: The Wall of the Crow Cemetery in Giza, Egypt: Remembering the Children

Cohn Lecture

Contact:
AIA

Industrial Religion: Workshop Cult in Athens

Sponsored by Archaeological Institute of America

AIA Society Event: Gainesville

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - 8:00pm

Location:

Gainesville, FL
United States

Lecturer: Susan Rotroff

Abstract: Industrial Religion: Workshop Cult in Athens Athens

Norton Lecture

Contact:
AIA

The Unsolved Mystery of the Agora Bone Well

Sponsored by Archaeological Institute of America

AIA Society Event: Tallahassee

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 8:00pm

Location:
TBA
Tallahassee, FL
United States

Lecturer: Susan Rotroff

Abstract: The Unsolved Mystery of the Agora Bone Well

Norton Lecture

Contact:
AIA

Preserving Maya Heritage: Examples from the Ancient and Historic Past

Sponsored by Archaeological Institute of America

AIA Society Event: Gainesville

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - 8:00pm

Location:

Gainesville, FL
United States

Lecturer: Richard Leventhal

Abstract: Preserving Maya Heritage: Examples from the Ancient and Historic Past

Wilkie Lecture

Contact:
AIA

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