The event will feature graduate students presenting their archaeological research. The event is intended to not only allow students to share their research, but to use this opportunity to practice […]
Ever wonder how art and artifacts get to museums? At this family-friendly event, you will discover how archaeologists unearth material culture and document their exciting finds in the field—and even […]
Experiment with 19th-century pottery slip designs, like marbling and dendritic patterns, and apply your own temporary tattoo in the style of transfer printed ceramic, during Art Safari at the Torpedo […]
The theme of this year's event will be early medieval Scandinavia. During the workshops you will be able to try your hand at, among others: in archaeological excavations (exploring a boat burial) and making a model of a long Viking boat. There will also be a special exhibition - this time a photographic one entitled […]
Do you have any stone artifacts or Northeastern Native American cultural items? Between 1:00 and 4:00pm, our Research Department will be hosting an Artifact I.D. Day. Join the conversation as we identify and provide interesting commentary about your items. While we can’t appraise or speculate about the value of an object, we can certainly talk […]
A roundup of short, informal presentations by University of Texas-Austin faculty, students, and affiliates involved in archaeology, art history, or material culture of the classical and ancient Mediterranean world, as well as colleagues working more broadly in premodern or pre-contact archaeology, art, archaeological science, or historic preservation. Zoom link: bit.ly/playdate23
Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 2:00 pm October 1, 2023–April 21, 2024. See blackout dates.* Regular museum admission rates apply. *Blackout dates: November 24–26, 2023; December 4, 2023–January 21, 2024; and March 9–17, 2024. Tours by Harvard students connect visitors with the research, teaching, and Indigenous engagement surrounding the cultural heritage in the museum’s care. […]
In-Person Lecture Saturday, October 21 at 3:30pm Penn Museum, Anthro Classroom 345 Speaker: Dr. Jane Hill, Asst. Prof. of Anthropology, Rowan University Lecture Topic: Reconstructing Osiris: Dismemberment, Decapitation, and Mummification in Predynastic Egypt Abstract: Cases of well provisioned Predynastic graves containing both disarticulated skeletons and plentiful and costly burial goods have invited various interpretations since […]
"In the Beginning... A Guy and a Gal Who Loved the Prairies, and a Generation of Dirty Thirties Men and Women - Self-Educated Archaeologists" Dr. Alice Kehoe is a founding and continuing member of the Saskatchewan Archaeological Society. We are honoured to have her speak for our 60th Anniversary and on International Archaeology Day. There […]
NIRGRANTH CENTRE OF ARCHEOLLOGY, INDIA & SBDJ TIRTH SAMRAKSHINI MAHASABHA JOINTLY ORGANISE 'NATIONAL ONLINE SEMINAR ON IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON HERITAGE SITES.' CHIEF GUEST : SHRI GAJRAJ JAIN PRESIDENT, SBDJ TS MAHASABHA, NEW DELHI SPEAKER : SHRI RAJKUMAR SETHI, KOLKATA, GEN SEC, SBDJ TS MAHASABHA SPEAKER : SHRI KAMALKUMAR JAIN, LUCKNOW, JT SEC. SBDJ […]
