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The Best of Ancient Peru

Travel and learn with AIA lecturer/host Gabriela Cervantes-Quequezana plus a professional tour manager and local guides. Your AIA lecturer will provide insights to spectacular archaeological sites from Peru’s many layers […]

San Francisco’s “Titanic”: The Loss of SS City of Rio de Janeiro

San Francisco Maritime Museum 900 Beach St, San Francisco, CA, United States

The 1901 shipwreck of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company’s SS City of Rio de Janeiro was the deadliest ever at the Golden Gate. Maritime archaeologist and historian James Delgado will share the story of the Rio, including its rumored “treasure” that never existed, and the discovery and rediscovery of the mud-shrouded hulk hundreds of feet […]

The Legacy of the Etruscans: Latium, Umbria & Tuscany

Discover the world of the ancient Etruscans, a pre-Roman civilization that flourished in the area between Rome and Florence from at least the 7th century B.C. until they were conquered by the Romans in the 3rd century B.C. The extent of the impact that the Etruscans’ legacy had on the Greeks and Romans, through to our […]

The Living Dead in Ancient Egypt

Geological Lecture Hall 24 Oxford Street,, Cambridge, MA

“Oh Unas, you have not gone away dead, but alive.” The Pyramid Text quoted here tells us that the ancient Egyptians believed in the continued influence of the dead in the lives of the living. The dead in ancient Egypt were supernatural intermediaries, folk heroes, and some were even deified, worshiped as gods in the […]

Origins of Humans & Wine: Azerbaijan, Georgia & Armenia

Join us for an exciting trip back in time to explore early humankind and the ‘cradle of wine’ in the southern Caucasus. Learn about ancient winemaking techniques and sample the bounty of the region’s vineyards. Explore medieval towns and UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including prehistoric through early Christian complexes. Enjoy Georgia’s famed hospitality, wherein a […]

The splendor and misery of the inhabitants of Písek in Bohemia in the early modern era

Prácheňské muzeum v Písku Velké nám. 114, Písek, Bohemia, Czechia

Lecture in Prachenske Museum in Písek, Bohemia. Royal town of Písek was founded in 13th century AD on the commercial crossroads. Archaeological findings from the last decades also shed new light on the lifestyle of the inhabitants of the town of Písek in the 16th and the first half of the 17th centuries. The Renaissance, […]

Arkhaios Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Film Festival

Florence County Museum 111 West Cheves Street, Florence, United States

The Arkhaios Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Film Festival is an annual juried competition, part of the Archaeology Month Celebrations taking place in the United States. It is also an educational event, showcasing the discovery of past cultures gained from ethnological or archaeological research, illustrated by documentary films. These films are of great artistic and scientific […]