Kershaw Lecture
In Washington, D.C., a "Hellenic Doric-style" temple (the Lincoln Memorial) sits at one end of the city’s central "forum" (The Mall), housing a colossal cult statue (Abraham Lincoln). A Roman "triumphal arch" monumentalizes the front of the main train depot (Union Station). Roman equestrian statues make assertions amidst circular plazas. This talk explores these juxtapositions […]
Join the AIA for a fascinating evening as Elise A. Friedland (George Washington University) presents Classical Washington: Greece & Rome in the Art & Architecture of D.C. This presentation will be given at 8pm Eastern/7pm Central/6pm Mountain/5pm Pacific. Washington, D.C., is a city like no other in the United States. A Greek Doric temple (the […]
Archaeology of Portugal lecture
Free Hybrid Lecture Miroslav Bárta, Charles University, Czech Institute of Egyptology Miroslav Bárta will present the latest results from archaeological research at Abusir and Saqqara, two ancient Egyptian cemeteries. The exploration of several historically essential tombs dating to the Fifth Dynasty sheds new light on the rise and fall of the Old Kingdom empire and […]
Matthew V. Kroot, PhD Assistant Professor Arizona State University School of Human Evolution & Social Change Stone tools in Africa are the earliest evidence we have of human material culture. […]
"700 Generations of the Spokane Tribe" Warren Seyler’s talk will review what it was like for the Spokane ancestors when they lived as a semi-nomadic river people upon the Plateau. […]
