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Lecture: The Archaeology of Prostitution and Clandestine Pursuits

Pecos Trail Café 2239 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, NM, United States

Lecture. Donna Seifert (Former president Society for Historical Archaeology). Case studies from various nineteenth-century sites where material culture reveals evidence of prostitution, including a brothel in Five Points—New York City’s most notorious neighborhood—and parlor houses a few blocks from the White House and Capitol Hill. Also Brothels in the American West are also looked at—in […]

Archaeology Fair

Marquette Regional History Center 145 W Spring Street, Marquette, MI, United States

This October the Marquette Regional History Center is joining hundreds of organizations around the world to celebrate International Archaeology Day. For the 12th year, our fair will provide a look at archaeology in our region and world-wide. Hands-on learning for all ages. Multiple booths both indoors and outdoors feature various displays and activities. This year, […]

Archaeology and History of Spain

Viking Jupiter (open only to 700 booked guests) Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Lecture on the Viking Jupiter cruise ship while in harbor in Barcelona, Spain. Discussion of the archaeology and history of Spain from the Stone Age through the modern age. Lecture by the Secretary of the St. Louis Society of the AIA.

Virtual Symposium: Archaeology & Science

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Join us for a free virtual talk on Sunday, October 20, at 10 AM Central. This Virtual Symposium is free and open to the public. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GwcLqYTgTc-3mWwwipI9yg#/registration ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM: In honor of International Archaeology Day, hear about the intersection of science, archaeology, and anthropolog

Lecture: Communal Water, Invisible Labor: Modeling the Social Impact of Pompeii’s Street Fountains

Joseph Merrick Jones Hall 108, Tulane University Freret Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

A lecture by Professor Matthew Notarian (Hiram College, OH) Abstract: The remarkable preservation of the Roman city of Pompeii provides unprecedented insight into an aqueduct-fed urban water system. Visitors often marvel at the city’s network of public street fountains, but few consider the practical consequences of the tedious but essential labor required to transport water […]

Archaeology of the Oyo Empire (West Africa): Chivalry, Colonies, and Household Politics in the Early Modern Period

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Between ca. 1650 and 2800, the Oyo Empire was the largest political formation in West Africa, south of the River Niger. Over the past twenty years, Akin Ogundiran has conducted archaeological research in the capital, colonies, and provinces of the empire to understand the strategies of Oyo expansion and the everyday lives of different segments […]