Gerace is a Roman estate centre in the heart of Sicily which the speaker has been excavating since 2013. A substantial estate granary, built c. 300 CE but violently destroyed, probably by earthquake, was succeeded by a compact Roman villa in the late fourth century, which had been equipped with some mosaic pavements but appears […]
In this talk, Dr. Phil Sapirstein presents his findings from a recent digital and architectural restudy of the temple of Apollo at Syracuse. Built in ca. 590 BCE, it was […]
Join us in person for our last lecture of 2022, co-sponsored by the University of Missouri-Columbia Museum of Art and Archaeology! The lecture will be presented by Dr. Marcello Mogetta (Associate Professor of Roman Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri-Columbia). A reception (open to the public) will be held in Swallow Hall at 5 pm, […]
Lecturer: Monique Roddy (Walla Walla University) Professor Roddy specializes in the archaeology of households and everyday life in the southern Levant, particularly during the Iron Age (12th-6th centuries BCE). She currently co-directs the Balu'a Regional Archaeological Project excavations at Khirbat al-Balu'a in Jordan. Recent projects include co-editing the final publication series of the Madaba Plains […]
During the last 35 years Dr. C Brian Rose has had the good fortune to direct or co-direct excavations at two legendary sites in Turkey–-Troy and Gordion. Troy was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site List in 1998; Gordion is being considered by UNESCO for World Heritage Status this year. Dr. Rose was involved […]
ZOOM lecture: "Time Team Adventures and Community Archaeology" by Dr. Alexandra Jones ( Assistant Professor of Practice in History and Anthropology at Goucher College). Room opens at 12:45 and lecture promptly starts at 1 PM. Sign in at 12:45, please... More Zoom events are listed here on the St. Louis Society webpage.
The American Research Center in Egypt, Northern California Chapter, and the Near Eastern Studies Department, University of California, Berkeley, invite you to attend a lecture by Dr. Aleksandra Ksiezak, University of Toronto, CSU San Bernardino: "A Gateway into the Desert: History, Exploration, and Cyclical Rediscovery of Wadi Tumilat" Sunday, December 11, 2022, 3 PM Pacific […]
South Africa's Cradle of Humankind has long been a hotbed of discovery for human ancestor fossils. Just 45 minutes north of Johannesburg, this protected region must balance multiple interests in research, development, and human rights. This talk will discuss on-going research and the efforts to continue to educate and engage the public, while emphasizing the […]
South Africa's Cradle of Humankind has long been a hotbed of discovery for human ancestor fossils. Just 45 minutes north of Johannesburg, this protected region must balance multiple interests in research, development, and human rights. This talk will discuss on-going research and the efforts to continue to educate and engage the public, while emphasizing the […]
Face-to-Face lecture: "Chemical Analysis and Dating of Ancient Rock Art" by Dr. Karen Steelman, director of Shumla's new C-14 plasma oxidation laboratory and a key member of the Shumla Research Leadership Team. More events are listed here on the St. Louis Society webpage.
