In-person lecture Saturday, December 14, 3:30 pm EST Penn Museum, Classroom 2 A holiday party will follow the lecture Speaker: Dr. Shelby Justl Title: Researching in the arc-“hives”: Ancient Egyptian honey and beekeeping Abstract: With no sugarcane until 710 AD, honey was the major sweetener for ancient Egyptian food and wines, an important ingredient in […]
The American Research Center in Egypt, Northern California chapter, and the UC Berkeley Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures invite you to attend a lecture by Dr. Matt Lamanna, Carnegie Museum of Natural History: Rediscovering Egypt's Lost Dinosaurs Sunday December 15, 2024, 3 PM Pacific Standard Time Rm 56 Social Sciences Building, UC Berkeley […]
Join us on this East African adventure as we drive among the wildlife and landscapes of Kenya and Tanzania. We will make special stops along the way, such as to […]
Join archaeologist Barbara A. Porter and a small group of fellow travelers for this in-depth travel experience in Saudi Arabia. This will be Dr. Porter’s fourth tour of the country, and you will also be accompanied by local guides and a tour manager. This tour opportunity allows us to see, experience, and learn about Saudi […]
You are invited to return to Egypt to experience this 17-day, custom-designed itinerary in the engaging company of Egyptologist Stephen Harvey plus an expert local Egyptology guide and a professional tour manager. This trio has been receiving accolades for many years. Highlights are many and varied: 1. Spend two full days visiting museums in Cairo […]
Lecture by Mike Chervinko, Citizen Archaeologist and Independent Researcher in Carbondale, Illinois. A discussion of many truly remarkable Pre-Contact (before AD 1500) pictograph and petroglyph archaeological sites in the Mississippi […]
This exciting, nine-day holiday provides the best-paced itinerary available to see the sun-drenched Yucatan peninsula’s ancient sites, traditional Maya villages, and colonial architecture. Maya art and architecture abound, with visits to Chichén Itzá, Ek Balam, Uxmal, Dzibilchaltun, and more: iconic as well as off-the-beaten-path sites with soaring pyramids, distinctive temple complexes, and wonderful sculpture. There […]
Lecture. Stephen Post (Museum of New Mexico, Office of Archaeological Studies). For more than 900 years, humans have left their mark on the neighborhood on the south side of the […]
How do we understand care in the ancient world? This talk will focus on current archaeological research conducted in the city of MohenjoDaro (a World Heritage Site) located in contemporary […]
Available during the Harvard academic year Sundays at 1:00 pm, October 6, 2024–April 27, 2025. See blackout dates.* *Blackout dates: December 1, 2024–January 26, 2025; and March 16–23, 2025. This free tour, led by Harvard students, explores the Mediterranean Marketplaces: Connecting the Ancient World exhibition and how the movement of goods, peoples, and ideas around […]
