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The Past in the Past: The Power of Monuments in Ruin presented by Dr. Art Joyce

Eaton Humanities Room 250 Pleasant Street 1610, Boulder, CO, United States

This presentation examines two ruined monumental architectural complexes in prehispanic Oaxaca, Mexico: The Main Plaza of the mountaintop city of Monte Albán in the Valley of Oaxaca and the acropolis of Río Viejo on the coastal floodplain of the Lower Río Verde. Both complexes were built during the Formative period and became the ceremonial centers […]

Archaeology of the Ọyọ Empire: Domesticity of Governance & Politics of Dependency, 1600-1836

UMass Amherst, Integrated Learning Center S211 650 N Pleasant St, Amherst, United States
Hybrid Hybrid Event

Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lectureships Dr. Akin Ogundiran, "Archaeology of the Ọyọ Empire: Domesticity of Governance and Politics of Dependency, 1600-1836" Thursday, April 10 at 5:30pm EST UMass Amherst, Integrated Learning Center S211 For Zoom attendance, register here: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/meeting/register/UU0SqUeGS8mVuL6k98vAnA Between ca. 1650 and 1800, the Ọyọ Empire was the largest political formation in West Africa, south […]

Lecture: Susan Downie (Carleton University), “Sparta and Totalitarianism”

Concordia University, LB 322 1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

On Thursday, April 10th, at 600pm, Dr. Susan Downie (Carleton University) will deliver the lecture, "Sparta and Totalitarianism," in room LB 322 of Concordia University's Webster Library. Abstract The ancient Greek city-state of Sparta has never really left the imagination of western civilization. From political philosophers like Plato and Aristotle to modern political parties such […]

Event Series Emeralds

Emeralds

Harvard Museum of Natural History 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

Emeralds is a new, intimate collection of stunning crystals, gemstones, and jewelry on display in the Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery. Highly coveted by a wide variety of cultures, emeralds have played a significant role in shaping human history, helping to facilitate trade and even build empires. From rough stones to sophisticated jewelry, emeralds continue […]

Inside the Temple of Murals: Teen Saturdays Workshop

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United States

In-Person Youth Program Join us for an immersive virtual reality workshop at the Harvard Peabody Museum, where teens can discover the fascinating art of the ancient Maya through the Bonampak murals located in Chiapas, Mexico. Through engaging activities and discussions, teens will explore the themes depicted in these murals, including dance, music, and ceremonial rituals. […]

A DEM-onstration of Quantitative 3D Analysis: Lower Nubia in the Recent and Distant Past

Saturday, April 12 3:30 pm EST Penn Museum, Classroom L2 In-person; no registration required Speaker: Rolland Long, PhD Candidate, UPenn Title: “A DEM-onstration of Quantitative 3D Analysis: Lower Nubia in the Recent and Distant Past” Abstract: Soon after the declassification of satellite imagery from the CORONA satellite spy-mission in the mid-1990’s, archaeologists working around the […]

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