Step back in time to explore the island of Crete, center of the Minoan civilization during the Bronze Age, as well as the nearby Cycladic Islands of Santorini, Mykonos, and Delos. Marvel at the physical evidence of this first advanced civilization in Europe, which created palace complexes, stunning works of art, a unique writing system […]
Egyptologists make decisions about how to define the discipline. They make decisions involving time, space, and values. These actions are perfectly normal in that there is a limit as to how much data one mind can absorb. One also has the opportunity to stand back and view these decisions in aggregate. This especially applies to […]
The Niagara Peninsula Society of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) Public Lecture Series is excited to welcome Mark Usher, University of Vermont, as our first lecturer of the season. Dr Usher will speak about, "The Roman Villa Project: Archaeology, Paleobotany, and Sustainable Agriculture in Italy’s Sabine Hills." See the poster below. The lecture will […]
Thompson Lecture
A number of publications have criticized the motif of the “happy slave” in antiquity. This presentation by John Gruber-Miller of Cornell College is meant to provide a corrective to that representation, […]
Please contact Llazar@assumption.edu or pclement@assumption.edu for the Zoom link. Lecture to be followed by question and answers and virtual wine & cheese. Co-sponsored by the Human Arts Series, the History Program, and the Medieval and Early Modern Studies Program, and the Office of the Provost of Assumption University.
Joukowsky Lecture
Jashemski Lecture
