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Benin Bronzes in Context (Free Virtual Lecture)

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

Sarah Anita Clunis, Director of Academic Partnerships and Curator of African Collections, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University In conversation with Diana DiPaolo Loren, Senior Curator, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University The kingdom of Benin, a highly centralized state founded in the thirteenth or fourteenth centuries in southwestern Nigeria, dominated […]

Artifacts and Archaeological Processes: The Lives and Afterlives of Objects in Pompeii

Penn Museum 3260 South St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Lecture by Catherine Baker, Bryn Mawr College From the chipped corners of an ancient die to the mortar on a reused inscription, artifacts tell stories. Archaeologists reconstruct these object biographies, tracing the lives of ancient artifacts from their creation to their final deposition. In this talk, I explore the stories of some of the artifacts […]

Tales from Under the Mediterranean Sea: Reminiscences of a Maritime Archaeologist

Hale Science Building, Rm. 270 1350 Pleasant Street, Boulder, CO, United States

The lecture presented by Dr. Robert Hohlfelder (Emeritus Professor, CU Boulder), will cover some of the most amazing discoveries of his long career including: A Treasure Trove of 4th Century CE Glass Panels Found in the Sea, Pixie Dust and Roman Imperial Maritime Infrastructure, The Amazing Levitating Roman Amphoras, Two Harrowing Episodes 1,000 feet Below […]

Continuity and change in Etruscan religion under Roman hegemony

3260 South St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Dr. Kevin Dicus (University of Oregon) Roman imperial ambitions began with the occupation of Italy. The Etruscans, once the dominant civilization, experienced great cultural and political upheavals. Foreign traditions, goods, […]