At Home on Board: the Kyrenia Ship and the Goods of its Crew
TBA (Dallas-Ft. Worth 1) Dallas, TX, United StatesCesnola Lecture
Cesnola Lecture
Lecturer: Anna Conser (Whitman College) This talk will introduce what is known about ancient music and the music of Greek tragedy in particular. It calls attention to the fact that the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides were originally musicals, which featured spectacular song-and-dance sequences composed by the poets themselves. Unfortunately, no sheet music or […]
David M. Griffin, independent researcher and author with a Degree in Architecture from Carleton University, Ottawa, will speak about his work on the research techniques and findings from forts and battles of Fort Slongo and Lloyds Neck.
Cultural and educational institutions are still learning how best to overcome the limitations placed on our activities by the Covid-19 pandemic. In particular, archaeology has been drastically impacted by restrictions on international travel, and has had to find new ways to bring researchers, students, objects, and landscapes together in the study of the ancient world. […]
With the recent reboot of HBO's classic, Sex and the City, some may be asking themselves, "I couldn't help but wonder...(as Carrie often says in Sex and the City) what were attitudes about sex in the ancient Greek and Roman city?" Were there any Carries, Mirandas, Samanthas, or Charlottes of the ancient world? Join Dr. […]
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 […]
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, […]