Religious iconoclasm has been a recurring phenomenon from the time of Akhenaton’s destruction of images of the gods in 14th century B.C. Egypt to promote a new, monotheistic religion down to the recent Islamic destruction of the antiquities of the Middle East. This paper focuses on Christian destruction and desecration of images and temples of […]
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Watch recorded lecture on YouTube "Be(com)ing Assyrian": Navigating Imperial Power from the Bottom-Up Join us as the AIA Societies Committee presents a virtual presentation and Q&A with Petra Creamer. This […]
Elspeth Dusinberre (University of Colorado Boulder) will present her work on the spectacular burial tumuli at Gordion (Türkiye), the capital of ancient Phrygia and seat of the legendary King Midas […]
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Lecture by Kate Kreindler (University of Virginia). Ferdinando and Sarah Cinelli Lecture in Etruscan and Italic Archaeology. Free and open to the public.