Events

Archaeology Day Fair

Lowry Mall, University of Missouri 909 Lowry St, Columbia, Missouri, United States

Come learn about archaeology with faculty and graduate students in the Classics, Archaeology and Religion and Anthropology Departments! Join us on Lowry Mall and Ellis Library at the University of Missouri for some fun all-ages educational activities and demonstrations, fieldwork presentations by local archaeologists, tours of the university collections, and a bake sale!

6th Annual Missouri Egyptological Symposium

Come join us for the 6th Annual Missouri Egyptological Symposium, co-hosted by the American Research Center in Egypt - Missouri Chapter (ARCE-MO) and the Archaeological Institute of America - Central Missouri Chapter. Eight presenters will discuss their latest research on aspects of ancient Egyptian Archaeology, with a keynote address by Dr. Didi El-Behaedi (University of […]

AIA Talk by Dr. Kathleen Sheppard: How Winning a Woman of Study Can Be in Early American Egyptology

Swallow Hall 101, University of Missouri 101 Swallow Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States

As Amelia Edwards and Kate Bradbury finished their lecture tour of the United States in 1891, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle wrote: “Miss Edwards’ visit will do a great deal of good in teaching the men of America how learned and how winning a woman of study can be and in teaching the women of America […]

Spring 2025 National Lecture by Dr. Kiersten Neumann: Collecting the Ancient World: Early Explorations, Encyclopedic Museums, and World’s Exhibitions

Where is this artifact from? Who does it belong to? How did it get here? Who’s telling its story? Critical inquiry into the practice and politics of museums has reached a new zenith in contemporary discourse. From discussions of acquisition and repatriation to provenience (archaeological findspot) and provenance (an object’s ownership history) and the ethics […]