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September 2013: Dr. Matthew Johnson, Understanding Bodiam Castle, England
A new view of the castle stresses its active role in regional politics and economics and presents Bodiam at a serried of scales from the smallest action of washing one’s hands in the chapel piscine out to the castle’s place in world history.
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October 2013: Dr. Jodi Magness, Ossuaries and the Burials of Jesus and James
Newly discovered ossuaries are discussed within the context of ancient Jewish tombs and burials customs in Jerusalem in the time of Jesus (late Second Temple Period).
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November 2013: Dr. Robert R. Stieglitz, Sea Peoples in the Promised Land
Recent Archaeological evidence unearthed in Israel and on Cyprus, has shed new light on the history of the Philistines, a leading tribe in a federation the Egyptians termed ‘People of the Sea.’
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December 2013: Dr. Rita Reynolds, Brown Fellowship Society Burial Ground: Charleston’s Famous Unknown Free Black Cemetery
Learn about life and race in antebellum Charleston through archaeology and archival research.
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January 2014: Dr. Larissa Bonfante, Etruscan Influence in Ancient Europe
The Etruscans were a people similar to the luxury-loving, laid-back Phaeacians of the Odyssey rather than the man-eating Cyclops.
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February 2014: Dr. Nicola Sharrat, Living and Dying through Political Turmoil: Excavations in a Terminal Tiwanaku (AD 950-1150) Village in the Moquegua Valley, Peru
Recent excavations (2006-2012) at the site of Tumilaca la Chimba in the Moquegua valley, Peru, are explored to illustrate how members of this post-collapse community rooted daily and ritual practice in both traditional and turbulent expression.
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March 2014: Dr. Bridget Buxton In Search of the Age of Titans: Recent underwater discoveries in northern Israel
Recent archaeological explorations by the Maritime Unit of the Israel Antiquities Authority in and around the ancient port of Akko (Acre-Ptolemais) are bringing us closer to the elusive goal of capturing a ‘big ship’, learning the long-lost secrets of their design, and understanding the critical role they played in the Great Power contests of the Hellenistic Age.
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May 2014: Dr. Sarah Nelson, The Gold Crowns of Silla (Korea) and the Tomb of a Queen
Crowns, gold, and tradition in the ancient Korean kingdom of Silla!
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May 2013: Dr. Justin McDaniel, A Day of Buddhist Art, Community & Learning
An engaging afternoon of Buddhist Art for learners of all ages
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March 2013: Dr. Tom Rocek, ‘From the Jordon to the Jornada, The Origin of Village Life in the Old World and the New’
A comparison of the development of farming villages in New Mexico in the first millennium AD with parallel developments in the Middle East ten millennia earlier.
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December 2012: Dr. Bryan R. Just, ‘Dancing into Dreams: Maya Vase Painting of the Ik’ Kingdom’
Ik’-kingdom vases are among the finest ever produced by the ancient Maya, acknowledged particularly for their naturalistic color, veristic portraiture, skillful rendition of graceful movement, and elegantly fluid, calligraphic line.
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November 2012: Dr. Sarah Jarmer Scott, ‘Tiny Portraits: Seals and Identity in the Ancient World’
An examination of the use of seals from the pre-literate periods through the Bronze Age in Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Aegean, and the Indus Valley highlighting the dynamic nature of these objects and the residual artifact assemblage they left in their wake.
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January 2013: Sara Becker, ‘Working Hard or Hardly Working? A Bioarchaeological Perspective on Labor within the Andean Tiwanaku State (AD 500-1100)’
An examination of the Tiwanaku State (Peru) that attempts to answer questions about what people were doing within the state and at whose authority activities took place, subjects important for archaeological studies of labor within emerging state-level societies.
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Archaeology Fair 2011
Children participate in the DigIt mock excavation at the 2011 Archaeology Fair
About Us
The Archaeology Society of Staten Island was formed in 1962 at Wagner College in Staten Island, NY. In 1963, the Society began a series of lectures that have brought prominent scholars in the various fields of archaeology and anthropology to Staten Island. The Society affiliated with the Archaeological Institute of America in 1964 as The [...]
Membership
Membership in the Society is open to anyone interested in archaeology and related areas. The categories of membership in the Society include: REGULAR ($30) – Anyone interest in archaeology and wishing to participate in the Society’s programs. FAMILY ($45) – Couples and their children under eighteen years of age. STUDENT ($8) – Any full-time student [...]
Directions
Directions to Wagner College The Society holds its monthly meetings at Wagner College. TRAVEL BY CAR Verrazano Bridge: From Brooklyn, Queens and Points East Take the Verrazano Narrows Bridge to Staten Island. From the toll booths, follow Interstate 278 to the “Richmond Road/Clove Road” exit. Follow the service road to the third traffic light and [...]
About Us
The Archaeology Society of Staten Island was formed in 1962 at Wagner College in Staten Island, NY. In 1963, the Society began a series of lectures that have brought prominent scholars in the various fields of archaeology and anthropology to Staten Island. The Society affiliated with the Archaeological Institute of America in 1964 as The Staten Island Society, AIA.
The objectives of the Society are:
- To promote study, exploration, and research in the field of archaeology
- To conduct lectures relating to archaeology
- To sponsor and encourage archaeological tours
- To establish and issue publications that disseminate archaeological information
- Sunday Lecture Series 2013-2014
- May 2014: Dr. Sarah Nelson, The Gold Crowns of Silla (Korea) and the Tomb of a Queen
Sunday Lecture Series 2013-2014
In our next four lectures of the 2013-2014 season, come and learn about the Etruscans, ancient Peru, underwater archaeology, and Korean gold! Lectures begin at 3:00.
May 2014: Dr. Sarah Nelson, The Gold Crowns of Silla (Korea) and the Tomb of a Queen
Crowns, gold, and tradition in the ancient Korean kingdom of Silla!