Archaeology Society of Staten Island2020-2021 Lecture Series Calendar
Archaeology Society of Staten Island
Archaeological Institute of America
Staten Island Society
2020-2021 Lecture Series
All lectures presented via Zoom.
Invitations and links will be shared via email approximately two weeks prior to the event.
Sunday, October 4, 2020 at 3:00 PM
Dr. Sherene Baugher, Cornell University
The Dr. George G. Hackman Memorial Lecture
Changing Heritage Narratives at the Voorlezer House: From a Dutch Schoolhouse to a French Huguenot Home
Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 3:00 PM
Dr. Gabriel Prieto, University of Florida
The Dr. Esther Grushkin Memorial Lecture
The Mass Sacrifice of Children and Camelids during the 13th – 15th centuries in the North Coast of Peru
Sunday, December 6, 2020 at 3:00 PM
Dr. Celia Bergoffen, Fashion Institute of Technology
The Helen H. Loeffler Memorial Lecture
Excavating Schnaderbeck’s Lager Cellar, Brooklyn, NY
Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 3:00 PM
Dr. Jennifer Shaffer Foster, University of Buffalo
Healing Places: Intersections of Archaeology, Folklore, and Health in Ireland
Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 3:00 PM
Dr. Jean MacIntosh Turfa, The University of Pennsylvania Museum
Etruscan Women from Cradle to Grave: The Legacy of Larissa Bonfante
Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 3:00 PM
Dr. Brenda Baker, Arizona State University
Archaeological Institute of America Daniel Z. English Lecture
Sifting Sand in Sudan: New Light on Life and Death in Ancient Nubia
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