Archaeology Society of Staten IslandJanuary 2017: Aphrodisias, a Greco-Roman City and its Hinterland
Sunday, January 29, 2017 at 3pm The Dr. George G. Hackman Memorial Lecture Dr. Peter DeStaebler Aphrodisias, a Greco-Roman City and its Hinterland The ancient city of Aphrodisias is one of the most important and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey. Famous in antiquity for its sanctuary of Aphrodite, the city’s patron goddess, Aphrodisias enjoyed […]
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December 2016: On the Significance of Roger II of Sicily’s Antiquated Loros in the Mosaic in Santa Maria dell’Ammiraglio, Palermo
December 4, 2016 The Lynda Nilsen Memorial Lecture Dr. Dawn Marie Hayes On the Significance of Roger II of Sicily’s Antiquated Loros in the Mosaic in Santa Maria dell’Ammiraglio, Palermo In his well-known portrait “Martorana” in Santa Maria dell’Ammiraglio, Palermo, Roger II of Sicily dons an antiquated loros. The stole is not a “modified” […]
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November 2016: Staten Island Museum Event – Archaeology & Museums
TUESDAY Nov 8, 2015 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Staten Island Museum Event – Archaeology & Museums This event will be a workshop day for the local Staten Island High School Teachers and Administrators at the Staten Island Museum, sponsored in part by the Staten Island Society of the Archaeological Institute of America. Check back […]
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October 2016: Documenting Native American Diasporas in the Early Colonial Southeast
Sunday Oct 23, 2016 at 3pm The Helen H. Loeffler Memorial Lecture Dr. Jonathan Bernard Marcoux Documenting Native American Diasporas in the Early Colonial Southeast The colonial trade in deerskins and Native American slaves had profound effects on the cultural landscape of the Southeast during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Indeed, […]
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September 2016: Tools, Language, and the Evolution of the Human Mind
Sunday, Sept 25, 2016 at 3pm Archaeological Institute of America Lecture Dr. Kathleen Gibson Tools, Language, and the Evolution of the Human Mind Darwin and Wallace, co-discoverers of evolution by natural selection, held contrasting views about the origins of the human mind. Wallace considered the human mind to be qualitatively distinct from that of […]
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Exciting Lecture about Buddhism and the Environment
The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art is pleased to welcome His Holiness the Sakya Trizin to present a public talk at the College of Staten Island on April 29, 2016 “Buddhism and The Environment” His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trizin is the supreme head of the Sakya lineage in the Buddhism of Tibet, a […]
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Honoring Es
It is with great sadness but even greater adoration that we acknowledge the passing of our dear friend Esther Grushkin. Her obituary is below. Donations in her honor may be made to the Visiting Nurse Service, S.I. or Magen David Adom (equivalent of the Israeli Red Cross). OBITUARY ESTHER GRUSHKIN, PH. D. Esther Grushkin, […]
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Symposium on Ancient Greece and Engineering
Stevens Institute of Technology will host a one-day symposium on 7 November entitled “Hellenic Engineering and the Transformation of Earth through Fire.” All are invited to attend. Further details can be found here: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/ancient-hellenic-engineering-and-the-transformation-of-earth-through-fire-tickets-18572727528 This is Steven’s second symposium on the theme of engineering in ancient Greece, supported by the Onassis USA Foundation. The first, […]
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September 2015: Queen Pu-Abi of Ur: A Love Story
Learn about the fascinating Mesopotamian Queen Pu-Abi!
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October 2015: The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh
Discover the interconnections between Astronomy, Archaeology, and Architecture in this presentation about Indian astronomical observatories!
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News from the Archaeological Institute of America
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- 18th-Century Foundation Uncovered at Colonial Williamsburg April 24, 2024WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA—The foundation of an eighteenth-century house was uncovered during an excavation at Colonial Williamsburg, according to a WAVY report. The Colin G. and Nancy N. Campbell Archaeology Center is scheduled to be built on the site. Archaeologist Jack Gary of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation said that the house had plaster walls, casement windows, a […]
- Miniature Portrait of Alexander the Great Found in Denmark April 24, 2024RINGSTED, DENMARK—Live Science reports that a miniature bronze alloy fitting bearing a portrait of Alexander the Great was discovered on an island in Denmark by a pair of metal detectorists who were conducting a survey. Alexander the Great succeeded his father as the king of Macedon and eventually created a far-flung empire before his death […]