Archaeology Society of Staten IslandOctober 2014: Dr. Victoria Reed, Lost and Found: Research on Nazi-Era Looting and Restitution at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Discover how Nazi-looted art is being professionally researched by the MFA
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November 2014: Dr. Matthew Adams, Challenges and Promise in the Practice of Archaeology in Egypt Today: A Perspective from Abydos
Take a look into the mounds of Abydos!
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December 2014: Dr. Katherine Boivin, Auspicious Passageways: Pilgrimage, Commemoration and Procession Beneath Medieval Church Sanctuaries
Explore the connections between church architecture and spirituality
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2014 Archaeology Fair THIS SUNDAY April 27th!
We’re closing in on the final days before our 2014 Archaeology Fair! Remember, the fair is this Sunday, April 27th, from 11AM to 3PM in the Spiro Sports Center Gymnasium at Wagner College. The fair is free and open to the public, and free and convenient parking will be available to all fair-goers on Sunday […]
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Updated Exhibitor List- 2014 Archaeology Fair
Below is an updated version of our exhibitor list for the 2014 Archaeology Fair to be held in the Spiro Sports Center Gymnasium at Wagner College from 11am-3pm on Sunday, April 27th. Remember, this event is free and open to the public, and there will be free and convenient parking on the day of the […]
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2014 Archaeology Fair Exhibitors
Let the countdown begin! We are only a few short weeks away from hosting the 2014 Archaeology Fair which will be held in the Wagner College Spiro Sports Center Gymnasium on Sunday April 27th from 11am-3pm. This event is free and open to the public and will include a number of hands-on activities, informative talks, and […]
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2014 Archaeology Fair
STATEN ISLAND ARCHAEOLOGY FAIR ‘Dig up’ information on archaeology, history, culture, and more! The Archaeology Society of Staten Island and local chapter of the Archaeology Institute of America (AIA) are excited to announce an Archaeology Fair to be held on Sunday, April 27th, from 11AM to 3PM, in the Wagner College Spiro Sports Center Gymnasium. […]
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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.
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Summer 2013 Newsletter
The Archaeological Society of Staten Island The Archaeological Institute of America Staten Island Society 2013- 2014 Sunday Lecture Series: Part 1 (Sept.-Nov.) September 15, 2013 at 3pm Archaeological Institute of America Lecture Dr. Matthew Johnson Understanding Bodiam Castle, England Bodiam Castle, built in the 1380s in south-eastern England, is perhaps the most extensively […]
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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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News from the Archaeological Institute of America
- Possible Bell Beaker Grave Uncovered in Germany April 30, 2024OPPIN, GERMANY—Newsweek reports that the remains of a man estimated to have been between 40 and 60 years old at the time of his death have been unearthed in central Germany. Preliminary investigation suggests the burial is associated with the Bell Beaker culture and dates to some 4,500 years ago. Archaeologist Susanne Friederich of the […]
- Plant DNA Suggests Maya Blessed Their Ball Courts April 30, 2024CAMPECHE, MEXICO—According to a Gizmodo report, an international team of researchers led by David Lentz of the University of Cincinnati analyzed a soil sample taken underneath a 2,000-year-old ball court platform at Yaxnohcah, a Maya city site on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. The analysis detected the presence of Ipomoea corymbose, a type of morning glory also […]
- Prehistoric Monuments Discovered in Ireland April 30, 2024COUNTY WICKLOW, IRELAND—A lidar survey of farmland in eastern Ireland has detected multiple prehistoric monuments, according to a Live Science report. The monuments include Bronze Age structures and five Neolithic cursus monuments, which are long and narrow earthwork enclosures built some 5,500 years ago. “There’s only about 20 known cursus monuments [in Ireland] and they […]