Early Christianity in the Western Desert of Egypt: New Evidence from the 2006-2008 Excavations at Ain el-Gedida, Dakhla Oasis

March 2: Visiting Research Scholar Lecture

Speaker: Nicola Aravecchia
Location: 2nd Floor Lecture Room
Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
15 E 84th Street, New York, NY 10028
Date: Tuesday, March 2
Time: 6:00 p.m.
*reception to follow

Early Christianity in the Western Desert of Egypt: New Evidence from the 2006-2008 Excavations at Ain el-Gedida, Dakhla Oasis

The last few decades have witnessed a resurging interest in Early Christianity in Egypt, accompanied by a deeper awareness of the value and significance of Christian Egypt’s architectural and artistic heritage. ...

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Flutes, Wine and Astronomy: Shamans in Early East Asia?

Archaeological Institute of America Free Public Lecture Series:
http://excavate-aia.blogspot.com/2010/02/aia-talks-korea-silk-road-730pm-2-11.html

Flutes, Wine and Astronomy: Shamans in Early East Asia?
Dr. Sarah Milledge Nelson, University of Denver
12:45 p.m.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Wilson Hall 168
University of Alabama in Huntsville

Sponsors:

• UAHuntsville Global Studies
• Archaeological Institute of America
  

Korea and the Silk Road

Archaeological Institute of America North Alabama Society Free Public Lecture Series:
http://excavate-aia.blogspot.com/2010/02/aia-talks-korea-silk-road-730pm-2-11.html

Korea and the Silk Road
Dr. Sarah Milledge Nelson, University of Denver
7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 11, 2010
Chan Auditorium
University of Alabama In Huntsville

Sponsored by:

• UAHuntsville Global Studies
• Archaeological Institute of America
  

Lecture: Deconstructing the Myth of the Great Mother Goddess

Update, February 10: This lecture has been canceled due to weather. Watch the ISAW Events Page for further information.

February 11: Exhibition Lecture

Speaker: Peter Biehl
Location: 2nd Floor Lecture Hall
Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
15 E 84th St.
New York, NY 10028
Date: Thursday, February 11
Time: 6:00 p.m.
*reception to follow

Deconstructing the Myth of the Great Mother Goddess: Masking and Breaking the Human Body in Old Europe

Dr. Biehl will provide an overview of how the people of Old Europe represented the human body in the form of anthropomorphic figurines made of clay, bone and marble in the 6th and 5th millennium BC and discuss how studying visual representations of the human body can aid us in understanding identity and personhood in the past. One of the main ...

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Temple Treasury Records and Local Politics in Ur III Mesopotamia

February 16: ISAW Visiting Research Scholar Lecture

Speaker: Xiaoli Ouyang
Location: 2nd Floor Lecture Room
Date: Tuesday, February 16
Time: 6:00 p.m.
*reception to follow

Temple Treasury Records and Local Politics in Ur III Mesopotamia

This lecture targets a group of Umma texts dated to the Ur III dynasty (c. 2112-2004 BCE), probably the best documented period in Mesopotamian history. Umma is the province with the largest number of texts, accounting for almost one third of the 90,000 or so records from this period. This group of texts documents the delivery of ...

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