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
  

Gregory Mumford on Old Kingdom Collapse in Huntsville

The North Alabama Society of the Archaeological Institute of American kicks off its 2009-2010 lecture season tomorrow as follows:

We begin our new archaeology lecture series with a fascinating discussion of the collapse of the Old Kingdom in Egypt for which evidence from Egyptian fortifications in the Sinai is particularly revealing. Dr. Gregory Mumford will share his extensive knowledge of the Old Kingdom and how he employs both satellite data and traditional excavation in his
analyses of its collapse.

Wednesday, September 9
Dr. Gregory Mumford
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Enemy at the Gates: The Collapse of the Old Kingdom in the Sinai
7:30 PM
Chan Auditorium, Business Administration Building, UAH

Please also mark your calendars for talks on representations of children during the wars between ancient Athens and Sparta on October 14 and on Gothic cathedrals on November 11.

To get more information about upcoming events  as well as keep up with current news in archaeology, please see our website:
http://excavate-aia.blogspot.com/

Paul Zimansky on Mashkan-shapir in Huntsville, 20 January 2009

On Tuesday, 20 January 2009 at 7:30 p.m. the North Alabama Society of the Archaeological Institute of America will host a lecture by Prof. Paul Zimanksy (Dept. of History, State University of New York, Stony Brook) entitled "City of the Grim Reaper: Rediscovery and Demise at Mashkan-shapir, Iraq."

The lecture will be held in the Chan Auditorium on the campus of the University of Alabama in Huntsville (map, courtesy UAHuntsville Theatre).

Tom Tartaron on "Mycenean Coastal Worlds" in Huntsville, 2 October 2008

On Thursday, 2 October, at 7:30 p.m. the North Alabama Society of the Archaeological Institute of America will host a lecture by Prof. Tom Tartaron (Dept. of Classics, University of Pennsylvania) entitled "Mycenean Coastal Worlds." Tartaron is co-director of the Saronic Harbors Archaeological Research Project, which is studying the "first ever positively identified Mycenean harbor" and fortified port town at a site on the Saronic Gulf now called Kalamianos (Penn Current Research article; Penn Museum News article).

The lecture will be held in the Chan Auditorium on the campus of the University of Alabama in Huntsville (map, courtesy UAHuntsville Theatre).

Wine, Treasure, and (Mayan) Archaeology in Huntsville

Help support the lecture series of the North Alabama Society of the Archaeological Institute of America.

On Saturday, November 15th, 7:00-9:00 PM, NASAIA will host a wine tasting at the Lowe House (210 Williams Street) the elegant, historic home of UAHuntsville President Dave Williams. Sommelier Tami Herrington of Pinnacle Imports will guide guests through the wines of South America. As you sample these fine wines you can bid on the treasures available in a silent auction. As a special event, renowned NASA archaeologist Dr. Tom Sever will give a brief talk on his most recent research on the Maya.

Tickets available for $25/glass, $40/couple, and $15/seniors. Please Contact Lillian Joyce for tickets: JoyceL@uah.edu.

Sarah Parcak on Egypt in Huntsville, September 17

The North Alabama Society of the Archaeological Institute of America is hosting Dr. Sarah Parcak for two talks next Wednesday:

• Women and Power in Antiquity: A New Kingdom Case Study from Deir el-Medina, Thebes, 2:20 p.m. in Roberts 419 on the UAH campus
• Making the Mummies Dance from Space: Using Satellite Imagery to Find Ancient Egypt, 7:30 p.m. in the Chan Auditorium (first floor Business Administration Building) on the UAH campus

You can read more about Dr. Parcak's work, and much else, on the NASAIA blog, Excavate!

Ann Macy Roth on Egypt in Huntsville: Monday 25 August 2008

The North Alabama Society of the Archaeological Institute of America is hosting Professor Ann Macy Roth for two talks next Monday:

• Hatshepsut: Women and Power, 2:20 p.m. in Roberts 419 on the UAH campus
• Androgeny and Blurred Boundaries in Ancient Egypt, 7:30 p.m. in the Chan Auditorium (first floor Business Administration Building) on the UAH campus

You can read more about Dr. Roth's work, and much else, on the NASAIA blog, Excavate!