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Spring 2013 Lecture Schedule!!

 

Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 5:30 p.m.

On Campus, Haury Building Rm 216

"Aristophanes on the Acropolis"

Dr. Mike Lippman, Classics Department, University of Arizona

 

Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 5:30pm

On Campus, Social Sciences 206

"What Mother Never Told You About Dating: Some Dendrochronological Case Studies from the Eastern Mediterranean"

Dr. P. Kuniholm, Professor Emeritus, Cornell University

 

Thursday, March 7, 2013, 5:30pm

On Campus, Haury Building 129

"Pompeii: Life and Death in a Roman City"

 Dr. Stephen Dyson, Professor of Classics, State University of New York Buffalo

 

Tuesday, March 26, 2013, 5:30pm

On Campus, Haury, Room 216

"Death, Mythology, and Ideology in the Arena: Sculpture from the Amphitheater at Capua"

Dr. Steven Tuck, Professor of Classics and History, Miami University

 

Thursday, March 28, 12:30pm

On Campus, University of Arizona Hillel Foundation, Vista Room

"Community Feasts: Barley Beer, Bread, and Gruel at 13th Century BCE Tell el-'Umayri, Jordan"

Dr. G. London, Ceramic Technologist, Madaba Plains Project-'Umayri

 

Wednesday, April 10, 5:30pm

On Campus, Haury Building 216

"Stealing Aphrodite: The Political Uses of Plundered Art in Second Century BCE Rome"

Dr. Jennifer Kendall, Classics Department, University of Arizona

 

 

 

Fall 2012 Lecture Schedule

 

Thursday, September 20, 2012, 5:30 p.m.

On campus, UA Bookstore @ Student Union, downstairs

Cleopatra: Performing Divinity

Dr. Alison Futrell, History Department, University of Arizona 

Co-sponsored with The American Research Center in Egypt-Tucson Chapter 

 

 Thursday, September 27, 2012, 5:30 p.m. 

 On campus, Haury Building Rm 129

Hopi Kachina Religion: Past and Present

Dr. E. Charles Adams, Treasurer of the AIA Tucson Chapter, Arizona State Museum, and School of Anthropology, University of Arizona

Co-sponsored with the Classics department and the History Department 

 

 Thursday, October 11, 2012, 5:30 p.m. 

 On campus, Haury Building Rm 129

The Hellenization of Cappadocia and the Survival of the Cappadocian Dialect 

Dr. Mark Janse, Linguistics Department, Ghent University, Belgium

Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation (USA), Onassis Scholars Programs, co-sponsored with the Hellenic Cultural Foundation, Tucson AZ

 

Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 5:30

 On campus, Saguaro Hall Rm 225

The World of Genghis Khan Through Archaeology and History

Dr. Joshua Wright, East Asian Studies Department, Oberlin College

 

 Thursday, November 8th, 2012, 5:30 p.m. 

 On campus, UA Bookstore @ Student Union, downstairs

"Real or Fake? An Egyptian Automaton"

Dr. Nicholas Reeves, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Co-sponsored with the American Research Center in Egypt-Tucson Chapter 

 

 

 

Our Mission Statement:

 

(from the AIA national website) The AIA promotes a vivid and informed public interest in the cultures and civilizations of the past, supports archaeological research, fosters the sound professional practice of archaeology, advocates the preservation of the world’s archaeological heritage, and represents the discipline in the wider world. A nonprofit organization, the AIA also seeks to educate people of all ages about the significance of archaeological discovery and is committed to preserving the world’s archaeological resources and cultural heritage.
 
The Tucson Society of the AIA—one of the most active societies in the American southwest—was founded in 1976 and has been making archaeological waves in the Old Pueblo ever since. Please explore our webpage to learn more about our activities and events and get information on upcoming lectures!