The Amarna Letters: A One-Day de Bragança Endowed Symposium @ George Washington

Gelman Library, B108 2130 H Street Northwest Washington, DC 20052 2130 H St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

The GWU Capital Archaeological Institute and the Department of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the George Washington University presents a one-day, de Bragança endowed symposium dedicated to the Amarna Letters, a collection of diplomatic correspondence from the 14th century BCE that provides a unique glimpse into the political landscape of the […]

NES Department Lecture: Murat Akar

Murat Akar, Director of the Tell Atchana/Alalakh Excavations and Associate Professor of Archaeology at Mustafa Kemal University (Hatay, Türkiye), will give a talk titled "Environment, Imperial Collapse, and Societal Resilience: Recent Results from the Land of Alahtum, Kingdom of Mukish." The lecture will take place in Gilman 130G at 5pm.

AIA Henry T. Rowell Lecture: Glenn Schwartz

The Baltimore Society of The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) welcomes Glenn Schwartz of The Johns Hopkins University to give a talk titled "Living Dead: Memory, Sacrifice and the 'Royal' Tombs at Umm el-Marra, Syria." The talk will take place in Gilman Hall 50.

Ancient Science Conference

The Department of Classics at Johns Hopkins University will host a graduate conference called "Beyond the Page: the Hidden Worlds of Ancient Science" on March 7-8, 2025. Keynote speakers include Prof. Claire Bubb (ISAW, NYU) and Prof. Monika Amsler (Universität Bern). Much of our knowledge of ancient science – an activity characterized by processes such […]

Distinguished Lecture in the Art of the Ancient Americas: Kelley Ann Hays-Gilpin

Professor Kelley Ann Hays-Gilpin, Professor of Anthropology at Northern Arizona University, will present the Distinguished Lecture in Art of the Ancient Americas. Professor Hays-Gilpin specializes in the visual arts of the Southwest, including rock art and pottery. She has proposed to talk about how Hopi and Pueblo artists are drawing on archaeological sources and the […]