Ancient Greeks Up Close and Personal: Politics, Sex and Gender, Religion
Ancient Greeks Up Close and Personal: Politics, Sex and Gender, Religion Lecture by Professor Carolyn Dewald, Bard College Given at Columbia University November…
In Search of Lost Time: Ancient Eclipses, Roman Fish Tanks and the Enigma of Global Sea Level Rise
What do ancient eclipse records kept by Babylonian, Chinese, Arabic and Greek scholars, and fish tanks, built by wealthy Romans during100BC-100AD, contribute to…
Sustainability in the Archaeological Record: What Can We Learn From Past Cultures' Choices?
Sustainability in the Archaeological Record: What Can We Learn From Past Cultures’ Choices? Lecture by Jennifer R. Smith, associate professor, Earth and Planetary…
Cultural Heritage Project in Iraq
In April 2009, Dr. Brian Rose, Deputy Director of the Penn Museum was invited by the State Department to help coordinate cultural preservation…
What's the point of digging up Roman Ruins?
Archaeologist Will Bowden from the University of Nottingham discussing why he spends much of his time digging up Roman ruins.
The Trojan War – Myth or Fact: Recent Excavations at Troy
The Trojan War-Myth or Fact: Recent Excavations at Troy Dr. C. Brian Rose, Deputy Director of the Penn Museum January 7, 2009 Renewed…
Life Away from the Nile: Exploring Kharga Oasis in Egypts Western Desert
Lecture: Life Away from the Nile: Exploring Kharga Oasis in Egypt
Reconstructing a Greek Penteconter
Reconstructing a Greek Penteconter By Neil Puckett Lecture given on March 4, 2010 at the University of Texas A&M’s Nautical Archaeology Program
The Double Halyard in Ancient Mediterranean Rigging
The Double Halyard in Ancient Mediterranean Rigging By Ryan Lee Lecture given in 2009 at the University of Texas A&M’s Nautical Archaeology Program
Risk and Humanities
Lecture: Risk and Humanities By Mary Beard Given on February 12, 2010 at the University of Cambridge Was there risk before modernity? This…