The Teen Friends of Archaeology is excited to invite you to a lecture on the extensive site of Çatalhöyük by Dr. Ian Hodder:The joys and blunders of 25 years of work at the 9000 year-old town of ÇatalhöyükRegister at https://bit.ly/3BBWF0NIan Hodder is the Dunlevie Family Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Stanford, and Director […]
Dr. Glenn WhartonChair, UCLA/Getty Program in the Conservation of Cultural Heritageinvites you to attendUCLA/Getty Program's Distinguished Speaker SeriesfeaturingDr. Ndubuisi EzeluombaFrançoise Billion Richardson Curator of African ArtNew Orleans Museum of ArtFriday, November 12, 2021 at 11:00am PDTLive streaming via ZoomRegister hereInstructions to join the webinar will be provided once your registrationhas been confirmed.Please submit your questions in […]
Sreekumar MenonPaintings Conservator, (Partner) Art Conservation SolutionsRegister hereWall paintings in Ladakh, the earliest specimens of which date from the eleventh century, mirror the development of Buddhism and Buddhist Art in the region.The materials and technique of these paintings,and their iconographic schemes, are complex and have transformed overtime. Many of these paintings have undergone damages due to various intrinsic […]
Sven HaakansonPh.D., Curator, Burke MuseumAssociate Professor in Anthropology at the University of WashingtonRegister hereOver the past three decades, in collaboration with my community from Kodiak, Alaska, I have researched museum collections from around the world to learn about and return the embodied knowledge of our cultural history. From masks, clothing, baskets to boats we have systematically taken […]
Over ZoomMentor-led workshop on a particular method (Carly Pope on ceramic analysis)
Wafa GhnaimRegister hereEmbroidery in the Holy Land has existed for centuries, showcased in the decorated garments created and worn by Palestinian women for generations, as well as documented by the many international visitors who travelled to Palestine for pilgrimage or tourism. By the mid-nineteenth century, each region of historic Palestine had developed their own distinct styles, […]
Leo GarofaloDepartment of History, Connecticut CollegeA discussion of how to study the social history of ethnic groups viewed as marginal in the colonial Andean cities of the 16th and 17th centuries. Studies cases of: indigenous migrants to cities like Lima and Cuzco, including those from Central America and Chile; African and African descendants, including Afro-Iberians, in both […]
Miguel Guzmán JuárezDepartment of Architecture and Urbanism, Universidad Ricardo de PalmaRegistration Link: http://tinyurl.com/AndArchTalkMGNote: This talk will be delivered in Spanish.Sponsors: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology and UCLA Latin American Institute
Click to RSVPSpeaker: Sarah SuttonDate: February 4, 2022. 11:00amTitle: Cultural Heritage and Climate Change: D(d)iplomacy for Neighbors and NationsCultural heritage has been undervalued as a community and national resource in addressing climate change. Historic landscapes are critical waterline buffers and biodiversity habitats. Structures are refuges and examples of resilient construction. Human-made objects and art hold […]
The UCLA Graduate Student Association of Archaeology, an affiliate of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, invites you to attend our 9th UCLA Graduate Archaeology Research Conference. This two day virtual event will take place February 4th (4-5pm PST), and February 5th (9am-4pm PST) 2022.Titled “ReVisioning the Future of Archaeology,” we ask: who is archaeology for, and […]