Dr. Chris RodningProfessor, Department of Anthropology, Tulane UniversityWednesday February 17th, 12:00pm (PT)During the sixteenth century AD, several Spanish conquistadors led expeditions that traversed large areas of what is now the southeastern U.S., the province of the Americas known to Iberians as La Florida, and an area of Native North America home to groups of people […]

Dr. Giorgio Buccellati, Research Professor and Director, Mesopotamian Lab, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLADr. Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati, Visiting Professor, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLAWednesday February 24th, 12:00pm (PT)Urkesh was one of the first cities in history, dating back to the fourth millennium. It is, today, a large cultural hill, known as Tell Mozan, in northeastern Syria, […]

Katherine Ridgway, Dr. Dell Upton, Burt PinnockFriday February 26th, 11:00am - 12:30pm (PT)Register hereConservation and Confederate Monuments preserve and protect what and howThe question of how Americans should address public monuments to the Confederacy, problematic symbols of white supremacy, received significant re-examination in the summer of 2020, sparking fresh discourse on how these monuments contribute to our understanding […]

Dr. Alison CarterAssistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of OregonWednesday March 3rd, 12:00pmThe Angkor civilization was the major regional power in Southeast Asia from the 9-15th centuries CE. However, despite more than a century of archaeological research within Angkor’s capital, little is known about the lives of non-elites. This presentation discusses recent research on Angkor’s […]

Stephen KoobChief Conservator Emeritus of The Corning Museum of GlassFriday March 12th, 11:00am - 12:00pm (PT)Register hereArchaeological glass encompasses glass that has been buried, either in the ground or in fresh or salt water. In some cases glass was intentionally buried as grave gifts and can be found in archaeological cemeteries or tombs. Most glasses in museum […]

Ashley SharpeStaff scientist and archaeologist Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in PanamaRegister hereIn recent years, multi-isotope analyses have become an increasingly popular method for examining the lives of past humans. Isotope studies can examine questions regarding the diets, health, and movements of people in the past. In combination with osteological, genetic, and archaeological data, we can […]

Jo Anne Van TilburgDirector, Easter Island Statue ProjectRock Art Archive, UCLA Cotsen InstituteRegister hereAn international, multidisciplinary team directed by Jo Anne Van Tilburg conducted a major archeological survey of monolithic sculpture on Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Beginning in 2002, the team mapped the inner basin of Rano Raraku, the island's famed statue quarry. This was […]

Over ZoomOverview of the graduate school application process including things to consider before applying, M.A. versus Ph.D. programs, application components, and things you can do during undergrad to prepare; followed by Q&A.

Glenn Wharton, Andrea GeyerFriday April 23rd, 11:00am - 12:00pm (PT)Register hereUCLA/Getty Conservation Program Chair Glenn Wharton will interview artist Andrea Geyer about the conservation and display of 9 Scripts for a Nation at War, a work that was acquired by MoMA when Wharton served as the museum’s Media Conservator. Geyer is a German born multi-disciplinary […]

Severin FowlesAssociate Professor of Anthropology and Chair of the American Studies DepartmentBarnard College, Columbia UniversityRegister hereThe European invasion of the Americas unleashed a period of heightened global exchange as technologies, religions, political structures, foodways, languages, diseases, mineral resources, labor and more began to circulate with unprecedented velocity and scale. For the colonized, many of these […]