From the intact tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh to the enigmatic ancient sculptures of Easter Island, some of the greatest archaeological discoveries are featured at our new monthly lecture series, offered the first Wednesday of every month, October 2009 - June 2010. Each lecture will be followed by a related gallery tour and light reception.
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October 7, 2009
Everywhere the Glint of Gold: The Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun by Dr. David P. Silverman
Come hear the story of the long search for the tomb of the boy-king Tutankhamun by the determined British archaeologist Howard Carter.
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November 4, 2009
Angkor! by Dr. Joyce C. White
Deep in the jungles of Cambodia, ruins of a forgotten kingdom called Angkor came to the attention of 19th century Europe with the publication of sketches by naturalist Henri Mouhot.
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December 2, 2009
Pompeii A.D. 79: The Treasure of Rediscovery by Dr. C. Brian Rose
Catch an overview of what Pompeii was like 2,000 years ago, before it was buried by thick layers of ash and mud when the volcanic Mt. Vesuvius erupted, freezing one moment in the cities’ history.
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January 6, 2010
China’s First Emperor: Man and the Empire for all Eternity by Dr. Nancy S. Steinhardt
Examine the funerary world of the First Emperor, who in death broke with the millennial-old precedent of sacrificial burial and instead had thousands of life-size clay warriors accompany him into the afterlife.
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February 3, 2010
Machu Picchu and the Incas by Dr. Clark L. Erickson
After its “discovery” in 1911 by Hiram Bingham and subsequent research, competing hypotheses have been proposed about the site’s purpose and meaning. Dr. Erickson will evaluate these interpretations.
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March 3, 2010
Lascaux by Dr. Utsav Schurmans
In 1940, a group of boys discovered ancient caves in the south of France, with 17,000 year old paintings and artifacts made by our early ancestors.
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April 7, 2010
Lucy in Our Eyes with Diamonds by Dr. Janet Monge
The fossil from Ethiopia called Lucy turned the paleoanthropology world upside down! Why does she continue to be the most talked about fossil in all of human history?
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May 5, 2010
The Easter Island Statue Project by Dr. Jo Anne Van Tilburg
Statues with human heads-on-torsos carved from hardened volcanic ash cover the coast. The islanders call them "moai," and they have puzzled people for years.
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June 2, 2010
The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial and the Origins of the English Speaking Peoples by Dr. Richard Hodges
Dr. Hodges will examine the extraordinary objects found in these excavations which reveal a story of how the English peoples began to have a new identity as well as new ambitions.
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From the intact tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh to the enigmatic ancient sculptures of Easter Island, some of the greatest archaeological discoveries are featured at our new monthly lecture series, offered the first Wednesday of every month, October 2009 - June 2010. Each lecture will be followed by a related gallery tour and light reception.
