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Where Was First Century Nazareth?: New Insights From Archaeology
“Where Was First Century Nazareth?: New Insights From Archaeology,” a lecture by Dr. Richard Freund (Director of the Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies and Greenberg Professor of Jewish History, University of Hartford, will take place on Wednesday May 5th, 4pm Geology, Mathematics, Computer Science (GMCS) Building, Room 314 at SDSU. This Lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, see: http://jewishstudies.sdsu.edu/lectures_events.htm
By Command of the Gods: A Boat to Save All Life, the Ark in the Gilgamesh Epic
There will be a free lecture at USD by Ralph K. Pedersen, PhD on April 27th discussing the Ark in the Gilgamesh Epic. The lecture will take place at the Mother Rosalie Hill Hall, Warren Auditorium from 7:00-9:00pm. For more information on the lecture and the speaker, see the event details on USD’s website here.
A Message from the President of the AIA
AIA President C. Brian Rose (Ken Martin)
Hi everyone,
As many of you have heard, the Archaeological Institute of America held its first gala in New York on April 28 celebrating the 130th anniversary of the AIA and the 60th anniversary of Archaeology magazine. We also presented awards to the Kress Foundation, which has consistently offered us a high level of support, and to Harrison Ford, general trustee of the AIA.
This was one of the most enjoyable galas I’ve ever attended – a sentiment that seems to have been shared by the over 450 attendees. I can’t remember when I’ve last felt such an overwhelming public embrace of archaeology and the AIA, and I wanted to share with you the two videos that were shown in the course of the evening. Read the rest of this entry »
AIA Endorses UNESCO Underwater Convention
On January 8, the AIA Governing Board approved the following motion endorsing the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage: The Archaeological Institute of America endorses the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (2001) and its Annex, and urges ratification of the same by the United States Government at the earliest practicable moment. It further encourages the timely adoption of the Convention and Annex’s Articles, Rules and Principles into the laws, policies, professional standards and guidelines of all programs involved in the management of underwater cultural heritage. Accordingly, all members individually and through the local societies
Getty to Return Fresco Fragment to Italy
In its latest effort to return wayward ancient artworks to their rightful owners, the J. Paul Getty Museum will send a Roman fresco fragment to Italy. The fragmentary panel, a roughly 36-by-32-inch section of a wall painting made in the third quarter of the 1st century BC, joined the museum’s collection in 1996 as a gift of New York collectors Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman. Read the full article >
