Monday, July 27, 2020

Tiny Lectures from the Archaeological Institute of America

Tiny Lectures from the Archaeological Institute of America
Short intimate talks by scholars from around the world telling our many human storie

Dr. Michael Fuller

Dr. Fuller retired as Professor Archaeology at St. Louis Community College and Director, Center for Archaeological Research at Missouri State University. His research interests are rock art, Medieval archaeology and ancient Roman culture. The appearance of the comet Neowise, has inspired Dr. Michael Fuller to think about how ancient civilizations through the centuries perceived these magnificent astrological occurrences.

Dr. Mehmet Özdoğan

Discover the mysterious site of Göbekli Tepe, older than Stonehenge and the pyramids of Egypt. The renowned archaeologist Prof. Mehmet Özdoğan, Professor Emeritas and Former Chair of Department of Prehistory at Istanbul University brings you up-to-date on the latest findings.

Dr. Corina Rogge

Dr. Corina Rogge is the conservation scientist at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston and the Menil Collection and responsible for the investigation of many different types of cultural heritage objects. She examines a Fayum mummy portrait in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston to determine if it is authentic.

Diana M. Hernández, Alexandra Mendez, and Mitch Ford

A team of graduate students from the University of Texas, Austin, races against time and the forces of nature to save a forgotten Mexican-American cemeteries. Discover their story and how you can be part of saving history.

DR. MICHAEL FULLER

Dr. Fuller retired as Professor Archaeology at St. Louis Community College and Director, Center for Archaeological Research at Missouri State University. He now sails the world as the Resident Historian for Viking Cruise Lines. His research interests are rock art, Medieval archaeology and ancient Roman culture. Quench your thirst for knowledge! Discover how the ancients made life a bit more pleasant in a time before fluoridated water, wine with sulfites, and pasteurized milk.

Dr. Dominique Rissolo

Dr. Dominique Rissolo is Assistant Research Scientist at the Qualcomm Institute at the UCSD and co-leads the Cultural Heritage Engineering Initiative (CHEI). Take a deep dive into the Ice Age to learn about exciting new interdisciplinary scientific advances allowing archaeologists to explore sites that were once inaccessible. 

Dr. Leni Sorensen

Dr. Leni Sorensen is a culinary historian and a PhD expert in 18th- and 19th-century cooking methods used by Virginia housewives and slaves, including those who cooked for Thomas Jefferson. Discover the story of the talented enslaved chefs at Monticello who created the first fusion cuisine in America.

Dr. Sadie Watson

Dr. Sadie Watson, affiliated with Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) and specializes in the archaeology of Roman London. Learn about evidence for the multicultural nature of Londinium as well as the colony of Britiannia.

Dr. Salima Ikram

Dr. Salima Ikram from the American University of Cairo kicks off our Mini-Lecture series by diving into the history of food and feasting in ancient Egypt. Click here to watch the video and read her recipe for Egyptian Barbecue.

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